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STUDENTS GATHER FOR GOD AT ANNUAL "SEE YOU AT THE POLE"

John G. Winder — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 06:42:00 CST

Event begun in Texas 19 years ago now a worldwide occurrence

This past Wednesday, September 23 marked an annual event for school children in the U.S. and around the world; �See You At The Pole�. The annual event was basically �washed out� last year in the Houston area due to the impact of Hurricane Ike, but this year students were out in large numbers in the early morning hours standing beneath flag poles at schools all over Houston, Cypress, Magnolia, Texas and around the world.

PENTAGON DENIES FLYOVER OF PATRIOTIC 'GOD AND COUNTRY RALLY' IN NAMPA IDAHO BECAUSE OF ITS CHRISTIAN CONTENT

No Author — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:17:00 CST

NAMPA, Idaho, /Christian Newswire/ -- This marks the first time in the 42 year history of the event that a flyover request was denied by the Pentagon.

The event is held every year to honor the spiritual foundations of our country with a special emphasis on the men and women who serve in the armed forces.

NORTH AMERICAN RENEWAL LEADERS CALL FOR PRAYER FOR THE UNITED CHURCH OF CANADA

No Author — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:00 CST

Today we call on all our Christian brothers and sisters in North America to support the United Church of Canada by joining us in prayer Wednesday for the people and congregations of this great historic church body.

3RD PARTY SEEKS TO MOBILIZE CHRISTIAN VOTERS

No Author — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:02:00 CST

Constitution Party Will Highlight Speakers at Newark Meeting Who Say "Put Your Vote Where Your Values Are"

NEWARK, NJ, /Christian Newswire/ -- The fastest-growing third party in America, (ballot-access.org) the Constitution Party (www.constitutionparty.com), will discuss a nationwide effort to encourage Christians to vote "like their faith depended on it.

OFFICIAL: SAN DIEGO HOME BIBLE STUDY OKAY, 'THIS IS A LAND ISSUE'

Alex Murashko — Sun, 31 May 2009 13:13:00 CST

San Diego County officials have backed down from shutting down a home Bible study after receiving a flood of complaints from people concerned that the county is attempting to "muzzle religious expression," the Christian Post reported Saturday.

PASTOR SAYS HOME BIBLE STUDY DECLARED A 'RELIGIOUS ASSEMBLY,' CODE VIOLATION

Alex Murashko — Fri, 29 May 2009 04:00:00 CST

SAN DIEGO -- A pastor and the leader of a home bible study is sticking by his claim that a San Diego County employee told him the weekly Tuesday evening meetings at his house were a code violation.

FLORIDA STUDENTS REMOVED FROM SPEAKING AT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION DUE TO RELIGIOUS BELIEFS

No Author — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:47:00 CST

PACE, Florida, /Christian Newswire/ -- Rev. Joey Rogers, Pastor of Pace Assembly Ministries, in Pace, FL announces today he will host a "Student Rights Rally" at Pace Assembly Tuesday, May 26 @ 7pm. This rally is in response from a federal judge's ruling on prayer in Santa Rosa County, FL schools. Two seniors from Pace High School have been removed from speaking at their own Graduation Ceremony to avoid any reference to their personal religious beliefs.

CHURCH LEADERS URGE U.S. CONGRESS TO SUPPORT U.S. FOREIGN AID REFORM BILL

No Author — Tue, 19 May 2009 14:11:00 CST

WASHINGTON, /Christian Newswire/ -- U.S. church bodies, convened by the Christian anti-hunger advocacy group Bread for the World, are petitioning Congress to pass the Initiating Foreign Assistance Reform Act of 2009 (H.R. 2139). The bipartisan bill starts the process of overhauling U.S.

foreign assistance programs to make them more efficient and focused on fighting poverty.

PROMISE KEEPERS INVITES WOMEN TO BOULDER EVENT, JULY 31-AUG. 1; AGLOW INTL.'S JANE HANSEN HOYT, TONY EVANS, GARY SMALLEY TO SPEAK

No Author — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 05:00:00 CST

Christian Newswire/ -- Promise Keepers (PK) marks its 20th year of ministry to men by returning to its roots with a single event this year in Boulder, Colo. "A Time to Honor" is the name of a day-and-a-half conference at Folsom Field on the University of Colorado campus, scheduled for July 31 � August 1, 2009. For the first time, men and women are invited.

VALUABLE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AND LISTINGS

No Author — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 04:00:00 CST

ChristianVolunteering.org is an Attractive Answer to the Economic Downturn

By Natalie Parragué

To offer oneself for service is an action that defines Jesus� character and which he continually preaches to his disciples. Yet, with a dwindling economy and materialistic culture, it can be extremely difficult to find worthy opportunities to apply a life of volunteerism. However, ChristianVolunteering.org is just a click away, and received a 300% increase in traffic since the end of 2008, a website which easily matches thousands of volunteers with urban ministries and short term urban missions opportunities across the globe.

NEW BIBLE STORY TELEVISION SERIES TO BE BROADCAST WORLDWIDE

No Author — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:00:00 CST

COLDWATER, Mich., /Christian Newswire/ -- Dwight Hall, president of Remnant Publications, is pleased to announce Bible Alive, a biblically based, thirty-minute, weekly television program. The first season of 13 episodes will air on Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) Sunday, April 5, in the 10:30 am (EDT) timeslot.

UNDERSTANDING THE DIGNITY OF ALL HUMAN LIFE -- ABOVE OBAMA'S PAY GRADE?

No Author — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:18:00 CST

WASHINGTON, /Christian Newswire/ -- Why are we so surprised at the startling gaffe made by President Obama on Jay Leno's, "The Tonight Show" last night?

RECORD HIGH TEEN PREGNANCY AND RECORD HIGH MONEY FOR COMPREHENSIVE SEX EDUCATION

No Author — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:40:00 CST

WASHINGTON, /Christian Newswire/ -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released 2007 data today reporting that the number of teen births is at a record high. Dr. Janice Shaw Crouse, Director and Senior Fellow of Concerned Women for America's (CWA) Beverly LaHaye Institute, asks, "When over two-thirds of public schools (68 percent) teach comprehensive sex education and those programs receive more than four times the amount of federal funding than the amount designated for abstinence programs, it's time to ask Dr. Phil's question, 'How's that working for you?'"

MOST INSPIRING MOVIE AND TV PROGRAM OF THE YEAR PRESENTED AT AWARDS GALA

No Author — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:12:00 CST

"Fireproof" and "The Christmas Choir" Chosen

LOS ANGELES, /Christian Newswire/ -- "Fireproof," from Samuel Goldwyn Films and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, has won the $100,000 Epiphany Prize for "Most Inspiring Movie of 2008," sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation (www.templeton.org), a philanthropic organization dedicated to exploring life's biggest questions. The award was presented by Dr. Ted Baehr, founder of the Movieguide® family guide to movies and entertainment, at a star-studded awards event in Beverly Hills, Calif.

CONGRESSMAN FRANK WOLF CRITICIZES OBAMA ADMINISTRATION FOR SILENCE DURING UN REVIEW OF CHINA�S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD

No Author — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 09:39:00 CST

USA � In remarks on the House floor on February 9, ChinaAid learned that Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) criticized the Obama Administration for failing to actively participate in a United Nations review of the human rights records of �four of the worst offenders of human rights and religious freedom in the world�: China, Cuba, Saudi Arabia and Russia. Congressman Wolf said he was �disappointed� that the United States has been silent during the Universal Periodic Review, the review occurring only every four years, by the U.N. Human Rights Council.

INTERNET EVANGELIST LAMBASTES OBAMA'S $1 TRILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE

No Author — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:40:00 CST

Liveprayer's Bill Keller Says Economic Crisis Is the Beginning of God's Judgment on the Nation

MEDIA ADVISORY, /Christian Newswire/ --The world's leading internet evangelist, Bill Keller � founder of Liveprayer.com � is lambasting President Barack Hussein Obama and Congress for "throwing another trillion dollars down the toilet."

LAWSUIT FILED -- CRIMINAL CHARGES STILL DEMANDED IN MURDER OF BABY AFTER FAILED ABORTION

No Author — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:28:00 CST

Operation Rescue expresses gratitude to the Thomas More Society for filing a civil suit on behalf of Shanice Denise Osbourne, and insists that criminal charges must still be filed against her murderers.

NEW ABSTRACT �GREEN ART� & �ENERGY ART� SERIES LAUNCHED: 50% OF ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TO A PRO LIFE ORGANIZATION

No Author — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:20:00 CST

ST. LOUIS, -- After seven years of painting and marketing contemporary figurative oils on canvas with eye-sharing faces, Artist, Author and Designer Sharon M (Geisen) Hayes is painting abstract �Green Art� and �Energy Art� with a new goal in mind.

IN REFUSING TO REVIEW A LOWER COURT DECISION INVALIDATING THE CHILD ONLINE PROTECTION ACT (COPA), U.S. SUPREME COURT DID NATION A DISSERVICE

No Author — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 07:55:00 CST

NEW YORK, /Christian Newswire/ -- Last Wednesday, the Supreme Court announced that it would not review a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia invalidating the Child Online Protection Act. COPA would have required websites that commercially distribute pornography to take reasonable steps to keep minors (defined as children under 17) away from the smut.

OBAMA SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER TO FUND INTERNATIONAL ABORTIONISTS

No Author — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:38:00 CST

Steers tax dollars to international abortion groups

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today President Obama reversed the Mexico City Policy by signing an executive order to fund international groups that promote or commit abortions.

REVERSAL OF MEXICO CITY POLICY A REVERSAL OF PRESIDENT OBAMA'S COMMITMENT TO REDUCE ABORTIONS SAYS FR. PAVONE

No Author — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 15:36:00 CST

WASHINGTON, /Christian Newswire/ -- Father Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, issued the following statement today on President Barack Obama's Executive Order allowing taxpayer money to be given to groups that perform or promote abortions abroad.

MR. OBAMA, IS CHANGE REALLY GONNA COME? ASKS DAY GARDNER, NATIONAL BLACK PRO-LIFE UNION

No Author — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:17:00 CST

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 /Christian Newswire/ -- Day Gardner, President of the National Black Pro-Life Union, submits the following:

Okay so here we are. Despite still lingering questions about his eligibility, Barack Obama is about to become the first non-white president of the United States of America.

DR. BRIAN D. RAY RECIPIENT OF THE 2008 DR. ROBERT DREYFUS COURAGEOUS CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP AWARD

No Author — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:07:00 CST

COLUMBIA, SC, /Christian Newswire/ -- Frontline Ministries and the Exodus Mandate Project (www.Exodusmandate.org) announced today that Dr. Brian D. Ray, Ph.D., is recipient of the 2008 Dr. Robert Dreyfus Courageous Christian Leadership Award. Established by Frontline Ministries in 2007, this award honors and recognizes a Christian leader who has exhibited moral courage while advancing Christianity in the culture and life of the nation through his unique contribution to the Church.

THE SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT CHRISTIAN FILM FESTIVAL TO HOST WORLD PREMIERE OF NEW FILM BY CROWN FINANCIAL MINISTRIES FEATURING DEAN JONES

No Author — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:49:00 CST

SAN ANTONIO, Christian Newswire/ -- The San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival (SAICFF) has announced plans to host the World Premiere of "Abraham and Isaac," a new film starring Dean Jones, as part of its fifth annual festival.