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Separation of Church and Club BY NICK MORTEN 2004-05-18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No one likes spam. I hate opening an e-mail and reading, “Hey, it’s Jenny from high school,” only to realize that this Jenny wants to naturally enlarge my penis or boost my credit. I didn’t ask for either, and if I were interested, I wouldn’t get anything from this piece of deception. Like many other Cal Poly Pomona students, I’ve noticed the disturbing increase of spam on campus.Most are easily avoidable; groups soliciting their fill-in-the-blank agenda are easily identifiable from a distance. There is, however, one group on campus...

Posted on Tue, Mar. 16, 2004 Bush's openness about religion connects with American youthBY DAVID TARRANTThe Dallas Morning News DALLAS - (KRT) - Early in his campaign for the presidency four years ago, George W. Bush was asked in a Republican debate which political philosopher he most admired.He replied: Jesus Christ "because he changed my heart."At the time, his answer caused a stir. Christian conservatives cheered, but political experts wondered whether his response was wise, or perhaps less than presidential.Today, as he campaigns for a second term, the president's unabashed candor about his faith is hitting the mark among...

The Supreme Court refused Monday to hear an appeal from the Boy Scouts over what the organization says is discrimination because of its policy against hiring gays. The case revisited the gay rights fight surrounding the high court's ruling four years ago that the Boy Scouts have the right to ban openly homosexual leaders. This time, the question was whether states may treat the Scouts differently than other organizations because of that policy. The Scouts asked the justices to hear a case from Connecticut, where officials dropped the group from a list of charities that receive donations through a state...

John Mark Reynolds- Contributor John Mark Reynolds is the founder and director of the Torrey Honors Institute, and Associate Professor of Philosophy, at Biola University. Plaids versus Woodstocks The Last Battle for the Soul of the Sixties... [John Mark Reynolds] 2/27/04 I just returned from a delightful reprise of the play Forever Plaid at the La Mirada Performing Arts Center. I first saw this marvelous musical memory ten years ago and loved it then, but McCoy-Rigby has gotten the show exactly right. The show is essentially a memorial to the tight harmonies of the male quartets of the early sixties....

American Family Association Journal, September 2000 BRINGING THE BIBLE BACK TO SCHOOL http://www.bibleinschools.net/sdm.asp?pg=nae Washington, D.C.’s National Press Club was the setting July 25 for an important announcement that is likely to have far-reaching impact on the students attending our nation’s public schools and, perhaps, the future of America itself. The National Council on Bible Curriculum in Public Schools (NCBCPS) is a proactive organization based in Greensboro, North Carolina, that is devoted to returning the study of the Bible as an elective course to junior and senior high school classrooms nationwide. Its president, Elizabeth Ridenour, says tremendous progress has been made...

Forgive me for playing prophet, but I think this will be the last Christmas of the 20th century. Yes, I know that the 20th century actually ended a few years ago, but I'm thinking of it as an era. This Christmas a certain era will end. Call it the era of Christianity lite. Much popular religion of the century descended into mere feel-goodism. Gone was all serious reference to sin, repentance, suffering, atonement, evil, anything unpleasant. God was in heaven and all was rosy. Say your prayers, try not to hurt anybody, never be "judgmental," and everything will come out...

EVANSTON, ILL. - It's a rainy Thursday night, a few days before finals, and Northwestern University's campus is deserted. But students can hear the raucous music emanating from one old stone building long before they step inside. "Blessed be Your glorious name!" sings a throng of 100-plus students, led by amped-up guitarists, a drummer, and backup singers on stage. It would take more than rain or exams to keep them away from these Thursday nights of singing, praising God, and sharing their relationships with Jesus. Religion on campus - particularly evangelical groups like this one - is thriving these days,...

William R. "Bill" Bright, Founder of World's Largest Christian Organization Dies ORLANDO, Fla., July 19, 2003 —William R. “Bill” Bright, founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, the world’s largest Christian ministry, died today from complications related to pulmonary fibrosis. He was 81. Fueled by his passion to present the love and claims of Jesus Christ to "every living person on earth," Dr. Bright spent more than five decades building and leading the Orlando, Florida-based Campus Crusade for Christ. As the world’s largest Christian ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ serves people in 191 countries through a staff of 26,000 full-time employees...

Brothers, Tonight, Saturday, around 6:25 Pacific time, Bill Bright, Founder of Campus Crusade for Christ died and went to be with the Lord. There were tears of sadness seeing a brother pass away and there were songs of praise to the Lord for using Bill as God did. If you could bow before the Lord for his family and those close to him. Putting aside any opinions or disagreements you might have with CCC but as a great visionary brother in Christ that has been one of the most influencial person for the furthering of the Kingdom of God in...

Larry Burkett Following a long and courageous battle with cancer and heart disease, Larry Burkett completed his journey of serving the Lord Jesus Christ on this earth. Having battled cancer and heart attacks for the past several years, God called Larry into His presence at 3 am on July 4th. To say that he will be missed is a huge understatement. Larry was truly loved by all those whose lives he touched; his family, his friends and his ministry partners. He lived a life of Christian kindness and genuine humility. He was always extraordinarily generous. Steve Moore, Crown’s radio co-host...

After several weeks of silence, Chancellor James Moeser has now responded to my recent charge (see “The Campus Crusade Against Christ (revisited)”) that university administrators have been involved in an “unconstitutional assault on religious organizations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.” His form response to Townhall.com readers follows: Thanks for sharing your views as a result of a recent Internet commentary about the university and an issue involving student organizations with religious affiliations that is some six months old and has been satisfactorily resolved. Permit me to provide some additional background information. I think you will be...

I would urge everyone reading this column, whether they are a Christian, a conservative, or simply a firm believer in our constitutional democracy to do two things without delay. First, read every word of this editorial carefully. Second, take the time to e-mail Chancellor James Moeser (james_moeser@unc.edu) demanding appropriate personnel changes necessary to end the unconstitutional assault on religious organizations at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.I first wrote about the issue of anti-Christian bigotry on college campuses last July in an editorial entitled "The Campus Crusade Against Christ." The editorial attempted to draw attention to the hypocrisy...

<p>The Christian men's group Promise Keepers says 10,000 men will attend its conference this weekend in Baltimore's First Mariner Arena.</p> <p>Called "The Challenge: A Call to Action," the conference Friday and Saturday will include 17 hours worth of sessions.</p> <p>Promise Keepers is best known for a Washington conference in October 1997 that attracted more than 1 million men to the National Mall. But the Denver-based group took huge losses due to budget shortfalls and a decision to not charge admission during 1998 and 1999. Attendance plummeted.</p>

Distribution of religious materials in West Hawaii public schools has raised the ire of some, but opened the door wide to any other special interest group to do the same, including gay rights activists or atheists. Concerns about the Jesus Hawaii Project distributing literature at public schools were raised by a number of West Hawaii residents who believe their childrens' constitutional rights were violated. However, the legal director of the Hawaii branch of the American Civil Liberties Union defended the rights of the Campus Crusade for Christ to pass out such material. Brent White, legal director of the ACLU, added...

( ANS) -- As the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ, along with his wife, Vonette, Dr. Bill Bright established one of the most successful evangelistic movements in the world - resulting in more than 4 billion exposures to the Gospel of Jesus Christ since 1951. Bright's legacy is not in his many accomplishments, rather it is how God can use any person to help fulfill the Great Commission. Now Bill Bright's wife, Vonette, has written a letter to family, Campus Crusade Staff, their ministry Board and the ministry's many friends around the world. The letter is being circulated by...

An ongoing investigation has revealed that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has engaged in systematic discrimination against Christian student groups.After UNC's student organization office threatened to strip InterVarsity Christian Fellowship of university funding, Dr. Mike Adams discovered other Christian groups were receiving similar treatment. When confronted with a public records request from Adams, the university disclosed 17 letters it had sent to student organizations.Adams, an associate professor of criminal justice at UNC-Wilmington, says there was a common theme in the correspondence."Very clearly you can see that, in fact, they have not been focusing on secular fraternities and...

LUIS PALAU BRINGS THE GOOD NEWS TO FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH This wasn't their typical spring break in Fort Lauderdale TBN 2-hour Beachfest Highlights Special 5-7 PM Eastern Time Saturday, March 29, 2003 check local listings or click here  for more information. FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (March 25, 2003) -- Two days before Beachfest with Luis Palau began, America went to war with Iraq. Throughout the March 22-23 weekend, Luis Palau turned the news uppermost in Americans' minds to an eternal angle. " There's a war going on in Iraq," Luis Palau said Saturday night to the crowd packed from sidewalk to...

As coalition forces continue their push into Iraq, thoughts of the battle that awaits them in Baghdad weigh heavy. "It's an inferno that awaits them. Let them try their faltering luck and they shall meet what awaits them," warned a defiant Saddam Hussein. While the soldiers have trained exhaustively for this mission, have the backing of the most powerful military in the world and Iraqi soldiers are surrendering by the droves, war is war. And six of their own have already lost their lives in the line of duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Cmdr. Doyle Dunn leads sailors, Marines in...

Since 9-11, hundreds of colleges and universities across America have bent over backward to show the world that they “embrace” Islam. The University of North Carolina, for example, now requires all incoming freshmen to read the Muslim devotional “Approaching the Koran.” And in the wake of Sept.11th, left-wing professors throughout the nation held “teach-ins” to inform college students that Islam is a peaceful religion, notwithstanding the fact that most of the Muslim world, including many American Muslims, view the United States as the “Great Satan.” Despite the left’s new love affair with radical Islam, the left has not changed its...

Coyote Press Online, Southern Nevada Community College Campus Christian Group Dismisses Racist Accusations By Nathan Fairbanks A case of mistaken identity on the Internet has led to accusations of racism against the Campus Crusade for Christ, according to leaders of the group. The person still has not been identified who is responsible for the accusations. It is not known if their intentions were malicious, or if they just made an honest mistake. Joe Bushelman, a staff representative for the Campus Crusade for Christ, and Omar Garcia, the club's president, explained the situation outside of the A building at the...