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Press Releases
EVANGELICALS SAY ACLU IS TOP THREAT TO NATION’S SPRIRITUAL HEALTH IN CORAL RIDGE MINISTRIES SURVEY
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (May 19th, 2008) – The American Civil Liberties Union was ranked the top threat to America’s spiritual wellbeing in an informal write-in survey of American evangelicals recently conducted by Coral Ridge Ministries,
a Christian media outreach.
More than 13,000 Christians across America responded to CRM’s 2008 Spiritual State of the Nation Survey, making their views known about the media, Islam, homosexuality, abortion, and a host of moral and cultural issues affecting the nation. The annual survey, distributed in January, assesses where pro-family Christians stand on a wide range of social, economic, and moral issues.more...
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Coral Ridge Ministries Board Names Brian E. Fisher President and CEO
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (October 9,2007)
— The Board of Coral Ridge Ministries has promoted Brian E. Fisher to serve as President and CEO of the media outreach founded by Dr. D. James Kennedy. Mr. Fisher came to Coral Ridge Ministries in 2006 to serve as Executive Vice President. His new position was made effective October 5, 2007.
“It was always Dr. D. James Kennedy's dream to see both individuals and our culture transformed by biblical truth proclaimed through the media,” said Gladys Israels, Secretary to the Board. “Dr. Kennedy understood that media has a tremendous influence on America and the world. He started Coral Ridge Ministries to reach as many people as possible with the gospel and the Bible’s life changing truths.”more...
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DR. D. JAMES KENNEDY
DIES:
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (September 5,2007)
— Founder and
Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Succumbs to Complications from
Cardiac Arrest
Dr. D. James Kennedy, founder and senior pastor for 48 years of Coral
Ridge Presbyterian Church (CRPC) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., passed away peacefully
in his sleep at approximately 2:15 a.m. at his home with his wife and daughter by
his bedside, following complications from a cardiac event last December. He was
76. Dates and times for a public viewing and funeral and private interment will
be released when available.more...
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Growth Plans in Place for Coral Ridge Ministries as Dr. D. James Kennedy Retires From Local Church
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (August 26,2007)—The retirement of Dr. D. James Kennedy as Senior Minister of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church was announced today at the church’s Sunday morning worship service. The announcement follows a cardiac event suffered by Dr. Kennedy in December 2006 and his extended convalescence. Details about Dr. Kennedy’s retirement from Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, where he has served since 1959, may be found at www.DJamesKennedy.org.
“Dr. Kennedy’s retirement from the church is a very significant event in the life of this local congregation,” said Brian E. Fisher, Executive Vice President of Coral Ridge Ministries, which is a separate and distinct organization from the church. “Our prayers are with him, his family, and Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church as it seeks a Senior Minister to fill the pastoral leadership role held with such distinction and impact by Dr. Kennedy.”more...
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Coral Ridge Ministries Offers Strong Support For Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (July 31, 2007)—Coral Ridge Ministries today expressed strong support
for Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle.
“Mayor Naugle is to be commended for his courage in identifying a public health and public morals crisis in Fort Lauderdale,” said Jerry Newcombe, Coral Ridge Ministries’ spokesman and Senior Producer of The Coral Ridge Hour. more...
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D. James Kennedy Outreach Airs TV
Program Linking Darwin to American Eugenics Movement and
Sterilization of More Than 60,000
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (July 27, 2007)—When God is
rejected, people suffer. That’s the message offered in August on The Coral Ridge
Hour television program. It’s one Elaine Riddick knows firsthand.
Raped at 13, Riddick was forcibly sterilized in 1968 by order of the Eugenics Board of North Carolina. The board determined that she was promiscuous, “feeble-minded,” and a perfect candidate for sterilization. more...
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D. James Kennedy Outreach Sends 33,000 Petitions Against “Hate Crimes” Legislation to Washington
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (July 17, 2007)—Coral Ridge Ministries, the media outreach of D. James Kennedy, Ph.D., has collected more than 33,000 petitions in opposition to “hate crimes” legislation before Congress. The petitions are being delivered this week to President George W. Bush and to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
The petitions ask President Bush to veto any “hate crimes” measure that reaches his desk and asks Sen. McConnell to build a coalition of senators to stop the legislation from ever reaching the President. more...
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Hindu Prayer in U.S. Senate Breaks Faith With American Past
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (July 17, 2007)—Coral Ridge Ministries announced today that it greatly regrets the decision by the U.S. Senate to allow a Hindu chaplain to open the Senate in prayer on July 12.
The Hindu prayer, reportedly the first such prayer in Senate history, departs from the American Christian tradition and showcases a religion which persecutes Christians and has subjected its lowest caste members, the Dalits, to grinding poverty and hopelessness for 3,000 years.
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Coral Ridge Ministries Mourns Death of Dr. Jerry Falwell
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (May 15, 2007)—Brian E. Fisher, Executive Vice President of Coral Ridge Ministries, the broadcast outreach of Dr. D. James Kennedy, released this statement today on the death of Dr. Jerry Falwell.
On behalf of Dr. Kennedy and the Board of Coral Ridge Ministries, I want to express our heartfelt condolences to the family of Jerry Falwell who died today at age 73. Our prayers are with his wife and his children, as well as those mourning his death at the institutions he led, Thomas Road Baptist Church and Liberty University.
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Capitol Hill Outreach, the Center for Christian Statesmanship, Reopens for Ministry as Outreach of Evangelism Explosion International
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA., (May 10, 2007)—Coral Ridge Ministries announced today that its former Washington, D.C. outreach, the D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship, will
resume ministry on Capitol Hill, effective today, as an outreach of Evangelism Explosion International.. more...
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Bill O’Reilly
CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WIN, Blasts ACLU, “Secular
Progressives” in Radio Interview With D. James Kennedy
Television newsman Bill O’Reilly talks with evangelical
minister Dr. D. James Kennedy about the American culture
war, December 4, on Dr. Kennedy’s nationally broadcast radio
program, Truths That Transform. The broadcast airs on nearly
500 radio outlets and online at
www.truthsthattransform.org. more...
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Surveys Show
Evangelicals Trust Bush, Support Marriage, Oppose Roe, and
Favor Clergy Free Speech
Two informal surveys of evangelical Christians reveal
strong support for President Bush, a federal marriage
amendment, legal protection for unborn children, and free
speech for pastors. The Spiritual State of the Nation
survey, answered in early 2006, turned up surprising
confidence in President Bush. Some 76 percent of the 22,000
people who responded to the survey said they had confidence
in the President. Clustered at the bottom of the trust scale
were the media (1 percent), local public school officials
(12 percent), and congressional representatives and local
government officials (both 13 percent). more...
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Coral Ridge
Ministries Board Names New Executive Vice President
After a six-month search, the Board of Directors of
Coral Ridge Ministries announced in August the selection of
Brian Fisher as Executive Vice President. Fisher succeeds
Tom Rogeberg, who resigned in January. Charles “Chuck”
Burge, who has served as Interim Executive Vice President,
will assist Mr. Fisher as he assumes his new duties. more...
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