An "Evangelical Manifesto" was released today, allowing the media to send a conflicting message by some Christian leaders that faith has become too politicized in America, while at the same time calling for a broader political agenda beyond key issues of abortion and homosexuality. The report can be accredited with a positive call for Christians to be concerned with issues of justice and the poor, unfortunately due to the publicly critical way it is written, any positive message might fall on deaf ears while a negative message is trumpeted. Evangelical leaders like Focus on the Family's James Dobson, Free Market's Kelly Shackelford and Southern Baptist Convention's Richard Land who did not sign onto the report have all supported speaking truth with love to American culture and informing the church and government on ways to enforce freedoms that open doors to the Gospel in our society. Having faith in the world takes wisdom and discernment, but not a refusal to stand. Instead of confronting fellow brothers and sisters directly with political concerns, sponsors of the "Evangelical Manifesto" have chosen to use media-hype and the limelight to confess errors. This unfortunately caters to our culture's hostility towards Christianity, is not the way to rally the church together, and is being used by the media to try to discourage believers.  CLICK HERE to read the Manifesto. 

College professors in Texas possess a blaring liberal bent, donating to Democratic candidates 3-1 over Republican candidates. According to Houston Chronicle research of Federal Election Commissions records, this disparity is overwhelming. In 2008, faculty members of Texas universities contributed $406,384 (71%) to Democratic candidates and committees, in contrast to $135,216 (24%) to Republican candidates and committees. Contributions to presidential candidates reflect the same trend, with Senator Hillary Clinton receiving the most funds, just ahead of Senator Barack Obama and far ahead of Senator John McCain. The report shows that higher education academics are out of touch with Texas mainstream culture, considering that polls show the Presidential race is close between the Republican and Democratic candidates. In the past few years, the national field of academia has taken on a growing role in politics and with it an increasing influence for Democrats, who receive 75% of the political money donated by professors nationwide. These statistics reflect that academia is putting their money where their mouth is and sheds light on the partisan and more liberal bias students are fed in the influential years of college. This liberal inclination is also apparent in research that is often used to advise our lawmakers and administrative leaders.

Bella, the award-winning film with a moving message about the sanctity of life, family and human kindness, is now available on DVD! Many women have chosen not to have an abortion as a result of this movie as its passionate, yet subtle message continues to spread and impact lives around the world. CLICK HERE to learn more about the movie and buy the DVD to support artists using their talents to positively influence society through film.