Friday, April 30, 2004

(AgapePress) - A conservative Christian activist says a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court is proof that many of this nation's judges are on a quest for a religion-free America.

Earlier this week, the high court refused to consider the appeal of a judicial ban on cadet-led mealtime prayers at Virginia Military Institute. By refusing to hear the appeal, the Supreme Court let the rulings of two lower federal courts stand, abolishing a practice at VMI that was more than 100 years old. (See Related Article)

The president of Vision America says he is not surprised by the action -- or lack thereof -- by the Supreme Court. In fact, that is one of the reasons his organization is hosting a series of rallies this summer rally in support of the Ten Commandments and the right to acknowledge God in America. Jackson, Tennessee, is the site on Saturday (May 1) for another of those rallies.

Vision America president Rick Scarborough says the effects of the VMI ruling will be far-reaching. For one thing, he fears the nation is in danger of raising up a generation of military officers without religious values. And he believes by such rulings, the United States is pitting itself against God.

"We're fighting an international war on terror; we have a president who's not hesitated to speak of his own faith in God; and again and again we hear our leaders say 'God bless America.'" he notes. "But we've got to consider and ask ourselves is, what are we asking God to bless?"

The Vision America leader says before it is too late, Christians need to act by standing up against judicial tyranny. More...

Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Fred Morche of Bonner Springs likes to compare his motorcycle group to a cross-section of America.

He rides with the Restoration Riders, a chapter of the Christian Motorcyclist Association, which he says is a diverse group.

"I've been riding motorcycles since I was a little guy, and this was the best group of riders I've ever ridden with," Morche said. "That's our common ground, not race or social status."

It's a place where construction workers like Morche can be riding side by side with doctors, lawyers, police officers or anyone else, he noted.

When hundreds of motorcyclists join the Restoration Riders to ride out from Wyandotte County Fairgrounds next Saturday, they'll be raising funds for evangelistic missions to other motorcyclists and to foreign countries.

More than 200 people participated last year in the annual Run for the Son Ride by the Restoration Riders Chapter No. 371, said Bob Humphrey, president of the organization. It's doubled in size the past few years, he added.

This will be the first year the group will start and finish the race at the same spot, he said. It will enhance the group's activities afterwards. More...

(AgapePress) - One of the world's largest automakers is being sued because it refused a request from a Christian employee to start an affinity group.

Last year, John Moranski, an employee at a General Motors plant in Indianapolis, asked company officials for permission to organize the GM Christian Employee Network as a GM affinity group. His request was denied because GM company policy states that affinity groups can be based on race, gender, disabilities, and sexual orientation -- but not on religion.

Now Moranski has sued GM, claiming the company's "diversity" policies are discriminatory against Christians. Barbara Weller is with the Christian Law Association, which is representing Moranski in the lawsuit. She says it is in vogue to discriminate against Christians. More...