Bethel Baptist Church
Monday, September 06, 2010
Connecting to God, People and in Ministry
Christian Citizenship and Public Affairs
 
"Through the blessings of the upright a city is exalted."
                                                                 -- Proverbs 11:11
 
 

To stay informed on issues of Public Policy Click Here to check out the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission website.
 
Interested in family issues?

  Click Here to go to American Family Association's website. 



  Click Here to go to Focus on the Family's website.


 
This & That
  • American couples adopted 22,728 orphaned children from abroad last year.  Most of gthe children are from China and Russia, but there's been a recent surge in adoptionis from African nations.
                 (Source: The Boston Globe and The Week)

  •  75% of American adults who don't consider themselves born-again Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead.  59% of those who rarely attend church and 39% of those who never attend church claim such beliefs.  Just a reminder that even people who seem closed to church might be open to Jesus.
                   (Source: Zogby International)

Are you registered to vote?

If not,
 
click here for voter registration information in Kankakee County, Illinois.
Click here for voter and election information through the Illinois State Board of Elections.


Do you or someone you know need information through the Illinois Department of Human Services?

The state WIC (Women, Infants & Children) program?
Disabilities services?
Substance abuse problems?
AllKids healthcare?

Information on these and other "quality of life" services can be explored by clicking here.
 

Closing the Generation Gap
 
Seventy-six percent of parents say they are closer with their kids than they were with their parents at the same age.  Seventy-one percent say they talk to their kids more than their parents spoke to them while they were growing up.
                                   (Source: Newsweek)
 
 
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