function validateForm(thisform) {
	var return_status	= true;
	var field_names		= {	county: "county", fname: "first name", lname: "last name",  
					address: "address ", zip: "zip", city: "city ", state: "state", phone: "phone", email: "email",  phone: "phone", gender: "gender", 
					category: "category", prayer: "prayer",};
	var required_input_ids	= ['country','fname', 'lname', 'address', 'zip', 'city', 'state', 'phone', 'email',  'gender' , 'category' , 'prayer' ];
	var errors		= [];

	var required_inputs = required_input_ids.length;
	
	for(var idx=0; idx < required_inputs; idx++) {
		var e = document.getElementById(required_input_ids[idx]);

		//select inputs
		if( !e || ( (required_input_ids[idx] == 'country' || required_input_ids[idx] == 'country_ship' || 
		    required_input_ids[idx] == 'type' || required_input_ids[idx] == 'month' || 
		    required_input_ids[idx] == 'year') && !e.options[e.selectedIndex].value ) || !e.value
		) 
			errors.push(required_input_ids[idx]);

	}

	var error_msg = "Please make sure you fill out all required fields, including: \n\n";
	if(errors.length > 0) {
		return_status = false;
		
		var errors_length = errors.length;
		for(var idx=0; idx < errors_length; idx++)
			if(field_names[errors[idx]])
				error_msg += field_names[errors[idx]] + "\n";
			else
				error_msg += errors[idx] + "\n";

		window.alert(error_msg);	
	}	


	return return_status;
}


function switch_video(vidx) {
  var video_container = document.getElementById('video');
  var videos = ['040509_1','040509_2','052405_1','052405_2','060909_1','083108_1'];

  if(video_container) {
  	video_container.innerHTML = "<object height='264' width='350' id='FLVPlayer' classid='clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000' style='visibility: visible;'><param value='FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf' name='movie'/><param value='high' name='quality'/><param value='opaque' name='wmode'/><param value='noscale' name='scale'/><param value='lt' name='salign' /><param value='&amp;MM_ComponentVersion=1&amp;skinName=Clear_Skin_3&amp;streamName=video/" + videos[vidx] + "&amp;autoPlay=true&amp;autoRewind=false' name='FlashVars'/><param value='8,0,0,0' name='swfversion'/><param value='Scripts/expressInstall.swf' name='expressinstall' />" +

	( (!navigator.userAgent.match(/Microsoft/) )?
        "<object height='264' width='350' data='FLVPlayer_Progressive.swf' type='application/x-shockwave-flash'><param value='high' name='quality'/><param value='opaque' name='wmode'/><param value='noscale' name='scale'/><param value='lt' name='salign'/><param value='&amp;MM_ComponentVersion=1&amp;skinName=Clear_Skin_3&amp;streamName=video/" + videos[vidx]  + "&amp;autoPlay=true&amp;autoRewind=false' name='FlashVars'/><param value='8,0,0,0' name='swfversion'/><param value='Scripts/expressInstall.swf' name='expressinstall' /><div><h4>Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.</h4><p><a href='http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer'><img alt='Get Adobe Flash player' src='http://www.adobe.com/images/shared/download_buttons/get_flash_player.gif'/></a></p></div></object>":"") + 
	"</object>";


  }

}