Church Group to Fight Slot Machines
The Ohio Council of Churches promised Thursday to fight proposed rules allowing Ohio horse racetracks to operate video slot machines around the clock, with 18-year-olds welcome to play. Tom Smith, public policy...
Persecution…
From Book Donkey Blabs:First off, I am not perfect. No where near perfect. Never claim to be and never will claim to be. What I am writing, I am not sure how I would act/react to the situation. At the rate ou...
Back-to-School Shopping Goes Lean
Kids won't be the only miserable people during these waning days of summer, when the first day of school lurks like a dour detention officer. The retailers selling students back-to-school clothing, supplies and...
Judge Throws Out Student’s Free-Speech Lawsuit
A federal judge ruled a Tennessee school's ban on Confederate clothing was a reasonable attempt to prevent disruptions because of previous racial threats.U.S. District Judge Tom Varlan threw out a former studen...
Archbishop Damns Facebook, MySpace
In an interview with Jonathan Wynne-Jones of The Sunday Telegraph ... the Archbishop of Westminster makes some extremely critical comments about social network sites such as MySpace and Facebook. He sugges...
Evangelical Group Facing Serious Shortfall
A "serious budget shortfall" at Focus on the Family has prompted the conservative Christian group to issue a special fundraising plea, and contributed to a decision to cede control of its contentious "Love Won ...
Youth Culture Lesson: Too Much Tube?
Television and HealthGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadable PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:We've all heard that television is bad for us. Now, new research tells us TV is even worse for us...
Worship Arts Conference in Colorado
The Saying Yes Worship Arts Conference is for worship leaders, dancers, actors and directors, designers, visual artists, writers, musicians, vocalists, senior pastors and people in technical and commu...
The Dog, Er…Kindle Ate My Homework
A 17-year-old from Michigan has filed a lawsuit against e-commerce powerhouse Amazon after it deleted a book he had purchased for his Kindle device. The high-school student, Justin D. Gawronski, filed suit in a...
Do Your Kids Need More Vitamin D?
Medical experts report that many American kids suffer from insufficient levels of Vitamin D, which comes from contact with the sun, as well as some foods.Part of the answer is diet, but part of the answer...