Archive for May, 2013
Arts & Culture
Christian Manga group kicks off fund raiser to go digital
A company that makes Christian Manga publications launched recently a fund raiser program so that they could get enough money to go digital. Mecha Manga Bible Heroes launched the fund raiser program Kickstarter to raise $10,000...
Afghan Christian detained for apostasy may face death penalty
A Christian rights worker said recently that another Afghan Christian is in jail and needs the help of the international community. Aidan Clay, regional manager of the Middle East, International Christian Concern, said Shoaib A...
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Troubling trends for U.S. homeschoolers are cited by college chancellor
Troubling trends are arising in the U.S. regarding homeschooling, a college chancellor said recently. Michael Farris, chancellor of Patrick Henry College, said some states seem to be imposing legal impediments to make it more d...
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Christians laud, critique Obama’s position in Libya
Christians have good things and bad things to say about the position that President Barack Obama is taking in Libya. Richard Land, president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention sa...
Arts & Culture
Jordan fights for possession of Christian books that may precede writings of St. Paul
Jordan is fighting to take possession of some 70 books that may, if authentic, precede the writings of St. Paul. The books, which were found in a Jordanian cave, that tell of how Jesus died on the cross, rose from the dead, and...
Christians in Myanmar among victims of powerful earthquake
Christians were included among the victims of the powerful earthquakes that struck Northeast Myanmar recently, destroying at least 10 churches among over 100 damaged buildings. Three earthquakes struck the country on March 24 w...
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Village church in U.K. discovers original King James Bible on a shelf
An inconspicuous church in an English village discovered recently that it possesses a great treasure. The St. Laurence Church in Hilmarton, England possesses an original copy of The King James Bible, of which only 200 are known...
Iran’s Christians are concerned amid secret prison executions
Concern has been raised over the whereabouts of three Christians in Iran who were arrested and detained after government forces raided a house church last March 17, especially amid news of secret prison executions. During the M...
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“Artificial leaf” enlarges potential for affordable solar energy
Joyce Kilmer once said that only God can make a tree. However, a team of scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently constructed (not created) an “artificial leaf.” The scientists, led by Daniel Nocera, got...
Arts & Culture
Arkansas House passes a bill allowing bible course in public schools
A bill was passed recently in the Arkansas House that will permit public high schools to teach a course on the bible. The bill, which was passed on a 71-16 vote last Friday, was proposed by Rep. Denny Altes of Fort Smith. Altes...
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