Posts Tagged ‘Union’
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10 million tithers donate more than $50 billion
There are an estimated 10 million tithers in America that donate more than $50 billion annually to religious and charitable causes. A new 5-year constituency study released by the State of the Plate gives an inside, in-depth lo...
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African leaders want UN support for Mali military intervention
African leaders meeting in Ivory Coast are calling for United Nations backing for military intervention in northern Mali, which is currently controlled by rebels.
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Christians on the move: Christians make up nearly half of world’s migrants
According to a new report on religion and international migration, Christians comprise nearly half of the world’s 214 million international migrants. The report, Faith on the Move: The Religious Affiliation of International Mig...
Islamic Rioters Attack Christian Shops in Northern Iraq
Attacks against Christian Assyrian businesses in northern Iraq over the weekend, which local sources said were organized by a pro-Islamic political party, marked the first such destruction of Christian establishments in the Kur...
Faith groups respond to urgent anti-malaria appeal
Religious denominations have boosted efforts to provide families fleeing famine and drought in the Horn of Africa with insecticide treated bed nets, a mechanism experts say is most effective in halting the spread of malaria in ...
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Coauthors of Left, Right & Christ Lisa Sharon Harper and D.C. Innes Will Discuss Profound Political Differences among Christians at Union Theological Seminary
Two evangelical Christian thinkers from opposite ends of the political spectrum come together for a thought-provoking dialogue on polarizing issues in a live forum at Riverside Church in New York City on Thursday, October 6, 7:...
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Newt Gingrich talks of Catholic faith, lambasts secularism
In what may be preparation for a 2012 bid for the White House, Newt Gingrich talked recently about his Catholic conversion to an audience in Washington. Gingrich, 67, told participants of the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast ...
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Christian group, Republicans respond to Obama’s State of the Union address
A Christian organization applauded recently President Barack Obama’s pledge to work toward generating employment and balancing the budget in his State of the Union address. Rev. David Beckmann, president of Bread for the World ...
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More Christians prefer Bible phone apps to regular Bibles
A growing number of Christians are finding that phone apps are a handy way to stay connected to their faith at any time, day or night. Pastor Bobby Carswell, 61, of Messiah’s Community in Westside, Florida said he believes that...