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Homeless Youth Ministry Invents Toys Sold at Radio Shack, Target

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 01:24 PM EST Adrienne S. Gaines News - Featured News

A toy helicopter powered by technology invented by residents at a Los Angeles homeless youth ministry is being sold in more than 7,000 Radio Shack stores nationwide.

"Shadow" operates using a Virtual Reality Controller (VRC) created by Hope for Homeless Youth. Instead of functioning like a traditional joystick, the VRC simulates the motion of an aircraft's control column.

(Photo: Teddy Campos, a member of Hope for Homeless Youth's Inventor's Club, flies the Shadow helicopter.)

Christian Conservatives Eye Tuesday Election

Tuesday, 03 November 2009 11:26 AM EST Adrienne S. Gaines News - Featured News

Conservative Christians are keeping a close eye on Tuesday's election, supporting pro-life gubernatorial candidates and advocating for ballot initiatives to affirm traditional marriage in Maine and Washington state.

Voters in Maine will decide today whether to repeal a gay marriage law passed by the legislature in May.

Regent University Names New President

Monday, 02 November 2009 04:12 PM EST Adrienne S. Gaines News - Featured News

Six months after announcing that Pat Robertson would be retiring as president of Regent University, the school's Board of Trustees has named his successor.

Carlos Campo, Ph.D., (pictured) was unanimously elected on Saturday to become the eighth president of the Virginia Beach, Va.-based university, effective Aug. 1, 2010.

Musician Trades in Gangsta Rap to Preach Christ

Monday, 02 November 2009 01:24 PM EST Joshua Jones News - Featured News

A former member of the rap group Three 6 Mafia is on a mission to win youth to Christ.

Delmar "Mr. Del" Lawrence says God has given him a vision to use hip-hop to evangelize youth culture. He recently released a CD project, Thrilla, and leads a hip-hop influenced church, City of Refuge in Memphis, Tenn. But Lawrence admits that following Christ was not always his aim.

Hillsong United to Make Big-Screen Debut

Friday, 30 October 2009 10:55 AM EDT Adrienne S. Gaines News - Featured News

The popular worship band Hillsong United will make its big-screen debut Wednesday.

The group, which grew out of the youth ministry of Hillsong Church in Australia, will present the live special Hillsong United: We’re All in This Together in 450 theaters nationwide Nov. 4 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, with a time delayed-showing at 8 p.m. Pacific.

Rifqa Bary Back in Ohio, Restricted From Cell Phone, Facebook

Thursday, 29 October 2009 04:00 PM EDT Adrienne S. Gaines News - Featured News

Rifqa Bary was transferred to Ohio on Tuesday in a move that officially ended Florida's jurisdiction in the teen convert's dependency case.

Bary, 17, is in the custody of Franklin County Children Services and has been placed in a foster home.

At a hearing Tuesday, a Columbus judge ordered that the teen's Internet and phone use be monitored by Franklin County Children Services, the Associated Press reported.