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Churches throughout the world will be celebrating Orphan Sunday this weekend, a campaign that originated in Zambia and honors children without parents, and adults that adopt or help orphans in many ways.

Church volunteers and ministries will be providing gifts to families with orphans, making resources available to those interested in adoption or helping, and delivering special Sunday sermons addressing the issue of orphans throughout the world. Organizers say events are planned in more than 45 states in the U.S.

“The day in itself is an honoring of what the Lord wants us to do. We are recognizing that we are talking a step of faith and listening to what God is truly calling people to do,” Vanessa Vasquez, national director of Orphan Sunday, told The Christian Post. “For some people that may be adopting, for other people that could be donating a monetary gift, it could be volunteering, or agreeing to be foster parents.” more >>

The Parents Television Council blasted an appeals court for upholding their earlier decision to throw out a $550,000 indecency fine against CBS for Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during the 2004 Super Bowl halftime show, where Justin Timberlake ripped off Jackson’s bustier unveiling her bare breast on live television.

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled on Wednesday that the Federal Communications Commission had improperly fined the network for the incident, standing by their original ruling in 2008 to the shock of family organizations.

“Today’s ruling reaches the level of judicial stupidity and is a sucker-punch to families everywhere,” said PTC President Tim Winter in a statement. more >>

Love, marriage, and sex the way God designed were topics discussed by pastor and bestselling author Tim Keller and his wife, Kathy, during a seminar hosted by a marriage advocacy campaign and streamed live over the Internet Tuesday.

Let’s Strengthen Marriage, a national campaign also gave the Kellers a chance to discuss their new book, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment With the Wisdom of God. The book was released on Tuesday as well.

Keller and his wife, who have been married 37 years, stressed the importance of establishing and maintaining a friendship throughout all phases of a relationship, including when dating as singles. more >>

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reversing a decision that gave religious broadcasters an exemption to an FCC rule requiring closed captioning for the deaf and hearing impaired. Broadcasters currently exempt from providing closed captioning have 90 days to comply, or obtain another exemption.

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 required the FCC to establish a suitable timetable by which television broadcasters and equipment manufacturers would be required to provide closed captioning, or a text transcription of the program provided for those who are deaf or hearing impaired.

The FCC required broadcasters to fulfill the closed captioning requirement by January 2006, but gave an exemption, called the “Anglers' Order,” to small and medium sized religious broadcasters. more >>

A national campaign devoted to strengthening this country's marriages is teaming with pastor and best-selling author Tim Keller and his wife, Kathy, for a free live Webcast Tuesday evening to discuss the couple’s new book, The Meaning of Marriage.

Fully titled, The Meaning of Marriage: Facing the Complexities of Commitment with the Wisdom of God, the book releases on the same day. Let’s Strengthen Marriage, a nearly two-years-old group, is hosting the live streaming event in its continuing effort to raise the issue of marriage to the national agenda.

Keller, who is the founder and pastor of New York’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, wrote the book with his wife of 36 years. His other books include The Reason for God, The Prodigal God, and Counterfeit Gods. more >>

Stephen Colbert made fun of many Halloween alternatives on his show "The Colbert Report" Wednesday night, but one celebration received the most mockery.

The Comedy Central funnyman set his sights on Jesus Ween, also known as Jesus Win, a Christian celebration of Halloween focusing on God's divine love rather than the holiday's darker themes.

"Many Christians don't feel comfortable with Halloween," said Cynthia Brown, a Jesus Ween volunteer. "We encourage people to spread the love of the Gospel that night by giving Christian gifts in addition to candy. The goal is to get the message of God out." more >>