Article Archive 2007 ARTICLE ARCHIVES 2003  •  2004  •  2005  •  2006  •  2007 • 2008  •  2009 Jan 2007 •  ‘Rocky’ resurrected, so is star’s spirituality •  Court sides with pro-life group in campaign finance ruling •  Former President Ford, 93, dead; worked to heal nation after Watergate •  Barna lists 12 most significant religious findings from 2006 surveys •  Vatican officials may have found Paul's tomb •  Christian public library opens in Gaza •  When it comes to biblical business values, Truett Cathy is no chicken •  ‘Black Hawk' hero confronts fear with faith in sovereign God •  Tsunami survivors receive new homes •  E-pals sought for Asia •  ‘95 percent’ sex survey connected to Planned Parenthood •  PJI releases its annual ‘Hall of Shame’ •  Author hopes to rid Christian diet of ‘fast-food forgiveness’ •  Calif. Supreme Court takes 'gay marriage' case •  Adult stem cell hopes grow, while CA’s embryonic path faces delays •  California Legislative Analysis — Dying for the truth •  Christian-themed movies emerge with mixed results Commentary • Bottoms up! Is change possible by Charles W. Colson •  Forgive Saddam Hussein? by Mark A. Muntean Feb 2007 •  Super Bowl coaches Dungy, Smith known for Christian testimony •  Michael Irvin was ready for ‘a hard & painful’ lesson •  Teen shark attack victim releases documentary •  Florida's Governor pushes lethal stem cell research •  Tony Dungy, at NFL’s pinnacle, points still higher to God •  Board game pits Intelligent Design against evolution •  Nursing students survey health, living needs among Katrina victims •  Christians not immune from ‘frantic family syndrome’ •  Navy chaplain ousted on grounds overturned by Congress •  Shockwave youth prayer event set •  David Crowder Band wins MSN’s Artist of the Year •  Wild weather impacts Seattle area churches •  Ministry seeks to change minds in abortion debate •  Proposed law against spanking toddlers in Calif. causes stir •  Movieguide Awards to honor family-friendly films •  War protesters spray graffiti on U.S. Capitol •  Report examines National Council of Churches funding sources •  Marketplace drives church outreach activities •  ‘Bizarre and politically correct’ college courses revealed •  A sneak peak at California’s 2007 political agenda Commentary • Kings dream: The good society and the moral law by Charles W. Colson •  The New Tolerance redefines old concept by L. John Van Til Mar 2007 •  'Lost Tomb' is pure sensationalism, Mohler says on 'LKL' •  Recovery begins after tornadoes tear through Ala. and Ga. •  'Jesus tomb' documentary ignores biblical & scientific evidence, logic •  10 reasons why the "Jesus Tomb" claim is completely bogus •  Film heightens awareness of modern day slavery •  ‘Blasphemy Challenge’ lures kids to renounce Holy Spirit •  Premature baby who had record survival may change view of unborn •  International Bible Society, Send the Light to merge •  Episcopal divisions long in coming bishop says •  Anglican primates propose document to deal with errant churches •  Shockwave youth prayer event set •  Tomlin contributes additional lyrics to Amazing Grace for movie •  Chris Tomlin again leads nominations for Dove Awards •  Ministry seeks church ‘classrooms’ for special-needs children •  $18 billion religious travel industry gives birth to international association •  Newsboys, TobyMac, Third Day headline 4th annual Spirit West Coast lineup •  Study finds children plagued by unwanted exposure to porn •  IRS changes require better records for cash donations •  Leader of missionary couple abductors confirmed dead •  Gaza Baptist Church seized, bus driver killed •  CA Analysis — ‘State-mandated parenting’ is frightening scenario •  Calif. Supreme Court refuses to hear Mt. Soledad cross case •  Physician-assisted suicide resurrected in the California Assembly Commentary • Recovering right and wrong—The booze didn't make you do it by Charles W. Colson • Fighting a different kind of terrorism by Donna Rice Hughes Apr 2007 •  Nation reacts to mass killings •  ELCA pastor to appeal removal ruling •  Independent filmmaker creates niche with Christian film company •  Episcopal Church faces expulsion if pro-gay policies remain •  Church finds niche with summer Freedom School •  Free mobile ultrasound unit to service NYC •  Inaugural 5K to focus on initiative to pray without ceasing for LA •  Legacy Five’s Bennett loses battle with leukemia •  U.S. Supreme Court vacates 9th Circuit ruling limiting student free speech •  Workshop on Christianity and Dead Sea Scrolls draws crowd •  Abortion bill requiring ultrasounds passes •  Bill would halt legal fees for ACLU in church-state cases •  Victims of Indian Bible college beating recover •  Child porn ruling gets court review •  NFL kicker Elam studying at Liberty Seminary •  7 innings, family, quiet time •  Mother sues Planned Parenthood over failed abortion of baby girl •  Life of Seventh Day Slumber lead singer no fairy tale •  Major music muscle slated for May music festival •  HPV vaccine hype needs a shot in the arm •  Bill muzzles biblical view of homosexuality •  Virginia Tech massacre: At least 30 dead in carnage •  Parents take out ad chiding school for homosexual program Commentary • Playing fair: The jihad against pregnancy centers by Charles W. Colson •  The tomb wasn’t empty after all? by Clinton Arnold May 2007 •  Funerals remember Va. Tech students for their strong faith •  Teens catching on to risks of MySpace, Facebook, study says •  Lausanne III to bring its world conference to South Africa •  Recent Liberty transfer deals with loss of her Virginia Tech peer •  Project Prayer Flag supports troops •  Adopt-a-Chaplain sends supplies to clergy in Middle East •  Blue Angels chaplain' ministers amid crisis •  U.S. Supreme Court upholds partial-birth abortion ban •  One in 30 aborted babies is born alive, British study finds •  Group of young Muslims murder 3 Christians in Turkey •  Hollywood Prayer Network seeks Christians to start praying, stop boycotting •  Billy Graham's grandson injured in Iraq •  Relevance of Dead Sea Scrolls heightens •  Murder at NASA Space Center puts spotlight on victim's faith •  Court rejects ACLU over federal Scout policy •  World-class creation museum already expands prior to May opening •  High court to hear child-porn case •  Georgia districts add Bible curriculum •  Falwell Dies at 73 •  Tomlin wins 6 Dove Awards •  Mark Schultz to bike across America for widows, orphans   Commentary • Something horribly wrong: The reality of evil by Charles W. Colson • Motherhood: Part of God’s plan for the family by Beverly LaHaye June 2007 •  Much-anticipated scroll exhibition to open •  N.J. drill casts Christians as terrorists •  A beacon in a Hindu nation •  Apostasy bill would require death for leaving Islam •  Biblical counseling emerges at Virginia Tech •  Public support for Roe v. Wade declines •  Billy Graham library dedicated •  Audio Bible offers ‘Hear-in-a-Year’ program •  Christian Examiner publisher elected president of industry group •  Jerry Falwell, pastor, educator and national leader, dies at 73 •  Chaplain sees war's toll, God's hand •  'Baghdad Prayer Patrol' to provide spiritual support to U.S. troops in Iraq •  Study: Church benefits children •  Tenure denied Iowa State prof because of Intelligent Design beliefs •  Muslims believe U.S. seeks to undermine Islam •  House adds homosexuality to hate crimes •  Barna: American Christianity a lukewarm church •  'Mega-mosque' plan raises specter of extremism •  Michael W. Smith inducted to the Music City Walk of Fame •  Rock the Boat concert set for Universal’s Gibson Amphitheater   Commentary • Shutting down opposition; The gay agenda and schoolkids by Charles W. Colson July 2007 •  Nancy Heche uses personal story to reach church, homosexuals •  Disaster relief teams ready for Lake Tahoe fire cleanup •  List of evangelical kingmakers may signal shift in politics, opinions •  Twins adopted as embryos: 'Living proof' stirs stem cell debate •  Bush administration's stem cell stance targeted again •  Ringling Bros. Circus clown has firm foundation in Christ •  Mandatory HPV vaccine bill advances to California State Senate •  Creation Museum opens to crowds, media, and protest •  Corcoran prison inmates win access case to send Bible •  Ruth Graham's family remembers their mother's life •  Supreme Court protects issue ads •  Tourism in Israel is on the rise •  21st century phenomenon fulfills ancient prophecy of Isaiah •  Herod the Great's tomb reportedly found •  Activists attack SG nominee homosexuality stance targeted •  Episcopal priest says she's Christian and Muslim •  Hamas kills off Farfour a 'Mickey Mouse' look-a-like character on a children's show •  Hindu mob beats, humiliates pastor •  Journalists' political donations lean left 9 to 1 •  Military-sponsored gambling hurts families •  Poll says Americans looking for religious president •  Jewish Voice conducts medical clinic outreach in Ethiopia   Commentary • The cross and the crown: When Caesar and Christ collide by Charles W. Colson • Reasons for leaving Iraq by Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson Aug 2007 •  National prayer effort focuses on youth in ministry •  Taliban executes 2nd Korean captive •  Crisis hits Zimbabwe: Churches struggling to help •  'God has not forgotten Zimbabwe' •  Crowds welcome once-in-a-lifetime Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit •  Louisiana judge says portrait of Jesus can stay •  Evangelist facing execution in N. Korea •  Murder charges against missionary dropped •  JESUS' film now in 1,000 languages •  Jeremy Camp tour to get personal with the audience •  Mandisa Debuts Book & CD •  Iraqi religious minorities continue to suffer, panel told •  NCAA to review policies for pregnant student athletes •  U.S. Latino believers prefer worship in Spanish and in the Spirit, study says •  eHarmony.com sued for excluding homosexuals •  HHS study reveals flaws in sex education •  Abstinence funding survives a three-month extension •  Study calls lotteries a tax on the poor •  Dragster tragedy prompts ministry •  Mission Africa to bring academic teams to Ghana, West Africa •  Lake Elsinore to pay $1.2 million in church suit •  Judge rules Episcopal Church owns property of breakaway parishes •  Bikers revved up to serve the Lord •  Teen Challenge outreach to target Logan Heights •  Creation Northwest features today’s hottest music •  FindMissionaries.org re-launches missionary search engine   Commentary • Should Christian Kids Read 'Harry Potter'? by Charles W. Colson • TV profanity ruling opens doors to public airway vulgarity by Dr. Mark W. Hendrickson Sep 2007 •  Back home, families unite, pray for Korean for the remaining hostages •  Popularity of homeschooling rises nationwide, curriculum concerns, safety cited •  Famous minds, bee champions among notable homeschoolers •  Taliban militants free the remaining South Korean Christian Hostages •  Two freed Korean hostages plea for 19 detained friends •  Fire fighters to sue over forced participation in gay Pride Parade •  Peruvians find unity in earthquake's aftermath •  Saudis might take Bibles from Christian tourists •  Spiritual issues not important in raising children, poll finds •  Ancient Galilee boat believed to be 2,000 years old •  Modern excavations reveal ancient civilizations •  Irish hymn writers debut album in U.S. •  Bangladesh relief effort not in vain •  Stand in the Gap 2007 calls men to gather at Washington Monument •  Abortion doctors circumvent partial-birth ban by using deadly drugs •  Graham hospital stay expected to be brief •  ‘Love Won Out’ conference coming to Southern California •  House bill guts abstinence education, pro-life provision •  Study: Sex trafficking contributes to AIDS epidemic   Commentary • Shutting Down Free Speech: The Gay Agenda Triumphant by Charles W. Colson • The Internet's worst website by Kelly Boggs Oct 2007 •  Kaila senses God's will via World Changers •  Inner city evangelism project sees 260 people receive Christ •  Landscaper tills aging soil with special Sunday ministry •  Mandisa learns to trust God through fame •  Senate OKs homosexuals in hate crimes bill •  Disaster relief teams respond to wildfires throughout Southern California •  Fires continue to spread in Southern California •  San Diego area churches offer shelter, supplies in midst of county infernos •  Southland churches spring into fire response mode •  Prisons return books after objections •  Churches in Jena 'get along with each other,' leader says •  Focus vindicated after yearlong IRS audit •  Lift Up America reaches out to forgotten inner-city children •  Poll examines beliefs about Mormonism •  Supreme Court to examine lethal injection constitutionality •  Russian city is 'God-sized task' •  Study says change for homosexuals is possible •  Healing emerges in New York at 6-year mark of Sept. 11 attack •  House church leader arrested for receiving Bibles •  Obama, Edwards say they're OK with 'gay marriage' book in 2nd grade •  More conservative Anglican bishop consecrated to America •  Report examines culture of sex trafficking •  Funds again denied to U.N. group tied to forced abortions •  GMA Hall of Fame announces next round of inductees Commentary • The Disturbing Truth about Our Teens: Chastity and Evangelicals by Charles W. Colson • What should we do with Halloween? by Steve Russo Nov 2007 •  Amid Calif. smoke, volunteers seek to help •  National Adoption month calls Christians to aid orphans •  Calif. Governor signs school bill that protects teaching on gay lifestyle •  After the flames, Saddleback rallies to help •  Appeals court lifts ban on praying in Jesus' name •  New China survey reveals fewer Christians than most estimates •  Golden Arches trump golden rules •  Widow of slain Turkish worker: 'A cross for me every day' •  Convert's farewell letter to Muslim family •  Jerusalem church meets again after attack •  Pastors take lead in opposition against push for same-sex marriage •  Lauren Green: Apply God's law in your work •  Public funding of Planned Parenthood challenged •  Studies point to abortion-breast cancer link •  Huckabee & Romney top 'Values Voter' straw poll •  Newspaper poll: Evangelicals won’t support pro-choice candidate •  Sara Groves shares her own spiritual explorations •  'Twelve Rules of Christmas' guidelines now available •  Cuban church prays that God would multiply their offering •  Maze exhibit draws attention to 1 billion people living in slums •  Glory of Christmas to fly high at the Crystal Cathedral •  New center propels international ministries •  New pastoral coalition aims to ‘divorce proof’ the church •  ‘The Lights of Christmas’ at Warm Beach Camp features 1 million lights •  Wicca more prevalent in the Pacific Northwest than most realize Commentary • Morality without God by Charles W. Colson • Emphasizing the ‘thanks’ of thanksgiving by Warren Duffy Dec 2007 •  Aids in Africa: 'Decide to Decide Right' •  5 left dead at New Life Church; YWAM shooting leaves 2 dead, 2 injured •  Colo. gunman came from Christian family •  Dolly creator Wilmut abandons cloning •  Researchers turn adult cells into embryonic-like cells in stunning development •  NAE announces Energy Star Challenge partnership •  Gift options abound in the Christian retail market •  Christian Examiner publisher is Dealmaker of the Year finalist •  Logos Hope leaves Croatian shipyard, heads to Germany for final outfitting •  'Bella' receives critical acclaim while literally saving lives •  Bible/homosexuality film stirs debate •  Pastors network to save traditional marriage through Calif. state amendment •  Christmas in the round: Several new releases emerge •  'Twelve Rules of Christmas' guidelines now available •  Senator investigating Hinn, other television ministries •  Judge says CSU speech policies raise serious constitutional concerns •  Military allows porn, despite ban •  Twin overcomes doctors' plans •  Judge drops case against city of San Diego in Mount Soledad cross suit •  Thompson defends his opposition to a human life amendment Commentary •  The demise of the Religious Right? A sign of the 'times' by Charles W. Colson • Reflections on Firestorm 2007 in San Diego by Ken Blanchard

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