The Christian Journal - January 2008

Court Rules for Gun Rights ‘Lost’ChristiansGreatestCrisisinAmericanChurch,saysAuthor By Katherine T. Phan, Christian Post Reporter Theme Page Editorials, Letters Feature Columns Opinions &Thoughts Events Calendar Directory Classifieds INSIDE 3 4 7 10-12... More

Court Rules for Gun Rights ‘Lost’ChristiansGreatestCrisisinAmericanChurch,saysAuthor By Katherine T. Phan, Christian Post Reporter Theme Page Editorials, Letters Feature Columns Opinions &Thoughts Events Calendar Directory Classifieds INSIDE 3 4 7 10-12 13 16 17 For information on advertising or subscribing, call (541) 773-4004 or go to www. LiftingTheCross. com A Butterfly On My Shoulder Richard Bauman Page 6 Page 15 Things That Make Me Feel Wealthy HOW DO WE MEASURE PROSPERITY? Page 3 Associated Press - 6/26/2008 The Supreme Court says Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting, the justices’ first major pronouncement on gun rights in U. S. history. The court’s 5-4 ruling strikes down the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns as incompatible with gun rights under the Second Amendment. The capital’s gun law was among the nation’s strictest. (See video report) The decision goes further than even the Bush administration wanted, but probably leaves Less