Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly sunny. Continued cold…High 35. Warming up to the low 50s by the weekend.
Record cold for the Triad. The HIGH temperature of 32 degrees at Piedmont Triad International Airport tied the record for the coldest HIGH temperature. According to the National Weather Service, Monday’s HIGH of 35 degrees broke the old record high of 36 set on Dec. 6, 2002.
Prayers are going out to the Edwards family. Elizabeth Edwards lost her six year battle with cancer yesterday. The wife of former North Carolina Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards was 61 years old. Doctors said Monday there was nothing more they can do for Edwards who has battled cancer since 2004. Elizabeth Edwards discovered around Thanksgiving that the cancer had spread to her liver. Funeral arrangements are incomplete…(RnR, NCNN, Fox, CNN)
UPS is now requiring photo identification from customers shipping packages at retail locations around the world. The stepped up security comes a month after explosives made it on to one of the company's planes. The photo ID directive will apply at The UPS Store, Mail Boxes Etc. locations and other authorized shipping outlets. FYI: UPS expects to deliver 430 million packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The projected ‘busiest shipping day’ for UPS…December 22 when an estimated 24 million packages will be sent out. That's up 60% from a normal day. http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/12/07/article/ups_to_require_photo_ids_for_shipping_packages
Liam Neeson, the voice of Aslan the lion in all of the Narnia Chronicles movies, made some controversial comments about his character during a recent press conference. According to the actor, Aslan the lion, represents all great spiritual leaders include Mohammed, Buddha, and Jesus (all in one lion). The trustee of the C.S Lewis estate confirming that CS Lewis (author of the Narnia books) would "Simply deny that (statement)” The Narnia books were totally about Christ and "nothing whatever to do with Islam (or any other religion)." (Catholic News Service).
“Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader” opens nationwide on Friday. Check out our website http://www.wbfj.fm/ to see the latest Narnia movie for FREE.
Local non-profit gets accredited. Caroline's Promise has been accredited by the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). Caroline's Promise, based in Kernersville, provides assistance to Christian couples before and during the adoption process. http://www.carolinespromise.net/
The Department of Homeland Security and Wal-Mart have launched a new partnership called "If You See Something, Say Something" campaign. Wal-Mart stores across the nation be playing a short video message at select checkout locations, reminding shoppers to contact local law enforcement officials to report suspicious activity.
Religious leaders from the Catholic and Anglican churches as well as Baptist and Lutheran churches drafted and signed a three paragraph letter emphasizing their commitment to traditional marriage. The letter was published on Monday, the same day that arguments began in a case involving California's Proposition 8 which supports the traditional definition of marriage between one man and one woman. A Federal judge in California ruled Prop 8 ‘unconstitutional’ back in August. (One News Now)
MAJOR CRACKDOWN ON HOUSE CHURCHES IN CHINA. According to the ministry China-Aid, the Chinese Communist Party will continue to pressure church leaders and members through March.
