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The times they are a changin’. Or at least they seem to be. To read Candi Cushman’s cover story is to have a new appreciation for (Read More)

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“I don’t ever want you to forget that there are millions of God’s children who … cannot get a good education, and I don’t want you feeling that you are better than they are. For (Read More)

As you can see, a name change is afoot around here. We have a new label for our family advocacy arm, which has been called Focus on the Family Action since we created it in 2004. Henceforth it becomes CitizenLink, which is a name that may be better known to more of our constituents than the former name. (more…)

Endangered Species

June 1st, 2010

A billboard campaign in Georgia is educating people about abortion’s roots — and fueling a national movement aiming to end it once and for all.

The message was simple and powerful. A tight shot of a black infant’s face, accompanied by the words “Black children are an endangered species. TooMany Aborted.com.” A message stretched across a billboard 48 feet wide and repeated 80 times.

That’s what drivers on highways throughout Georgia’s DeKalb and Fulton counties saw between Jan. 21 and March 31 of this year, a grim acknowledgement of the fact that the Peach State leads the nation in abortions performed on black women — 20,886 in 2008 alone. And DeKalb and Fulton counties, which are predominantly black, also happen to be where most of the state’s abortion clinics are concentrated. (more…)

Changing the culture

May 1st, 2010

Changing the Culture

How the younger generation is making a difference.

A new generation is coming into its own, poised to make a huge difference on the political landscape. The Millennials, those between 16 and 29 years old, are making their mark in the public square. By the 2020 presidential election, Millennials will account for almost 40 percent of eligible voters. (more…)

No one could have believed that a simple gift — two sticks of gum — would have helped prevent World War III, so from time to time it’s good to reflect on the power of simple kindness in the face of overpowering evil. (more…)

More and more people are becoming not just opposed to, but genuinely perplexed by, President Barack Obama. He spoke of so many good things during his campaign — the start of bipartisanship in Washington, the end to pork-barrel politics, the beginning of real peace in the Middle East, the end of racism, and poverty, and on, and on, and on.

So little of what he has promised has come to pass, even with overwhelming party majorities in the House and Senate. The president’s actions (Read More)

Standing for truth

April 1st, 2010

Several years ago, the Louisville region housed 175 sexually oriented businesses. Thanks to a coalition of concerned citizens — and a billboard campaign — that number has dropped by more than 100.

Editor’s note: Some of the content in this story may be disturbing to some readers.

By the early 2000s, the picturesque river town of Louisville, Ky., was fast becoming a regional hub for commercial (Read More)

Religion burst into the news recently in two widely divergent ways.

Brit Hume of Fox News said on the air that Tiger Woods, thought to be a Buddhist, ought to become a Christian. The Christian faith, said Hume, offers forgiveness, and a route back to wholeness as a husband and father. Hume’s thoughts were succinct and genuine, expressing concern for Woods’ soul and his relationships, rather than for his golf game. (more…)

So-called hate speech

March 1st, 2010

In the U.K., hate-crimes laws increasingly are used to stifle religious speech. Is the U.S. headed in the same direction?

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

How did a breakfast debate about religion end up with two Christians sitting in a Liverpool courthouse? (more…)

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