March 2010

Is spanking children OK? Calvin College professor's research shows adults who remember being spanked are more well-adjusted [Excerpts] Spanking children has fallen out of favor for many parents. GRAND RAPIDS -- While timeouts and other disciplinary methods work for some parents and is encouraged by some child psychologists, a Calvin...Read more

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No Cannons in Lighthouses

March 30, 2010

“We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining--they just shine.” --Dwight L. Moody (American evangelist and publisher who founded Moody Church)Read more

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Episcopal Church Appoints a Lesbian Bishop

March 29, 2010

Episcopal Church Approves Lesbian Bishop [Excerpts] A controversial candidate for bishop in the U.S. Episcopal Church has received the necessary approval, according to the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. Following her December election, the Rev. Canon Mary Glasspool of Baltimore needed to obtain consent from a majority of bishops and...Read more

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Girl Scouts Taught How to Be "Hot"

March 26, 2010

Girl Scouts taught how to be 'hot' [Excerpts] Planned Parenthood brochure handed out at 'no-adults-welcome' event A new campaign by the Girl Scouts, with the help of Planned Parenthood, is offering girls ages 10 to 14 the inside details on how to be "hot." [The week of March 15], the...Read more

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It's Not Too Late to Save Normal

March 25, 2010

[TBC: Psychiatrists and psychologists apparently have a limit to how much folly and delusion will be accepted as “medical science .” The following comments after the release of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) are instructive.] It's not too late to save 'normal'...Read more

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Israel's New Enemy: America?

March 24, 2010

Israel 's New Enemy: America? [Excerpts] By Cal Thomas "Enemy: "a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engages in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent." — Dictionary.com Despite Vice President Joe Biden's recent pledge of unswerving fidelity to Israel during his recent visit there,...Read more

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Prominent in Christ's Service

March 23, 2010

"The more prominent you are in Christ's service, the more certain are you to be the butt of calumny [slander]. I have long ago said farewell to my character. I lost it in the earlier days of my ministry by being a little more zealous than suited a slumbering age...Read more

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This is Not That...The New Mystics

March 22, 2010

[TBC: The following review addresses a book promoting the “new mysticism” that is a part of everything from new age, latter rain teaching, and the excesses of such groups as the Elijah list.] This is Not That: An Analysis of John Crowder’s “The New Mystics” [Excerpts] This analysis will highlight...Read more

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