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Many of the men and women gathered at Madison’s High Point Church this week consider the Willow Creek Leadership Summit the high point (no pun intended) of their year and the very best way to prepare for another year of ministry.
Green Lake Conference Center plans to sell part of its 1,000-acre spiritual retreat on Wisconsin’s deepest lake, using proceeds from the possible $25 million-plus sale to help America’s pastors revitalize their congregations and reach out to everyday "unchurched" people. Read more.
The University of Wisconsin issued a news release Wednesday evening which began:"The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Knights of Columbus Council 6568 have reached an agreement that will allow the formation of a broadly inclusive Registered Student Organization (RSO) in time for the fall 2006 semester."MC learned the Knights of Columbus said otherwise. The CAPITAL TIMES story followed with more details. The Associated Press filed this story on Wednesday, and this one on Thursday. The University of Wisconsin’s updated statement is here. National media are picking up the story: Inside Higher EducationStay tuned for more updates.
MADISON – Armed with a recent federal appeals court ruling, Christian student groups are challenging University of Wisconsin campuses’ decisions to refuse to recognize them over their allegedly discriminatory membership requirements. Read more. Additional story at WorldNetDaily.Additional commentary.Story becomes a political football.
MADISON-Each August, thousands of students move in and out of downtown apartments. In an effort to minimize the mess and maximize the benefit to the community, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a coalition of local partners, including the City of Madison, Goodwill Industries and St. Vincent de Paul, are working together on the Moving Days campaign to encourage students to donate usable items to local charities.
CHARLOTTE — Death is not bad.Sara White is telling you this while having lunch recently. Reminders of her work as a real estate agent come with several calls to her cellphone and a 20-second pitch to the waiter. The previous night she threw a surprise 18th birthday party for her daughter, Jecolia, a warm-up for the high school graduation fest she was planning. Read more.
HOLLYWOOD, CA (ANS) — This week, in the wake of the media storm over Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic comments during a drunk-driving arrest, one of the six major Hollywood studios will release a comedy starring self-described lefty Will Farrell, called TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY. A satire of the NASCAR racing scene, the movie is a racist, bigoted work that ridicules the Bible Belt, Southern white men, Christianity, Jesus Christ, the family, and American masculinity. Read more.
Americans cannot be easily characterized as conservative or liberal on today’s most pressing social questions. The public’s point of view varies from issue to issue. They are conservative in opposing gay marriage and gay adoption, liberal in favoring embryonic stem cell research and a little of both on abortion. Along with favoring no clear ideological approach to most social issues, the public expresses a desire for a middle ground on the most divisive social concern of the day: abortion. Read more.
Churches in 125 locations throughout North America will be hosting the renowned Leadership Summit next week through live satellite broadcasts from Willow Creek Community Church in Barrington, Ill. And this year’s exclusive feature is U2’s leading man Bono. Read more.
COMMENTARYOn Saturday, the late Reggie White will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The "Minister of Defense" — he was an ordained minister who had a passion for Christian evangelizing during his stellar playing career — will be extolled for his quarterback-sacking prowess, service to the community and commitment to his family and Christian faith. Read more.