Your WBFJ Family Station Forecast: Mostly cloudy skies…High 72
Guests on the Morning Show: Brian Leimone and Joey Yokeley
140-ology presents “How to Protect your Kids on Facebook” Workshop: this Monday evening (May 24) at The River Church on Highway 150 in Northern Davidson County. Cost $10 per person ($15 at the door). Youth Pastors can attend FREE by signing up early on line…
Workshop: www.140ology.com/protect
Directions: http://www.facebook.com/riverchurcharcadia
Voters in several states voicing their disapproval of the status quo: Rand Paul winning the GOP primary in Kentucky while Rep. Joe Sestak topped Sen. Arlen Specter, a former Republican, in Pennsylvania's Democratic Senate primary.
Pro-life measures move forward in three states. Ultrasound legislation has been introduced in at least 14 states this session. West Virginia’s governor signed the Ultrasound Option Bill into law on Monday, giving women the opportunity to view an ultrasound before choosing an abortion. And in Ohio, lawmakers in both the House and Senate introduced legislation this week that would keep abortion coverage out of health insurance exchanges
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLNews/A000012681.cfm
Though more churches were added, Southern Baptists (the country's largest Protestant denomination) is seeing a decline in membership. According to a newly released annual report, membership in the Southern Baptist Convention fell in 2009 marking the third consecutive year of decline. On a positive note, baptisms (following professions of faith in Christ) rose in 2009 stopping a four-year decline. http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100517/southern-baptists-still-marking-decline/index.html
Your morning cup of coffee will now cost you a little more. The J.M. Smucker Company is increasing coffee prices on Folgers, Dunkin' Donuts and Millstone Coffee by about 4% immediately. The increase is due to higher costs for green coffee, fuel and packaging.
http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/05/18/article/maker_of_folgers_other_coffees_to_raise_prices
No Credit Card, No iPad: A woman was recently told at an Apple Store that her $600 in U.S. currency was no good for buying an iPad. According to Apple, customers must use a credit card or a debit card to purchase the iPad. The store wouldn't allow the woman to buy the iPad with her cash. The woman in question is disabled, lives on a limited income, and doesn't have a credit card. Apparently, Apple has an official policy in place for purchasing the iPad. A credit card is required, there is a limit of two per person, and you can't use a gift card, either. The reasoning has something to do with Apple's intent to block ‘black market’ sales of its popular device.
http://www.informationweek.com/blog/main/archives/2010/05/ipad_roundup_no.html;jsessionid=A1PVXHEMYR5W5QE1GHPCKHWATMY32JVN
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Southern California just north of Mexicali late Tuesday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/05/19/california.earthquake/index.html?hpt=T2
THE LAST OF TEN AMERICANS DETAINED WHILE TRYING TO TAKE 33 CHILDREN OUT OF HAITI FOLLOWING THE JANUARY TWELFTH EARTHQUAKE HAS BEEN RELEASED.
Laura Silsby was convicted on Monday but then freed to return to the US. Silsby led a ten-member mission team from her Southern Baptist church to rescue children left homeless by the earthquake. She was jailed January 29th after trying to bring a busload of Haitian children into the Dominican Republic without proper paperwork. http://www.christianpost.com/
Transportation engineers have unveiled five possibilities for improving a one-mile stretch of Business 40, between Church Street and Fourth Street, through downtown Winston-Salem. The state DOT plans to close a section of Business 40 for two years beginning sometime around 2015.
A new beach-front getaway on the Outer Banks is nearly booked for the entire season despite its peak price of $24,500 a week. The Virginian-Pilot of Norfolk, Va., reported Sunday that the mini-hotel cost $1.5 million to build on a 10-acre oceanfront lot near Corolla. The realty company that manages the property says the 23-bedroom, 27-bathroom house is nearly fully booked into November. The house was built to accommodate large parties of people for events such as weddings. http://www.news-record.com/content/2010/05/17/article/mammoth_beach_house_rents_at_24500_a_week
VEGGIE TALES CREATOR PHIL VISCHER HAS CREATED A NEW DVD SERIES TO HELP KIDS UNDERSTAND WHAT IS IN THE BIBLE. "WHAT'S IN THE BIBLE?" is a new 13-DVD series from Tyndale House Publishers. Led by a puppet named Buck Denver, the series is aimed at kids ages 5 to 11, but Vischer says it will "stir laughter and love of the Bible for anyone with a sense of humor.” The series includes answers to how the Bible formed, its major themes and leading figures. www.WhatsintheBible.com
SPORTS: Two NC State basketball reserves…forward Josh Davis and guard Julius Mays…are transferring “in search of better opportunities elsewhere”.
NASCAR: ‘Pit Challenge’ happening tonight in Charlotte
