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Despite the growth of many mega churches and the seemingly endless proliferation of parachurch organizations (including numerous new ministries promoting the creationist revival), there also has been significant growth in humanist and other anti-Christian activities. There has also been a great upsurge of Islam and other religions in countries all over the globe, not to mention the growth of cultic and occultic pseudo-Christian organizations in great variety everywhere. The world religious situation is in sad confusion, despite revivals of sorts in Africa, South America, and elsewhere. From the Biblical perspective, too frequently, "the god of this world [that is, Satan]...

Citizens across the country are being mugged and robbed by the activist judges, who sit on their state supreme courts. The extent of the theft being perpetrated is staggering; often undermining even the most fundamental right of American citizens to be self-governing. Let me say right up front, that it is generally unwise to speak evil of dignitaries. By virtue of the offices they hold, judges ought to be afforded honor and respect. Bear in mind, however, that ours is a nation wherein we are ruled, not by men, but by laws. The judges discussed in this column are lawbreakers....

All across America, Christianity is under attack. The battlegrounds in this war are the nation’s courtrooms, schools, the media and within federal and state governments. Now, for the first time a courageous American lawyer, author and columnist, David Limbaugh, has gathered a mass of documentation showing how far this war against those who worship Jesus Christ has progressed. In his new, best-selling book, "Persecution – How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity," Limbaugh exposes the outrageous bias and discrimination against Christians. Wherever the forces aligned against Christianity can find a legal loophole, an agnostic judge, government official, school administrator, professor...

Herman Cain, former CEO of Godfather's Pizza, is running for the Republican nomination in the race to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia. Cain is a real-life Horatio Alger. Born in 1945 in Memphis, Tenn., he was raised in Georgia, where his mother worked as a maid, and his father once held three jobs, as a chauffeur, janitor and barber. Cain graduated from Morehouse College with a bachelor of science degree and earned a master's in computer science from Purdue. He started in the restaurant business at the Pillsbury Co., working his way up through its Burger King...

If there is anyone left who truly believes the Republican Party is committed to genuine conservative principles, the candidacy of bodybuilder/actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to be California's next governor should be enough to set the record straight.Despite Schwarzenegger's extreme liberal views, he has won praise from Republicans nationwide. On virtually every issue worth noting, Schwarzenegger comes down on the left side of the page.Schwarzenegger is pro-abortion, pro-homosexual rights, pro-gun control, pro-green, and pro-illegal immigration. He even said that Clinton's impeachment made him "ashamed" to call himself a Republican.Furthermore, Schwarzenegger's immoral escapades make even Bill Clinton look unsoiled. He once bragged in...

A national physician's group has approved a pro-life resolution at its annual meeting, stating the doctors' Hippocratic oath does not allow them to perform abortions. The American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, at its 60th annual meeting in Point Clear, Ala., last month, adopted a platform that "clearly opposes" the procedure and recognizes the "teachings of the major religions of the world have [also] opposed abortion of a developing human child until very recent times." "Even if religion is removed from the issue of abortion of a human child, without life as the ultimate ethic, no objective ethical standard remains,"...

YESTERDAY, by a vote of 281-142, the House gave final approval to a bill that will ban partial-birth abortion in all 50 states. Bill Clinton vetoed similar bills passed by Congress in 1995 and 1999, but George W. Bush says he will sign the bill into law. But will it hold up before the Supreme Court? While the new bill is identical to one the House passed in July 2002 (but was buried by the Democratic Senate) it features two changes from earlier versions that were added in response to the Supreme Court's ruling in Stenberg v. Carhart, which overturned...

By now you’ve heard the disheartening news (probably multiple times): Following cries of racism, Rush Limbaugh resigned late Wednesday from his post as a part-time ESPN commentator. Yet even the most cursory review of his comments suggests that his words did not target any suspect class, unless network executives perpetually wallowing in white guilt have achieved minority status. The media’s rapid response to the news betrayed their obvious glee. CNN featured the headline on its website, "Is Rush Racist?"—and the network led with the Rush story ahead of its ordinary litany of trumped-up scandals du jour. Then the other shoe...

At its leadership meeting in August, the House of Bishops for the Episcopal Church USA passed a resolution allowing dioceses to bless same-sex relationships."We recognize that local faith communities are operating within the bounds of our common life as they explore and experience liturgies celebrating and blessing same-sex unions," the resolution stated.Rev. Michael Hopkins, president of the homosexual group Integrity, which has been calling on the Episcopal Church to normalize that lifestyle since Integrity's founding in 1974, said, "We have a significant move forward in the church toward the honoring and celebrating of same-sex relationships."A "move forward?" Are same-sex relationships...

After 20 years of ups and downs, it has become evident that the pro-life, pro-family movement has been the biggest single political and social loser in American history. For all of the money, time, and apparent strength of the movement, lost ground is the only thing to show for it all. Sodmites march in our streets -- with the persistent presence of high-ranking political officials. Homosexual rights are recognized by our highest court. Despite fewer abortionists, surgical abortions continue apace. Protest is so limited by law and court mandate as to be almost wholly ineffectual. Abortuaries and abortionists enjoy a...

StatementofJames R. Edwards, Jr.Adjunct Fellow, Hudson InstituteAuthor, Center for Immigration Studies Backgrounder, Officers Need Backup: The Role of State and Local Police in Immigration Law Enforcement, April 2003at the hearing of theHouse Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and ClaimsonH.R. 2671, the Clear Law Enforcement for Criminal Alien Removal ActOctober 1, 2003Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the honor of testifying before this subcommittee. I commend you for holding this important hearing on this outstanding legislation. I approach today’s topic from the perspective of someone who, as legislative director for a former United States Attorney, Rep....

Mr. Speaker, many of those who share my belief that the most effective education reform is to put parents back in charge of the education system have embraced government-funded voucher programs as a means to that end. I certainly sympathize with the goals of voucher proponents and I believe that States and local governments have the right, protected by the Tenth Amendment, to adopt any sort of voucher program they believe meets the needs of their communities. However, I have a number of concerns regarding proposals to implement a voucher plan on the Federal level. The basic reason supporters of...

<p>WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether federal judges may rule on the constitutionality of a law that allows Arizonans a limited tax write-off to fund tuition for religious and other private schools.</p> <p>Opponents of the income tax credit program, which costs the state about $28 million a year, say it breaches the principle of separation of church and state. The deduction is claimed by about 50,000 Arizona residents a year.</p>

Upcoming Kyl Hearing To Examine Terrorist Infiltration in MilitaryWASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) today issued the following statement in response to the arrests of a third suspect connected to the Guantamano Bay espionage probe and Abdurahman Alamoudi, a founder of the military’s Muslim chaplain program, on charges of illegal dealings with Libya: "On October 14, I will chair a Senate hearing that closely examines to what extent Islamic radicals have infiltrated the military and other key U.S. institutions and recruited Americans to their cause. These recent arrests - particularly the arrest of Abdurahman Alamoudi, a chief architect...

I've been truly flabbergasted over the last several weeks as I've watched the Republican Party establishment back Arnold Schwarzenegger in the California recall -- not, necessarily, because they shouldn't, but because they have been willing to do it so vigorously despite everything they know about him. Almost immediately upon his announcement on the "Tonight Show" that he would be a candidate to replace Gray Davis, GOP leaders began lining up behind him. Though there is a candidate in the race who is known to be a solid conservative -- State Sen. Tom McClintock -- Arnold was (and, still is) the...

Christian observers of the political scene in California say believers in the state will face a difficult decision when they go to the polls in Tuesday's gubernatorial recall election.Christian voters in California are under pressure from many Republican leaders to support Arnold Schwarzenegger in the recall election, despite the fact that he is opposed to every social stance dear to conservative believers. Some have been confused over whether they should compromise their values and vote for Schwarzenegger in order to remain loyal to the Republican Party.Pro-family activist Gary Bauer says every Christian voter has to make his or her own...

The Christian Coalition of America has launched a campaign aimed at restoring the values upon which the United States was founded.Coalition president Roberta Combs says the new campaign is called "Let's Take America Back." She claims the effort is a necessary response to the "dark, sinister forces" that she believes are at work in the nation and presently getting the upper hand.According to Combs, in the first 300 years of America's history -- from the time the pilgrims landed on its shores -- the nation was a "magnificent beacon of hope for all the world." However, the coalition spokeswoman says...

Want to know how to win the culture war? Watch The Laramie Project, a textbook, in dramatic form, of how homosexuals use emotionalism and the media to sway public opinion.Christians have a lot to learn from homosexuals about how to wage a culture war. Religious and cultural conservatives have concentrated on political activism — electing conservatives to positions of power, passing laws and exerting pressure on politicians — with some success. In the meantime, the gay-rights lobby has, in only a few years, turned around the culture’s attitude toward homosexuality in a way that is nothing short of revolutionary. Homosexuality...

The California recall has provided many lessons for those who heed such things. Unfortunately, one of the biggest has received too little attention: To get voters angry enough to vote incumbents out of office, make them pay their taxes from their own checkbook and then go to the voting booth. Gray Davis is about to learn this – the GOP ought to learn it, too. For years the pro-tax-relief crowd has argued and fought for ways to see the average American's income tax burden reduced. During the Bush Administration they have seen some of the fruits of their labors. However,...

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Conservative commentator Armstrong Williams criticized the media for focusing on the U.S. casualties in the war with Iraq during a speech at the fundamentalist Christian school Bob Jones University."George Bush isn't perfect, but he's perfect for us," Williams told about 5,000 people who attended his 20-minute talk Tuesday.Williams, who is black and a South Carolina native, had passionate remarks for the university, which was thrust into the national spotlight when Bush made a campaign stop there during presidential primaries. Bush was criticized for not denouncing the school's ban on interracial dating."Yes, there was a time when Bob...