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Posted: 12/23/08
On April 27, 2005, David Parker was involved in an altercation with Estabrook Elementary School officials in Lexington, Mass., resulting in his arrest. In this recent interview with Pastor Jim Garlow of Skyline Church in San Diego, David and Tonia Parker discuss the altercation, and events following their attempts to control information about homosexuality given to their child without prior notification.
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How it all started
Parkers' son physically...
Posted: 12/22/08
John Londregan, Professor of Politics at Princeton University, states the obvious -- or what used to be obvious in this country -- in his opening remarks on the reasons to ban abortion, "One need not be religious to oppose abortion. A simple look at what it does to new human life and what it has done to contemporary society is more than reason enough...The most straightforward argument for banning abortion, and the one that ultimately persuades me that we should do so, is the...
Posted: 12/19/08
The Witherspoon Institute of Princeton, NJ, together with the Institute for the Psychological Sciences in Washington, DC, recently hosted a convention at Princeton University. "This meeting assembled leading experts in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, neurophysiology, philosophy, sociology, law, and political theory to present a rigorously argued overview of the problem of pornography in our society and to make recommendations. The primary purpose of the meeting was to examine...
Posted: 12/17/08
In a study released in 2007, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) determined that children in the Netherlands have reported the highest rates of self-esteem and overall satisfaction with their lives. The study purportedly evaluates the quality of life for children in the most affluent nations by implementing principles found in the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a somewhat controversial document in force since September 2, 1990, and one which the United States...
Posted: 12/16/08
A New Study released today by the Family Policy Institute of Washington finds that children have fewer problems at school and home when they live with both biological parents and frequently attend religious services. Drs. Nicholas Zill and Philip Fletcher co-authored the new study which analyzes data from the National Survey of Children’s Health.
Among their remarkable findings: children in this group are five times less likely to repeat a grade, less likely to have...
Posted: 12/15/08
According to an observation by Citizenlink, the "Advancing Reproductive Rights and Health in a New Administration" document covers everything from suggested executive orders and presidential memorandums to legislative changes and regulatory initiatives.
"This document is really a road map to what we call the Obama abortion agenda, and it’s a very radical agenda," said Douglas Johnson, legislative director for the National Right to Life Committee. "Regrettably,...
Posted: 12/15/08
A study just released by the Family Research Council found that "64.3% of married adults who attended religious services at least monthly as adolescents were very happy with their current marriage, compared to 58% of married adults who attended worship less than monthly as adolescents..."
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To view the study in its entirety, please click here.
Posted: 05/29/08
According to a Seattle PI editorial dated May 21, 2008, regarding the California Supreme Court's recent ruling in favor of legalizing homosexual marriages, openly homosexual Washington State Senator Ed Murray, D-Seattle, and a representative of the largest Michigan homosexual-rights group, the Triangle Foundation, have said that people who continue to act as if marriage is just a union between a man and a woman should face being fined, fired and even jailed until they relent....
Posted: 03/03/08
Bothell, WA - Pastor Joe Fuiten, Senior Pastor of Cedar Park Church and president of Positive Christian Agenda (PCA), announced his intention to merge the PCA into a newly-formed state organization, the Family Policy Institute of Washington (FPIW), the 33rd family policy council in the nation. FPIW is the state associate for Focus on the Family, a national organization renowned for its commitment to helping families worldwide.
The new council will be directed by longtime...
Washington State Capitol Controversy
For those of you who do not follow political correctness battles closely, a sign acknowledging the coming winter solstice was placed in the rotunda of the state capitol by Dan Barker and the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation. The display was granted a permit and placed opposite a nativity scene. This would be unremarkable if not for the editorial comments included in the display that insult the intelligence and decency of those who have religious convictions. The comments include a statement that says, among other things, that “Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds.”
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