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National Marriage Week Coming in 2014

Oct 21, 2013JerryMarriageMarriage

National Marriage Week is less than 6 months away, on February 7-14. Even though it is still a ways off, the folks who promote National Marriage Week are looking for volunteers and churches who will help make National Marriage Week 2014 a success.

Efforts like this help rebuild a the marriage culture that has been eroding in America over the past many years. To find out why marriage matters and how you can be involved in National Marriage Week 2014, listen to Eric Metaxas’ Breakpoint commentary from the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview below and click the link at the end of this article.

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Click here to find resources on Breakpoint.org

Click here to visit the National Marriage Week website.

Click here to read “A Married Mom and Dad Really Do Matter: New Evidence from Canada”.

Videos: Seattle Seahawks Players, Coaches Share Testimony

Oct 18, 2013JerryJust for FunChristian, Christianity, Just for Fun

Several players and coaches for the Seattle Seahawks have appeared in a short documentary called The Making of a Champion in which they discuss what it means to be a champion and share their Christian faith.

These messages are inspiring and uplifting, and I encourage you to check them out. You can watch short video clips of the players and coaches sharing their testimonies below.

Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson

Seattle Seahawks Defensive Passing Game Coordinator Rocky Seto

Seattle Seahawks Left Tackle Russell Okung

Seattle Seahawks Long Snapper Clint Gresham

Seattle Seahawks Running Back Coach Sherman Smith

Click here to see the entire 14:50 video.

U.S. Soldiers Told American Family Association a “Domestic Hate Group”

Oct 17, 2013JerryChristian Persecution, Current Events, FamilyChristian Persecution, Current Events, Family

According to Fox News’ Todd Starnes, members of the U.S. military were told last week that the American Family Association is a “domestic hate group” because the group advocates traditional values and speaks out against homosexuality.

Starnes writes AFA was listed as a domestic hate group alongside the KKK, the Black Panthers, the Nation of Islam, and Neo-Nazis. Moreover, a photograph taken by a soldier with a camera phone shows the information slide on American Family Association contained a picture of Fred Phelps of Westboro Baptist Church in Kansas, despite the fact Phelps has no known ties to AFA.

American Family Association has issued a response, saying,

“Let me be very clear. Your AFA does not condone the actions of Phelps and his followers, nor have we ever advocated hatred towards anyone, even those we don’t agree with.”

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