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Campus Crusade for Christ officially becomes Cru

Campus Crusade for Christ announced recently in a conference in Colorado that it has officially changed its name to Cru. The 60-year-old ministry made the announcement before some 5,000 staff members during its U.S. biennial st...
 
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Catholic parishioners in Boston fight to keep churches

A group of Roman Catholic parishioners in Boston is determined to contest a move by the Archdiocese of Boston to sell six shuttered churches to buyers who may use the buildings for secular purposes.

 
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Dutch businessman building a replica of Noah’s ark

A businessman in Netherlands is building an ark that will be identical in size to the one that was built by Noah in the Bible. Johan Huibers, 60, has for the last few years been building an ark like the one described in the Bib...
 
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Big names are no-shows in first GOP presidential debate

Only five presidential hopefuls showed up at the recently-held first Grand Old Party presidential debate, all of them ranking 2.5 percent or lower in the Winthrop Poll that was taken last month. The candidates who showed up wer...
 
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Democratic Rep. Daphne Campbell seeks public apology from some party members

Democratic Rep. Daphne Campbell said recently at a press conference in Florida that she is demanding a public apology from fellow Democratic Rep. Scott Randolph and House Minority leader Ron Saunders for alleged bullying and ch...

 
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Christians, Jews et al to benefit from U.S. Holocaust Museum project

The U.S. Holocaust Museum is joining forces with Ancestry.com to digitalize information about victims of Nazi persecution, whether Jewish or non-Jewish. Ancestry.com is an online family history site. By working together, people...
 
 
 

Two Christian Pakistanis detained for alleged blasphemy

Two Christians in Pakistan were picked up by police and detained last Friday night for alleged violation of the country’s infamous blasphemy law. Mushtaq Gill, 60, and his son, Farrukh Mustaq Gill were picked up from the family...

 
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Critics in Australia slam Special Religious Instruction in public schools

A Christian leader responded recently to issues regarding Australia’s Education Act, which requires Special Religious Instruction in public schools. Critics say SRI discriminates against students whose parents choose not to let...
 
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Christian arrests in Iran, stepped-up persecution, raises concern

Iran authorities arrested recently dozens of Christians who were former Muslims, raising concerns about stepped-up persecution of Christians in the Islamic world. Gov. Morteza Tamadon of Teheran said the Christians were arreste...
 
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Pope’s comment on condoms applies also to women and transsexuals

The statement by Pope Benedict XVI on the use of condoms as a lesser evil to prevent transmitting HIV applies equally to women, transsexuals and men. Vatican spokesman Rev. Federico Lombardi said recently that according to the ...