10 http://www.christiannewswire.com Education Sun, 21 Mar 2010 03:36:34 -0600 en-us Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13321 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13321 Contact: Troy Simpson, World Gospel Mission, 765-671-7226 MEDIA ADVISORY, March 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- A recent massive budget shortfall in Kansas City will result in the closure of 29 schools in an attempt to address a projected $50 million budget shortfall for the 2010-2011 school year. More districts around the country will be forced to make similar decisions as they struggle with a severe shortage of education funding. In response, missionary-sending organization World Gospel Mission Source: World Gospel Mission Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:54:00 -0600 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13308 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13308 Contacts: Linda Harvey, 614-442-7998, lpharvey@missionamerica.com; Laurie Higgins, 847-948-7889, hlaurie@illinoisfamily.org TINLEY PARK, Ill., March 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- A national coalition of organizations committed to preserving parental rights in public education, restoring academic integrity to public education, and removing partisan political protests from the classroom is urging parents to call their children out of school on the Day of Silence if their school is permitting stude Source: Illinois Family Institute Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:54:38 -0600 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13306 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13306 Contact: Dr. David Schuringa, President, Crossroad Bible Institute, 800-668-2450, david@cbi.fm PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria March 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- Crossroad Bible Institute continues its international expansion w,ith the opening of a new distribution center near the Elele Prison Farm Center in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. For Nigerian prisoners, the religious division and resulting violence that afflict their country are compounded by deplorable prison conditions and unjust treatment. CBI stu Source: Crossroad Bible Institute Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:26:04 -0600 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13300 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13300 Association for Biblical Higher Education Grants Accreditation to Orange Park-based Graduate School Contact: Dr. James Hart, 800-282-2977, president@iwsfla.org; www.iws.edu ORANGE PARK, Fla., March 14 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies (IWS) here has been granted Accredited Status by the Commission on Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education (ABHE). IWS is the only higher education school in North America focused exclusively Source: Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:03:09 -0600 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13286 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13286 Contact: Robert W. Graves, President, The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship, 770-516-7300 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., March 11 /Christian Newswire/ --The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship (TFFPS) conferred its 2010 Awards of Excellence for Pentecostal scholarship. Dr. Janet Everts announced the awards during the 2010 Conference of the Society for Pentecostal Studies at North Central University. This year's book award went to William P. Atkinson for his book The 'Spiritual Death' of Source: The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:10:58 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13200 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13200 Judicial Review and Stay of Proceedings Sought in Hamilton County Superior Court against Agency's Claim of Power to Penalize a Group of Nine Families for their Decision about 'Who Could Eat What' at the Group's Banquet. Contact: Stephanie Lewis, 312-422-1333 HAMILTON COUNTY, Ind., March 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- Late yesterday, Chicago's Thomas More Society, a national public interest law firm, filed a 127-page lawsuit against the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (ICRC). The ICRC has Source: TC Public Relations Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:21:56 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13175 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13175 "This is a warm and nice story and every family member can enjoy this DVD. We happily award our Dove 'Family-Approve' Seal to this DVD. It is terrific!" -- The Dove Foundation Contact: Joe DiBenedetto, Lambert, Edwards & Associates, 616-233-0500, jdibenedetto@lambert-edwards.com TORONTO, March 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- In advance of releasing At Jesus' Side, an all-new animated family DVD that makes the teachings of Jesus and messages of Easter more accessible to children, Phase 4 Source: Lambert, Edwards & Associates Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:30:00 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13145 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13145 Hschooler.net is an online social network for Christian families. The mission of Hschooler.net is to connect families with the people, resources, and tools to train up young men and women to the Glory of God. Contact: Russ McGuire, 913-526-1775, russ.mcguire@gmail.com OVERLAND PARK, Kans., Feb. 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- Hschooler.net has launched the first social network that meets the unique desires of Christian parents while providing a fun and safe environment for Christia Source: Christian Homeschool Network, LLC Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:16:32 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13094 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13094 Contact: Jenna Bartlo, Biola University, 562-777-4061 STUDIO CITY, Calif., Feb. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- Actor Joel McHale, star of the NBC comedy series Community and host of E! Channel's The Soup will be a featured speaker at Biola University's 15th annual Biola Media Conference that attracts more than 600 attendees. In addition to McHale, the conference held at the CBS Studio Center lot in Studio City, Calif. on May 1, 2010, will be joined by a supporting cast of workshop leaders inclu Source: Biola University Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:19:48 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13060 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13060 Contact: BOND Action, 323-556-2623 LOS ANGELES, Feb. 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, Founder and President of BOND Action, is criticizing First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign targeting childhood obesity as one more attempt by the administration to control and encroach on the freedoms of the American people. The following is Rev. Peterson's statement regarding this matter: "Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' campaign to control childhood Source: BOND Action Inc. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:11:03 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13048 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13048 Contact: Matt Lloyd or Mary Vought, 202-226-9000   WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 /Christian Newswire/ -- Matt Lloyd, Spokesman for U.S. Congressman Mike Pence, Chairman of the House Republican Conference, issued the following statement:   "After receiving considerable encouragement to run for the United States Senate last month, Mr. Pence made a decision to seek reelection to the House of Representatives and help lead a conservative comeback in 2010 and that decision stands. Mr. Pence's decision wa Source: CCN Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:06:42 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13044 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13044 Contact: Fletcher Armstrong, Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, Southeast Region Operations, 865-776-1312, fletcher@ProLifeOnCampus.com KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 16 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, Southeast Region Operations announces a major upgrade to its website, www.ProLifeOnCampus.com. CBR is "winning hearts, changing minds, and saving lives." CBR doesn't just claim it; CBR proves it. Visitors to the website will see and hear students, political leaders, and Source: Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, Southeast Region Operations Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:30:00 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13014 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13014 This event is in response to "Condom Awareness Day" being held at the campus by the Montgomery County Health Department on Monday, February 15, 2010. Contact: Megan Mastroianni, Generation Life, 518-881-6359, mmastroianni@generationlife.org BLUE BELL, Penn., Feb. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- Generation Life is sponsoring this outreach to encourage students to embrace real sexual freedom. The challenge to them will be to make chastity, i.e., saving sex for marriage, an essential part of th Source: Generation Life Thu, 11 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13010 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=13010 Contact: Sarah Floro, Abstinence Clearinghouse, 605-335-3643, info@abstinence.net SIOUX FALLS, SD, Feb. 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- A new report by the International Planned Parenthood Federation is recommending that children as young as 10 years old receive mandatory graphic sex education, which includes teaching them the "pleasures of sex." The report, "Stand and Deliver" recommends -- in fact, demands -- that children as young as 10 should be seen as "sexual beings." Further, th Source: Martinez Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:08:07 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12987 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12987 Contact: Grant Van Leuven, 412-731-8690 ext. 108 PITTSBURGH, Feb. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Rev. Alexander McLeod penned the following words in a chilling cry of exhortation to his church and America in his 1802 work, "Negro Slavery Unjustifiable: A Discourse", which the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary (RPTS) now makes available in digital form along with a documentary video on its website at www.rpts.edu in honor of its 2010 bicentennial and Black History Month: "The t Source: Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:20:00 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12971 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12971 Contact: Laralyn Murphy, 510-632-1366 ext 119, lmurphy@independent.org MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 8 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Independent Institute has announced the launch of the Center on Culture and Civil Society, headed by Senior Fellow Robert H. Nelson. Nelson, Professor of Environmental Policy at the University of Maryland and author of "The New Holy Wars," will be overseeing the efforts of the new Center to restore the focus on morality and natural law to its rightful, traditional pl Source: Murphy Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:00:00 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12962 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12962 Contact: Demi Bardsley, Concerned Women for America, 202-488-7000 ext. 1020 WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- Americans have received messages for years from so-called social scientists presenting "evidence" that abstinence programs are ineffective, that they actually increase sexual activity among teens. Now, a landmark study on abstinence education published in a refereed journal, The Archives of Pediatric Adolescent Medicine, gives solid evidence that abstinence educa Source: Concerned Women for America Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:45:14 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12951 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12951 Contact: Tarryn Wilson, 800-682-7391 ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa, Feb. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- Switched-On Schoolhouse®, a comprehensive, Bible-based curriculum from Alpha Omega Publications®, has recently been awarded 14 Practical Homeschooling Interactive Learning Awards! Based on votes received from readers of Practical Homeschooling® Magazine, the 2010 i-Learn Awards recognized Switched-On Schoolhouse with an official seal of excellence in the following categories: 1st Place Bible Physics Source: Alpha Omega Publications Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:11:37 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12950 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12950 Contact: Dr. Stephen Swisher, Kenneth Copeland Ministries, 817-252-2737, media@kcm.org NEWARK, Tx., Feb. 4 /Christian Newswire/ -- In a continued effort to help support the people of Haiti, Kenneth Copeland Ministries (KCM) announced today that it has partnered with several ministries to send a flight to Haiti with $2.7 million of medical supplies, and 7,000 pounds of much-needed antibiotics. KCM has joined forces with Pastor Keith Moore of Faith Life Church, Branson, Mo., Billye Brim of Pra Source: Kenneth Copeland Ministries Thu, 04 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0700 Education http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12930 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12930 Contact: Margie Shealy, Christian Medical & Dental Associations, 888-230-2637, 423-341-4254, margie.shealy@cmda.org MEDIA ADVISORY, Feb. 2 /Christian Newswire/ -- Dr. David Stevens, CEO of the 16,000-member Christian Medical Association, today released this statement regarding a landmark study on abstinence education released Monday and published in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine: "Science has finally caught up with logic and what parents have known for cent Source: Christian Medical & Dental Associations Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:15:00 -0700