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| 29/01/2010
N. Korea Arrests Another American
| | North Korea said Thursday that it has arrested an American for trespassing on its territory from China. This week’s arrest marks the second time an American was detained by North Korea within a month. > more |
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| 29/01/2010
3 Charged in 'Allah'-Sparked Church Bombing
| | Malaysia on Friday said it charged three Muslim men over the firebombing of a church that took place after a court ruled in favor of non-Christians using the word “Allah” to refer to God. > more |
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| 28/01/2010
Opinion: HaĂŻti - Cursed or Blessed?
| | Every time a disaster happens anywhere in the world some within the Christian community tell us it’s the judgment of God being poured out on sinful people. It has become increasingly difficult for me to think in those terms. > more |
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| 28/01/2010
Obama Focuses on Economy, Critics on Social Issues
| | President Obama spent half of his more than one-hour speech addressing the economy and job creation. But social conservative critics zeroed in on his pledge to repeal the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and his push to pass health care reform that may include abortion coverage. > more |
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| 27/01/2010
Faith Leaders Highlight Need to Remember Holocaust
| | Christian leaders across denominations commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Wednesday to keep alive the memory of the atrocities that took place in the Nazi concentration camps more than 65 years ago and to also highlight the need to be alert in protecting human life today. > more |
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| 14/03/2008
Christian Right Leaders Respond to Dobson’s Concerns
| | Words of comfort and assurance flowed forth from two prominent conservative leaders this week when they heard that Dr. James Dobson, one of the founding fathers of the Christian right movement, was concerned about the future of the religious right and its ... > more |
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| 14/03/2008
Obama Tries to Allay Jewish Concerns
| | Barack Obama has a solid Senate record in support of Israel. He sings the praises, too, of Jewish civil rights workers who fought for blacks' rights in the U.S. And he says he wants to patch up "a historically powerful bond between the African-American and Jewish ... > more |
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| 14/03/2008
Beloved Archbishop Buried in Iraq
| | A Chaldean Catholic archbishop found dead after a kidnapping was remembered Friday as a man of peace beloved by all Iraqis. Mourners carrying flowers and olive branches wept and wailed as Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho's coffin was carried down the streets of a ... > more |
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| 29/02/2008
Sarkozy and European Secularism
| | French President Nicholas Sarkozy is an unlikely scourge of European secularism: He is on his third marriage and has been called the “playboy president” by his ... > more |
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| 28/02/2008
'Reconciliation Blues'
| | Since 1926, February has been known as Black History Month. We often tend to think of it as just being something that schools celebrate every year. But a recent book by Edward Gilbreath, titled Reconciliation Blues: A Black Evangelical’s Inside View of White Christianity makes me think that maybe we ... > more |
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| 27/02/2008
Farrakhan's Praise Heightens Obama's Messianic Image
| | Seventy-four year old Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan has joined the chorus of those who speak of Obama in messianic terms. Farrakhan did not specifically endorse Obama but in a rambling address in front of over 20,000 people, oddly enough in celebration of “Saviour”s Day,” he called Obama, “... > more |
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| 04/06/2007
Man awakes from 19-year coma
| | As I was reading through the news today, I came across an amazing story reported by the Washington Times — a man recovered from a 19-year coma! Jan Grzewski fell into a coma in 1988 after he was injured attaching two train carriages. While treating him, doctors also found cancer in his brain and [...] > more |
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| 31/05/2007
Psalm 83?the Islamic Connection
| | We talked about Psalm 83 a few days ago, and this amazing archaeological find in an Irish bog. This is a continuation of that blog and another amazing revelation.In verse 9-11 of Psalm 83, we are again reminded of Gideon’s great victory with his small 300-man army. The author of this passage reminds implores the [...] > more |
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| 29/05/2007
The coming economic collapse?
| | Today, USA Today produced an unbelievable article dealing with the TRUE financial status of our United States. According to this article, our government recorded a loss last year of $1.3 trillion dollars! – Source. WOW. Do you realize how much that is? That is thirteen, with eleven zero’s after it! $1,300,000,000,000! Phew!Economists have [...] > more |
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| 28/05/2007
The Spiritual Crossroad in Malaysia
| | Today Malaysia faces a major spiritual crossroad. Perhaps even as you read this blog, a woman named Lina Joy faces the highest court in all of Malaysia. Her case will decide whether or not she has the freedom to express her faith in Jesus Christ. If she loses this case, her fate willbe [...] > more |
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| 25/05/2007
Psalm 83 coming to pass?
| | Last year, an amazing archaeological discovery was made in Ireland while someone was digging up a bog. The manuscript they found was dated between 1000-1200 years old and was open to a page on which was written Psalm 83. While this was an incredible discovery, even more amazing was the timing in [...] > more |
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| 27/04/2007
Nation, Christian Leaders React to Mass Shootings
| | Students, faculty and their families gathered on the campus of Virginia Tech University to mourn the day after a gunman killed 32 students, including at least one involved in the school's Baptist Collegiate Ministry. > more |
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| 27/04/2007
The Easter 'Hit' Parade
| | Christians and Jews are accustomed to cultural elites trying to undermine their religious faith during Lent, Passover and Easter -- but it's never been as bad as this year. > more |
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| 27/04/2007
Poll: Half of Americans Reject Evolution
| | Roughly half of Americans reject the theory of evolution and instead believe that God created humans in their present form in the past 10,000 years, according to a new Newsweek poll. > more |
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| 24/04/2007
UpWords - Week of Apr. 6-12
| | The Cradle of Hope Christ rose first; then when Christ comes back, all His people will become alive again (1 Cor. 15:23). Let's go to the tomb, for Jesus lies in the tomb. Doesn't He? > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Heartlight Daily Verse 4/7
| | Crucified with Christ I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me (Gal. 2:20). The real challenge is for us to be "Christ alive!" > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Desiring God - Week of 4/9
| | Rejoice with Trembling Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling (Psalm 2:11). The only safe place from the wrath of God is in God. > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Every Day Light 4/11
| | Lonely, but not Alone You will leave Me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with Me (Jn. 16:32). It's in the periods of loneliness that we most abandon ourselves to God. > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Girlfriends in God - Apr. 10, 2007
| | Wise Up! "'You should learn a lesson and obey my message,' says the LORD" (Jer. 35:13). Wise people accept the consequences of sin, then learn from their wrong choices. > more |
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| 24/04/2007
In Touch - Apr. 23, 2007
| | Ignoring God In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says: 'Hearing you will hear and shall not understand...' (Matt. 13:14). Most of us don't like being ignored... > more |
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| 24/04/2007
HomeWord - Apr. 13, 2007
| | Your Heavenly Father Loves You God is love (1 John 4:16). Consider ways that God has demonstrated he has been a loving father to you. > more |
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| 24/04/2007
In Touch - Apr. 14-15, 2007
| | Telling it Like it is One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see (John 9:25). Fear of someone's reaction can keep us from speaking about our transformed life. > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Discover the Book - Apr. 14, 2007
| | Rejoice that you Have Christ Then the seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air, and a loud voice came out of the temple... saying, "It is done!" (Rev. 16:17). > more |
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| 24/04/2007
HomeWord - Apr. 18, 2007
| | Virginia Tech: Living with what we Don't Understand The Lord our God is righteous in everything He does (Daniel 9:14). Our brains short-circuit when tragic events transpire. > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Living Free - Apr. 17, 2007
| | Choose the Main Course One thing only is essential, and Mary has chosen it-it's the main course, and won't be taken from her (Lk 10:42). When Jesus visits, distractions are secondary. > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Girlfriends in God - Apr. 20, 2007
| | Are YouReally a Christian? Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (Rom. 10:13). Why do so many people think they are Christians if they aren't? > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Greg Laurie Daily Devotion - Apr. 19, 2007
| | Open Access ...the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved (Eph. 1:6). The Bible's emphasis is not on what we are to do for God. It's on what He has done for us. > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Heartlight Daily Verse 4/22
| | His Fingerprint Since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities... have been clearly seen... from what has been made, so that men are without excuse (Rom. 1:20). > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Discover the Book - Apr. 21, 2007
| | Satan's Plan Extinguished He Himself likewise shared in the same, that through death He might destroy him who had the power of death, that is, the devil (Hebrews 2:14). > more |
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| 24/04/2007
From His Heart - Week of Apr. 6
| | What's so Good about Friday? God demonstrates His love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us (Rom. 5:8). Should we not rename it 'Sad Friday'? > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Encouragement for Today - Apr. 5, 2007
| | Even the Donkey Knew Go to the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt by her. Untie them and bring them to me (Matt. 21:2 ). > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Daily in Christ 4/25
| | The Lust of the Flesh The lust of the flesh... is not from the Father, but is from the world (1 John 2:16). Satan is not omniscient, but he's not blind either. > more |
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| 24/04/2007
Living Free - Apr. 24, 2007
| | Don't Drift Along Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in the faith (2 Cor. 13:5). Do I know God better today than I did last month or last year? > more |
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| 08/01/2007
Jesus Never Existed!
| | Until recently, I had never encountered a person who seriously questioned the existence of Jesus... > more |
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| 08/01/2007
Why Did Jesus Come as a Baby?
| | In his "Why the Nativity? devotional, " Dr. David Jeremiah offers 25 compelling reasons we celebrate the birth of Jesus. Read an excerpt exploring the thirteenth reason: Why did Jesus come as a baby? > more |
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| 08/01/2007
The Climb to Victory
| | The victories of yesterday are spiritual markers for the journey today and offer hope for tomorrow. > more |
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| 08/01/2007
January 8, 2007
| | At issue: Stunting growth of brain-damaged child -- right or wrong? ... As new year starting, pray for persecuted Chinese Christians ... Baptist seminary president recuperating from blood clots ... Evangelist D. James Kennedy 'stable and improving' with pacemaker ... Some Christian leaders 'Republican Party cheerleaders,' says journalist ... Ministry leader expects no real effect from Saddam's death > more |
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| 06/01/2007
Powerful Healings and Salvations in Columbia
| | "Some were cured when they met a previously paralyzed man in the [bathroom] - he told them what had happened to him and they were healed on the spot. Following the hospital visits and prayer sessions, 30 ex-patients phoned the local radio station to report on-air what had happened to them.... by Martin Collins/TN > more |
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| 06/01/2007
Israelis Buying Up Property on Moon
| | +quot;Some Israelis believe that buying land on the moon is an original gift and a great investment that their grandchildren might benefit from.+quot;A seemingly bizarre scenario has surfaced in the last few years concerning ownership of property in outer space.... by Gina Sebok Tzuk/TN > more |
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| 05/01/2007
Radically Embracing the Younger Generation Dem Unknown WarrioZ Takes the Pulpit
| | +quot;We are born-again, sanctified, delivered in Jesus' name. Some people have a problem with the way we represent [Jesus]. It's time for some ... Christians to stand up and represent [Jesus] in the industry and the media.+quot;They aren't your traditional gospel group, and they don't want to be.... by Jonathan Landrum Jr., AP/CR > more |
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| 17/11/2006
Georgia's New Economy Minister Resigns
| | November 17, 2006 -- Georgia's economic development minister, Irakli Okruashvili has reportedly resigned, just one week after he was named to the post by President Mikheil Saakashvili. > more |
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| 17/11/2006
Russia Wants IAEA To Manage Iran Dispute
| | November 17, 2006 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today said the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), should lead efforts to resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, rather than UN Security Council. > more |
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| 17/11/2006
Georgia To Offer Putin An Olive Branch
| | November 17, 2006 -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he plans to offer Russian President Vladimir Putin a conciliatory message later this month in an effort to halt the deterioration in Georgia's relations with Russia. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
NATO Chief Says Alliance Could Improve Energy Security
| | BUCHAREST, November 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer and Romania's President Traian Basescu today said that the Western military alliance would be able, if requested, to take up additional tasks, such as boosting energy security for member states. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Iraq: Brain Drain Poses Threat To Future
| | NEW YORK, November 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The mass kidnappings of an estimated 150 employees from the Ministry ofHigher Education and Scientific Research building in central Baghdad onNovember 14 underscores a huge problem for Iraq: the dwindling of itsprofessional class. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Turkey Hosts Turkic Summit
| | November 16, 2006 -- The presidents of Turkey and three of the five Turkic republics of the former Soviet Union are expected to arrive in the Mediterranean resort city of Antalya today ahead of a two-day summit. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Ukraine: Blue-Orange Rift Reemerges
| | PRAGUE, November 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Following a heated debate, the Verkhovna Rada on November 15 opted to postpone making a decision on the fates of Foreign Minister Borys Tarasyuk and Defense Minister Anatoliy Hrytsenko. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Russia, Pakistan Agree To Promote Ties
| | November 16, 2006 -- Pakistan and Russia agreed today to promote bilateral cooperation and strengthen ties in a number of fields, including defense, trade, economic cooperation, railways, oil, and gas. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Uzbek President Meets With Key Kremlin Adviser
| | November 16, 2006 -- Uzbek President Islam Karimov has reportedly met with a group of Russian political experts led by key Kremlin adviser Gleb Pavlovsky to explore ways of expanding bilateral ties. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Afghanistan: Karzai Seeks Investment At New Delhi Conference
| | PRAGUE, November 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai is visiting India this week in the hope of winning fresh trade deals and investment for his country. On November 18-19, Karzai plans to attend the Regional Economic Cooperation Conference for Afghan Reconstruction in New Dehli. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Tajikistan: Officials Entice Ethnic Tajiks To Western Border Region
| | PRAGUE, November 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The government of Tajikistan has begun resettling the first of about 1,000 volunteer families it says will help create new farmland in the west of the country. But observers note that virtually all of the families are ethnic Tajiks, while their new home is an area mainly populated by ethnic Uzbeks. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Solzhenitsyn's Complete Works To Be Published In Russia
| | November 16, 2006 -- The Russian publishers of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn have announced that the complete works of the Soviet-era dissident writer and Nobel Literature Prize laureate will be published for the first time in his native Russia. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Russia: Gazprom Fires Deputy CEO
| | PRAGUE, November 16, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Russia's state-controlled gas monopoly, Gazprom, has announced it has dismissed its deputy chief executive. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Premier Rules Out Breakup Of Iraq
| | November 16, 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, on a visit to Turkey, said today he will do everything he can to maintain his country's territorial integrity. > more |
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| 16/11/2006
Diplomats Say No Progress In Iran Sanctions Talks
| | November 16, 2006 -- Diplomats say world powers have again failed to achieve a breakthrough in talks aimed at agreeing a United Nations resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over Tehran's refusal to halt uranium-enrichment activities. > more |
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| 15/11/2006
Kazakhstan: President Tells West -- We Don't Need Your Advice
| | PRAGUE, November 15, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbaev made some surprising comments on November 10. The leader of a country that has attracted major investment from the West, Nazarbaev said Kazakhstan does not need lecturing and advice from Western nations. > more |
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| 15/11/2006
General Optimistic U.S. Can Stabilize Iraq
| | November 15, 2006 -- The top U.S. general in the Middle East today said he is optimistic U.S. forces can stabilize Iraq but warned that failure "could increase Iranian aggressiveness and embolden Al-Qaeda's ideology." > more |
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| 15/11/2006
Uzbek Court Reviewing Case Of Andijon Deportees
| | BISHKEK, November 15, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- Uzbek law-enforcement agencies have reportedly completed an investigation into the five Uzbek refugees that Kyrgyzstan forcibly returned home in August and that are accused of involvement in last year's Andijon uprising. > more |
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| 15/11/2006
Georgia: Premier Outlines Tbilisi's Stance On Russian WTO Entry
| | Georgia is one of a handful of countries left with the power to block Russia's entry into the WTO. It is also the country with the greatest motivation to do so -- amid mounting tensions between the two countries, Russia systematically blocked the import of Georgian wine, mineral water, and agricultural products, depriving Georgia of its biggest market. So what is Georgia likely to do? RFE/RL correspondent Ahto Lobjakas spoke to Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli to find out. > more |
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| 15/11/2006
Kyiv, Warsaw Want To Extend Pipeline To Poland
| | November 15, 2006 -- The prime ministers of Ukraine and Poland today said Ukraine's Odesa-Brody pipeline should be extended to the Polish city of Plock and carry Caspian Sea oil to Poland and Europe. > more |
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| 09/11/2006
Eugene Carson Blake 1906-1985
| | The second general secretary of the World Council of Churches (WCC), Eugene Carson Blake, would have been 100 years old on November 7, 2006. > more |
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| 08/11/2006
El Salvador: Lutheran pastors assassinated
| | The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and the World Council of Churches (WCC) have reacted together to news of the"despicable"assassination on 4 November of Lutheran Church in El Salvador co-pastors Francisco Carillo and his wife Jesús Calzada de Carillo. > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 24, 2006
| | Trick-or-Tract this Halloween * Bible Gets African Interpretation * Israel's Tourism Industry Targets American Southerners, Christians * Gay Issues Ripping Apart Episcopal Dallas Diocese > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 25, 2006
| | Christian Woman Says Cross Necklace Brought her Suspension * Indonesia Church Set Ablaze Amid Religious Tensions * Churches in the UK Attribute Growth to the Holy Spirit * Success of Gospel in India Breeds Hatred, Attacks, SaysMinistry Leader > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 26, 2006
| | Assemblies of God Ministers in Times Square * Christians Reassured That Their Vote Is Critical * Report Notes Improper Favoritism toward Non-Christian Religions * Fans Await Winner of Gospel Music Competition > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 3, 2006
| | State Dept. Says 'Many Countries' Continue Religious Repression * Offhand Comments Spark Nigeria's Latest 'Blasphemy' Rampage * Global Prayer and Fasting Event Begins * Survey: Faith a Minor Impact on Children > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 4, 2006
| | Christian Groups Encourage Believers to Pray for Muslims * Calif. Diocese Seeks to Sever Ties with Episcopal Church * Church and Muslims Leaders in the Philippines Express Joint Concern * Holy Land in U.S. Entertains, Informs > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 27, 2006
| | 'Lost Jewish Tribe' in India Soon To Move To Israel * Court is Told that Christian Cost-Sharing Program isn't Insurance * Canadian Southern Baptists Consider Name Change * Overflowing Crowds of More Than 50,000 Hear Franklin Graham in Canada > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 30, 2006
| | British Government Faith Schools Quota Plan Scrapped After Reaction from Churches * Explaining Brits' General Disdain for Evangelicals * 35 Arrested Chinese Christians Released After Interrogation * Focus on the Family: Encourage Your Pastor Year-round > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 31, 2006
| | Assyrian Christian Teen Reportedly Beheaded * Eritrean Police Arrest 150 More Christians * New Believer in India Arrested, Urged to Frame Pastor * Missionaries Hike to Share Jesus on Appalachian Trail > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 5, 2006
| | Faith Community Responds to School Shootings * Public High Schools Try Out New Bible Course * Turkish Christian Hijacks Plane, Asks Pope's Help * Maryland School Sued for Refusing to Let Girl Read Bible > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 6, 2006
| | Opposition to Christian Tithing Grows * Political Fears Spur Anti-Christian Violence in India * Vietnamese Christian Dies in Prison Following Alleged Torture * The Revolve Tour: Where Real Faith Meets Real Life > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 9, 2006
| | Controversial Documentary Examines Children's Church Camp * Refugee Crisis in Darfur * Ex-Homosexual Ministry Leader: 'My Heart Breaks for Mark Foley' * Human Rights Activist Concerned over Christian Persecution > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 10, 2006
| | Charismatics' Numbers Growing, Influence Spreading * Documentary Explores Evangelicalism's Internal Debate over the Environment * High Court's Refusal to Hear Muslim Indoctrination Case "Typical," Author Says * Mostly Godless Down Under > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 11, 2006
| | Pope Makes Additions to Text on Islam * Christians Attacked, Threatened in Andhra Pradesh, India * Egyptian Christian Girl Escapes Muslim Kidnappers * Franklin Graham on Mission to Rebuild Churches in Sudan > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 17, 2006
| | Persecuted Christians Asking for Prayer, Congressional Action * ELCA Head: Challenging Time to Be a Lutheran Christian * Protestant Leader Assassinated In Central Sulawesi, Indonesia * Christian Democrats Highlight Leftward Shift among Religious Whites > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 16, 2006
| | Priest Beheaded In Mosul, Iraq * Hearing on Dalit Christian Rights in India Again Deferred * In Pakistan, Fear of the Holy * Pope Reportedly Planning to Loosen Restrictions on Celebrating Old Latin Mass > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 12, 2006
| | Homeless Need Christian Compassion, Not Bashing, Says Homeless Advocate * Third-Generation Graham Opens Inaugural Crusade * Growing Number of Christians Undecided Who to Back at the Ballot Box * Missions Prove to be Backbone of Gulf Coast Relief > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 13, 2006
| | Bathe Schools, Students in Prayer, Says Christian Educator * Turkish Teenager Sentenced for Murdering Priest * Christians in India Beaten, Detained Following Media Reports * Court in Nigeria Condemns Militant Muslim Leader to Death > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 19, 2006
| | Indonesia Vows to Maintain Religious Pluralism * Police in India Arrest Workers at Home for Destitute * Anglican Church in Australia to Elect Aboriginal Leaders * Hawaiians Thankful: No Deaths or Serious Injuries from Powerful Quakes > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 18, 2006
| | Illinois Parish Asks for Oversight from Different Episcopalian Bishop * U.S. Population Growing Faster than the Church, Research Shows * 38 Muslim Scholars and Leaders Write Open Letter to the Pope * Nigerian Teacher on Trial after Punishing Muslim Student > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 20, 2006
| | Catholic Bishops Form Rules for Ministry to Gays * Egypt Jails Christian Convert from Islam * Christians Dismissed fromOperating Health Center in India * Evangelicals Urge U.S. Intervention in Darfur > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Religion Today Summaries - Oct. 23, 2006
| | ICC Calls on Belarus Officials to Stop Threatening Church * Controversial New Bible Published in Holland Cuts out Difficult Gospel Passages * Muslim Communities Accused of Failing to Address Terrorism in their Ranks * Muslims Attack Christians in Ethiopia > more |
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| 31/10/2006
Bible Gets African Interpretation
| | Biblical scholars and theologians created a 1,600-page book released this summer by Africans, for Africans, using African proverbs and idioms to apply the Bible’s teachings to contemporary problems such as AIDS, corruption and female genital ... > more |
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| 30/10/2006
Apartment losses near 50%
| | More than 10,000 South Mississippi apartments were destroyed or rendered uninhabitable by Hurricane Katrina, 4,000 units more than a previous estimate given by the Gulf Regional Planning Commission.
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| 30/10/2006
Around South Mississippi
| | Trick or treaters warned about sex offenders With more than 200 registered sex offenders living throughout Harrison County, residents who want to take their children trick or treating can check the safety ...
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| 30/10/2006
Prayers Said for Corfu Holiday Death Children
| | Children at Horbury Primary School have prayed for their two fellow schoolmates who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday with their father and his partner in Corfu The bodies of the children were flown home as millions of children > more |
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| 30/10/2006
Zimbabwe Churches Ask for Forgiveness
| | Churches in Zimbabwe have asked the country for forgiveness for their part in the current crisis as they admitted that some of their own leaders have been accomplices in some of the evils that have > more |
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| 30/10/2006
Christian Aid Says Stern Figures Not Strong Enough
| | The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change was warmly welcomed by Christian Aid However the relief agency warned that its conclusions would still expose millions of poor people to an unacceptably high risk of disease drought and famine > more |
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| 29/10/2006
Scottish Baptists Focus on AIDS and World Service
| | The Baptist Union of Scotland has held its first every joint assembly together with BMS World Mission over the weekend as hundreds of Baptists gathered to tackle some of the most pressing humanitarian issues of the day > more |
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| 28/10/2006
Winter May Stem Rise in India Dengue Virus Death Toll
| | Even as death toll of people stricken by dengue has gone upto 135 in the country and dozens of fresh cases are being reported every day people in India are hoping that with winter round the corner and sudden fall in temperature the spread of dengue virus could be brought under control > more |
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| 28/10/2006
UK Church Brings God Pod into the Community
| | A church has converted a van to deliver Gods message into the communities and create a congregation The God Pod a converted van is run by the Lincoln North Circuit of Methodist Churches and visits Cherry Willingham and the St Giles estate every week > more |
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| 28/10/2006
Anglican Head Meets US Episcopal Presiding BishopElect
| | The spiritual head of the worldwide Anglican Communion Dr Rowan Williams has welcomed Presiding Bishop Frank Griswold and Presiding Bishopelect Katharine Jefferts Schori to Lambeth Palace October 27 for a 90minute meeting described as a cordial and collegial exchange > more |
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| 28/10/2006
Tearfund Encourages Communities to take Ambitious Action
| | Leading development agencies Tearfund and Practical Action say ambitious action must be taken to help poor communities around the world cope with the serious impact climate change is having especially in areas such as agriculture water resources and health > more |
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| 27/10/2006
David Spriggs Mission in the Media
| | No one can miss it the media are everywhere whether its bill boards or TV ads downloads or web site banners broadsheets or red tops What the media do affects us deeply shapes our attitudes compels our purchases and moreover has a powerful influence on opinion formers and policy makers who in turn affect us in every aspect of our lives > more |
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| 27/10/2006
India: New Believer Arrested, Urged to Frame Pastor - Worthy News
| | Police this morning arrested a recent convert in Mayapuri, Madhya Pradesh state for the second time in three days in an apparent attempt to pressure him to give evidence that his pastor forcibly converted him. By nightfall in India, the new believer was charged with"insulting religious beliefs." > more |
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| 26/10/2006
NCC: Da Vinci Distortions Shed Light on Social Ills
| | WASHINGTON – The falsities in the ‘Da Vinci Code’ shed light on other real-life issues that contradict the Gospel of Jesus Christ, such as poverty, racial and economic injustices, and war, according to the National Council of ... > more |
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| 26/10/2006
Crossovers, Marriages Peak Interest for Lutheran Film on Catholics
| | WASHINGTON – The Protestant-Catholic relationship has come a long way since the burning of Christian “heretics” at the stake and the interrogation of reformers by the Inquisition. Ecumenical meetings and dialogues involving the two branches of Christianity are now the norm, pushed forward by dozens ... > more |
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| 26/10/2006
Climate Campaigners Blair Needs to Push More
| | Only 4 per cent of the nations population thinks Prime Minister Tony Blair has made effective progress on climate change despite his claim that Europe must lead the way on conversion to a low carbon economy at last weeks EU energy summit > more |
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