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What happens when "cancel culture" infects the Church? Promise Keepers, an Evangelical organization founded in 1990 that holds men's rallies in stadiums nationwide, has seen several scheduled events at churches and other venues canceled in recent months. As recently as June, Belmont University, a private Christian university in Nashville, canceled a Promise Keepers event after the national Christian men's ministry posted a blog criticizing LGBT pride month. The university accused the organization of "unnecessarily fan[ning] the flames of culture wars." The event, which was part of the group's “Daring Faith” tour, is one of several events that were later canceled...

There;s a lot of America's heartland that's been gutted out by the forces of Big Government and Big Business but some Americans still have that good vision for the farmlands and ranch lands of our country under federal government control. The Republicans moving the Bureau of Land Management office to Grand Junction, Colorado doesn't change the principle of federal control that strangles the use of the land and put people like Dwight and Steven Hammond in jail. When Ammon Bundy brought his peaceful protest..... In our world today much rage obviously in the spirit of anarchy and Marxism-Leninism manifesting itself...

THIS PHOTO IS NOT FROM THE TEA PARTY!THIS PHOTO IS NOT FROM THE TEA PARTY!THIS PHOTO IS NOT FROM THE TEA PARTY! THIS PHOTO IS NOT FROM THE TEA PARTY Please be careful as this photo is from the million man march. The left and nutroots are using it as a tactic to discredit the real photos. Real photos will have a huge white tent in middle of field. These are real photos from the Tea Party:

Ten years ago this October, somewhere between 500,000 to one-million -- depending on who was doing the tallying -- Christian men gathered in Washington, D.C., to "Stand in the Gap." At the time, the Promise Keepers (PK), the chief organizer of the event, appeared on the verge of becoming a major force in conservative politics. Within a few years, however, money dried up, media interest peaked and peeled off, and leadership squabbles ensued. The bubble burst. Despite scaling down their activities and continuing to function, the organization pretty much dropped off the radar screens of the traditional media. With its...

QUEERLY BELOVED A homosexual-activist police officer assigned to security at a Promise Keepers men's conference in Florida is being investigated for threatening members of a Christian organization petitioning for a state constitutional marriage amendment. "I have never in my life seen such unprofessional and bizarre behavior from a law enforcement officer," said John Stemberger, the president and general counsel of the Florida Family Policy Council. "This kind of ridiculous harassment and intimidation was meant to thwart the effort to protect marriage in Florida. It should remind all of us that we are engaged in a culture war. …" More @...

Promise Keepers, the evangelical Christian men's conference, is returning ... . The theme of this year's conferences is "Unleashed: Releasing the Raw Power of Your Heart." What's it all about? Promise Keepers began as a wake-up call for men to take spiritual leadership in their families. The event features testimonies from men who have undergone a life-changing event. It urges men to get serious about their relationship with Jesus and the people in their lives. Expect loud rock music and lots of video clips. To whom does the event appeal? The base is Christian evangelical men of all ages. The...

Leaders of the national Christian men's ministry the Promise Keepers decried the "feminization of men" in response to allegations that the group is sexist and anti-gay, as well as defended their plans to rally at the University of Arkansas' taxpayer-financed stadium. "Men break out with feminine attitudes; they've been feminized," the Rev. Robert Smith, senior pastor of Total Outreach for Christ Ministries in Little Rock, said Tuesday on behalf of Denver-based Promise Keepers Christian ministry. "They're not being a man for their women. There's an Eve in every man until it's taken out." Smith and Steve Chavis, Promise Keepers' national...

Promise Keepers may bring many people and dollars to Fayetteville, but they also bring intolerance, according to a consortium of groups that say Razorback Stadium should not be used to promote a religious viewpoint. "I don’t think this singleminded group should have their meeting here. It’s not an all-encompassing group and we are promoting diversity at the university," said Marian Kunetka, an archeologist at the Arkansas Archeological Survey at the University of Arkansas. "I have to look at the rest of it as freedom of religion. I can’t get past that. We have to give them that; but, I don’t...

FORT HUACHUCA -God has been wonderful to America, but God requires love in return for favoring the nation, a retired Army lieutenant general said Thursday. Speaking before 400 at the fort's annual National Prayer Breakfast, Alonzo E. Short said noted evangelist Billy Graham recently said America needs to recommit itself to God to ensure the nation stays in God's good graces. "God is looking down on this assembly and there is one thing He wants from each of us," Short said. God, he said, is looking for an answer to a simple question. "What is your relationship with my son,...

Acting on a tip, FBI agents in early October began digging up a vacant, swampy lot in Queens with a backhoe, searching for bodies of Mafia victims. One person the agents were seeking disappeared 24 years ago after he accidentally killed the 12-year-old son of John Gotti, the late "Teflon Don" mobster. I knew exactly where they were digging. I had been on that lonely dead end on Easter. For the past two years, I have been searching hundreds of streets and alleyways to discover the civilizing effect of Christ on New York City. I could have told them where...

I guess it was about 6 years ago that Washington, DC hosted Promise Keepers for the Stand in the Gap rally. That rally brought together over one million Christian men from all over the country. For a short period of time after that raly, we saw men standing up ad filling gaps around the nation. They filled these gaps not as men in a secular society, looking for fame and profit, but as men dedicated to serving Christ and giving Him the glory. Men willing to be not the head or the eyes or even the feet of the Body...

Dobson Tells Christian Voters 'Enough is Enough' by Gary Schneeberger, editor About 6,000 attend Focus on the Family Action's first "Stand for the Family" rally, hear exhortations to make their voices heard this Election Day. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Focus on the Family Action kicked off its series of "Stand for the Family" rallies here Monday night before a crowd of about 6,000 that did more than its share of standing — leaping to their feet at least a dozen times to cheer a quartet of speakers who exhorted them to make their voices heard on Election Day, too. "It would...

A newly released survey commission by Promise Keepers shows Christian men don't see issues of faith and spirituality as challenges in their lives, focusing more on family, work and health concerns. The poll, conducted by California-based Barna Research Group, found 85 percent of Christian men are not "spiritually challenged," according to a statement from Promise Keepers, a Colorado-based men's organization. Rather than issues regarding their faith or spiritual growth, respondents said family and children (42 percent) are a top "challenge" in their lives, along with career/money (39 percent) and health concerns (20 percent). Just one in eight said spirituality was...

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<p>MARION -- In 1999, the Ohio Parole Authority gave "Irish" Johnny Harvey 10 more years before he would be eligible for release. Five relatives have died while he's been behind bars at Marion Correctional Institution and his daughter's growing up without getting to spend any time with her dad.</p>

In the Life: Battling Against Conservative Christian Crusaders In the Life (ITL), the GLBT newsmagazine presents "The Fundamental Fight," its May broadcast on Channel 6, 11pm, Friday, May 23. Tony winner Cherry Jones (The Heiress) and Tony nominee David Marshall Grant (Angels in America) will guest host the episode which delves into the religious right's crusade against the GLBT community as it plays out on television and ballots, inside of classrooms and libraries, and within houses of worship. The program includes earlier ITL stories. In "Battle for the Box," the true film "It's Elementary: Talking About Gay Issue in...

<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>

The Rev. E.V. Hill, longtime pastor of the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles, died yesterday after a bout with pneumonia and other undisclosed medical problems. Hill, 69, was hospitalized nearly two weeks ago and was listed in critical condition and in intensive care. A force in the National Baptist Convention and a speaker at rallies around the country sponsored by Promise Keepers, an evangelical men's ministry, Hill stood out among prominent African American pastors in championing conservative political causes. He had been an adviser to several prominent Republicans including President Reagan. In 1999, Hill was an unsuccessful...