Christians Takes a stand for the Homeless
03/12/06 10:34 PM Filed in: Ministry
In the
book
The Irresistible Revolution, Shane Claiborne describes
how Christians stood up for the rights of the homeless
in Philadelphia. The city had passed anti-homeless
legislation, making it illegal for homeless people to
sleep or ask for money in the parks. In an effort to
stop those who were seeking to help the homeless,
officials went even further by banning all food from
the park. Claiborne writes: Read
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Teenagers Engage Culture Through Blogs
03/12/06 10:28 PM Filed in: Youth
While their
peers may be carousing and into all kinds of trouble, a
new movement of teenagers is defying the trends of
their generation. These teens are combating ignorance,
rebellion, and apathy with the latest in modern
technology: the blog.
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Sex In America
03/12/06 10:25 PM Filed in: Relationships
Sexual Music Produces More Sexual Teens
03/12/06 10:20 PM Filed in: Teen
In an
eye-opening study, researchers have found that
teenagers who listen to raunchy, sex-filled lyrics are
more likely to indulge in early sexual activity than
their counterparts who don't. Read
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Statistics on American Views of Success
03/12/06 10:16 PM Filed in: Family
A 2006 study
conducted by Success
magazine
uncovered some surprising insights into the way
Americans view success. For example, in response to the
phrase, "Success in business means…," 60 percent
of the respondents selected "Adding value to the lives
of others." Only 18.8 percent said success meant
"Making a lot of money." Read
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Researchers Identify Four Images of GOD
03/12/06 10:12 PM Filed in: Church
In September of
2006, Sociologists from Baylor University released the
results of a study looking into America's different
views of God. Part of the study was a survey conducted
by the Gallup organization, which identified four
distinct views of God's personality and interaction
with the world. Baylor researchers outlined the results
as follows:
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Thoughts on Prosperity Gospel
03/12/06 10:04 PM Filed in: Human
Interests
The cover story
of the September 18, 2006, edition of
Time
magazine asked,
"Does God Want You to Be Rich?" In researching for that
article, Time
phoned 770
self-reporting Christians across the United States and
asked them to agree or disagree with the following
statements:
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Americans Running Out of Space?
03/12/06 09:59 PM Filed in: Human
Interests
So let's get
this straight—houses got bigger, average family
sizes got smaller, and yet we still need to tack on
almost two billion square feet of extra space to store
our stuff? Read
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Frustrated Christmas Shopper
03/12/06 09:58 PM Filed in: Humor
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