Posts Tagged ‘california’
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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...
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...
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Rick Warren forgives illegal gun dealer for youngest son’s suicide
By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries LAKE FOREST, CA (ANS) – Pastor Rick Warren, the author of the best-selling book, “The Purpose Driven Life,” and senior pastor of Saddleback Valley Community Church in Lake Fores...
News
ChinaAid, 7 others urge Kerry to raise human rights issue in China visit
WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) – In advance of US Secretary of State John Kerry’s first trip to China, ChinaAid and seven other human rights groups, have advised him his visit is a “unique opportunity” for the United States t...
Arts & Culture
Aikman opportunity award for young Christian writers
By Dan Wooding Founder of ASSIST Ministries VANCOUVER B.C. (ANS) – Patrick Henry College, Guildford Media Ltd., and veteran reporter / writer David Aikman, an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, a best-selling a...
News
Son says sibling rivalry fueled Crystal Cathedral downfall
(RNS) As the Crystal Cathedral tries to find its footing without any members of founder Robert H. Schuller's family at the helm, the only son and one-time successor says "sibling rivalry" played a key role in the Cali...
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Appeals court strikes down California ban on same-sex marriage
In a decision that likely will set the stage for a high-stakes showdown at the U.S. Supreme Court, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down California’s Proposition 8 ballot measure that banned gay marriage, sayi...
Commentary and News
Work to continue normally despite Souder resignation
Even as evangelical Christian Rep. Mark Souder, R-Indiana submitted his resignation letters already, his 19 staff members will continue to work as normal. According to FOX news, Souder submitted his resignation letters to House...
Commentary and News
Mojave cross stolen two weeks after U.S. Supreme Court ruling
Two weeks after the Supreme Court ruled to protect the Mojave Desert War Memorial, thieves stole the Sunrise Rock cross. On May 10, a Park employee noticed the cross was missing and said it was probably removed during the nigh...
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Human Trafficking in America: a different kind of “drug war”
Human Trafficking within the United States is becoming as prevalent as international human smuggling.
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