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TODAY'S NEWS -
July 22, 2002
This page is updated by 2:00 pm (PST)
Avila
Found Not Guilty in 2000 Molestation Trial - Fox
News
Concerning today's arrest, the Riverside County prosecutor
in the molestation trial of Avila two years ago says: "I feel horrible.
You can't imagine how bad I feel about this ... I'm going to live with
this for the rest my life."
Here's an article from the Washington
Post that elaborates on Avila's past convictions. (not recomemded
for reading to young children)
- Are defense attorneys fighting for good or evil? Explain.
- How can a Christian be a defense attorney? Do we need more Christian
defense attorneys? Why or why not?
- What would be more difficult; to be the prosecuting attorney that
lost in a case like this or the defense attorney that won?
- What scriptures come to mind?
Numbers 21:7; Romans 8:26,
27, 34; Hebrews 7:25
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HERE to find out how to become a friend of God
While
women have broken gender barriers, men still favour traditional roles
- The Toronto Star
"Women have become doctors, but men haven't become nurses,"
agrees Frank Reid, director of the centre for Industrial Relations at
the University of Toronto. "There was the perception that men had an
advantaged situation and we brought women into that world...
- Are women trying to make men more like women? Explain.
- What do you think is holding most men back from being all they can
be? What is your definition of a "real man?"
- Do you think it is okay for a man to stay at home and take care
of the children while the woman brings home the bacon?
- What Scriptures come to mind?
1 Corinthians 16:13; Ephesians 5:25-29;
1 Thessalonians 4:11; 1 Timothy 5:8; John 11:35
Movement
to Change 'Satans' Nickname - Fox
News
Superintendent Steve Swiontek said the direction from
the board then was to minimize use of the "Satans" name and the devil
image because it offends some people. The nickname and devil mascot
have been removed from all uniforms and receive only minimal exposure
elsewhere.
- Do you think making a big deal over this school's nickname empowers
the name even more?
- Would it be a problem for you to live in a town called Devils Lake?
Why or why not? What if you were offered your dream job, where your
family would be well taken care of, in a city who's name refers to
Satan as well as the school that your kids would attend?
- What Scriptures come to mind?
Jeremiah 10:8-10; Job 2:4-5; 2 Corinthians
2:11; 11:14; Luke 13:16; Matthew 4:6
SIDE ORDERS - other news
from today
Amendment:
Separation of atheism and state - World Net
Daily
Imagine that it was not the 9th Circuit, but the United
States Supreme Court that made the “under God” decision. Imagine
that instead of two nervous circuit judges, it was five brazen Supreme
Court Justices declaring the Pledge unconstitutional in some nightmare
future years from now – five secular devotees who’d been patiently
waiting for a chance to save government from the “ancient superstitions”
of its people. And soon more secular decisions come down from the high
court: “In God We Trust” is rejected as the national motto.
Prayers are forbidden at inaugural ceremonies. And on and on.
Reported
number of teen virgins rises - Washington
Times
The turning point occurred in the mid-1990s, right around
the time the federal government started funding abstinence programs
teaching teens to save sex for marriage, said Peter Brandt of Focus
on the Family, a traditional values group in Colorado Springs, Colo.
Umps
Oppose Computer That Tracks Their Calls - New
York Times (free registration required)
Once again, major league umpires are engaged in a dispute
with Major League Baseball, and yesterday their union filed a second
grievance arising from a new computerized system, the QuesTec Umpire
Information System, that monitors umpires' ball-and-strike calls.
Oh-so-sensitive
school exams - MSNBC
Imagine a world where no one needs orthodontia, eats
junk food, endures stormy weather, has a granddad with memory loss,
wheedles Mom for a puppy, or gets his mail — no, make that get
their mail — from a mailman.
Bill
legalizes trusts for the family pet - Washington
Times
Thanks to a new Florida law set to take effect Jan. 1,
a dog — or cat, horse or bird — can be not only a man's best
friend but also his most esteemed heir.
LEFTOVERS - previous dialogues
Friday - July 19, 2002
Weblog: Dobson Again Calls For Parents To Pull Kids Out of Public
Schools
Thursday - July 18, 2002
Digital "Buddies"; Friend or Faux?
Wednesday - July 17, 2002
Dad regards pledge case as his 'duty'
Tuesday - July 16, 2002
Lie-detection advances raise hope, concerns
'Godless Americans' Plan March on Nation's Capital
Monday - July 15, 2002
British Reality Show Will Hand Parents Marriage Choice to Kids
Public School Pushes Homosexual Agenda and Discriminates Against Christian
Student During 'Diversity Week'--Federal Lawsuit Filed
Friday - July 5, 2002
Hurry up and date
Wednesday - July 3, 2002
Christian Mass Media Reach More Adults With the Christian Message
Than Do Churches
Cruise Kids to Live 'Far and Away'
Tuesday - July 2, 2002
Cruise Kids to Live 'Far and Away'
Monday - July 1, 2002
Why men drag their feet down the aisle
Friday - June 28, 2002
What to take? Evacuees must choose from a lifetime of memories
The race to raise a brainier baby
Thursday - June 27, 2002
Flap After Court Rules Pledge of Allegiance Unconstitutional
Wednesday - June 26, 2002
Spanking May Make Kids Violent, Analysis Finds
Sign Threatens Potential Car Thieves
Tuesday - June 25, 2002
Democracy for Palestinians
For Some, Tag Joins Dodgeball as Playground Pariah
Leveled Playing Field?
Monday - June 24, 2002
Suicide over hair-do
FBI: Major Crime Up 2 Percent
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