July 2010

The other month, we lauded Steve Jobs for taking a stand against pornography. Today, I tip my hat to Google for this step in the right direction:

“When you’re searching on Google, we think you should have the choice to keep adult content out of your search results. That’s why we developed SafeSearch, a feature that lets you filter sexually explicit web sites and images from your search results. While no filter is 100% accurate, SafeSearch helps you avoid content you may prefer not to see or would rather your children did not stumble across. We think it works pretty well, but we’re always looking for ways to improve the feature.”

Headline: ‘Oklahoma’s abortion law stays blocked for now’

“Oklahoma County District Judge Noma Gurich agreed to a temporary injunction Monday preventing enforcement of the state’s new abortion law.” Read more.

In case it’s not obvious, we think this is a bad decision for numerous reasons and that life is on the line.

In a new interview with Christianity Today, Dr. James Dobson “explains his ideas for raising daughters” and his new release, Bringing Up Girls.

Beginning to think about whom you’ll vote for in Oklahoma’s primary on July 27?

Check out Oklahomans for Life’s pro-life questionnaire, to see how the candidates answered the number one policy topic.

“No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.”

-attributed to Edmund Burke

To our Pilgrim’s Progress readers, we say: May you and your family have a very blessed Independence Day (Fourth of July). And may the Lord make us ever more grateful for the nation in which we live.