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Focus on the Family banned in Australia's capital, then decision overturned
(December 11, 2009)
Focus on the Family was recently banned from schools in Canberra, Australia's capital, on the basis of an allegation from one parent that the group vilified homosexuals. After an investigation following protests from the Christian community, the allegations were found to be baseless and the ban on Focus on the Family was withdrawn. Education minister Andrew Barr showed either ignorance or his inability to use Google by calling the large mainstream evangelical Christian organization a “fringe organization”.

Russian test missile blamed for UFO scare
(December 11, 2009)
News that Russia's latest nuclear-capable missile has suffered another failed test launch may have solved the mystery of a spectacular plume of white light that appeared over Norway. The pre-dawn launch coincided with the appearance of an extraordinary light over northern Norway that caused excitement among UFO enthusiasts. (See also our article Where do UFOs come from?)

Churches have right to discriminate against gays, Australian court decides
(December 11, 2009)
Charities and religious groups may discriminate against gay people or anyone else who might offend their values after a landmark decision quashed a finding in favor of a gay couple who wanted to become foster parents.

Two-thirds of abortion clinics in U.S. have closed since 1991
(December 8, 2009)
Pro-life group Operation Rescue has released a report saying that around two-thirds of abortion clinics in the U.S. have closed since 1991. And support for the pro-life view is growing, it says. (See also our article Why Christians oppose abortion.)

Christmas trees banned at Copenhagen climate conference
(December 7, 2009)
The Danish capital's town hall square may be famous for its large Christmas tree, and the festive season may be approaching, but Christmas trees have been banned from the Copenhagen climate conference venue. [See also Global warming myths and facts by Russ Humphreys.]

Judge calls parents bigots for opposing gay lessons
(December 4, 2009)
A judge has attacked parents, suggesting they are bigots for seeking to opt-out their elementary-age children from a mandatory controversial pro-homosexual curriculum, according to a non-profit law firm.

Tiger Woods and our culture's obsession with celebrity problems
(December 3, 2009)
Dr. Linda Mintle, a family therapist, discussed with CBN News why our culture seems to revel in the problems of celebrities and why the American public is fascinated by it. How much does God have to do with it?

Jesus Christ turns up for jury duty; gets sent home
(December 2, 2009)
Court officials were skeptical at first when a potential juror in Alabama submitted a name change form with 'Jesus Christ' on it. But the 59-year-old Birmingham woman, who previously went by Dorothy Lola Killingworth, assured the presiding judge that was her name. She was sent home because she was disruptive, court officials said.

Global warming bill defeated in Australia's Parliament
(December 2, 2009)
Australia's Parliament defeated legislation to set up a greenhouse gas emissions trading system on Wednesday, throwing a central plank of the government's plans to combat global warming into disarray.

Was the Bible written by men or by God?
(December 2, 2009)
A large number of young adults do not believe the Bible because they wrongly think it was totally produced by humans.

Sexting results in Florida teen's suicide
(December 1, 2009)
The dangers of sexting among teens — sending naked photos of yourself to someone's cell phone or mobile phone — have again been highlighted with a 13-year-old Florida girl taking her own life. The problem is rife among naive teens, yet this is the group that most needs to know that sexting can kill. [See our article Sexting kills!]

Most popular word of 2009: Twitter
(November 30, 2009)
Twitter has been named the most popular word of the year — meaning it was discussed more than any other topic in the last 12 months, according to Newslite.tv. The Twitter site beat off competition from Obama, H1N1, Vamires and Stimulus, which made up the top 5 words of 2009. [You can join Creation Tips on Twitter at http://twitter.com/Creationtips]

Nativity scene goes to U.S. Supreme Court
(November 30, 2009)
Christian rights groups have placed a nativity scene in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to encourage Americans to do the same in front of public buildings across the United States. The National Clergy Council and the Christian Defense Coalition point out that many Americans falsely believe such displays are forbidden, and nativity scenes have disappeared from area where they used to be commonplace.

2200 people groups still don't have Bible in their own language
(November 29, 2009)
There are still more than 2200 people groups without a Bible in their own language, according to Wycliffe Bible translators. The organization is working to make sure everyone has the Word of God in the language they grew up with. Wycliffe hopes to be working on the last of the remaining languages by the year 2025.

Court bans Silent Night but allows Frosty the Snowman
(November 29, 2009)
Is Jesus the reason for the season? A court of appeals in Philadelphia has upheld a school district's ban on Christmas carols such as Silent Night, Joy to the World, and Oh Come All Ye Faithful, but has approved songs that have nothing to do with Christ's birth, such as Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman. Yes, well, we wouldn't want to offend snowmen and reindeers would we?

Americans rush to sign Manhattan declaration
(November 28, 2009)
More than 200,000 Americans have signed the Manhattan declaration, which upholds the sanctity of human life, the dignity of marriage between husband and wife, and the rights of conscience and religious liberty. Some of the most influential and well-known religious leaders in the United States have signed the declaration, including Chuck Colson, Dr James Dobson, and Josh McDowell.

Catholics pay out big for child abuse in Ireland
(November 25, 2009)
A Catholic religious order will pay out more than $250million as reparation for child abuse in Ireland, a BBC report says. The Christian Brothers said the decision had been taken in response to a report that uncovered decades of abuse at religious institutions.

Who wrote Proverbs 31:8-9? More Americans thought it was Obama when polled
(November 25, 2009)
A Bible verse about caring for the poor and the oppressed (Proverbs 31:8-9) was wrongly attributed by a majority of U.S. adults to celebrities, politicians and other prominent figures including President Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Bono, and Angelina Jolie.

Left won't let facts get in the way of global warming
(November 24, 2009)
Confidential emails exposing attempts by global warming apostles to manipulate embarrassing info that countered their warming claims have been called “the nail in the coffin” of global warming hysteria. Greg Gutfeld says in his Big Hollywood column that unfortunately that statement is not true.

Islamic extremists execute young Christian convert
(November 24, 2009)
Islamic extremists controlling part of the Somali capital of Mogadishu have executed a young Christian for sharing his faith with a 15-year-old Muslim boy. The Christian was beaten up before being shot twice in the head.

Christians give away Darwin's book with creationist intro
(November 20, 2009)
Evangelist Ray Comfort and actor Kirk Cameron joined 1200 other Christians Wednesday in distributing 170,000 copies of a special creationist edition of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species at 100 universities. This special edition features a 50-page introduction refuting Darwin's theory. The distribution date was brought forward by one day because atheists who dislike free speech threatened book burnings and other disruptions at the give-away.

U.N. says world needs fewer children to reduce global warming
(November 20, 2009)
The U.N. Population Fund has declared that having fewer children would help reduce so-called global warming … but added it is difficult to prove a connection between the two. [See Professor David Bellamy's 2004 article labeling global warming as 'poppycock'.]

Bullying linked to eating disorders
(November 19, 2009)
Researchers from Beat, a charity that deals with eating disorders, interviewed 600 16-25-year-olds with eating disorders. They found that 91% said they had been bullied, and 46% said they believed that bullying had contributed to their eating disorder. [See also our article on anorexia: how to recognize it, how to help victims.]

Several homosexual newspapers close their doors
(November 18, 2009)
Employees of numerous homosexual newspapers have arrived for work lately to find the doors locked. A note on the door explains their jobs no longer exist becasue of bankruptcy. Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth about Homosexuality says he is not surprised by the closings, because the secular media are doing a better job of promoting the homosexual agenda.

Aquarium films world's first photos of young coelacanths
(November 18, 2009)
A team from an aquarium in Japan has filmed juvenile coelacanths, a fish regarded commonly as a living fossil, off Indonesia's Sulawesi Island. [Interestingly, despite the claims that the coelacanth is a “prehistoric” fish, allegedly dating back hundreds of millions of years, the oldest known coelacanth is the same as those filmed today. See our article Coelacanths have not evolved!]

Schoolgirls more worried about looking good than getting good grades
(November 18, 2009)
One in three schoolgirls is more worried about looking good in class than getting decent grades, researchers have found. One in four of the 3000 girls who were polled said they believed good looks would get them further in life than good exam results.

How Hitler and the Nazis tried to get Christ out of Christmas
(November 17, 2009)
The Nazi Party tried their best to remove Christ from Christmas by paganising carols, producing glittering swastika, iron cross and toy grenade baubles for the fir tree, research for a new exhibition has found. “I always thought that Unto Us a Time Has Come was a song about wandering through winter snow,” said Heidi Bertelson, 42, a lawyer who visited the exhibit. “I didn't realise that Christ had been excised.”

Hypnosis effect can be seen on brain scans
(November 16, 2009)
Hypnosis has a very real effect that can be picked up on brain scans, say Hull University researchers. Hypnosis is increasingly being used to help people stop smoking or lose weight and advisers recently recommended its use to treat irritable bowel syndrome. [See also our article Hypnosis for Christians: Right or wrong?]

Catholic Church threatens Washington over same-sex marriage
(November 14, 2009)
The Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., says it will cease its charitable services in the city if a proposed ordinance to allow same-sex marriages isn't changed, Newsmax reports. And so far, most city council members are resisting the Catholic Church's demand.

Muslim burqas have no place in France, French President says
(November 13, 2009)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has reiterated his view that there is no place for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women, in France. [See also our article Ban the burqa?]

Abortionist attacks New York reporter
(November 12, 2009)
An abortionist whose medical license was revoked for his part in a botched late-term abortion and for falsifying medical records has attacked a New York TV reporter who found the abortionist had moved states. [See also our article Why Christians oppose abortion.]

33 ways to say “I love you”
(November 12, 2009)
Want to keep a relationship strong? Here are 33 ways to say “I love you” — from a couples conference in New Jersey.

Missing link dinosaur discovered
(November 11, 2009)
The headline above is not ours — it's from BBC News. But the story is not about how dinosurs allegedly evolved into birds or evolved from some non-dinosaur. It's simply about a dinosaur that was bipedal but occasionally walked on all four legs. So let's see … it's the missing link that shows dinosaurs evolved into dinosaurs. Amazing!

Judge rejects Planned Parenthood injunction request
(November 10, 2009)
Pro-life forces are celebrating a judge's refusal to give Planned Parenthood an injunction preventing a former branch director from talking about her experiences before she quit to become a pro-life activist.

Questions kids ask that baffle parents
(November 9, 2009)
A survey of 3000 parents found that 52% regularly have trouble answering questions from their young children. Brain-teasers like “How is rain made?” and “Why is the sea salty?” are said to be the most embarrassing, because parents think they should know the answer.

Tough love is good for your children
(November 8, 2009)
Children brought up according to “tough love” principles are more successful in life, according to a study. The researchers found that children aged 5 with “tough love” parents were twice as likely to show good character capabilities. Report author Jen Lexmond said: “It is confidence, warmth and consistent discipline that matter most.”

Comics improve child literacy
(November 6, 2009)
A University of Illinois expert in children's literature says that comics are just as sophisticated as other forms of literature, and children benefit from reading them at least as much as they do from reading other types of books. Carol L. Tilley, a professor of library and information science at Illinois, says that reading any work successfully, including comics, requires more than just assimilating text, and comics are at least as good for kids as other types of reading.

Abortion further linked to depression and anxiety
(November 6, 2009)
A New Zealand study that says abortion puts women at increased risk of anxiety and depression is the latest in a long line of scientific reports that reach the same conclusion, said leaders of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign today.

Eating quickly may make you fat
(November 5, 2009)
A new study has found that eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, hinders the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full. This can often lead to overeating, and consequently to putting on weight. [See also our article Easy ways to lose weight for overweight teens.]

European court bans crucifixes in Italian schools; angers Pope
(November 4, 2009)
The Vatican has denounced a ruling by the European court of human rights that said the display of crucifixes in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms. Vatican spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said the crucifix was a fundamental sign of the importance of religious values in Italian history and culture and was a symbol of unity and welcoming for all of humanity — not one of exclusion.

Planned Parenthood leader resigns after watching ultrasound of abortion procedure
(November 3, 2009)
A director of Planned Parenthood in Texas has left the abortion-supporting organization she has worked for over 8 years and has joined the opposition — the pro-life group Coalition for Life. Abby Johnson told the KBTX television station that Planned Parenthood wanted more abortions performed because the downturn in the economy had affected the organization. After watching an ultrasound of an abortion she said “I can't do this any more,” and she felt the burden and guilt leave her. [See our article for teens Why Christians oppose abortion.]

Since April, 114 children have died from swine flu, but 700,000 have died from abortion
(November 3, 2009)
A CDC report released last Friday placed the death toll from H1N1 at 114 for persons aged 18 or younger. Meanwhile, in a 2008 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC said that in 2005, the most recent year for which abortion data is available, 820,151 legal abortions were reported from 49 reporting areas. [See our article for teens Why Christians oppose abortion.]

Churches welcome gay bans
(November 2, 2009)
Charities and religious groups in Australia could discriminate against gay people or anyone else who might offend their values after a landmark decision quashed a finding in favor of a gay couple who wanted to become foster parents. The couple were refused access to the Wesley Mission's foster care agency because they are homosexual. They took their case to the Administrative Decisions Tribunal and were awarded $10,000 and the Wesley Mission told to change its practices so it didn't discriminate. The charity appealed and a highly critical appeal panel overturned the decision and has ordered the original tribunal to hear the case again.

Evolution: A theory headed for extinction?
(October 31, 2009)
Science researcher Guy Berthault says Darwinism looks like it is finally coming to an end. He says it is so full of faulty science that it should have come to an end long ago, but he believes the cracks in the theory are now getting too large to keep patching up.

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