Dayna Lovelady
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Study: Religious College Students With Religious Parents Less Likely to Drink
Religious college students reported less alcohol consumption than non-religious students, which is partly influenced by how they see their parents handle stress, according to a new study by a Michigan State University professor.
Superman Comic Writer Edited Out of Series for Support of Traditional Marriage
One of the guest authors of DC Comics' upcoming Adventures of Superman series, Orson Scott Card, will not be included in the anthology series to be release this year because of his support for traditional marriage.
Pastors Fight High Black-on-Black Crime Rate With a Dose of Faith
Pastors in Florida and Detroit are refusing to let the black community tear itself apart with crime and violence, and are directly intervening with anti-violence programs and doing outreaches on dangerous streets known for high black-on-black crime rates.
Yale Students' Health Insurance to Cover Sex Change Surgeries?
Yale University is considering health insurance coverage that would fund sex change surgeries for its students. Yale Health already currently provides limited coverage for "sex reassignment" surgery to eligible faculty as well as managerial and professional staff members.
At Least 9 States Considering Bills to Ban Sex-Selective Abortions
In the U.S. it is illegal in only four states – Arizona, Illinois, Pennsylvania and Oklahoma – to have an abortion solely based on the fetus' gender, but now at least nine states look to join them with their own bans.
Va. Bikers Transform Run-Down Bar Into New Church Home
Black leather, tattoos and jeans are the proper Sunday worship attire at a Virginia biker church that meets in a former troubled bar. Opening its doors to 55 worshippers, Sunday marked the first service in the building formerly used for late-night drinking and clubbing.
Sean McDowell at Liberty University: Hardest Person to Forgive Is Yourself
Author and educator Sean McDowell asked Liberty University students last week if they had ever been hurt by someone they really cared about, before urging them to forgive both themselves and others to achieve freedom and the ability to love people as Jesus did.
Texas School Board Hears Public Opinion on Cheerleader Bible Banner Ban
An East Texas school district board of trustees held a public meeting Tuesday to hear comments from parents, students and alumni about the ban on a local school's cheerleaders from making and running through with banners containing Bible verses for the football team.
Pastor John Piper: The Antichrist Is Here and Not Yet Here
Pastor and author John Piper says the antichrist is here and not yet here in a blog post on the Desiring God ministry website on Wednesday.
'The Drop Box' Documentary Takes Home Grand Prize at Christian Film Festival
The inspiring, heartwarming, and challenging film about a Korean pastor who takes in and raises unwanted babies dropped in a box at his house in Seoul, South Korea, won the top prize – the "Best of Festival" Jubilee Award and the $101,000 cash prize that comes with it – at the 8th annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival earlier this month.