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In Jim Coggin's article "Safe Surfing" (Jan. 8) the Web addresses to programs or service providers that block violent and pornographic sites were inadvertently missed. Here they are:
CyberPatrol www.microsys.com
CYBERsitter www.solidoak.com
Net Nanny www.netnanny.com
Net Shepherd www.netshepherd.com
Safesurf www.safesurf.com
SurfWatch www.surfwatch.com
X-Stop www.xstop.com
Integrity Online www.integrityonline.com
Mayberry USA www.mayberryusa.net
CharacterLink www.characterlink.net
FamilyConnect www.gofamily.com
CrossingGuard is a new free Web filtering system produced by Didax, Inc. The program requires no additonal software or special Internet account and crosswalk.com members can download customized browsers to get server-level filtering of nearly five million adult-oriented or otherwise offensive Web pages.--EVANGELICAL PRESS NEWS SERVICE
Praise Charts is a new Web site offering sheet music of well-known contemporary and classic worship songs with charts for three-part vocals as well as rhythm, brass and wind instruments. Produced by Ryan Dahl, worship pastor at North Langley (B.C.) Community Church, and Mark Cole, music pastor at Glad Tidings Church in Vancouver, the site lists over 150 songs. Full charts are $25 per song and lead sheets are $5. Songs are faxed free of charge. Connect at [[www.praisecharts.com]], e-mail worship@praisecharts.com, fax 604-888-2605 or phone 604-882-8268.--NORTH LANGLEY COMMUNITY CHURCH, PRAISE CHARTS
"Blest be the tie" is a new poster created by Mennonite Central Committee to celebrate its work with its partners around the world. The poster comes in two formats, 28 by 43 cm and 43 by 56 cm, and is available free of charge from any MCC office.--MENNONITE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Despite a video recall in early January of the Disney animation feature re-release of The Rescuers, video copies were still being sold a week later in Toronto. Disney said it was recalling 3.4 million copies of the children's adventure after it was learned the tapes included a brief image (on two of the film's 110,000 frames) of a bare-breasted woman in one scene. Disney declined to say what the recall would cost, but clearly it would be in the tens of millions of dollars. The company would not provide information on how many tapes in Canada were affected. Disney said it will reimburse any consumers who demand a full refund, although it is speculated that many will keep the tapes as a collectible. The Rescuers is a 1977 Disney feature about two heroic mice. It played in theatres in 1983 and 1989.--WINNIPEG FREE PRESS
"Declaration Concerning Religion, Ethics and the Clinton Presidency" is a six-point document on the Internet that argues that the President misused religion for political advantage over the Lewinsky scandal, and that he should be held accountable. The names of 160 scholars who endorse the declaration are included at the end of the document. Judgment Day at the White House, published by Eerdmans, presents the declaration as well as critical essays and rejoinders by scholars. They explore topics such as the social effects of sinful acts, the manipulation of religion in the debate about presidential responsibility, and the exploitation of words like "repentance" and "forgiveness" for political advantage. The Declaration Web site can be connected at www.moral-crisis.org, and the book can be ordered for $12.00 US by phone 800-253-7521 or e-mail sales@eerdmans.com.--DECLARATION CONCERNING RELIGION, ETHICS AND THE CLINTON PRESIDENCY
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