The 3rd Annual Jackie Johnson - Red Cross Blood Drive at Calvary Baptist Church in Winston-Salem on Tuesday was a Big success!
The details: 564 units of blood were donated and 163 signed up for the Bone Marrow Registry.
THE MASSACHUSETTS SENATE HAS VOTED TO REPEAL A 1913 LAW THAT HAS BEEN USED TO KEEP HOMOSEXUAL COUPLES FROM OTHER STATES FROM GETTING MARRIED IN MASSACHUSETTS. Pro-family groups are responding with outrage to not only the moral issue, but how it affects other states. Same-gender marriage is legal in Massachusetts and California. www.onenewsnow.com/Politics/Default.aspx?id=179446
President George Bush is urging lawmakers to act quickly on legislation to financially support mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, while expressing optimism that the country will weather the credit crisis. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac owns or guarantee almost half of all U.S. home loans. http://voanews.com/english/2008-07-16-voa1.cfm
Sidney Lowe II (the son of NC State Basketball coach Sidney Lowe) was sentenced yesterday to 15 months at the Guilford County Prison Farm and 5 years probation. Lowe pleaded guilty to dozens of charges connected to a March 2007 home invasion.
An emotional coach Lowe pleaded with the judge for mercy and asked that his son be given a second chance. www.wxii12.com/news/16888406/detail.html
Pray for the Chapman family: Steven Curtis Chapman is back on the road (as of last Friday). Chapman stopped touring when his five-year daughter Maria Sue died in a tragic accident at the family's home in Franklin, TN. on May 21. Chapman will perform at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville on August 1st.
www.ticketnews.com/Steven-Curtis-Chapman-tours-into-September78165154
One of the largest studies of its kind showing that most teens are ‘couch potatoes.” Average levels of moderate-to-vigorous activity fell from three hours a day at age 9 to less than an hour at age 15. Fewer than a third of teens get even the minimum recommended exercise by the government - an hour of moderate-to-vigorous exercise, like cycling, brisk walking, swimming or jogging. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080716/D91UO6400.html
A study commissioned by Open Doors Ministry found that 54% of U.S. Christians in general said they consider religious freedom an important factor in foreign policy. The study also revealed that 96% of respondents strongly believe that religious freedom is a basic human right.
www.christianpost.com/article/20080715/1-in-2-u-s-christians-say-religious-freedom-integral-to-foreign-policy.htm
Details about the WBFJ ‘Shoes for Orphan Souls’ shoe drive as well as drop off locations in your area online at www.wbfj.org/concertpopup3.htm
American League winning the longest All-Star game in history beating the National League (4 – 3). Home Run Derby winner Justin Morneau slid home in the 15th inning, giving the American League victory. 4-hour, 50-minute marathon which ended at 1:37 a.m. this morning.
