10 http://www.christiannewswire.com Pro-Family News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:33:48 -0700 en-us Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12239 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12239 Contact: Riz Marsella, SacredVerse.com, 415-260-8809 MEDIA ADVISORY, Nov. 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- Wishing to stay in touch with her daughter away at college and taking her cue from Pope Benedict XVI's call to use modern technologies to spread the Gospel, Riz Marsella founded SacredVerse.com, a communications tool now available on the internet for the "Text Generation." The inspiration for SacredVerse.com came to Marsella when she noticed that text messaging was the best way to communic Source: SacredVerse.com Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:16:45 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12238 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12238 Contact: Janice Gonzalez, 800-683-2998 BALTIMORE, Nov. 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- The dramatic live production, VIANNEY, (http://vianneydrama.com/) performed by actor Leonardo Defilippis of Saint Luke Productions (http://stlukeproductions.com/) was a main event at the annual Fall Assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on November 16th in Baltimore. The turn-out for the performance was remarkable -- on the first night of a very busy conference schedule, VIANNEY was attended by 56 Source: Saint Luke Productions Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:32:46 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12237 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12237 Contact: Louise Ward, YouthWorks!, Inc.®, 612-746-6412, Louisew@YouthWorks.com MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Nov. 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- YouthWorks!, Inc.® (YW)--a multi-denominational family of ministries that plans and implements life-changing, Christ-centered missions trips and ministry experiences--has signed a definitive agreement with Christian communications and publishing company Zondervan to acquire Youth Specialties--the international leader in training and equipping youth pastors and yo Source: Robin Tracy Public Relations Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12236 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12236 Day Gardner, National Black Pro-Life Union Comments on Remark Made By Jesse Jackson at Congressional Black Caucus Reception Contact: Day Gardner, President, National Black Pro-Life Union, 202-834-0844, dgardner@NBPLU.com WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- At a reception, held by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Foundation as part of a series of events revolving around the 25th anniversary of Jackson's run for president, Jesse Jackson stated: "We even have blacks voting agai Source: NBPLU Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:23:31 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12235 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12235 New Documentary Release: A Lamp in the Dark: The Untold History of the Bible Contact: Meg A. Pinto, Producer, 818-309-3856, meg@adullamfilms.com NASHVILLE, Nov. 20 /Christian Newswire/ -- A new documentary titled, "A Lamp in the Dark: The Untold History of the Bible" has just been released by Adullam Films. This riveting three hour presentation tracks the history of the Bible from the first century to the present time. Enter into a world of saints and martyrs battling against spies, Source: Adullam Films Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:24:53 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12234 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12234 -- Team will visit 5 countries in 5 weeks -- the U.S., Ecuador, Cambodia, Zambia, and Ethiopia -- Effort aims to raise a record-breaking $25 million through World Vision's Gift Catalog to fight poverty and help nearly 625,000 people -- Throughout tour, agency will connect donors to developing world through social media tools Contact: Laura Blank, World Vision, 646-245-2496, lblank@worldvision.org  NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Beginning November 19, join World Source: World Vision Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:21:00 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12233 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12233 Contact: Samuel Hodges, Executive Producer, Church Initiative, 1-800-395-5755 ext 247, shodges@churchinitiative.org WAKE FOREST, NC, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Churches across the nation are hosting GriefShare Surviving the Holidays seminars to help grieving people deal with the painful, debilitating emotions they face during the holiday season. The total participation from non-churched people has exceeded expectations. Churches are finding this two-hour, video-based seminar consis Source: Church Initiative Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:38:31 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12232 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12232 Contact: Bob Sturm, 703-396-6974; after 6 PM Eastern & on weekends, Bob Sturm, 703-307-8176; Nancy Bakersmith, 703-209-6190; ConservativeHQ.com MANASSAS, VA, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Richard A. Viguerie, a Catholic layman in a parish in the Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, has sent two letters to Catholics throughout the nation to encourage them not to contribute to the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) this weekend because of the pro-abortion and homosexual organizations t Source: American Target Advertising Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:40:00 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12231 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12231 Contact: Gina Adams, 888-253-3622 NASHVILLE, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- A new book chronicling the journal of an ALS patient has just released during National Family Caregivers Month. Edited by his widow Beth Chilcoat, NOBODY TELLS A DYING GUY TO SHUT UP is the honest, personal diary of David Chilcoat who succumbed to the disease (a.k.a. Lou Gehrig's Disease) in 2006 after a three-year battle. Beth Chilcoat is now featured on a special interactive section on the New York Times website Source: The Adams Group Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:29:59 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12229 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12229 Contact: Annee Kahler, Media Coordinator, 267-210-8278, Annee@ChinaAid.org; Jenny McCloy, Directory of Advocacy (Washington, DC), 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; both with ChinaAid; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org     BEIJING, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- At  7:40 AM (Beijing time) on Nov. 19, Jiang Tianyong and his wife attempted to leave their home to take their daughter to school, when they were barred from leaving the apartment building by Public Security Bu Source: China Aid Association, Inc. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:53:09 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12228 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12228 Contact: Karole Davis, Sky Angel, 239-963-3265 MEDIA ADVISORY, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- "The River Within," the latest release from Cloud Ten Pictures, joins Sky Angel's outstanding Video On Demand movie selections beginning today. The film will be available under Movies > Drama for $3.99. "The River Within," a debut project from writer/director Zac Heath, tackles some of life's largest questions. Protagonist Jason returns home from law school seeking a quiet place to study f Source: Sky Angel US LLC Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:10:00 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12227 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12227 "The Twelve Rules of Christmas" guidelines are available at www.rutherford.org Contact: Nisha N. Mohammed, The Rutherford Institute, 434-978-3888, ext 604, 434-466-6168 mobile CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Hoping to alleviate any confusion over the do's and don'ts of celebrating Christmas in schools, workplaces and elsewhere, The Rutherford Institute has issued its "Twelve Rules of Christmas" guidelines, which are available at w Source: The Rutherford Institute Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:27:21 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12226 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12226 San Antonio, TX, Nov. 19 ― The public debate over killing for low quality-of-life has resurfaced at a new level. Four years since the death of Terri Shiavo, HBO just days ago completed shooting for a movie about Dr. Kevorkian called You Don't Know Jack, starring Al Pacino. This event coincided with a brewing controversy in the Australian Parliament over whether to permit voluntary euthanasia, culminating yesterday in a narrow one-vote resistance. Meanwhile, Democrats in the U.S. Congress Source: Valor Visual Media, Inc. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:05:00 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12225 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12225 "Americans -- women included -- reject the radical feminist vision of an abortion for every home, at government expense." Contact: Joy Yearout, Susan B. Anthony List, 703-380-6674  WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- In response to the public release of health care reform legislation in the U.S. Senate, Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser offered the following statement: "Well now we know the formula to drive Democrats back into the arm Source: Susan B. Anthony List Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:04:23 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12224 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12224 Citywide partnership with Rams and school superintendent provides valuable after-school activity Nearly 300 area youth, parents and guests expected for community awards program Contact: Randy L. Jones, Joyce Meyer Ministries, 636-349-0303 ext 2931, rajones@joycemeyer.org ST. LOUIS, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following is submitted by Joyce Meyer Ministries: WHAT: An excited crowd of 150 inner-city youth will join another 150 expected guests for a sports banquet and award Source: Joyce Meyer Ministries Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:00 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12223 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12223 Contact: John Ritchie, The American TFP, 717-495-5427 HANOVER, Penn., Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- In a full-page ad published yesterday in the Ledger-Inquirer of Columbus, GA, the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) calls upon the public to thank our military heroes. The Catholic group's message is simple: "A Call to Gratitude: Who Will Thank Our Heroes?" The ad addresses the protesters who gather at the gates of Fort Benning to protest against Source: The American TFP Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:49:31 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12222 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12222 Hamilton ruled against religious freedom, rule of law, women's right to know, parental rights and children's safety Contact: Demi Bardsley, Concerned Women for America, 202-488-7000 ext 1020 WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- Despite strong opposition, the U.S. Senate will vote today to confirm controversial nominee David Hamilton to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Concerned Women for America's President, Wendy Wright, said, "Not a mere judicial activist, David Hamilto Source: Concerned Women for America Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:43:25 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12221 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12221 Jim Pouillon National High School Witness Contact: Chet Gallagher, 702-343-4725; Cal Zastrow, 989-859-4482; Flip Benham, 980-722-4920 CONCORD, NC, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Tuesday, November 24, 2009, gentle Christian warriors (in over 50 cities) will allow the theology of the church house to become biography at local high schools across our nation in honor of Jim Pouillon -- America's first Christian, pro-life martyr.  Jim was shot and killed on September 11, 2009, wh Source: Operation Save America Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:00:00 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12220 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12220 Happy Birthday, Jesus! 250,000 families expected to join the world's largest birthday party--and make high-tech history. Contact: Monique Sondag 214-536-4319, Monique@Lovell-Fairchild.com NASHVILLE, Nov. 19 /Christian Newswire/ -- This Christmas an expected quarter million Christian families--individually and through churches--will make high-tech history when, through Really Woolly® Kids, a Dayspring® division, they participate in a two-month online Happy Birthday, Jesus party with a l Source: Lovell-Fairchild Communications Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0700 Pro-Family News http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12219 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=12219 Contact: Derrick Jones, National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), 202-626-8825, 202-423-3329 cell, mediarelations@nrlc.org   WASHINGTON, Nov. 18 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following statement was issued by the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC), the federation of right-to-life organizations in all 50 states, and may be attributed to NRLC Legislative Director Douglas Johnson.   Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nv.) has rejected the bipartisan Stupak-Pitts Amendment and has Source: National Right to Life Committee Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:32:42 -0700