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Causes
2 arrested 14 years after missionary Graham Staines’ murder
Fourteen years after Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two young sons were burnt to death in sleep by a right wing mob, two suspects were arrested Friday from Odisha’s Keonjhar district.
Causes
Controversial viral video tells viewers to “#fitch the homeless”
Writer Greg Karber is giving Abercrombie & Fitch clothing to the homeless, and he’s hoping others will join in.
Accordingto Karber's YouTube viral video (www.youtube.com/watch?v=O95DBxnXiSo&feature=player_detailpage), it's h...
Causes
Lebanese man gets 300 lashes, 6 years for helping woman convert to Christianity
A Lebanese man was sentenced to 300 lashes with a whip and six years in prison for his role in helping a Saudi woman convert to Christianity and flee the Saudi kingdom.
Causes
UK Christians urged to pray outside Houses of Parliament during marriage debate
Campaign group Christian Concern is calling on UK Christians to attend prayer gatherings outside Parliament during the Third Reading of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill next week.
Arts & Culture
Phil Keaggy honored with ASCAP Golden Note award
Phil Keaggy was recently honored at a ceremony in front of his peers when he received the prestigious ASCAP Golden Note Award in recognition of his outstanding career achievements. The event also honored the songwriters and pub...
Causes
Saeed Abedini in solitary confinement in Iran; health deteriorating
By Jeremy Reynalds Senior Correspondent for ASSIST News Service Already badly weakened by months of beatings and torture that have resulted in internal bleeding, American Pastor Saeed Abedini, a U.S. citizen, is facing perhaps ...
Features
How Idi Amin, the ‘Butcher of Uganda’ changed my life — for good
It’s hard to believe, but it is true, that Idi Amin Dada, who became known as the “Butcher of Uganda” for his brutal, despotic rule while president of Uganda in the 1970s, and was possibly the most notorious of all Africa's pos...
Causes
GMA hails Church of Scotland efforts to end misuse of Pakistan Blasphemy Laws
Sheraz Khan, Chief Executive of Global Minorities Alliance (GMA) has hailed the Church of Scotland’s efforts to end the misuse of Pakistan Blasphemy Laws.
News
Ethnic America summit focus: Mission on our doorsteps
By Bill Bray Special Correspondent, ASSIST News Service (ANS) – As many as 700 ethnic American missionaries and pastors from 75 denominations are converging here next week for the 12th Annual Ethnic Ministries Summit star...
News
Prominent Indian leaders murdered in South America
By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries PASADENA, CA (ANS) – David Andrés Kietzman, the Executive Director of Latin American Indian Ministries (LAIM), has told the ASSIST News Service of the tragic killing of two Indi...