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High school senior illustrates that modesty can be beautiful
Karen Bowie By Karen Karaszkiewicz The Record Herald WAYNESBORO – In her senior year, Karen Bowie wants to help bring modest clothing back into style at Waynesboro Area Senior High School. The 17-year-old straight-A student was one of 40 girls in the country chosen to attend a fashion workshop this summer sponsored by Beautifully Modest, […]
Continue reading...Internet Gambling—Don’t Bet On It
22. July 2006
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From FamilyLeader.net, by Maurine Proctor “Internet gambling’s characteristics are unique,” noted the Associated Press. “Online players can gamble 24 hours a day from home; children may play without sufficient age verification; and betting with a credit card can undercut a player’s perception of the value of cash, leading to bankruptcy, crime, and suicide. Professor […]
Continue reading...Schools to get healthy as law takes hold
21. July 2006
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From MSNBC, July 13, 2006ST. PAUL, Minn. – They’re promising to keep closer tabs on student lunch trays, pull sugary treats from vending machines and classroom celebrations and encourage more pulse-raising activities during the school day. The nation’s public schools are under orders to adopt nutrition and exercise goals before classes resume in the fall. […]
Continue reading...The Magic of the Family Meal
27. June 2006
The statistics are clear: kids who dine with the folks are healthier, happier and better students, which is why a dying tradition is coming back. Read the entire Time Magazine article.
Continue reading...The Importance of Protecting Marriage
13. June 2006
Governor Mitt Romney’s letter to U.S. senators regarding the need for a Marriage Protection Amendment is a thorough and clear explanation of why it is so important to protect traditional marriage. Even though the senate voted 49 for the amendment and 48 against it, it was not the two-thirds majority needed to proceed. It’s certain […]
Continue reading...A Letter from America’s Religious Leaders in Defense of Marriage
26. May 2006
Throughout America, the institution of marriage is suffering. As leaders in our nation's religious communities, we cannot sit idly by. It is our duty to speak. And so across the lines of theological division, we have united to affirm, in one voice, the following statement.
Continue reading...A Letter from America’s Religious Leaders in Defense of Marriage
26. May 2006
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Throughout America, the institution of marriage is suffering. As leaders in our nation’s religious communities, we cannot sit idly by. It is our duty to speak. And so across the lines of theological division, we have united to affirm, in one voice, the following: For millennia our societies have recognized the union of a man […]
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25. July 2006
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