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Creationists: Museum ‘makes up’ facts about evolution

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:05:00 +0000

They plan to become doctors, researchers and professors, but these students from Liberty University, an evangelical school, also believe God created the Earth in a week, some 6,000 years ago.Each year, a group of biology students at the Christian unive...

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Drinking snail juice: Hialeah man under investigation for smuggling giant African snails

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:04:09 +0000

Stewart, 48, who court documents describe as "El Africano'' or "Oloye Ifatoku," said he practices the traditional African religion of Ifa Orisha, which is often confused with the Cuban Santería, a blend of Yoruba and Catholic practices. "I did not inv...

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Planned Parenthood in 1952: Abortion “kills the life of a baby”

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:55 +0000

The scientific fact that an abortion ends the life of a living human being isn’t so convenient these days for Planned Parenthood – after all they are now the largest abortion chain in the country. Back in 1952 before Planned Parenthood was an abort...

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Focus denies Dobson 'pushed out' of radio

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:01:15 +0000

Focus on the Family denied allegations by a high-profile ally that its founder, Dr. James Dobson, was "pushed" out of his 33-year-old radio program as part of the ministry's alleged effort to become more acceptable to mainstream society. Rev. Ken Hutc...

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Jews to world: 'Help non-Muslims pray on Temple Mount'

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:00:42 +0000

JERUSALEM – A Temple Mount activist organization here has declared next Tuesday "International Temple Mount Awareness Day" and is calling on the world community to express solidarity with the rights of non-Muslims to pray on the site. The Temple Mou...

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Georgia Bill Banning Race-Based, Sex-Based Abortions Draws National Attention

news@LifeNews.com (Steven Ertelt) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:43:59 +0000

Atlanta, GA (LifeNews.com) -- Following up on a billboard campaign throughout Atlanta saying there are too many abortions done on black unborn babies, a statewide pro-life group is getting national attention for a bill it is supporting in the state legislature that would ban abortions done specifically because the child is African-American.

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Mitt Romney Says He Was Never Pro-Choice on Abortion as Mass Governor

news@LifeNews.com (Steven Ertelt) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:43:50 +0000

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Mitt Romney is likely one of several Republican candidates who will vie for the GOP nomination and the right to take on pro-abortion President Barack Obama. For his 2008 attempt at representing Republicans, Romney caused consternation by talking about his position change on abortion and he is doing it again.

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Jos, Nigeria: explosive situation needs defusing

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:42:48 +0000

Around 2:30am on Sunday 7 March 2010 a large contingent of armed, mostly Fulani Muslims slipped into three predominantly Christian ethnic Berom villages on the southern outskirts of Jos, the capital of Plateau State in Nigeria s volatile central...

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Tom Cruise’s Religion in the Spotlight Over Forced Abortion Allegations

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:42:10 +0000

By Peter J. SmithCANBERRA, Australia, March 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Church of Scientology, popularly known as the church to which Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise belongs, is facing increased scrutiny in Australia and elsewhere over allegations that the organization has abused members and...

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Liberty University Online Academy Earns Full Accreditation From Esteemed Accrediting Body for Online Homeschooling

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:40:00 +0000

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) announced last month that Liberty University Online Academy (LUOA) has been granted full accreditation. (PRWeb Mar 11, 2010)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Liberty_University_Online/accreditation/prweb3711474.htm

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No more nice guys

Mindy Belz — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:24:42 +0000

A spoiled U.S. diplomatic mission leaves Bethlehem in a squeeze

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Christian Aid alarmed by use of rape as weapon of war in Congo

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:56:19 +0000

Following recent brutal attacks on women by suspected FDLR rebels in South Kivu DRC Christian Aid is calling for more to be done to accelerate the voluntary demobilisation of armed groups in the vast central African nation

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Christian Guild sells hotels to invest in companys future

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:32:58 +0000

Christian hotel and holiday company Christian Guild has announced plans for a major restructure that will see significant investment in its hotels

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Michigan diocese investigates miracle attributed to former bishop

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:26:00 +0000

Marquette, Mich., Mar 11, 2010 / 08:26 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Diocese of Marquette is investigating an possible miracle attributed to Servant of God, Bishop Frederic Baraga. The official inquiry will move the cause for Bishop Baraga's canonization forward, which was opened for the prelate in 1952.

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Apostolic Exhortation on Bible expected after Easter

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:10:00 +0000

Following a press conference on Monday to present a new book, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic announced that Pope Benedict XVI will soon release an apostolic exhortation on the Bible. The exhortation will address themes presented at the most recent general assembly of the Synod of Bishops, reports Catholic News Agency. In October of 2008, the Synod of Bishops met in the Vatican to discuss the relationship of the Word of God and the Church. According to the secretary general of the Synod, Archbi... >>

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Anti-Catholic tract distribution was ‘reprehensible,’ Tenn. bishop says

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:49:00 +0000

Knoxville, Tenn., Mar 11, 2010 / 06:49 am (CNA).- The recent distribution of Anti-Catholic tracts in a Tennessee town constituted "reprehensible acts of prejudice and hatred" by people who were ignorant of true Catholic teaching, the Bishop of Knoxville has said.

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Left Behind Games Sponsors Chick-fil-a & Berean Christian Stores Events

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:34:43 +0000

Left Behind Games Inc . (OTC Bulletin Board: LFBG), a leading publisher of Christian video games, announced today that Berean Christian Stores have approved the sale of Left Behind Games throughout th...

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‘Good Friday processions may be refused permission’ says retired bishop

Jonathan Bartley — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:16:23 +0000

The former bishop of Rochester has made the speculative and apparently unsubstantiated claim that “Good Friday processions may be refused permission because they are regarded as a minority interest not worth police time.”

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Chinese Gov't Issues Credible Threats

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:42:28 +0000

ChinaAid report that the building was confiscated by the Chinese government in the aftermath of the bloody attack and destruction of Fushan Church in September of last year. Earlier this month, an ...

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Japanese get to work on new Bible translation

editor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:20:22 +0000

TOKYO (UCAN) — The Japan Bible Society (JBS) is about to start work on a new edition of the Japanese-language New Interconfessional Translation of the Bible. The last edition was published in 1987 and the JBS hopes the new version will come out in June 2016. The interdenominational JBS said the main reasons for the revision of the [...]

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Chief exorcist Father Amorth

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:00:12 +0000

Chief exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, who has reportedly dealt with 70,000 cases of demonic possession over the past 25 years, has said the Devil is lurking in the very heart of the Roman Catholic Church.ather Amorth said the consequences of satanic infiltration included power struggles as well as "cardinals who do not believe in Jesus, and bishops who are linked to the Demon".

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Nun salutes men for passing women’s bill

editor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:42:52 +0000

NEW DELHI (UCAN) — A Catholic nun leader in India says the passage of a bill reserving parliamentary seats for women is “a great example” of growing gender sensitivity in the country. “Men deciding for women’s advancement is a great achievement in India’s male-dominated society,” said Sister Lilly Francis. The new law would set aside 33 percent [...]

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Study claiming Catholic co-eds likelier to ‘hook up’ draws criticism

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:14:00 +0000

Washington D.C., Mar 11, 2010 / 04:14 am (CNA).- A study which claimed that Catholic college women are likelier to "hook up" than women with no religious affiliation has been criticized by researchers. Parts of the survey report were based on a sample size of only 39 Catholic college women, while the report wrongly saw a college's religious affiliation as more influential than parents.

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Fujian priest detained over youth camp

editor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:52:29 +0000

FU’AN, China (UCAN) — Police have detained an “underground” priest of Mindong diocese, eastern China, and fined his fellow priests a month after they organized youth camps for university students. Father John Baptist Luo Wen, 39, pastor of the Holy Family Church, has been in “administrative detention” at a government-run guesthouse in Fu’an city since March [...]

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Gay Episcopal Priest Receives Majority Consent

Lillian Kwon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:48:20 +0000

An openly gay priest has received more than the required majority of consents to be confirmed as bishop, the Diocese of Los Angeles reported Wednesday.

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Nigeria: Why Jos is Different?

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:34:33 +0000

WHILE a debate on the latest round of killings in the Jos area raged, someone asked: Can a person be a settler in his own country? Can a Nigerian citizen be a settler in any part of Nigeria? The answer, clearly, is yes.

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Rowdy mob torches five Christians' houses in Lahore

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:10:04 +0000

At least five houses belonging to Christian families were looted and then set on fire by a rowdy mob in Narang Mandi area here.

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Quebec Bans Religious Instruction In Daycares

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:27:23 +0000

QUEBEC - The Quebec government made a sudden about-turn on Wednesday when it announced it will ban religious instruction in provincially funded daycare centres. Family Minister Tony Tomassi's dec...

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Minister's Wife Dies After Lengthy Religious Fasting

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:32:52 +0000

Grady Judd said Wednesday."Fasting is well-spoken of in the Bible," Judd said. "But God doesn't intend for you to fast yourself to death."The Sheriff's Office is investigating the death, but Judd said...

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Christians, Jews to mark coalition’s 75 years

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Warm Neighbors in Religion congratulations to the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews, on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.

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Christian professor clarifies stance on 'sexual identity'

Jody Brown — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000

A professor at an evangelical Christian college in Pennsylvania says his guidelines for "sexual identity therapy" are being misunderstood by some Christian proponents of traditional marriage.

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School axes prom after lesbian date request

Jody Brown — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000

A northern Mississippi school district has decided not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

Latest development:ACLU sues school to reinstate prom

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Christian college prof encourages 'gay identity'

Jody Brown — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Peter LaBarbera is asking a Christian college in Pennsylvania whether it supports the "sexual identity therapy" of one of its professors who is unwilling to discourage some of his clients from remaining in the homosexual lifestyle.

Story contains results from Wednesday's poll

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Nigeria: Police to Press Murder Charges Over Jos Killings

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:40:16 +0000

THE police said, yesterday, that 49 people are to be charged with murder after communal violence left scores of villagers dead. Most of those facing charges are Muslims from the Fulani group, police spokesman Mohammed Lerama told the BBC.

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Religious leaders denounce Jos violence – NEXT

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:20:00 +0000

BBC News

Religious leaders denounce Jos violence
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Religious leaders, including the Pope and the Sultan of Sokoto, on Wednesday condemned last Sunday's massacre of hundreds of villagers in Jos ...
Attacks Might Not Be About Religion in NigeriaAtlantic Online (blog)

Jos in fear of further attacksBBC News
Nigerians Recount the Night of Their Bloody RevengeNew York Times
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U.K. millionaire to move to mud hut

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:45:00 +0000

LONDON — DON - A 41-year-old millionaire businessman who nearly died in a car crash eight years ago is leaving behind his exquisite 16th-century farmhouse and lavish lifestyle to move to a mud hut in Uganda and start a children's charity. Jon Pedley plans to sell his telecommunications...

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Argentinian NGO opposes attack on country’s crucifixes

(author unknown) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:04:00 +0000

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mar 10, 2010 / 07:04 pm (CNA).- An NGO in Argentina has issued a statement urging one of the country's governors to oppose the demands of the association, "September 20," which is calling for the removal of crucifixes and other religious symbols from all public places.

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Glenn Beck’s Advice on ‘Social Justice’ Churches Sparks Outrage

Jennifer Riley — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:56:48 +0000

Anti-poverty Christian groups are up in arms after popular political commentator Glenn Beck urged Christians to leave their church if it talks about social justice.

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$4 Million Christian Camping and Retreat Center to Open in Missouri

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:31:35 +0000

New Camp, Sign of Economic Recovery Contact: John Tillack, CDO/Senior VP of Communications and Advancement, Point 11 / Kids Across America, 417-266-4000, john@point11.org BRANSON, Mo., March 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Point 11, a $4 Million Dollar Christian Camping and Retreat Center will open for Christian retreats and group camping rentals on May 31st, 2010. The rental camp facility is located on a 70-acre peninsula on Table Rock Lake near Shell Knob, Missouri. The camp is owned and op Source: Branderfield

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Wash. assisted suicides mimic Ore.’s

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

The state of Washington released its first report showing why people in their state committed suicide with the assistance of a physician.

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High court accepts funeral protest case

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Fred Phelps and his independent Baptist church in Kansas had a constitutional right to protest at the funeral of a slain Marine.

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Meet President Obama’s ’spiritual cabinet’

Daniel Burke — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:51:01 +0000

Near the end of a bumpy first year in office, President Obama readied for a Christmas vacation in Hawaii, but before he left, he called on a group of five ministers for a spiritual recharge.

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Rocks Thrown at Australian Pro-Life Election Candidate

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:10:16 +0000

By Thaddeus M. BaklinskiADELAIDE, Australia, March 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A pro-life candidate running in the upcoming South Australian state election says he has had rocks and a garbage bin thrown at him when he attempted to stop vandals from taking down his election posters.Trevor Grace,...

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‘Bottled ghosts’ sold in New Zealand auction

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:58:17 +0000

("BBC," March 9, 2010) Wellington, New Zealand - Two glass phials said to contain the ghosts of an old man and a young girl have sold for NZ$2,000 ($1,395:£935) in an online auction in New Zealand. The auction, which ended on Monday night, attracted more than 200,000 page views on the Trade Me website. Avie Woodbury said the ghosts had been captured in her Christchurch house by an exorcist and stored in holy water.

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Arizona Pro-Life Advocates File Appeal in Case Involving Law Limiting Abortions

news@LifeNews.com (Steven Ertelt) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:39:33 +0000

Phoenix, AZ (LifeNews.com) -- An Arizona pro-life legal group has filed an appeal in a case in state court filed by abortion advocates seeking to stop a set of pro-life laws designed to reduce abortions. Meanwhile, abortion advocates have dropped their companion federal lawsuit challenging the same legislation.

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Planned Parenthood Looks for Hard Abortion Stories to Promote Health Care Bill

news@LifeNews.com (Steven Ertelt) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:39:28 +0000

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Hoping to promote the Senate health care bill that funds abortions and could direct millions more to its abortion centers, Planned Parenthood is looking for stories from women of hard cases where they felt they needed an abortion for medical reason to give it a new lobbying tool.

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UK Tories Publish “Rainbow List” of Gay Candidates

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:31 +0000

By Hilary WhiteLONDON, March 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The British Conservative party has published a "rainbow list" of twenty openly homosexual candidates, five of whom are likely to win their seats, according to polls. Of these, eleven told party leadership they were "happy" to be named in...

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Homosexuality is ‘Totally Destructive of Christian Teaching’ Says Traditional Anglican Primate

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:38:03 +0000

By Patrick B. CraineSee Part I and Part II of this LifeSiteNews exclusive interview.HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, March 10, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The head of the Traditional Anglican Communion (TAC), Archbishop John Hepworth, told LifeSiteNews (LSN) that it is "ludicrous" to suggest that God is...

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West Virginia House Panel OKs Bill Allowing Women Ultrasound Before Abortion

news@LifeNews.com (Steven Ertelt) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:37:59 +0000

Charleston, WV (LifeNews.com) -- A West Virginia state House committee signed off on a Senate-backed bill that would allow women a chance to see an ultrasound of their unborn children before an abortion. With ultrasounds showing the humanity of the unborn child, pro-life advocates expect the bill to change minds and help women choose life.

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Man Who Shot Pro-Life Advocate: I Have No Remorse, Killed Him Over Abortion

news@LifeNews.com (Steven Ertelt) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:36:49 +0000

Owosso, MI (LifeNews.com) -- The man who is on trial for killing local pro-life advocate James Pouillon and a businessman says he has no remorse over the shooting. Harlan Drake told a jury that he should be put to death because he killed Pouillon and businessman Mike Fuoss, and said he shot Pouillon over abortion.

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Chief exorcist says Devil is in Vatican

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:28:55 +0000

Chief exorcist claims Devil lurking in the heart of Roman Catholic Church.

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Poll: African-Americans Most Likely to Pray Before Bedtime

Aaron J. Leichman — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:13:23 +0000

African-Americans are more likely to report praying or doing another religious activity prior to bedtime every night or almost every night than their counter parts, according to the first national poll examining sleep among the country’s four major ethnic groups.

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Nigeria: Pope Condemns Jos Mayhem, as Police Set to Charge 49

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:24:13 +0000

Catholic papal Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday condemned the "atrocious" mayhem in Jos where over 500 people were massacred at the wee hours of last Sunday, also police said 49 people responsible would be charged with murder.

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3 Indian Bishops Arrested [2010-03-10]

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:54:27 +0000

Zenit.org ).- Numerous religious, including three bishops, were arrested for taking part in a demonstration near Chennai in defense of the rights of Christian and Muslim "untouchables."The p...

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Muslims coexist with Christians in Borneo

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:44:26 +0000

"The native people of Borneo are devout Christians, who live in harmony with Muslims. The religious harmony in Borneo should be a model for the entire nation." This is what Catholic Bishop J...

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Argentina judge revokes same-sex ‘marriage’ decision

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:56:00 +0000

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Mar 10, 2010 / 12:56 pm (CNA).- A federal judge in Buenos Aires has nullified the "marriage" of two gay men that took place last week in the Argentinian capital, saying "no elements exist" for the union to constitute a marriage.

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Christian Council embarrased by Pastors’ sexual escapades

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:56:00 +0000

The Christian Council of Ghana says it is embarrassed by reports of sexual miscondcut by some self acclaimed church leaders.Even though the practice denigrates the institution of Christendom, Rev Fred Deegbe, General Secretary of the Council told Joy

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Ex-Christian Coalition head won’t run for Congress (AP)

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:37:31 +0000

AP - Former Christian Coalition head Ralph Reed announced Wednesday he will not run for Congress in Georgia, saying he can do more to push a conservative agenda through his work for a political startup.

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Ailing Quebec churches undergo secular transformation

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:42 +0000

Under a vaulted sky-blue ceiling a group of acrobats flies through the air against a backdrop of Greco-Roman inspired columns in Saint-Esprit Church, now home to a circus school in Quebec City.The chu...

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Nigerian Archbishop: Generations Wiped Out by Mass Attacks

Ethan Cole — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:40 +0000

The Nigerian Anglican archbishop, who oversees the area where more than 500 people were recently killed, grieved over the history lost and said people need to understand the sacredness of human life.

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Nigerian Archbishop: Generations Wiped Out by Mass Attacks

Ethan Cole — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:35:40 +0000

The Nigerian Anglican archbishop, who oversees the area where more than 500 people were recently killed, grieved over the history lost and said people need to understand the sacredness of human life.

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Hundreds of clergy expected for conference on priesthood in Rome

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:11:00 +0000

Vatican City, Mar 10, 2010 / 12:11 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Beginning Thursday a two-day international theological convention will take place at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome. Focusing on the "Faithfulness of Christ, Faithfulness of the Priest," the convention aims to shed light on priestly identity, the liturgy and celibacy.

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Two thirds of Danes back gay Church weddings (AFP)

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:09:36 +0000

AFP - Nearly two thirds of Danes support a call to allow gay and lesbian couples to be married by the Church, a poll showed Wednesday.

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Christians urged to act over samesex ceremonies in churches

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:40:11 +0000

Pressure group Christian Concern For Our Nation is calling on Christians to write to the Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Harriet Harman following last weeks vote in the House of Lords in favour of allowing churches to conduct civil partnership ceremonies

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Incense burnt in church services ‘causing illness in congregation’

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:21:21 +0000

An environmental health investigation is underway into claims that incense burnt during church services is making members of the congregation ill.

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Former priest waives sex abuse preliminary hearing

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:55:00 +0000

(AP) - CLIFFORD, Pa. - A former Episcopal priest in New York will stand trial in Pennsylvania on charges he molested two boys. Authorities say 82-year-old Ralph Johnson was a pastor of St. Ann's church in Afton, N.Y. in the early 1990s when he repeatedly molested an 11-year-old boy at his Pennsylvania home. Police say the priest told the boy's parents he was...

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Church signs deal to fund album

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:48:34 +0000

Singer Charlotte Church has agreed a £2m deal with an investment company to finance the recording of her next album, it has been confirmed.Specialist music investment company Power Amp Music, wh...

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Shows with gays could lose Florida tax credit

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:42:18 +0000

MIAMI — Florida lawmakers are considering a "family friendly" bill that would deny tax credits to films and television shows with gay characters in favour of those promoting traditional values.The proposal, which has fuelled a heated controversy for ...

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Guinness brewer's faith provides inspiration for Nashville author

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:41:44 +0000

According to legend, Guinness Stout was inspired by God. The story goes that Arthur Guinness, inventor of the famed brew, was praying one day, asking God to do something about alcohol abuse in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland. As he prayed, G...

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Iranian Christian couple arrested

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:25:04 +0000

Two Iranian house church leaders from Muslim backgrounds, Hamid and his wife Reyhaneh, were arrested on February 28. When officials arrived at their home in Isfahan, they arrested Reyhaneh.... read more.

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Pouillon Murderer: I Don’t Feel Bad

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:20:01 +0000

By John JalsevacMarch 9, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Harlan Drake, the man who stands accused of killing pro-life activist Jim Pouillon as he stood protesting abortion outside a local high school, as well as local gravel pit owner Mike Fuoss, took the stand on Tuesday, where he confessed to killing...

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Indian Pastor brutally beaten up while conducting a prayer meeting

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:19:17 +0000

An Indian pastor was brutally attacked by a group of Hindu radicals on Monday, March 8, 2010 at Mysore in Karnataka State.

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33 Children Forcibly Abandoned by Morocco as Christian orphanage shut down without warning

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:19:12 +0000

An orphanage in Ain Leuh, Morocco, has been ordered to close by government authorities.

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Archbishop of Canterbury and Methodist General Secretary give backing to FEASTs as part of Fresh Expressions of the church in Great Britain

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:19:06 +0000

Fresh Expressions was initiated in 2005 by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, but now involves the Methodist Council, the United Reformed Church and a number of other partners in the United Kingdom.

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Scientology putting lives at risk, says mental health expert Pat McGorry

Religion News Blog — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:19:18 +0000

Scientology's quackery is highlighted once again, this time by renowned mental health expert Pat McGorry who has joined psychiatry boss Louise Newman and the Brain and Mind Institute's Ian Hickie in urging senators to vote for an inquiry.

"They are the deniers of the realities of mental illness, which I find incredibly irresponsible and dangerous," he told ABC Radio on Wednesday.

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Front-Page Photo of Men Kissing Prompts Newspaper Cancellations

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:48:54 +0000

Readers suggested the photo should have been placed in the paper's Metro section or not run at all.

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Six killed in raid on Christian aid group in Pakistan

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:40:04 +0000

Gunmen armed with assault rifles and hand grenades raided the office of a Christian aid group in northern Pakistan Monday, killing six staffers, police said.

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Pope’s brother praised for his apology to victims – KIONrightnow.com

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:32:39 +0000

Daily Mail

Pope's brother praised for his apology to victims
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AP National Video More>> By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER AP Writer BERLIN (AP) - An apology by the pope's brother for not doing anything to stop the abuse of students ...
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Amish farmer wins fight over registering livestock

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:29:00 +0000

(AP) - NEILLSVILLE, Wis. - An Amish livestock farmer who refused to follow a 2005 Wisconsin law requiring him to register his land and livestock has won a legal battle with state regulators. Clark County Circuit Judge Jon Counsell on Tuesday ruled in favor of Emanuel Miller Jr., of Loyal, who was accused of violating the law meant to help regulators track animal...

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Misdialed call connects woman who had scheduled an abortion to pro-life help

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:23:00 +0000

Indianapolis, Ind., Mar 10, 2010 / 06:23 am (CNA).- An Indiana woman who inadvertently dialed a pro-life group instead of a Planned Parenthood clinic about her appointment for an abortion instead found the support she needed to decide to bring her child to term.

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At evolution exhibit, creationists are unswayed (AFP)

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:51:19 +0000

AFP - They plan to become doctors, researchers and professors, but these students from Liberty University, an evangelical school, also believe God created the Earth in a week, some 6,000 years ago.

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Nigeria: Genocide On the Plateau – the Way Out

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:45:42 +0000

Predictably virtually all the major newspapers in the country gave last Sunday's horrible massacre of Beroms in a village on the outskirts of Jos, allegedly by some pastoral Fulanis, the front page headline coverage it deserved. Monday's editions of Nation, Tribune, Compass and Sun reported no fewer than 500 people killed. The Guardian reported 300, Trust and Peoples Daily reported 200 while Punch reported 150.

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Priest rides to the rescue of rag pickers

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:20:40 +0000

BHOPAL, India (UCAN) — A Divine Word priest has come to the rescue of rag pickers who have been threatened by a government move to employ contract laborers to clear waste material in towns. “Rag pickers eke out a living collecting and selling waste materials. They come from the very bottom of society,” Father George Payatikat, [...]

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Sally Army champions moral case for Robin Hood Tax

staff writers — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:05:57 +0000

The poor are becoming poorer and the rich need to step in and redress the balance, the Salvation Army said yesterday.

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Jesus Ball in Slovakia

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:46:57 +0000

GoodSports reaches a culture suspicious of Christians by teaching kids how to hit an inside pitch.

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Women still far less visible in the media, says WACC

staff writers — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:29:52 +0000

The World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) has highlighted gender inequality in the media as a pressing issue for International Women's Day and beyond.

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Anglicans in Canada agree to close churches

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:15:30 +0000

Canadian Anglicans have agreed to move ahead with the disestablishment of several churches according to an announcement Monday

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‘Ungodly’ questions Down Under over Saint-to-be

Ecumenical News International — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:13:59 +0000

Australia - described in the 19th century by a Scottish church minister as "the most Godless place under heaven" - will get its first Catholic saint later this year.

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Christian, Hindu women stress reconciliation

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:08:23 +0000

BALLIGUDA, India (UCAN) — Some 4,500 Christian and Hindu women marched in Orissa’s Kandhamal district on March 8 demanding interfaith harmony and development. The march in Balliguda was to mark International Women’s Day. Participants demanded justice for the survivors of sectarian violence and the proper implementation of government welfare schemes. Kandhamal was the center of anti-Christian [...]

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Nigerian massacre victims buried in mass grave – Los Angeles Times

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:05:15 +0000

The Hindu

Nigerian massacre victims buried in mass grave
Los Angeles Times
Survivors say Christian villagers were trapped in nets and hacked to death by Muslim herdsman in attacks with ethnic and religious overtones. ...
Jos violenceBBC News

Nigerian soldiers open fire on youths; 2 killedThe Associated Press
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Commentary: Archaeological Discovery Supports Scripture

Chuck Colson — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:46:31 +0000

Once again, archaeology confirms the accuracy of biblical history. That’s good news, but should it affect how we believers view Scripture?

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How Much Do I Need to Know About My Potential Spouse’s Sexual Past? My Response

Russell Moore — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:28:00 +0000

A young single Christian woman recently sent in this question. After giving it serious thought in view of the gospel and the gravity of all our sin, here is my response.

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Bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki want nuclear weapons’ ban

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:10:00 +0000

The Roman Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki - the only cities to have endured war-time nuclear bombings - are urging world leaders to abolish nuclear weapons, reports Ecumenical News International. And on 5 March, a group of nine churches in Britain launched a similar campaign to the Japanese bishops that calls on the British Government to make a commitment to achieving a world free of nuclear weapons, thereby building a safer future for all. Nagasaki Archbishop Mitsuaki Takami an... >>

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6 Killed in Attack on World Vision in Pakistan

Rusty Pugh — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Terrorists armed with grenades attacked the offices of a Christian aid group helping earthquake survivors in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing six employees and wounding several others, police and the organization said.

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Christian's speech deemed 'hateful propaganda'

Melonie Manning — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:00:00 +0000

A Christian student in the Los Angeles Community College District is carrying his free-speech case to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Nearly one million in Spain march for life, protest new abortion law

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:51:00 +0000

Madrid, Spain, Mar 10, 2010 / 12:51 am (CNA).- Nearly one million Spaniards marched in cities across the country on March 7 defending the right to life of the unborn and demanding that the government revoke Spain's new law on abortion recently passed by the Senate and signed by King Juan Carlos.

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Swedish Artist Says Sketch of Prophet Aimed to Mock All Religions

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

A man who prosecutors say was the target of a murder plot says his caricature of the Prophet Muhammad was intended to poke fun at all sacred symbols.

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Nigerians Recount Night of Their Bloody Revenge

By ADAM NOSSITER — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0000

This week dozens of herdsmen slaughtered hundreds of people in a brutal act of sectarian retribution in Jos.

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Thousands flock to venerate saint’s relic

editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:25:50 +0000

COLOMBO (UCAN) — Thousands of Catholics and people of other faiths have venerated a relic of Saint Anthony of Padua days after it was flown into Colombo and placed in a shrine here. Yesterday, the third day of public veneration, Catholics from different parishes including school children queued up in the early morning to catch a [...]

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Police make 3rd arrest in Calif. church shooting (AP)

(author unknown) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:24:01 +0000

AP - Police say they've made another arrest in a shooting at a Northern California church that injured two teenage brothers.

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