On today's "Knowing The Truth" radio program, we will discuss some of the most recent news items that should be of particular interest to the Christian Community. Some of those news items include:

Pastors and the Ban on Political Endorsements: Yesterday, an article in the Washington Post stated, "Declaring that clergy have a constitutional right to endorse political candidates from their pulpits, the socially conservative Alliance Defense Fund is recruiting several dozen pastors to do just that on Sept. 28, in defiance of Internal Revenue Service rules. The effort by the Arizona-based legal consortium is designed to trigger an IRS investigation that ADF lawyers would then challenge in federal court. The ultimate goal is to persuade the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a 54-year-old ban on political endorsements by tax-exempt houses of worship. "For so long, there has been this cloud of intimidation over the church," ADF attorney Erik Stanley said. "It is the job of the pastors of America to debate the proper role of church in society. It's not for the government to mandate the role of church in society." Yet an opposing collection of Christian and Jewish clergy will petition the IRS today to stop the protest before it starts, calling the ADF's "Pulpit Initiative" an assault on the rule of law and the separation of church and state. Backed by three former top IRS officials, the group also wants the IRS to determine whether the nonprofit ADF is risking its own tax-exempt status by organizing an "inappropriate, unethical and illegal" series of political endorsements."

You can read the entire article HERE.

During the program we will also take look at the following report:

Top Ten Findings: The Heritage Foundation has released its September Report about the Consequences of Parental Involvement Related to Children's Academic Success. The report finds that parental involvement has a very positive impact in the following academic related areas:

Increased School Readiness - Preschoolers whose parents are very involved with their schools score higher than their peers in all aspects of school readiness.

Reduction in Behavioral Problems - Children who have a positive relationship with their mothers when they are in kindergarten are less likely to have behavior problems and more likely to excel in middle school.

Greater Academic Achievement - Children whose fathers are involved in their education have greater academic achievement than their peers, even when taking into account their mothers' involvement.

Increased Study of Math and Science - Children of parents who promote math and science through toys and family activities they engage in are more likely to study math and science later on.

For more information go to http://www.familyfacts.org/