Archive for May, 2013
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Ala. Gov. Robert Bentley talks about his Christian faith, stirs up hornet’s nest
Alabama Rep. Gov. Robert Bentley stirred up a hornet’s nest among critics when he spoke at a church recently and said that Americans who are not part of the Christian family are not brothers and sisters. In his Martin Luther Ki...
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Obama urged to raise China’s one-child policy in Hu meet
A congressman urged recently President Barack Obama to raise the issue of human rights violations in China stemming from its one-child per couple policy, when the president meets with China’s President Hu Jintao this week. Cong...
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Logos signs on veteran online marketer for new church software
Logos Bible Software enlisted recently a veteran online marketer to oversee its soon-to-be launched innovative software for church presentations. Logos has signed on Matthew Peterson to be the new media executive director of Pr...
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Al-Shabab in Somalia slits the throat of a Christian woman in public
A Christian woman in Somalia was brutally slaughtered for apostasy recently by Sunni extremists who held her to the ground, recited the Qu’ran, pulled up her head and slit her throat in a public area while shouting, “Allah Akba...
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University pays settlement to Christian professor in discrimination case
A university paid recently a settlement to a Christian professor of astronomy who sued it over alleged hiring discrimination because of his faith, in a case that may carry national implications regarding religious intolerance. ...
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Abortionist charged with murder, pro-lifers step up amid Roe v. Wade anniversary
Even as pro-life groups across the nation are participating in anti-abortion activities to coincide with the 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, an abortion doctor in Philadelphia was charged with eight counts of murder. Kermit Go...
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Christian church leader barred from attending evangelical conference
A prominent house church leader and three other church members were stopped recently in an airport in China, from boarding a plane to head to Hong Kong, where they were slated to attend an evangelical conference. Wang Yi, a chu...
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Cyprus Church grateful to Boy George for return of ancient icon
The Orthodox Christian Church of Cyprus thanked recently singer Boy George, formerly of the Culture Club band, for returning an ancient icon of Jesus Christ that had been missing for some 40 years. George, 49, had bought the 18...
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China admits need to improve human rights, critics cite poor track record
China’s President Hu Jintao admitted recently that China still needs to do more to improve human rights in his country. Hu made the statement during a press conference in the company of President Barack Obama during his state v...
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Billy Graham, 92, still has a lot to say
Don’t discount Billy Graham just because he is now 92 years old. If anything, the man who has counseled sitting presidents for some 50 years, starting from Truman up to Obama (who visited Graham in his home), still has a lot to...