http://www.summit.org/resources/worldview_news/ en Copyright 2008 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:29:47 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss A divisive row over homosexuality and women bishops has left the worldwide Anglican Communion facing one of its worst ever crises, to the point where there is talk of an irrevocable schism. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/lf_afp/britainreligionanglicangayswomen;_ylt=An8TMrCbLF2OK1p.sLcKXI07Xs8F http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/lf_afp/britainreligionanglicangayswomen;_ylt=An8TMrCbLF2OK1p.sLcKXI07Xs8F Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:29:47 -0700 Douglas Kmiec is the kind of Catholic voter the GOP usually doesn't have to think twice about. The Pepperdine law professor and former Reagan Justice Department lawyer (Samuel Alito was an office mate) attends Mass each morning. He has actively opposed abortion for most of his adult life, working with crisis pregnancy centers to persuade women not to undergo the procedure. He is a member of the conservative Federalist Society and occasionally sends a contribution to Focus on the Family. He is also a vocal supporter of Barack Obama. http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080703/us_time/thebattleforcatholicvoters;_ylt=AjnKqnLKkWhPhKSFcsN_EUg7Xs8F http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080703/us_time/thebattleforcatholicvoters;_ylt=AjnKqnLKkWhPhKSFcsN_EUg7Xs8F Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:10:46 -0700 In Gainesville, Florida, 30 pastors have joined together to fight city hall. The pastors are showing their ire by launching a petition drive to overturn an action by the city commission. Cane Davis is with Citizens for Good Public Policy (CGPP). "On January 28, they passed an ordinance that basically gives women and men http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=157868 http://www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=157868 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:39:27 -0700 An evangelist convicted of federal crimes for preaching on a public sidewalk in front of the Liberty Bell is appealing his case. http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=157564 http://www.onenewsnow.com/Legal/Default.aspx?id=157564 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:38:48 -0700 A federal appeals court ruled that South Dakota can begin enforcing a law requiring doctors to tell women seeking abortions that the procedure ends a human life. http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gAXuxpijyet6hUsK9HkfzBmeDQvwD91ILPGO1 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gAXuxpijyet6hUsK9HkfzBmeDQvwD91ILPGO1 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:38:05 -0700 Millions of federal dollars are offered to states to fund abstinence education, but nearly half of the country has turned down the funding. http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000007733.cfm http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000007733.cfm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:37:33 -0700 Arizona voters will get another chance to define marriage in November, thanks to a 16-4 state Senate vote Friday. Two years ago, a more complex marriage-protection amendment failed at the polls by 2 percentage points. http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000007734.cfm http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000007734.cfm Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:36:47 -0700 It is all about equal rights, the gay "marriage" lobby keeps telling us. We just want the right to marry, like everyone else. That is what they are telling us. But that is not what they mean. If same-sex "marriage" becomes the law of the land, we can expect massive persecution of the Church. http://www.informz.net/pfm/archives/archive_622122.html http://www.informz.net/pfm/archives/archive_622122.html Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:35:31 -0700 Idaho is among states shoving aside millions of federal dollars for abstinence education, walking away from the program the Bush administration touts for slowing teen sexual activity. http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=8549693 http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=8549693 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:08:39 -0700 The U.S. House has passed legislation that extends funding for Title V abstinence education for one year. The funding, which has continued under a series of temporary reauthorizations, was set to expire June 30. http://www.citizenlink.org/CLBriefs/A000007713.cfm http://www.citizenlink.org/CLBriefs/A000007713.cfm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:07:29 -0700 Trying to sell mayonnaise has turned messy for Heinz, the U.S. food giant that has found itself in a public relations pickle as pro-family and homosexual organizations both are threatening boycotts. The controversy is over a British television advert that appeared to use mayonnaise as spread for the homosexual agenda. http://www.onenewsnow.com/Business/Default.aspx?id=156958 http://www.onenewsnow.com/Business/Default.aspx?id=156958 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:05:33 -0700 A Dying Breed? As the birthrate in European countries drops well below the "replacement rate" -- that is, an average of 2.1 children born to every woman -- the declining population will first be felt in the playgrounds. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/magazine/29Birth-t.html?th&emc=th http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/29/magazine/29Birth-t.html?th&emc=th Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:04:31 -0700 The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), bitterly divided over sexuality and the Bible, set up another confrontation Friday over its ban on ordaining non-celibate gays and lesbians. http://www.onenewsnow.com/Business/Default.aspx?id=158556 http://www.onenewsnow.com/Business/Default.aspx?id=158556 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:03:40 -0700 The campaign manager for the ProtectMarriage.com coalition, which is sponsoring California's marriage amendment ballot initiative, says the news that a major Kmart executive will quit his job to volunteer full time to work against the measure, is just affirmation that both supporters and detractors are loading the heavy ammo to support what they believe is right in the cultural battle. http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=155758 http://www.onenewsnow.com/Culture/Default.aspx?id=155758 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:02:53 -0700 Anglican conservatives, frustrated by the continuing stalemate over homosexuality in the Anglican Communion, declared Sunday that they would defy historic lines of authority and create a new power bloc within the communion led by a council predominantly of African archbishops. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/world/30anglican.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/world/30anglican.html?_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:02:14 -0700