… and they shall become One flesh

BY ED VITAGLIANO, AFA Journal May 2008
  These days the subjects of marriage and family constantly seem to be in the news. Discussions abound regarding such issues as homosexual marriage, divorce rates, the number of people cohabiting, and the percentage of children born outside wedlock.

Here is the church. Here is the steeple. Open the doors. Where are all the people?
  Seventy percent of the people, 23 to 30 years old, are nowhere to be found in church on a regular basis for at least a year between the ages of 18 and 22. They become church dropouts, according to a 2007 study from LifeWay Research. 

Colorblind
MAY IS FOSTER CARE MONTH

BY RANDALL MURPHREE, AFA Journal May 2008

 Amy Russell – Caucasian, doctor’s wife, mother of two – sat down at the mall one day to tend the baby in her arms. The newborn was African-American, and Amy was already accustomed to the sidelong glances, the occasional rude stares and the bold questions from strangers.

“Hearts at Home is a Christ-centered organization designed to encourage, educate, and equip women in the profession of motherhood,”

A nationwide coalition of Christian and pro-family groups is calling for parents to keep children out of schools that are participating in the 12th annual, pro-homosexual National Day of Silence (DOS) Friday, April 25, 2008.

 The Religious Left is successfully redefining what it means to be a conservative evangelical by misrepresenting what it means to be a conservative evangelical.

During summer 2005, Alex and Brett Harris’ father put them on a strict reading regimen that included books on everything from quantum physics to globalization to historical biographies. Not a teenager’s ideal summer.

For many growing up in the church 30-40 years ago, church drama was an annual Christmas play starring young shepherds, either swaggering or very shy, draped in their parents’ bathrobes. Little angels wore crooked wings and warped haloes, and a doll slept sweetly in the hay. Nothing wrong with that, but anything beyond that was an oddity.

The head of a major homosexual group admitted for the first time that HIV/AIDS is “a gay disease,” but added that he believed victory for the full range of the homosexual agenda was inevitable.

The widespread success of made-for-TV movies like High School Musical (HSM) and sanitized TV series’ like Hannah Montana and Zoey 101 is a phenomenon that’s sweeping the country, mesmerizing tweens, ages 8-12, and prompting parents to breathe a sigh of relief.

Running for public office need not be a painful marathon says Vicky Hartzler, former Missouri state representative. But it is a race that demands commitment and perseverance.

In January 2002, Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped by Muslim radicals in Pakistan. A few days later, the 38-year-old journalist was beheaded.

As an economist, presidential speechwriter, author, columnist and actor (Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The Mask), Ben Stein has already had a full life.

After the attacks of 9/11, many people in the West, including Christians, were asking, “Where are the moderate Muslims?”
They may have showed up last fall. 

Teenagers and sex. This day and time it’s rare to find one without the other, and young evangelicals are no exception. Sociology professor Mark Regnerus has proof.

American Family Association (AFA) and The Inspiration Networks (INSP) are excited about the premiere of their joint project titled Speechless … Silencing the Christians. Speechless is a TV series that exposes the reality of America’s anti-Christian bias and urges believers to put an end to the silence.

When you see the Rosenbergers in person, it takes little imagination to understand why this couple operates a Christian ministry aimed at addressing the needs of amputees in developing countries.

Hate has a pretty bad name in the world today. No one wants to be called a hater, especially Christians, which is probably why we get accused of it all the time by our opponents.

Prayer is not a matter of skill or eloquence. It is a matter of doing, and most people don’t pray. Prayer is not a mere religious ritual nor is it to be compared to the so-called power of positive thinking.

Polling results from Gallup indicate that the public’s support for homosexuality continues to grow. But all may not be lost for pro-family groups. A number of caveats indicate there is still a window of opportunity before America completely surrenders its traditional views on human sexuality, marriage and family.

Frank Sinatra sang it and millions of people have taken up the challenge: “If I make it [in New York], I’ll make it anywhere.”