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| Sunday, August 24, 2008 |
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Olympian shunned abortion; now has son & bronze medal
By NetworkNews @ 2:48 PM :: 16 Views
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.jpg) BEIJING (BP)--Tasha Danvers chose her unborn child four years ago over her hopes for an Olympic medal. Now she has both.
Running for Great Britain, Danvers won the bronze medal Aug. 20 in the women's 400 meter hurdles, with a personal best time of 53.84 seconds. Jamaican Melaine Walker won the gold medal with a time of 52.64; American Sheena Tosta claimed the silver at 53.70.
Tasha Danvers of Great Britain shows her bronze medal for the 400 meter hurdles during the event's awards ceremony at the Beijing Olympics. Four years ago, she chose motherhood over an abortion that would have cleared the way for her to compete in the Athens Games. Photo via Newscom/Xinhua/Liao Yujie. Photo Terms of Use
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| Sunday, August 24, 2008 |
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Calif. marriage amendment supporters take fundraising lead on strength of big donations
By NetworkNews @ 2:41 PM :: 16 Views
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.png) SACRAMENTO, Calif. (BP)--After trailing in fundraising by $3 million, supporters of a proposed California marriage amendment have taken the lead over opponents, thanks in part to a series of gifts totaling nearly $2 million.
The news is somewhat surprising, considering that on the national level, homosexual activist organizations historically have out-fundraised opponents on similar ballot initiatives by wide margins of upwards of two-to-one to three-to-one.
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| Sunday, August 24, 2008 |
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Christian Families: Overcommitted and Overwhelmed?
By NetworkNews @ 11:48 AM :: 14 Views
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Take time to pray and be still and know
that He Is God.
By April Milam MS, LPC, NCC
Lincensd Professional Counselor
Often, well intentioned Christians feel they must do it all. In addition to family, work, school, and church responsibilities, families commit to baseball, soccer, dance, gymnastics, music lessons, various committees, and the PTA all at the same time.
Please do not mistake me for saying that these activities are bad. Nor is wanting your family to have positive and varied experiences somehow wrong.
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| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
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Laura Wilkinson, 'it's also going to be my last Olympics'
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 NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Laura Wilkinson may have to fight back tears when she steps onto the diving platform for the final time during the Beijing Olympics.
"It's kind of bittersweet," Wilkinson said. "It's my third Olympics, but it's also going to be my last Olympics. It's kind of a farewell at the same time. I get really excited but really emotional about it a lot."
Wilkinson, who won a gold medal in Sydney in 2000 and finished fifth in Athens in 2004, will begin her competition in the women's 10-meter platform event on Wednesday.
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| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 |
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Vatican Says "Yahweh" Not to Be Pronounced
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Calls on Practice Used by 1st Christians
WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG. 19, 2008 (Zenit.org).- A note from the Vatican has reiterated a directive that the name of God revealed in the tetragrammaton YHWH is not to be pronounced in Catholic liturgy.
Bishop Arthur Serratelli, chairman of the U.S. bishops' Committee on Divine Worship, in a note informing prelates of the Vatican directive, said the indications "do not force any changes to official liturgical texts," but might cause "some impact on the use of particular pieces of liturgical music in our country as well as in the composition of variable texts such as the general intercessions for the celebration of the Mass and the other sacraments."
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| Monday, August 11, 2008 |
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ADF Students Wins Free Speech Suit
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By Crystal Woodall
CBNNews.com
August 11, 2008
CBNNews.com - Pro-life students at one Maryland university are celebrating a victory for their message and their constitutional rights.
The University of Maryland-Baltimore County agreed to alter its decision to keep a Rock of Life display out of a popular spot on campus.
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| Monday, August 11, 2008 |
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Olympics Spectacular Opening in Beijing
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Beijing Olympics opening ceremony, Aug. 8, 2008. Photo by David McIntyre
Christianity Growing in China
By George Thomas CBN News Senior Reporter
August 11, 2008
CBNNews.com - BEIJING - President Bush is encouraging China once again to allow greater religious freedom.
While China does allow Christians to meet in its official state church, many believers are still forced to meet underground.
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| Monday, July 21, 2008 |
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Jesse Helms: The Most Important Senator of Our Times
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 by Phyllis Schlafly,
Senator Jesse Helms, who like John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the Fourth of July, was the authentic voice of conservatism for three decades. He was a role-model of an incorruptible public official who adhered to principle despite the pressures that surround those with political power, and he gave us a standard by which others can be measured.
Jesse Helms was elected five times as U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and all his races were hard-fought. He never ran away from the controversy that his conservatism engendered.
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| Monday, July 21, 2008 |
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40 Days for Life Prepares for Largest Pro-Life Mobilization in History
By NetworkNews @ 4:23 PM :: 60 Views
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.png) Birmingham Prolife Community will participate in the 40 Days for Life, For more information, you can visit our local website, http://www.40daysforlifebirmingham.com.
September 24 November 2, 2008
WASHINGTON, DC – “Cities across America are applying to participate in the fall 2008 nationally coordinated 40 Days for Life campaign – a focused initiative that promises to be the largest and longest coordinated pro-life mobilization in history,” said David Bereit, national campaign director of 40 Days for Life. “Abortion claims more than 1.2 million innocent lives in the United States each year,” he added, “and in 2008, the stakes for our nation are higher than ever. People of faith and conscience are approaching this challenge with a heightened sense of urgency.”
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| Monday, July 21, 2008 |
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Olympic torch ventures to China's last frontier
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KAILI, Guizhou, China (BP)--When the Olympic torch passed through Guizhou province, it ventured across the last frontier of China, the place modernity has not yet fully reached. Even the Chinese speak of the province as backward.
"Greyzhou," some call it. Although it is lush, the sun seldom shines. Yet for a moment the torch illuminated this obscure, minority-rich region in mid-June.
Guizhou's beauty is raw, a beauty without rating. Only recently has the province opened its doors to foreigners.
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