The policy is an effort to keep missionaries, who are typically between 19 and 22 years old, focused on their work during their two years of service. Constant contact could make a missionary homesick, church spokesman Dan Rascon said, according to CNET news. There have been times when she and her husband have needed to communicate with Andrew about urgent matters, she said. New York Presbyterian ministers is blessing homosexual unions. The Presbytery of the Hudson River voted 107 to 35 to allow ministers to perform ceremonies for same-sex couples.
More college freshmen oppose abortion, drink less, and are less likely to have casual sex.
The 33rd annual American Freshman Survey questioned 275,811 students at 469 schools. The survey is done by the University of California at Los Angeles and the American Council on Education, The Washington Times said. Yassar Arafat's invitation to the National Prayer Breakfast is causing protests. The Christian Coalition, Focus on the Family, and Family Research Council said the leader of the Palestinian Authority should not be allowed to attend, citing his terrorist activities. Arafat has declined such invitations in the past, but has indicated he will attend the Feb. 4 meeting.