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Causes
Students say Christians targeted in Nigeria’s university killings
The gunmen who killed at least 46 people in Nigeria's northwestern town of Mubi on Oct. 1 first asked them if they were Christians before shooting or knifing them, according to students who escaped the carnage.
News
Is skinny-dipping in the Sea of Galilee sacrilegious?
A pack of lawmakers and Capitol Hill aides, including a nude congressman, took a booze-fueled, late-night swim in Israel’s Sea of Galilee last summer, Politico reported on Sunday (Aug. 19). Which leaves at least one question: I...
Arts & Culture
Salvation Army get on bikes for Olympics
Many Olympic venues are already achieving iconic status - but one about to enter the public’s consciousness already has an illustrious history.
Arts & Culture
Ancient synagogue discovered in Galilee excavations
A monumental synagogue building dating to the Late Roman period (ca. 4th-5thcenturies C.E.) has been discovered in archaeological excavations at Huqoq in Israel's Galilee.
News
World Council of Churches announces Geneva site development
The World Council of Churches (WCC) announced it has contracted with the Implenia Ltd. construction company for the development of the council's 34,000-square-meter site in Grand-Saconnex, Geneva, including the building of a ne...
Arts & Culture
Rocking Russian grannies to build church with prize winnings
A group of six Russian grandmothers who won second place in Europe's Eurovision Song Contest have pledged to use their prize money to build an Orthodox church in their tiny home village.
Bombers attack center in Christian area of Jos, Nigeria
One person was killed and nine others were injured last night after suspected Islamic extremists attacked a TV viewing center in a Christian area of Jos where a crowd had gathered to watch soccer.
News
Jesus Net Japan exemplifies Internet Evangelism Day 2012
Nearly 400 years ago ruling shoguns martyred thousands of Christians and banned the faith from the island nation. As a result, today Japan is vaguely religious, yet outwardly secular and materialistic, with a Christian populati...
Religious leaders press Village Voice on sex ads
WASHINGTON (RNS) Religious leaders on Thursday (March 29) delivered more than 230,000 signatures to the office of Village Voice Media, demanding the company shut down the adult advertising section on its website, Backpage.com,...
Features
After C.S. Lewis College flops, a free campus for the taking
Jerry Pattengale’s cell phone won’t stop ringing as he leads a secretive group of four wide-eyed college administrators around a majestic campus built in 1879 by legendary evangelist D.L. Moody. Calls and visitors a...