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Matching Jesus tattoo for Justin Bieber and his dad

(author unknown) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 08:43:05 +0000

Justin Bieber and his dad get a matching tattoo of the Hebrew word for Jesus

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Lawsuit: 'Backroom tactics' shut New Yorkers out

Melonie Manning — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Citing "flagrant violations" of constitutional and legal procedures, Liberty Counsel has filed a lawsuit to overturn New York's same-gender "marriage" law that took effect on Sunday.

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Norway Shooting, Massacre: Pastor Hints Breivik Will ‘Go to Place of Torment’

(author unknown) — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:41:52 +0000

A Brazilian pastor and apologist has condemned the Norway massacre, saying nothing can justify the atrocity that took place last Friday, leaving 76 people dead.

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Vatican envoy to US hospitalized in Baltimore (AP)

(author unknown) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 23:24:04 +0000

AP - Catholic church officials say the Vatican's envoy to the United States has been readmitted to Johns Hopkins Hospital with complications after recent lung surgery.

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Conn. man pleads guilty to swindling churchgoers (AP)

(author unknown) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:26:15 +0000

AP - A Connecticut securities broker has pleaded guilty to federal charges that he swindled investors including members of a Greek Orthodox church out of more than $8 million.

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Forced Adoption Scandal: Catholics in Australia Issue Apology

(author unknown) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 22:07:18 +0000

Several Catholic entities in Australia have issued apologizes to thousands of women over forced adoption practices.

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Russia church says won’t claim rebel Georgia regions (Reuters)

(author unknown) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:37:53 +0000

Reuters - Russia's Orthodox Christian Church will not claim clerical authority over Georgia's breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Russian and Georgian church leaders said on Tuesday.

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Texas Sex Club Poses as a Church

(author unknown) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 20:55:00 +0000

Glenn Hudson is in some trouble with the City of Dallas after the city claims he was caught operating a sex club in a building that is licensed as a church.

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Abby Johnson: Abortion Doc Told Patient “I Will Take Your Sin”

Abby Johnson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:40:39 +0000

Sometimes memories creep into my mind from my days inside Planned Parenthood. When they do, I try to document them. I don’t always share them…some of them I just won’t ever be able to share with you. Some of them are things most of you wouldn’t...

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‘God Particle’ Existence to be Decided by 2012 Year’s End

(author unknown) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:46:22 +0000

Physicists directing research through the Large Hadron Collider at CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Research) have announced that the existence of the sub-atomic "God particle" will be decided by the end of 2012.

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Saints’ relics ‘remind us of a world beyond our own’

Julie Asher — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:32:49 +0000

CNY photo by Mary DiBiase Blaich Father Eugene J. Carella tells Claudia McDonnell of Catholic New York that he became fascinated with saints as a small boy in Brooklyn, accompanying his great-grandmother to see shrines at their parish church. Today t...

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Hundreds of thousands of human embryos discarded

(author unknown) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:25:00 +0000

The scale of wasted human embryos as a result of IVF treatment has been revealed after a written reply was given to a question asked in the House of Lords, reports Christian Concern for our Nation. Department of Health figures show that over 30 embry...

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Vatican recall of Ireland’s nuncio is a ‘big deal’

pauline — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 09:16:28 +0000

The Vatican’s recall of its special envoy to Ireland has been described as almost unprecedented over the past century. (Conor Spackman, BBC) Experts say only anti-religious tumult has previously sparked a similar move, for example the return to Rome ...

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Christian dalit protest gets under way

johnb — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:58:22 +0000

Protesters began a three-day hunger strike in New Delhi today to demand statutory benefits for fellow Christians from former “untouchable” castes. “Ours is a non-violent movement and we will fight till we get justice,” Archbishop Vincent Conces...

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Pastor takes on 'sin stock' holdings

Jody Brown — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:00:00 +0000

A Wesleyan Methodist pastor is questioning how his denomination's pension fund is invested.

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Pastor taken from home, likely to be killed

(author unknown) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Iraq (MNN) -- An Iraqi pastor was recently kidnapped and is expected to face death at the hands of his attackers. Voice of the Martyrs, Canada reports that the house church leader's daughter recently witnessed her father's capture whe...

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Alleged rapist ‘not a priest’, say leaders

chrisr — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:16:02 +0000

Christian leaders have hit out at a newspaper report claiming a priest raped a 14-year-old girl and forced her to have an abortion, saying the accused man is not even a clergyman. The Express Tribune in its July 20 edition reported the arrest of the ...

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Irish priest theologian: All Irish bishops appointed before 2003 should resign

(author unknown) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:12:00 +0000

by Hilary White, Rome Correspondent DUBLIN, July 25, 2011 (http://www.lifesitenews.com/) - The Catholic Church in Ireland has been “without any leadership effectively for the last 15 years” says theologian and former student of Pope Benedict XVI, F...

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Kansas: 10th Amendment Allows Us to De-Fund Planned Parenthood

Steven Ertelt — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 22:02:59 +0000

The state of Kansas has issued a new legal filing in response to a lawsuit the Planned Parenthood abortion business has filed in response to a new law it approved revoking the taxpayer funding for the abortion business. The state says the 10th Amendmen...

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Anders Behring Breivik Is Deserving of Death Penalty, Says Theologian

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 21:27:22 +0000

Craig Vincent Mitchell, an associate professor of Christian ethics for the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, says Breivik should “without a question” be given the death penalty for his crimes. To withhold the death penalty, he says, would ...

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Pakistani Muslims Convicted for Beating Christian to Death

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:56:57 +0000

Three Muslims convicted of killing a Christian in Pakistan’s Punjab Province for refusing to convert to Islam last year have been given life sentences, according to attorneys for the European Centre for Law and Justice (ECLJ) in Pakistan.

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‘Dead’ Man Found Alive in South African Morgue After 21 Hours

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:50:02 +0000

A 50-year-old man who was presumed dead has woken up in a rural village mortuary over the weekend, screaming to be let out.

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‘Frankenstein’: UK scientists warn about secret human-animal hybrid research

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 20:41:00 +0000

by Thaddeus Baklinski LONDON, July 25, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a scenario that a panel of scientists with the Academy of Medical Sciences warned bears resemblance to Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” British scientists have created more than 15...

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Circumcision: Age-Old Rite Faces Modern Concerns

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 18:53:00 +0000

While the majority of Jewish parents still opt to circumcise their boys, a small but growing number are wavering. The stories of two families show the conflict between the power of tradition and creeping doubts about the necessity of the ritual.» E-...

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Shocking graphic: Planned Parenthood abortions vs. adoption referrals

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 17:19:00 +0000

by Dr. Gerard M. Nadal The picture tells the story. These are the people who, along with NARAL, are attacking Crisis Pregnancy Centers all over the nation. Saving babies is bad for business. A ten year-old girl has seen right through these people, as o...

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NASCAR pastor thanks God for “smokin’ hot wife” – CBS News

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 15:21:35 +0000

The StirNASCAR pastor thanks God for "smokin' hot wife"CBS NewsFreaking redneck moron. by PR_in_Alabama July 25, 2011 3:01 PM EDT by rightbehind July 25, 2011 2:44 PM EDT by Jaylah54 July 25, 2011 2:08 PM EDT I'm sure all faux-Christi...

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Practitioner Must Pay Survivor of Failed Abortion $36 Million

Steven Ertelt — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:29:36 +0000

In a legal case that has received no mainstream media attention, a Florida abortion practitioner has been ordered by a court to pay the survivor of a failed abortion $36 million in damages for injuries she suffered from the abortion. James Pendergraft ...

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Clergy Disavow Disobedience Among Themselves

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:10:00 +0000

Contact: Rev. Fr. John Trigilio, Jr., PhD., Confraternity of Catholic Clergy, 717-957-9309 HARRISBURG, Penn., July 25, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ -- Motivated out of the loving bond of brotherhood between all men in Holy Orders, the Confraternity of Ca...

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Doc at Catholic hospital: ‘I perform abortions’

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:35:00 +0000

After a Catholic hospital in Colorado refused to remove a Planned Parenthood abortionist from its ob/gyn staff, pro-life advocates have organized a protest, featuring Live Action President Lila Rose, on Aug. 4, reports LifeSiteNews.com. “The reason ...

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Why are ‘Christians’ so angry, and sometimes downright hateful?

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:22:50 +0000

I have been a Christian now for more than 50 years and I still can’t get over the fact that so many fellow believers in the West appear to be so angry and even hateful in their blogs and messages about others that they don’t agree with.

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Church attacks ‘chemical castration’

Philip — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:12:24 +0000

The Church has voiced opposition to a new law that allows the use of ‘chemical castration’ on convicted pedophiles. The new law, which applies to sex offenders who attack children under the age of 15, was enacted yesterday making South Korea the fi...

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Understanding the Norway Massacre – American Spectator

(author unknown) — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 10:15:44 +0000

Daily BeastUnderstanding the Norway MassacreAmerican SpectatorIs 32-year-old Norwegian murder suspect Aders Behring Breivik a "Christian extremist"? The New York Times thinks so. "As Horrors Emerge, Norway Charges Christian Extremist,&qu...

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India’s unbaptised ‘devotees of Christ’

pauline — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:23:33 +0000

A movement of people in India who follow Christ – but are not baptised – could number as many as 50,000, according to clergy who work closely with them. (John Pontifex, Aid to the Church in Need) Priests based in the Hindu spiritual capital of Vara...

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17-Year-Old Cease-Fire in Burma Broken; Thousands Flee

George Whitten — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:01:42 +0000

by Marshall Ramsey II, Worthy News Correspondent KACHIN STATE, BURMA (Worthy News)– Last month, in June, the Burmese (Myanmar) military ended a 17-year ceasefire causing more than 20,000 civilians to flee their homes in Kachin state, Worthy News has ...

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Dolly Parton’s Dollywood Charged With Gay Discrimination

(author unknown) — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 01:00:25 +0000

Gay advocacy groups are charging Dolly Parton's Dollywood theme park with discrimination after a lesbian wearing a ‘‘Marriage Is So Gay" t-shirt was told at the gate that she must turn the shirt inside-out before she could enter.

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Willow Creek Church Splits From Exodus International

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 22:19:00 +0000

Willow Creek Community Church is no longer an affiliate of Exodus International, ending a relationship that spanned across several decades.

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Christian women in Egypt being converted to Islam by force, witness says

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 16:35:00 +0000

Washington D.C., Jul 23, 2011 / 11:35 am (CNA).- The U.S. Helsinki Commission gathered on July 22 to discuss the increase in violence against Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt, specifically young women. Reports of kidnapping and forced marriage and c...

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Calvinism vs. Arminianism: a Debate on Faith and Freewill

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:26:44 +0000

Solving the age-old dispute by accepting an empowered gospel(PRWeb July 22, 2011)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8659443.htm

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Christian teacher reprimanded in UK for explaining religion

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:17:16 +0000

A Christian teacher in the UK has been ordered by her school not to talk about religion after answering a child s question about the Muslim faith.

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Egypt’s Christians Work to Stop IslamicTakeover

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:08:10 +0000

Egypt’s Christians are working to stop an Islamic takeover of their country and pro-democracy supporters have launched a new campaign called Constitution First to slow the process.

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First American Idol Finalist with a Disability Signs Book Deal with Thomas Nelson, Inc.

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 12:08:04 +0000

American Idol finalist and accomplished singer/songwriter Scott MacIntyre has signed a one-book publishing agreement for his literary debut called “By Faith, Not By Sight.”

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Emotional toll on Turkey team following death threats

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:45:00 +0000

Tensions are high for Christians in Turkey as the IN Network director continues to be under guard and surveillance following death threats, reports MNN. An assassination plot by the ultra-nationalist group Ergenekon to kill the IN Network Turkey direc...

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Norway suspect described as right-wing Christian; death toll hits 91 – Los Angeles Times

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:40:31 +0000

Globe and MailNorway suspect described as right-wing Christian; death toll hits 91Los Angeles Times(Vegard Grott, EPA) By Edmund Sanders Los Angeles Times Norwegian police said Saturday that the death toll from Friday's attacks has risen to 91 and ...

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Norway police say 84 killed in Utoeya shooting (Reuters)

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 08:02:27 +0000

Reuters - Norwegian police said Saturday a gunman, believed to be a fundamentalist Christian, killed at least 84 people at a youth camp on Utoeya island.

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Catholic Diocese offers $50 million for the Crystal Cathedral

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 07:00:00 +0000

The proposal includes a three-year lease and is one of many for the home of the 'Hour of Power' broadcast.The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange said Friday it has made a $50-million offer to buy the bankrupt Crystal Cathedral.

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Obama Comments on Employers, Faith-Based Hiring in Town Hall Meeting – Christian Post

(author unknown) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 04:12:42 +0000

Obama Comments on Employers, Faith-Based Hiring in Town Hall MeetingChristian PostThe woman, an atheist, wanted to know why the president has not rescinded Executive Order 13279, which allows faith-based employers receiving federal money to have religi...

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Hunger Cripples Somalia

(author unknown) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:53:00 +0000

Tens of thousands are feared to have died in south Somalia due to famine, in what is becoming the worst atrocity the country has seen in over half a decade.

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Horror as Shooter Massacres Children at Norway Youth Camp

(author unknown) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:11:47 +0000

Hours after a bomb exploded in Oslo City center in Norway, another terror attack has taken place as scores of teenagers were gunned down at a youth camp 20 miles away.

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Planned Parenthood Could Lose $64 Million in Texas De-Funding

Steven Ertelt — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:09:59 +0000

Initial estimates of the amount of taxpayer funds the Planned Parenthood abortion business in Texas stands to lose for a bill Gov. Rick Perry signed were in the $30-40 million range. Now, one pro-life group says that number could be as high as $64 mill...

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The Church in UK Investigates Rector’s Bible Burning

(author unknown) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:27:44 +0000

A rector from the U.K. is being investigated by the Church of Wales for cutting and burning pages of the King James Bible to create a piece of artwork.

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Planned Parenthood Threatens Florida Over Family Planning Opt Out

Steven Ertelt — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:54:38 +0000

The Planned Parenthood abortion business is unhappy that the state legislature approved a Medicaid overhaul plan that allows doctors and clinics to opt out of providing family planning services “due to an objection on moral or religious grounds.” P...

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How England became the ‘divorce capital of the world’

(author unknown) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:28:11 +0000

England has earned a reputation as "the divorce capital of the world" after a series of huge pay-outs to spouses who have travelled to the UK to bring their cases to court.

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India’s Christian outcasts plan massive hunger strike for equal rights

(author unknown) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:00:00 +0000

New Dehli, India, Jul 22, 2011 / 06:00 am (CNA).- Thousands of Dalit Christians and Muslims known as the “untouchables” or “slumdogs” of India will gather in the streets of New Delhi to protest for equal societal rights.From July 25-27, over 5,...

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Iranian Christian Released from Solitary Confinement Following Large Bail

(author unknown) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:50:33 +0000

An Iranian Christian, was temporarily released from jail on July 9 after almost four months in solitary confinement, following the payment of a bail amount equivalent to £62,000.

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Poll: Only 52% of Americans approve of God’s performance

Soph0571 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 10:24:39 +0000

Dissatisfaction and anger with the federal government is nothing new, but now even Almighty God is having a tough time getting support from the public. A recently released survey (PDF) by Public Policy Polling (PPP) found that only 52 percent of Am...

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Religious to strike for dalit Christians

Philip — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:28:59 +0000

Christians, including bishops and laypeople, have announced plans to stage a hunger strike and demonstration in support of Christian dalit demands for Scheduled Caste status. Father G. Cosmon Arokiaraj of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (...

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Evangelical church causes outrage by removing ‘Christ’ from its name because they believe it alienates people

Soph0571 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:26:30 +0000

One of America's most prominent Christian ministries has caused outrage by taking the word Christ out of its name. The move by Campus Crusade for Christ international has generated cries of political correctness from within the evangelical communit...

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China preparing to ordain seven more

pauline — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 09:21:09 +0000

China’s state run China Daily newspaper reported Friday that the country is preparing to ordain seven more bishops, following several recent ordinations without Vatican approval, said an AP report in The Washington Post. The newspaper cites the vice ...

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Canadian Lutheran Church splinters as it votes to allow same-sex ‘marriages’

(author unknown) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:51:00 +0000

by John-Henry Westen SASKATOON, July 20, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The National Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) gave an emotional homily Sunday concluding the July 14-17 ELCIC National Convention which approved both performa...

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NM School Suspends Students for Sharing Bible Verses

Worthy-3733231 — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:44:20 +0000

Yet another case of academic alien-ation in Roswell, New Mexico? A lawsuit by Liberty Counsel alleges that the Roswell Independent School District retaliated against a school Christian group by suspending its members after giving Krispy Kreme doughnuts...

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'Gay history' law blocked for now

Jody Brown — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:00:00 +0000

California's plan to teach children to accept and appreciate homosexuality is on hold.

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The financial benefits of supporting 'gay marriage'

Jody Brown — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Money has been flowing into the coffers of some New York politicians who voted last month to legalize homosexual "marriage" in their state. Story contains results from Thursday's poll

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New Mexico — 'Wild West' of abortion industry

Melonie Manning — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Operation Rescue has released to the public yet another 9-1-1 call involving a late-term abortion facility in Albuquerque and its suspicious track record.

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Priests Defy Vatican on Women’s Ordination

By LAURIE GOODSTEIN — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:00:00 +0000

Incidents on three continents raise anew the issue of the ordination of women and married men.

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NY Opponents of Gay Marriage Set to Protest on Sunday

(author unknown) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:17:06 +0000

Anti-gay marriage protesters will hit the streets of Manhattan this Sunday joining the "Stand Up and Be Heard Let the People Vote!" rally sponsored by the National Organization for Marriage.

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Jesus Christ Image Appears on Receipt

(author unknown) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 00:20:05 +0000

An Anderson County, S.C., couple have reported that they have seen the face of Jesus Christ on one of their Walmart receipts this week.

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Michele Bachmann and the Pope – Wall Street Journal

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:11:22 +0000

Spero NewsMichele Bachmann and the PopeWall Street JournalAccusations of anti-Catholicism notwithstanding, Lutherans (unlike some Protestants) actually affirm that the Roman Catholic Church is part of the Christian church, noting that it retains the pr...

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Google recalls Catholic priest who was father of modern genetics

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:03:00 +0000

Lima, Peru, Jul 21, 2011 / 06:03 pm (CNA).- Internet giant Google paid homage to Austrian priest and biologist Father Gregor Mendel, considered the father of modern genetics. The design that appeared on the search engine’s homepage on July 21 featur...

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Christian Artists to Talk the Faith at Comic-Con

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:52:24 +0000

The San Diego Comic-Con, possibly the largest convention of its kind in the world, has faced criticism for attracting and supporting all that is unwholesome in pop culture and the media.

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North Dakota Abortion Drug Safety Law Blocked by Judge

Steven Ertelt — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:31:03 +0000

A pro-abortion legal group has successfully persuaded a judge to issue a temporary injunction preventing the state of North Dakota from enforcing a pro-life law that protects women from the dangerous abortion drug. The law in question protects women fr...

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Radical Austrian judge convicts pro-life leader and sidewalk counselors of ‘stalking’

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:08:00 +0000

by John-Henry Westen July 20, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The head of the Austrian branch of Human Life International – Dietmar Fischer - and three sidewalk counselors have been convicted and fined for ‘stalking’ abortionist, Dr. Johannes Hanfsting...

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Obama Admin: Fine Pro-Lifer $25,000 for Stepping on Shoe

Steven Ertelt — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:54:11 +0000

The Obama administration is continuing to go after pro-life people who provide abortion alternatives information to women outside abortion facilities. They are going after one elderly man for stepping on a woman’s shoe and breaking the strap. Marylan...

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Healings part of revival in rural Arkansas church

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:44:41 +0000

An annual New Year tradition of fasting and prayer at one Arkansas church led to revival that lasted well into spring. More than 150 salvations had been recorded and 106 people had received the baptism in the Holy Spirit by mid-April at Paris First Ass...

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Al Franken’s attempt to embarrass Focus on the Family fails

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:43:00 +0000

by Kathleen Gilbert During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing yesterday for the incredibly named “Respect for Marriage Act” - the measure to repeal DOMA - Democrat Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota attempted to make a fool of Focus on the Family’s T...

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Mother of six priests and four religious sisters mourned in India

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 21:36:00 +0000

Kolkata, India, Jul 21, 2011 / 04:36 pm (CNA).- Elizabeth Anikuzhikattil, a Catholic mother whose 15 children included five priests, a bishop, and four religious sisters, died at the age of 94 on July 14.“We mourn the death of a holy mother,” said ...

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Texas Gov. Perry signs bill defunding Planned Parenthood, local abortions

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:57:00 +0000

by Kathleen Gilbert AUSTIN, July 21, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Texas governor and potential GOP 2012 contender Rick Perry has signed a measure defunding Planned Parenthood in the Lone Star state, making it the largest state to deprive the abortion orga...

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Nubans trapped in northern Sudanese territory

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:39:13 +0000

Now that northern Sudan and South Sudan are divided by an international boundary, it's harder for embattled Nubans to flee south and harder for help to reach them.

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Campus Ministry Drops ‘Christ’ From Name – Fox News

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 18:03:04 +0000

Daily MailCampus Ministry Drops 'Christ' From NameFox NewsOne of the nation's most prominent Christian ministries has decided to take Christ out of its name – a move that has generated cries of political correctness from within the evange...

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Minnesota Now Paying Scientists to Engage in Human Cloning

Steven Ertelt — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 17:50:34 +0000

The state of Minnesota is now paying scientists to engage in the grisly practice of human cloning. After the state legislature failed to re-authorize a ban on state funded human cloning during the special session, it is now legal to use taxpayer dollar...

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Coral Ridge Takes on New Name: ‘Truth in Action’

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:59:33 +0000

Coral Ridge Ministries, founded by the late Christian broadcaster Dr. D. James Kennedy, now has a new name: Truth in Action Ministries. The global media ministry changed its name as “a means to reach more people and have a bigger impact on the culture"

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South Sudan becomes a free nation, but tens of thousands of its people remain enslaved in the North

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 11:18:37 +0000

The Republic of South Sudan declared independence on July 9 and became the 193rd member of the United Nations a few days later.

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Ricky Gervais working on new show about atheist who goes to Heaven

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:16:59 +0000

Selfproclaimed atheist Ricky Gervais is looking to shake things up some more creating a new sitcom called the Afterlife

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State-run China church group met Brazilian bishops

pauline — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:26:04 +0000

On the day that the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association illegitimately ordained a new bishop, a delegation from the institution met with the secretary of the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Brazil, reports the Catholic News Agency. The 12 Chinese ...

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Will Scandal Involving Rupert Murdoch Affect Zondervan – Christian Post

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 09:08:52 +0000

Will Scandal Involving Rupert Murdoch Affect ZondervanChristian PostRick Warren, pastor of Saddleback Church in California, boasted about his affiliation with Murdoch in the past. “I had dinner with Jack Welsh (former chief executive officer of GE) l...

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Alleged Catholic kidnap victim decides to stay with Muslim husband

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 07:21:00 +0000

Lahore, Pakistan, Jul 21, 2011 / 02:21 am (CNA).- Farah Hatim, a Catholic Pakistani woman allegedly kidnapped and forced to marry a Muslim man and convert to Islam, has decided to stay with her Muslim husband in a tearful court appearance.Hatim, 24, ap...

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Both Koreas ‘curtail religious activities’

johnb — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:55:25 +0000

Religious freedom has been seriously infringed in both North and South Koreas, said a senior media executive yesterday. Lee Sang-myun, president of Cheonji-ilbo, an online religious daily, said the North has been classified as a country to repress reli...

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Saudi Arabia to deport Eritrean Christian

Worthy-3733231 — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 06:46:20 +0000

Facing a possible death sentence, Eyob Mussie, a Christian refugee living in Saudi Arabia, was instead informed that he will be returned to Eritrea, a nation where returnees often face imprisonment, torture and even death.

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Wicca Will Be The 3rd Largest Religion In The U.S. By 2012

Dusty Dionne — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:30:50 +0000

"Wicca is the fastest-growing religion in America, set to be the third largest religion by 2012," says Marla Alupoaicei, the co-author of the controversial book "Generation Hex". Alupoaicei also claims that "The numbers of adhe...

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'Gayborhoods' want political representation

Jody Brown — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:00:00 +0000

Conservatives are concerned that California may try to favor homosexuals when drawing political boundaries in the state's redistricting process.

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Fired teacher victorious on one front

Jody Brown — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 05:00:00 +0000

The Ohio Department of Education has agreed to remove a letter of admonishment from the professional record of a Christian public school teacher who was terminated.

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Playboy Model is a Guest on Father Albert

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:51:42 +0000

Former Roman Catholic Priest, Father Alberto Cuti, is hosting a new talk show on Fox called Father Albert, attracting guests such as Playboy model Donna Spangler.

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Discount Church Websites Offering Premium Services at Lower Cost for a…

(author unknown) — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 01:16:01 +0000

Churches and non-profit organizations are now able to have a fully customized website designed by the same company that is employed by top churches.(PRWeb July 20, 2011)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/church-website-design/websites...

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Irish PM slams Vatican ‘dysfunction’ on child abuse

(author unknown) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:31:48 +0000

Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny launched a blistering attack on the Vatican on Wednesday, accusing it of "dysfunction, disconnection and elitism" in its failure to tackle clerical child sex abuse.

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Lesbian Couple Sues Vt. Inn Over Marriage Ceremony

(author unknown) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:27:28 +0000

A resort in Lyndonville, Vt., is being sued by the American Civil Liberties Union for failing to serve a lesbian couple.

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US panel presses Turkey on religious rights (AFP)

(author unknown) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:09:37 +0000

AFP - A US congressional committee on Wednesday urged Turkey to ensure religious freedom and return church properties to their "rightful owners" in a vote opposed by the Ankara government.

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Evangelical ministry drops ‘crusade’ from name (AP)

(author unknown) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:57:46 +0000

AP - The evangelical mega-ministry Campus Crusade for Christ is getting a new name, partly out of concern for overseas sensitivities.

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‘Real Housewives of the Bible’ Violates Trademark, Bravo Says – Christian Post

(author unknown) — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 20:38:14 +0000

Christian Post'Real Housewives of the Bible' Violates Trademark, Bravo SaysChristian PostBravo is none too pleased with a DVD spinoff of their popular reality show series created by web-based evangelist and author Ty Adams. The network claims A...

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Somalia’s child soldiers go on suffering as conflict continues

agency reporter — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 17:55:37 +0000

A chilling new report from Amnesty International reveals the full impact on children and 'child soldiers' of the on-going armed conflict in Somalia. Th...

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Kansas: Kline Says Grand Jury Killed Case Against Abortion Biz

Steven Ertelt — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:18:10 +0000

Former Kansas prosecutor Phill Kline is back for the second part of hearings on politically-motivated charges that he acted improperly during his investigations of abortion clinics. The hearings are taking place even though recently released documents ...

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