Weekly Issues Alert

August 25 - 31

The observance of Labor Day began over 100 years ago. Conceived by America's labor unions as a testament to their cause, the legislation sanctioning the holiday was shepherded through Congress amid labor unrest and signed by President Grover Cleveland as a reluctant election-year compromise. Read about the turbulent circumstances of Labor Day's birth, browse NewsHour segments on labor and the economy, and explore labor-related resources on the Internet. Read

The Staff of the Christian Action League of North Carolina Wishes You a God-Blessed Labor Day!

To book Rev. Mark H. Creech to speak at your church or organization, please call (919) 787-0606. Read

North Carolina General Assembly (adjourned until January, 2007)

Easley Signs Bill to Toughen DWI Punishment

Gov. Mike Easley visited the Mecklenburg County Courthouse on Monday to sign into law tougher penalties for drunken driving and tighter restrictions on underage drinking. The law seeks to bring uniformity to handling of DWI cases by prosecutors and judges. The law creates new felonies for seriously injuring or killing someone while driving impaired and sets up a system for tracing keg renters.

The law goes into effect Dec. 1. Read
Easley Signs Bill To Grant Diplomas To Vietnam, Korea Veterans

Veterans who left high school to fight in Korea and Vietnam will be eligible for honorary diplomas under a bill signed by Gov. Mike Easley. Read
Black's Campaign Paid $10k To Law Firm Representing Decker

State House Speaker Jim Black's campaign paid $10,000 to the Winston-Salem law firm that represented a political ally who pleaded guilty this month to campaign finance violations, according to records reported Saturday by The Charlotte Observer. Read
North Carolina Passes Major Economic Development Incentive Legislation

The new law creates new tax credits to aid business recruitment and expansion in North Carolina, one for creating jobs and one for investing in business property. Read
Easley Signs Four Final Bills On Desk Into Law

Gov. Mike Easley signed the final four bills on his desk over the weekend, wrapping up his review of 94 pieces of legislation agreed to by the General Assembly before it adjourned. Easley signed into law bills that toughen fiscal rules upon regional economic booster groups and remove state goals on highway construction contracts for minority- and women-owned firms, the General Assembly's bill drafting office said. The other two made largely technical or administrative changes to election and other laws. The governor had until midnight Sunday to sign the measures into law, veto them or not sign them and let them become the law. Read

North Carolina Politics

N.C. Elections Board Dismisses Complaint Against GOP Group

The State Board of Elections dismissed a complaint Wednesday against a Republican group accused of using mailings to attack GOP House members who had allied with Democrats at the General Assembly, determining that the group barely avoided breaking the law. Read

Other North Carolina News

N.C.-Based Soldier, Marine Killed In Iraq Identified

A Marine and a soldier based at North Carolina military bases who were killed in Iraq this week were identified Thursday by the Department of Defense. Spc. Thomas J. Barbieri, 24, of Gaithersburg, Md., died Wednesday when his patrol came under small arms fire south of Baghdad, defense officials said. Read
Lejeune Marine Dies From Iraq Combat Wounds

A North Carolina-based Marine has died from combat wounds he sustained in the Anbar province of Iraq, the Department of Defense said Monday. Cpl. David G. Weimortz, 28, of Irmo, S.C., died Saturday, according to the department. Read
N.C. Soldier Dies In Kuwait

A National Guardsman from North Carolina has died in Kuwait from a non-combat related cause, the Department of Defense said Tuesday. Sgt. Darry Benson, 46, of Winterville, N.C., died Sunday, in Camp Virginia, Kuwait. Read
8 Charged In International Prostitution Ring

Federal and local investigators have arrested eight people in connection with an immigrant smuggling and prostitution ring. Read
Some Stay Home to Go to School

An estimated 64,387 North Carolinians were home-schooled last school year. Parents need only have a high school diploma. They must also keep regular attendance records, immunization records and offer a nationally standardized test each year. Read
North Carolina Shells Out To Attract New Businesses

North Carolina is reaching unprecedented heights of spending in its efforts to lure businesses to the state. A spokeswoman for the state Commerce Department says, even with all the handouts, North Carolina is coming out ahead. Read
State To Order Water Systems To Test For Lead, Copper

More than 200 public water systems that ignored state requests for information about their safety will be ordered to test for lead and copper by the end of September, instead of next year or the year after, officials said. Read
Tissue Business is Easy to Enter

Philip Joe Guyett, the former trader of human tissue who was ordered to shut down, says it was easy to get into the industry, and people who know the body-parts business agree. Read
Funeral Directors Urged Against Taking Payment For Body Parts

The panel that oversees funeral homes and crematoriums in North Carolina on Tuesday urged the industry not to collect payments from body parts brokers, but members acknowledged state law gives them no power to stop the practice. Read
State Spending Even More To Bring Business To N.C.

Two years after giving Dell Inc. the richest incentives package in state history, North Carolina business recruiters are spending more than ever to lure companies to the state. North Carolina's two largest recruiting programs have committed more than $120 million in grants through the first eight months of this year, surpassing records set in 2004. The state pledged a total of $92.5 million that year, including $14.1 million in direct grants for Dell after the company promised to spend $100 million on a Winston-Salem plant that could boost employment by 2,000 people. Read
North Carolina Kroger Workers, Community Leaders, Supporters to Speak Out and Participate in Neighborhood Walk Aug. 29

...Under Kroger's current proposal, the company would take money out of workers' health care funds and force workers to pay over $1.4 million to make up the difference. According to UFCW, workers would have to choose between health care and things like rent, food, and other basic necessities. Read
Tigers to Call up Former North Carolina Pitcher Andrew Miller

The Detroit Tigers are giving former North Carolina star pitcher Andrew Miller a shot at the major leagues. General manager Dave Dombrowski says Miller, Detroit's Number One draft pick in June, will be called up tomorrow from Class A Lakeland before the Tigers open a three-game series at Yankee Stadium. Read
Woman Took Gun On Flight To Charlotte

A Pennsylvania insurance agent says she put a loaded handgun in her briefcase and forgot about it. On August 18th, she took that briefcase on an airplane headed to Charlotte. Read
SAT Scores Down In N.C., Nationwide

North Carolina SAT scores dipped slightly in 2006, but a larger decline nationwide helped the state continue to close the achievement gap with the rest of the country, according to data released Tuesday. Read
Census: North Carolina 39th in Household Income

North Carolina ranked 39th in the nation last year in median household income, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The Tar Heel state posted a median household income of $40,729 in 2005, nearly 12 percent lower than the national median of $46,242. Read
DuPont Announces $50 Million Facility Expansion in Fayetteville, North Carolina

The new plant is scheduled for completion in 2007. Read
N.C. Infant Mortality Rate Steady In 2005

North Carolina's infant mortality rate remained constant in 2005, but the rate among minorities was more than double that of white infants, according to state statistics released Wednesday. Read

Congress (recessed until September)

Brain Injury Budget Faces Cut

Brain injuries are so common among U.S. troops that they're called the signature injury of the Iraq war, but Congress is poised to cut military spending on researching and treating them. Read
Immigration Hearings Poorly Attended

With immigration reform legislation stalled indefinitely, the congressional hearings on the issue that attracted overflow crowds around the Fourth of July have now fizzled with disinterest leading into Labor Day. Read

Courts

Sex Offender Guilty in College Student's Murder

FARGO, N.D. — A federal jury declared a convicted sex offender guilty Wednesday in the kidnapping and killing of college student Dru Sjodin, whose body was found abandoned in a Minnesota ravine. The verdict against Alfonso Rodriguez Jr. clears the way for the first death penalty deliberations in North Dakota in more than a century. Read
Bush Administration Opposes Integration Plans

The Bush administration has urged the Supreme Court to strike down voluntary school integration programs across the nation that exclude some students because of their race. Read
Fifth Circuit Strikes Two Waco Ordinances as Unconstitutional

The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals... struck down two Waco, Texas, ordinances used to impede the peaceful activities of a group of pro-life demonstrators outside an abortion clinic. The demonstrators were represented by the AFA Center for Law & Policy. The decision reverses a ruling by a district court judge in Texas upholding the ordinances. Read
Wash. High Court Asked to Revisit Gay 'Marriage'

(AP) — Gay and lesbian couples on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to reconsider its endorsement of Washington's gay ''marriage'' ban, saying the court's flawed reasoning ignored legal protections against sex discrimination. Read
Judge Calls for New Trial in Vioxx Case

The $50 million compensatory damage award in a federal Vioxx case this month was "grossly excessive," and a new trial must be held to decide damages for a retired FBI agent who suffered a heart attack after taking the painkiller, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Read
Wiretapping Judge May Have Had Conflict

Last week, Judicial Watch discovered that Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, who recently ruled the NSA warrantless wiretapping program unconstitutional, has ties to a plaintiff in the case, creating a potential conflict of interest. Judge Diggs Taylor serves on the Board of Trustees and is the Secretary for the Community Foundation of South Eastern Michigan (CFSEM), a non-profit organization which donated $45,000 to the ACLU of Michigan, a plaintiff in the wiretapping lawsuit. This discovery led to a barrage of media coverage from The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post, the Associated Press, Bill O'Reilly, Robert Novak and others, which focused national attention on the subject. Read

Christianity/Pro-Family/Religion/Ethics

Churches Can Do Plenty in Advance of Election Day

You might be surprised what's legal for nonprofits when taking part in the political process. Read
Merkel Backs More Christian EU Constitution — London Guardian

Europe's "Christian values" should be enshrined in a new version of the EU constitution, the German chancellor declared yesterday after meeting the Pope. Read
Hannity to Speak at Values-Voter Summit

We've received confirmation that Sean Hannity of Fox News will speak at the Washington Briefing in September. He joins a remarkable A-list of national leaders, policymakers and pundits who will share their vision for America. The values-voter summit will take place Sept. 22-24 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in the nation's capital. Read
Focus President to Toss First Pitch for Rangers

Focus on the Family President Jim Daly will throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Saturday's Cleveland Indians-Texas Rangers baseball game as part of a Faith Night sponsored by a Christian radio station. Read
Ministry Leader Urges Christians to Pray for Islamic Terrorists

A Virginia-based ministry is trying to encourage Christians to pray for the salvation of Muslim terrorists. Truth for Muslims is an evangelical Christian group that has recently published a prayer guide to that effect. Read
TBN Cancels Secone Show for Criticism of Islam

"Zola Levitt Presents," a long-running, issue-oriented weekly TV program often critical of the jihadist ideology within Islam, has been canceled by the Trinity Broadcasting Network, producers say, because of efforts by TBN to cater to its growing audience in the Arab world. Read
Evangelicals Lose Faith in Republicans — UPI

A poll on U.S. views on religion and politics finds that the Republican Party is losing ground among white evangelical Protestants. Read
Few See Democrats as Friendly to Religion — Washington Times

Liberal or progressive Christians, who make up 34 percent of the population, are disunified on key issues, and only one out of four Americans considers the Democratic Party friendly to religion, a Pew poll shows. Read
Signing of Legislation to Federalize Cross Angers Left

Stop me if this theme sounds familiar: a liberal journalist in Southern California is ignoring history and the original intent of America's Founding Fathers by asserting that keeping the cross atop La Jolla's Mt. Soledad will somehow violate the Constitution. Read
China State Destroys Church Building, Detains Christians

Christians in China's Zhejiang province faced another tense day Wednesday, August 23, amid reports that authorities destroyed another church building and arrested six house church leaders. Read
India Army "Attacks" Church, One Killed, Five Injured

Tensions remained high Thursday in India's northeastern state of Manipur after a pastor was killed and five others injured when Indian security forces reportedly opened at a Baptist church. Read
Town in India Plans Ban on Preaching Non-Hindu Faiths

The Congress Party-led government of the southern state of Andhra Pradesh has decided to enact a law banning preaching of any religion other than Hinduism in Tirupati, a "temple town" in large measure under the administration of its shrines. Read
Catholic Villagers Attack, Vandalize Baptists

Maronite Catholics attacked a newly-built, independent Baptist church near Beirut this month, mauling churchgoers preparing to host war refugees from southern Lebanon. Read
In Syria, A Quiet Islamic Revival — Int'l Herald Tribune

Though officials vociferously deny it, Syria is becoming increasingly religious and its national identity is weakening. If Islam replaces that identity, it could undermine the unity of a society that is ruled by a religious minority, the Alawites, and which contains many different religious groups. Syrian officials, who had front-row seats as Hezbollah dragged Lebanon into war, are painfully aware of the myriad ways that state authority can be undermined by increasingly powerful, and appealing, religious groups. Read
9/11 Eyewitness, Peg Rankin, Helps Americans to 'Make Sense of Evil' Read
FBI: Fugitive Polygamist Arrested Near Las Vegas

The fugitive leader of a polygamist sect has been arrested in southern Nevada, the FBI said Tuesday. Read
China Atheist, U.S. Preacher Clash in Book

One is a former spokesman for Communist China's Cabinet, the other, an American evangelist known for his elaborate, two-day Christian festivals. The question they are both asking: Does God exist? Read
Missionary Returns to U.S. after 15-Month Captivity

(AP) — A missionary who was imprisoned for 15 months after trying to aid North Korean refugees in China has returned home to a greeting of balloons and flowers from delighted relatives and friends. Read

Abortion/Pro-Life

Pro-Euthanasia Attorney to Head ABA's Special Bioethics Committee

She also has ties to Planned Parenthood and the ACLU. The American Bar Association's (ABA) Special Committee on Bioethics has a new head who is pro-abortion and pro-euthanasia. Read
World's Oldest Person Title Moves To U.S.

Tennessee may now be home to the world's oldest person. A gerontology consultant for Guinness said that 116-year-old Elizabeth Bolden of Memphis now can be considered the oldest person, though there was no official announcement. Read
Claims of Stem-Cell Breakthrough Challenged

Company announced cells could be derived without destroying embryos. Read
South Dakota Becomes Abortion Focal Point

Voters to decide fate of state ban Read
Split Remains

NEWSWEEK Poll: A possibly revolutionary innovation in stem-cell research hasn't changed American opinions on the topic. Meanwhile, Bush's approval rating dips to 36 percent. Read
Study Finds Aborting Brings Teens More Problems Than Giving Birth

An assistant professor at Bowling Green State University says even in the event of an unintended teen pregnancy, giving birth is better for teenagers than abortion. A study conducted by BGSU research psychologist Dr. Priscilla Coleman determined that abortion can cause severe mental health problems in young women. Read
Painkiller Linked to New York Deaths

NEW YORK (CNN) — Seventeen people have died in New York City in the past three months after overdosing on illegal drugs laced with the prescription painkiller fentanyl, authorities said Tuesday. Read

Alcohol/Drugs/Health

High Illness Rate Found In WTC Workers

Those who helped clean up one of the sites of the Sept. 11 terror attacks report health problems. Read
Beer Baron Coors Pleads Guilty to DWI

Beer executive Pete Coors pleaded guilty Friday to driving while impaired, a lesser charge than the DUI count filed against him after his May arrest, and was sentenced to 24 hours of community service. Read
Schering-Plough Settles US Probe for $435 Million (Update1)

Schering-Plough Corp., the maker of the Temodar brain-tumor treatment, said it reached an agreement with US prosecutors to pay $435 million to resolve an investigation ... Read
New Hope For Multiple Sclerosis Patients

New research is breaking through old assumptions and helping people with Multiple Sclerosis. Read
U.S. Report: More Nicotine in Cigarettes

The level of nicotine that smokers typically consume per cigarette has risen about 10 percent in the past six years, making it harder to quit and easier to get hooked, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Department of Health. Read

Education/Sex Ed/Teens/Children

Prayer Over Ohio School Draws Criticism >From ACLU

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said a prayer gathering outside Woodward Park Middle School in Columbus, Ohio, asking God to bless the students, teachers and the coming school year was a violation of the Constitution, The Columbus Dispatch reported. Read
128 Students Suspended at Ind. School

(AP) — Classrooms were a little less crowded at Morton High School on the first day of classes: 128 students were sent home for wearing the wrong clothes..."This was the worst year I've seen in a long time," said Principal Theresa Mayerik. "It's gotten out of control, and we needed to send a message that we're not messing around." Read
Christian Colleges Top 'Stone-Cold Sober Schools' List

Students nationwide rated their schools for this year's best colleges and Christian institutions took top spots as prayer-filled and "Stone-Cold Sober Schools." Read
College Alcohol Abuse Sparks Drinking Prevention Debate

Hollywood's fantasy version of college life, represented in movies such as "National Lampoon's Animal House" and "Old School," paints the campus experience as a non-stop tour de farce of beer, binges and, last and somewhat least, books. Unfortunately, on many campuses, that big-screen depiction might not be far from reality. Read
Georgetown University Won't Permit Protestant Ministries on Campus

Georgetown University has rescinded a policy that allowed Christian ministries to hold events on the mostly Catholic campus, The Washington Times reported. Read
Pluto Learns Eight Is Enough for Planets

Like the Edsel, the Flying Wing, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the ninth planet became a relic of history when international astronomers meeting in the Czech Republic decided Pluto was too small to remain a full member of the planetary club. Read
Study: Teacher's Gender Affects Learning

(AP) — For all the differences between the sexes, here's one that might stir up debate in the teacher's lounge: Boys learn more from men and girls learn more from women. Read
ACLU Lawsuit Targets School Prayers in Tiny Missouri Town

A small Missouri school district is staring down a lawsuit over school prayer. The suit alleges that teacher-led prayer during two school assemblies violated the constitutional rights of students. Read
Schwarzenegger Squashes Religious Freedom

Campaign for Children and Families is shocked and dismayed that California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed SB 1441 (Kuehl). Today's disastrous action by Schwarzenegger means Christian and other faith-based colleges in California will be forced to promote transsexuality, bisexuality, and homosexuality if they accept students with Cal Grants. Read
FIRE Hails Free-Speech Win for Conservative SUNY-Fredonia Prof

A philosophy professor at the State University of New York at Fredonia, who says he was denied a promotion by the school for expressing conservative views, is now being promoted. Read
ADF: School District Misleads Parents About Pro-Homosexual Diversity Training

A pro-family attorney is accusing a Kentucky school district of being "less than forthcoming" about its sexual diversity training video that attempts to legitimize homosexuality Read
Who Invented E-Learning Computing?

Every day, millions of students taking online college courses act in much the same way as their bricks-and-mortar counterparts. After logging on, they move from course to course and do things like submit work in virtual drop boxes and view posted grades — all from a program running on a PC. Read
Science Teachers Have a License to Lie? Read
Child Labor Decreases in Asian Nations

The good news is that child labor in Asia is decreasing. The bad news? It's not declining fast enough. Despite a drop of about 5 million since 2000, working children number an estimated 122 million in Asia, or 64 percent of the worldwide total, according to the International Labor Organization. Read

Gambling

State Lotteries — An Addictive Form of Gambling

A New York woman was arrested for embezzling over a million dollars to support her lottery addiction. Read
Hawaii's Gambling Ban Foiled

Hundreds of people said to be addicted. Read

God and Country/National Security/Politics/Economy

Marine Killed in Anbar Province; DoD Identifies Previous Casualties

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2006 — A Marine serving with an Army unit in Iraq died yesterday from wounds suffered due to enemy action in Iraq's Anbar province, and Defense Department officials have identified previous casualties. The name of the Marine, who was serving with 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division, is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Read
Amendment I. vs. Separation of Church and State Read
A Tale of Two Presidents

The immigration crisis stemming from Mexico is unlike any other in history. Do we believe the arguments that it is impractical to deport illegals and resurrect the American melting pot? It depends on which President you ask Read
How Open Borders Turn Americans into Roadkill

Illegals drive up highway deaths as U.S. hits new highs for unlicensed, uninsured motorists Read
University Ad Mocks George W. Bush

One Canadian university put out an ad campaign called 'Yale Shmale' that mocks President Bush. Read
Top U.S. General Hails Security Progress in Baghdad — Reuters

The top U.S. general in the Middle East on Thursday praised a major U.S.-led security clampdown in Baghdad, saying it has brought "great progress" and said that Iraq was far from civil war. Read
Report says U.S. Intelligence Lacking on Iran — USA Today

Iran bears significant responsibility for the recent violence in Israel and Lebanon and poses a serious security threat to the United States, according to a staff report released Wednesday by the House Subcommittee on Intelligence Policy. Read
U.S. Plans for Sanctions on Iran — Washington Times

The Bush administration plans to move rapidly to organize and impose international economic sanctions on Iran, but not until after a Thursday U.N. deadline passes, according to Bush administration officials. Read
Rumsfeld: Critics Ignore History

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld compared critics of the Bush administration to those who sought to appease the Nazis before World War II, warning Tuesday that the United States is confronting "a new type of fascism." Read
Illegal Immigration Dominates Meeting of U.S., Mexican Border Governors

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his counterparts from Texas, Arizona and New Mexico made stopping illegal immigration a central theme at their annual meeting Thursday with governors from Mexico's border states. Read
Tough Immigration Measures Put Heat on Penn. Town

The mayor of a small town in Pennsylvania says he won't be intimidated by the ACLU and Hispanic groups that are upset over steps he has taken to deal with the influx of illegal immigrants into his community. As a result of those steps, many illegal immigrants have decided to pack and leave the area. Read
Kerry Alleges Misconduct in 2004 Ohio Vote

Sen. John Kerry didn't contest the results at the time, but now that he's considering another run for the White House, he's alleging election improprieties by the Ohio Republican who oversaw the deciding vote in 2004. Read
Immigration Ads Prove Tricky for Candidates

Capturing the immigration debate in political ads this campaign season — without upsetting Hispanic voters — is proving tricky for candidates. An ad criticizing Stephen Laffey, who is challenging incumbent Sen. Lincoln Chafee for the Republican nomination in Rhode Island, set off grumbling in the Latino community. The ad criticized Laffey, mayor of Cranston, for allowing city police to accept ID cards issued by the Mexican government as identification. Read
Iranian Shipments to Hezbollah Strain Israeli-Turkish Relationship — NY Sun

Israel's relationship with Turkey, its closest ally in the region, has been put under severe strain by the Israeli army's discovery that one route Iran used to resupply Hezbollah in Lebanon ran through Turkey into Syria. The information that Turkey, a NATO ally and a candidate for membership in the European Union, allowed the transshipment of Iranian arms to Hezbollah has caused so much concern in Washington that a formal representation to the Turkish government was made in both Ankara and Washington to express America's displeasure. Read
US Investigating IDF Cluster Bomb Use — Jerusalem Post

This week, the US State Department began investigating Israel's use of American-made cluster bombs in south Lebanon, and whether their use violated secret agreements with Washington, The New York Times reported Friday. Read
Jet Diverted After Threatening Notes Found

Republic Airways flight was heading to Houston from Philadelphia Read
U.S. and EU Aim to Tap Deeper Passenger Data — Int'l Herald Tribune

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff has proposed expanding the screening of international passengers to allow the U.S. government to not only look for known terrorists on watch lists, but also to broadly search through itinerary data to identify people who may be linked to terrorists, he said in a recent interview. Read
2 Jets Diverted for Security Reasons

An American Airlines flight from England to Chicago was forced to land here Friday for security reasons, and a U.S. Airways jet was diverted to Oklahoma City after a federal air marshal subdued a passenger who was involved in an incident with a flight attendant, officials said. Read
BP Hit by Oil Trading Probe

Feds eye whether the oil giant manipulated markets for crude, unleaded gasoline. Read
Feds Admit Kentucky Airport Tower Understaffed

Controller's Back Was Turned When Jet Took Wrong Runway Read
Ahmadinejad: Holocaust Made Up to Embarrass Germany — Ynet News

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told German Chancellor Angela Merkel that the Holocaust may have been invented by the victorious Allied powers in World War II to embarrass Germany, the semi-official news agency Mehr reported. Read
U.S. Stocks Rise for Third Day; Technology Shares Lead Advance

U.S. stocks rose for a third day, led by technology and industrial shares, as a government report showed the economy expanded faster in the second quarter than first reported. Read
Gas Prices Tumbling

At the pump gas prices are tumbling fast, due to the decreasing price of crude oil. Some analysts predict that prices could be as low as $2/gallon by Thanksgiving. Read

Pornography/Homosexuality/Obscenity/Immorality/Sexual Abuse

Head of Anglican Communion Says Homosexuality Contrary to Scripture

The Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, said he has backed a resolution that says homosexuality is incompatible with the Bible, LifeSite reported. After the Episcopal Church USA ordained openly gay bishop Gene Robinson in 2003, the Worldwide Anglican Communion has been in a much-divided state over the issue of homosexuality. Read
Wal-Mart Asks For, and Receives, Permission to Join Homosexual Marriage Group

Wal-Mart, the largest retailer in the world, has asked for and received permission to join the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. The NGLCC is a leading promoter of homosexual marriage. Read
Schwarzenegger Signs Pro-Gay Bill

Sexual-orientation law is sure to collide with religious-freedoms. Read
CBS To Air Profanity-Laden Program

It is time to tell CBS and the other networks that enough is enough!.

Not content with all the profanity already on TV, CBS has decided to air the profanity-laden unedited version of "9/11" on Sept. 10. The decision by CBS is a slap in the face to the FCC and Congress, which recently raised indecency fines to $325,000 per incident. Read
Domestic Violence Among Gay Couples Gaining Attention

Some states seek funding for assistance programs. Read
Fewer Gay Characters to Appear on Network TV's Fall Lineup

Out of 679 lead or supporting roles, only nine will be openly homosexual. That has GLAAD worried. Read
Will Schwarzenegger Sign Prison Condom Bill?

Critics say distributing condoms will encourage sex between inmates Read
Topless Kissing Booth Brings in the Bucks for Charity

Topless kissing. Nude karaoke. T-shirt only relays. And all in the name of charity. Read
Row Over Naked Britney PhotoA photograph of a Britney Spears has caused controversy in Japan. (August 31) Video

Other News

AP Enterprise: Cell Phones Spill Secrets Read
EU Nations to Provide Core of Lebanon Force

European nations agreed on Friday to offer more than half the troops for an expanded United Nations peacekeeping contingent in Lebanon. Read
China Makes $5-Billion Venezuelan Energy Deal

Officials announced that China had agreed to invest $5 billion in energy projects here, a deal that underscored the Asian nation's way of doing business in Latin America: Lock up significant natural resources with promises to fund huge public works projects. Read
Iranian President Says Pursuit of Nuclear Technology is Irreversible

Iran's president said Sunday that his nation's pursuit of nuclear technology was irreversible, taking a tough tone ahead of a U.N. deadline this week demanding his country suspend part of its nuclear program. Read
Iran Test-Fires Sub-to-Surface Missile — ABC News

Iran on Sunday test-fired a sub-to-surface missile in the Persian Gulf during large-scale military exercises, state-run television reported. Read
IDF blows up Hezbollah Tunnels, Bunkers in Southern Lebanon — Ha'aretz

Israel Defense Forces troops uncovered and destroyed Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon on Sunday. In recent days, Golani brigade troops uncovered and blew up a network of underground outposts, tunnels and bunkers in southern Lebanon, near Rosh Hanikra. Read
Assad: No UN troops on Lebanon-Syria border — Ynet News

Syrian President Bashar Assad on Tuesday rejected Israeli demands for the deployment of international troops on the Lebanese-Syrian border to stop what Israel says is the smuggling of arms to Hizbullah. Read
Syria's New 'Hezbollah' Group Training for Attacks — WND

Following what it views as a Hezbollah victory against the Jewish state, Syria is forming its own Hezbollah-like guerrilla organization to fight Israel in hopes of "liberating" the Golan Heights, according to a report aired yesterday on state-run Iranian television. Read
'Ahmadinejad Would Sacrifice Half of Iran to Wipe out Israel' — Jerusalem Post

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, if he ever became the supreme decision maker in his country, would "sacrifice half of Iran for the sake of eliminating Israel," Giora Eiland, Israel's former national security adviser, told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday. Read
Envoy to UN: Secure Soldiers' Release — Ynet News

All the countries that voted in favor of Security Council Resolution 1701 pledged to act in an effort to release Israel 's abducted soldiers, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Dan Gillerman said Tuesday, urging the countries to deliver on their promise. Read

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