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Home schoolers victims of U.N. treaty

(author unknown) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:00:20 +0000

In July, police and social workers raided the homes of the Seventh Day Adventist families and seized their teaching materials. Despite evidence showing that the children were being well-cared for and that their education was being provided, the famil...

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Chinese mourn bishop who died in detention

(author unknown) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:48:46 +0000

Catholics mark third anniversary of 'underground' prelate's death

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Pa. mosque opens peacefully near synagogue, church (AP)

(author unknown) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:45:48 +0000

AP - A new mosque recently opened in this well-to-do suburb of Philadelphia, but not many people noticed.

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German church disowns Terry Jones, Qur’an-burning American preacher

(author unknown) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:27:23 +0000

Radical evangelist set up Christian Community of Cologne, which says it wants nothing to do with his plans Terry Jones set up the Christian Community of Cologne, which says it is alarmed at his plans to burn copies of the Qur'an. Photograph: Scott Aude...

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A woman received medical proven healing of her eyes in S. Korea

(author unknown) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:24:48 +0000

After being diagnosed with harada disease Yoo Young Mi was told by doctors that even if she had operation or medical treatment she would not be able to recover her eyesight back, - Christian Teregraph reports. But after the prayer of senior pastor of M...

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Vatican Library prepares to reopen after three years of restoration

(author unknown) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:20:26 +0000

The Vatican Apostolic Library will be reopened again this month after three years of reconstruction. As its director explained to Vatican Radio, it aims to be a cultural aid, to offer a glimpse of the "great truth of the world of God," reports Catholic...

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Iowans Seek to Sack Three Judges who Legalized Gay “Marriage”

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:18:26 +0000

By Peter J. SmithDES MOINES, Iowa, September 9, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on Wednesday waded into a unique state electoral battle, where conservatives are seeking to recall from the bench three sta...

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Pro-Life Groups Continue Defending New Hampshire Senate Candidate Ayotte

news@LifeNews.com (Steven Ertelt) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:17:02 +0000

Concord, NH (LifeNews.com) -- Leading pro-life groups are continuing to come to the defense of New Hampshire Senate candidate Kelly Ayotte. They say charges that she did nothing to stop attorney fees from going to the Planned Parenthood abortion busine...

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Board Upholds License Suspension of Practitioner Who Injured Teen in Abortion

news@LifeNews.com (Steven Ertelt) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 09:16:53 +0000

Annapolis, MD (LifeNews.com) -- The Maryland Board of Physicians today upheld the suspension order it put in place against an abortion practitioner who injured a teenage girl in a botched abortion. The Maryland medical licenses of George Shepard, Jr., ...

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Australia’s Catholic church bans pop songs at funerals (Reuters)

(author unknown) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 06:46:34 +0000

Reuters - Football club songs and pop or rock music have been banned from funerals in Catholic churches in Australia under new guidelines distributed this week to priests and funeral directors.

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More than a dozen dead in Russia bombing

(author unknown) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Sergey Rakhuba (middle) with Gennady Terkun (right) in Vladikavkaz (MNN file photo) Russia (MNN) -- A car packed with explosives went off in a busy market in Vladikavkaz on Thursday killing more than a dozen and injuring more than 100--10 of thos...

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Christian student numbers rising in Bangladesh

(author unknown) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:54:19 +0000

Church organizations helping youngsters pursue higher education

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Fla. Preacher: Quran Burning Plan ‘Back to Square One’

Eric Young — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:13:44 +0000

Just hours after canceling “International Burn A Quran Day,” the Florida church behind the controversial event said Thursday it could move forward with its original plan.

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Anglican head rebuts Hawking on God’s role in creation

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:16:00 +0000

LONDON -Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams has flatly dismissed famed scientist Stephen Hawking's claim that gravity, not God, was responsible for creating the universe.

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Jesus Seminar to mark 25 years of questions

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:15:00 +0000

Since 1985, scholars affiliated with the Jesus Seminar have been casting doubt on the authenticity of sayings attributed to Jesus and questioning whether he saw himself as an end-times prophet.

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Heaven trumps hell in Canadian poll

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:08:00 +0000

TORONTO -"Hell is a half-filled auditorium," wrote the poet Robert Frost. In Canada, it's slightly less full. According to a new poll, a bit more than half of Canadians believe in heaven, but less than a third believe in hell. About 53 percent said th...

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Philly warns church over bell-ringing at 7 a.m. (AP)

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:57:14 +0000

AP - A Philadelphia church could face fines because the city says its 7 a.m. bell-ringing may violate a noise ordinance.

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Churchgoing stabilises after years of decline, research shows

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:42:16 +0000

Churchgoing has stabilised after years of decline, according to new research.

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Pope visit: police visit potential stalkers

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:58:17 +0000

Police have interviewed mentally unstable people who they fear may pose a threat to the Pope during the biggest ever state visit to Britain next week.

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New York mosque imam regrets ‘pain’ over project (AFP)

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:16:16 +0000

AFP - The cleric behind a proposed Islamic center in New York said he would not have planned it so close to the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks had he foreseen the level of "pain" triggered by the controversial project.

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Priest rips cardinal’s ’silly’ move

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:52:35 +0000

In a sign of increasing tensions in the Catholic Church locally, a west suburban pastor recently used his parish bulletin to rip Cardinal Francis George's decision to pursue the honorary title of "monsignor" for a number of Chicago-area p...

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The Hidden Secret That Killed Pentecost Pastors?

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:52:17 +0000

A renowned herbal practitioner cum spiritualist Dr. Ebenezer Adjakofi of Shakina Herbal Science Centre has made a startling revelation that river gods were responsible for the accident which untimely claimed the lives of two senior pastors of the Churc...

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50,000 Hasidic mark Jewish New Year in Ukraine (AP)

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:29:19 +0000

AP - Tens of thousands of Hasidic Jews from around the world gathered in a small Ukrainian city Thursday to mark the Jewish New Year at the tomb of their spiritual leader — an apparent record for the annual all-male pilgrimage banned for decades by t...

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U.N. Officials Accuse Congo Soldiers of Rape

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:02:22 +0000

Since United Nations officials first disclosed late last month that large numbers of women had been gang-raped, the number reported has grown, to 242 victims from at least 150 concentrated in 13 villages in North Kivu Province, including 28 minors. B...

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Pediatricians shift on abstinence programs

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:01:40 +0000

Instead, the doctors, in a statement issued late last month, endorse comprehensive sex education — even though the latter has been shown to be sexually explicit at times — as the best way to educate the young and prevent unwanted pregnancies."I tho...

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Pastor in battle over food, water suffers fatal seizure

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:00:48 +0000

A pastor who had been at the center of a fight over whether seriously injured patients deserve food and water while hospitalized has suffered a seizure and died, officials confirmed. Joshua Kulendran Mayandy arrived in Canada about 10 years ago to ser...

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Psychologist dumped for Christian work vindicated

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:00:16 +0000

A Christian psychologist suspended by Minneapolis because of his ties to a pro-family organization has agreed to a $210,000 settlement from the city. The Minneapolis City Council approved the settlement Friday with Dr. Michael Campion, who was repres...

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Bible Tweeter Chris Juby Summarizes Holy Book One Tweet at a Time

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:57:26 +0000

Take Chris Juby, 30, from Durham, England, for example. For years, he's had a daily habit of reading the Bible, but he's recently launched a project to summarize the entire Bible -- one tweet at a time. Juby, a freelance web developer and director of...

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Christians join protest over constitution change

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:16:05 +0000

Sri Lankan parliament abolishes a two-term limit for president

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Koran-burning ‘pastor’ loses website

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:54:12 +0000

Dove World Outreach Center is out of reach Red-nosed pastor Terry Jones, who plans to burn copies of the Koran and Jewish text the Talmud at the weekend, has either had his website hacked or his ISP has pulled the plug.…

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Iraqi Christians Face Harder Times Ahead

George Whitten — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:23:47 +0000

By Joseph C. DeCaro, Worthy News International Correspondent BAGHDAD, IRAQ (Worthy News)-- An organization dedicated to persecuted Christians worldwide expects life for believers in Iraq will only get worse as American troops are redeployed back to th...

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Florida imam hopeful church will call off Koran-burning event

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 07:00:00 +0000

Imam Muhammad Musri of Orlando meets with the Rev. Terry Jones and says they found common ground in the denunciation of terrorism. Jones, however, still plans to burn the Muslim holy book.Imam Muhammad Musri, president of the Islamic Society of Central...

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Priest urges religious leaders to ’save’ girls

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:49:28 +0000

Appeal comes after Indian man throws newborn into gutter

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Pastor falls victim to euthanasia

Jody Brown — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

One organization is considering the recent death of Canadian euthanasia victim to be a wake-up call for the living.

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Persecution, destruction follow Chinese believers

Jody Brown — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Government authorities in China have destroyed another house church.

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Christians condemn Pakistan militant attacks

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:31:43 +0000

Lay Catholic shot as extremists target 'ordinary citizens'

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Coverage of Koran Case Stirs Questions on Media Role

By BRIAN STELTER — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0000

Terry Jones put himself at the center of a controversy by using the news lull of summer and a 24-hour news cycle to promote his anti-Islam cause.

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Pastor shooting: Deputy’s story vs. what pastor’s wife heard – Northwest Cable News

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:24:44 +0000

Seattle TimesPastor shooting: Deputy's story vs. what pastor's wife heardNorthwest Cable NewsThe deputy who fatally shot a Spokane Valley pastor two weeks ago has one version of what happened. The other version is what the pastor's wife hea...

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Catholics For Equality Board Member: Pope is a Closeted Homosexual, ‘Childish Idiot’

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:15:44 +0000

By Kathleen GilbertMANHATTAN, New York, September 3, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - One board member of the up-and-coming group "Catholics for Equality," which aims to spread the homosexualist agenda among the Catholic community, is an ex-priest w...

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Massachusetts Catholic Diocese Fires ‘Married’ Lesbian School Employee

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:14:50 +0000

By Kathleen Gilbert SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts, September 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Catholic diocese of Springfield has come under fire for effectively terminating a former dean and athletic director at a local Catholic high school after she ...

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Bulgarian Bishop Honors Mayor with Award for Banning Gay Pride Parade

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:14:38 +0000

By Thaddeus M. BaklinskiSOFIA, September 8, 2010, (LifeSiteNews.com) - The mayor of the city of Pazarzhik, Todor Popov, and local lawyer Stefan Yanev have been awarded a prestigious award for their role in keeping a "gay pride" parade out of the city. ...

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Judge refuses to lift stem cell stay

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:12:51 +0000

Federal judge Royce Lamberth rejected Sept. 7 the Obama administration's request that he revoke his suspension of federal funds for embryonic stem cell research while the case proceeds in court.

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Abortion Official Charged with Faking Bomb Scare at Own Clinic

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:12:42 +0000

By Kathleen GilbertTULSA, Oklahoma, September 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - An abortion facility director has been accused of misleading police after telling authorities that she had found a bomb at her facility, according to federal court papers. Linda...

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Proposed Panamanian Law: $5,000 Fine for Disrespectful Comments towards Homosexuals

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:11:49 +0000

By Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, Latin America CorrespondentPANAMA, September 8, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Those who dare to criticize homosexuals in Panama could soon face a large fine.A bill is advancing silently through the Panamanian legislature that w...

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Conservative Minister: We Don’t Fund Abortions, Just Abortion Groups

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:11:39 +0000

By Patrick B. CraineOTTAWA, Ontario, September 7, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Will the Canadian government fund, or not fund abortion overseas? That has been the question since early spring when Stephen Harper announced his much-debated G8 maternal healt...

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Three Church Constructions Threatened

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:11:19 +0000

Three Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries serving in different areas are facing opposition as they erect church buildings.

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Nigeria’s Christian Leaders Concerned After Hundreds of Muslim Radicals Escape From Prison

(author unknown) — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:11:05 +0000

International Christian Concern (ICC) has told the ASSIST News Service (ANS) that it has learned that more than 700 members of an Islamic extremist group, Boko Haram, escaped yesterday (Tuesday, September 7, 2010) after suspected fellow members ...

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AAP Calls Abstinence-Only Sex Ed ‘Unwise’

Eric Young — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:01:03 +0000

The American Academy of Pediatrics is advocating for comprehensive sex education programs to counter the influence of sexually suggestive and explicit media.

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Clinton slams ‘disgraceful’ Koran-burning, but pastor defiant (AFP)

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:36:07 +0000

AFP - An evangelical pastor insisted his plans to torch the Koran would go ahead after US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the "disgraceful" burning ceremony in Florida.

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Terry Jones Accused of 'Spiritual Abuse' at Cologne Church

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:31:31 +0000

US fundamentalist pastor Terry Jones, who wants to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11, ran a church in the western German city of Cologne until last year when members of the congregation expelled hi...

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PA official: We won’t recognize Israel as a Jewish state

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:14:00 +0000

Senior Palestinian negotiator Nabil Shaath says recognizing Israel as a Jewish state would harm Israeli Arabs and negate the right of return of Palestinian refugees. The Palestinian Authority will not recognize Israel as a Jewish state, even though the

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Mozart's Requiem Is An Exalted Expression Of Faith

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:50:46 +0000

VATICAN CITY (VIS) -Yesterday evening in the Apostolic Palace at Castelgandolfo the Holy Father attended a performance of Mozart's Requiem played by the Symphony Orchestra of Padua and Veneto, and the...

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Pope won’t be arrested in UK, protestors admit

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:38:56 +0000

The Pope will not be arrested for alleged "crimes against humanity" during his visit to Britain next week, protestors have conceded.

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Christians arrested for ‘disarming’ nuclear base

staff writers — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:10:38 +0000

Three Catholics arrested after cutting through the fence at the Aldermaston Atomic Weapons Establishment say they were “inspired by the message of Jesus”. ...

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Church burglars steal pastor's Bibles

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:09:58 +0000

MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) - A Muncie pastor says thieves who broke into the church made off with his three personal Bibles, including one that had the funeral programs for his mother and father inside. Minist...

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Think tank rages at NHS’ £700 bill for fertility clinic porn

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:14:28 +0000

Sperm donation no excuse for viewing smut A right-leaning Health think tank has condemned the NHS for spending £700 a year on porn to assist male visitors to fertility clinics to produce samples.…

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Don’t burn Qurans, U.S. embassy in Pakistan urges church – CNN

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:35:00 +0000

The planned action is "disrespectful, intolerant and divisive," a top embassy official says The top U.S. general in Afghanistan warned against the plan Pastor Terry Jones hasn't called off the protest, planned for September 11 He says Petraeus needs to

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Former Jones church in Germany denounces Koran-burning plan

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:32:32 +0000

Germany - An independent church in Germany denounced on Wednesday as "violent and fanatical" a plan by its disgraced former US pastor, Terry Jones, to burn a Koran.Jones, who now heads a little-known ...

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`I couldn’t be happier’ – nun on her profession

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:31:00 +0000

A Redemptoristine sister celebrating her first profession has described her elation at having reached the day ''I've been waiting on all my life''. Twenty-seven year old Sister Monica, originally from Co. Meath entered Dublin's Redemptoristine monastery

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Cardinal McCarrick, Catholic League president condemn planned Koran burning

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:47:00 +0000

CNA STAFF, Sep 8, 2010 / 05:47 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The retired Cardinal Archbishop of Washington, D.C., Theodore McCarrick, and the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights' president Bill Donohue, have added their voices in opposition to a Flor...

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Quebec strongly favors euthanasia

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:44:48 +0000

More than 70 percent of the residents of Quebec support the legalization of euthanasia and assisted suicide, according to a recent survey.

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Louisiana Abortion Clinic Shut Down for Ignoring “Most Basic” Medical Practices

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:44:17 +0000

By Peter J. SmithSHREVEPORT, Louisiana, September 7, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals has invoked its authority under a new law to suspend the operations of an abortion facility after an investigation showed th...

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Four-State Abortion Empire Crumbles Following Botched Abortion

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:44:11 +0000

By Kathleen GilbertVOORHEES TWP, New Jersey, September 7, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The empire of a troubled New Jersey abortionist who headed a four-state abortion ring is slowly crumbling after Maryland began investigating the setup following a teena...

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Christian Copts ‘Living as Slaves’ to Muslims in Egyptian Village

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:41:52 +0000

Middle East journalist, Mary Abdelmassih, is reporting that since the Christmas Eve Massacre on January 6, 2010, when six Copts were killed and nine seriously injured by Muslims in a drive-by shooting outside a church in Nag Hammadi, the Coptic ...

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University fumes over its B-grade rating

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:32:59 +0000

Religious graduates from Korean Catholic university classified as 'jobless'

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Uganda: Bishop Condemns Corruption in Churches

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:03:41 +0000

The retired Bishop of South Rwenzori Diocese, the Rt. Rev. Zebedee Masereka, has lashed out at the Anglican community in Uganda, saying it is riddled with corruption.

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Vatican Says Burning Quran Is Outrageous Act

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:46:24 +0000

The Vatican office responsible for relations with Islam issued a stern statement Wednesday saying that every religion has the right to respect and protect its sacred books, places of worship and symbols.

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Among Egypt’s Christians, few question Church rule – The Associated Press

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:59:53 +0000

The Canadian PressAmong Egypt's Christians, few question Church ruleThe Associated PressAs a result, the authority of Coptic leader Pope Shenouda III now goes almost unquestioned. The Church's grip on Christians' personal lives will likely ...

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Abstinent Mormon farmers grow barley for beer (AP)

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:26:02 +0000

AP - Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo might seem like an unlikely person to be pushing a bill to cut federal taxes on small beer-makers: A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he abstains from alcohol.

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Wisconsin bishops publish letter to guide Catholics in upcoming elections

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:39:00 +0000

Madison, Wis., Sep 8, 2010 / 12:39 am (CNA).- In advance of the 2010 elections, the five Catholic bishops of Wisconsin have written a letter to provide Catholics a "framework" of Catholic social teaching to help them form their consciences in evaluatin...

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Somali Christian Killed, Four Children Kidnapped

Simba Tian — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:07:00 +0000

Another member of an underground Christian movement in Somalia has been murdered by Muslim insurgents in a continuing campaign to eliminate converts from Islam.

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‘Islam Will Conquer Italy and the Entire West’

George Whitten — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:07:00 +0000

By Joseph C. DeCaro, Worthy News International Correspondent CAIRO, EGYPT (Worthy News)-- The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) has released excerpts from a transcript of a televised sermon by Egyptian cleric Salem Abu Al-Futuh. Airing on A...

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Abortionist corrupts others, investigation grows

Jody Brown — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

The investigation of abortionist Stephen Chase Brigham has expanded and now includes at least two other abortionists.

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NY school discards bead ban

Jody Brown — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

A New York school district recently drew national attention for suspending a student for wearing rosary beads, but it has now changed its policy and lifted the bead ban.

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Doctors' group plays both sides of fence

Melonie Manning — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a policy statement warning of the dangerous messages kids are getting about sex from TV and other media outlets, but the real message that gets trashed is abstinence.

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Another Voice Raised Against Koran Bonfire

By DAMIEN CAVE — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0000

The evangelist Franklin Graham joined other religious leaders who are trying to persuade a Florida pastor to drop plans to burn copies of the Koran on Sept. 11.

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Hundreds Freed in Attack at Nigerian Prison

By ADAM NOSSITER — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 04:00:00 +0000

More than 700 inmates in the northern Nigeria city of Bauchi were freed Tuesday night in a daring raid on a prison where members of an Islamist sect were being held, authorities and witnesses said.

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Runaway Christian Convert Gains Legal U.S. Residency

Lawrence D. Jones — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:56:57 +0000

A lawyer for a runaway Christian convert from Ohio says the 18-year-old Sri Lanka native has gained permanent residency in the United States.

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AP: Teachers killed in restive southern Thailand

(author unknown) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Panicked teachers in Thailand's restive south stayed home from school Wednesday after two teachers were killed in broad daylight amid threats from suspected Muslim insurgents that 20 would die.

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Pressure rises on pastor who wants to burn Quran (AP)

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:50:18 +0000

AP - The government turned up the pressure Tuesday on the head of a small Florida church who plans to burn copies of the Quran on Sept. 11, warning him that doing so could endanger U.S. troops and Americans everywhere.

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Megachurch Pastor’s 5-Year-Old Granddaughter Dies

Jennifer Riley — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:47:27 +0000

The five-year-old granddaughter of Florida megachurch pastor Joel C. Hunter passed away Sunday.

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Open Doors USA President to Terry Jones: Cancel Planned Quran Burning Sept. 11

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:44:55 +0000

Event Could Result in Increase of Persecution Against Christians in Muslim-Dominated Countries Contact: Jerry Dykstra, Media Relations Director, Open Doors USA, 616-915-4117, JerryD@odusa.org SANTA ANA, Calif., Sept. 7 /Christian Newswire/ -- Over...

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Threats against Christians mounting in Bekasi, Indonesia

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:24:36 +0000

Christians in Bekasi, West Java have faced growing opposition in recent months from Muslims opposed to "Christianization," reports MNN. Tired of government inaction, Christians and other religious minorities in Indonesia are pushing back against ris...

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Slovenian Government Pushing Same-Sex ‘Marriage’ and Adoption

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:22:37 +0000

LJUBLJANA, September 7, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The Slovenian government is planning to legalize same-sex ‘marriage' and adoption of children by same-sex couples, according to The Slovenian Civilian Initiative for Family and the Rights of Children ...

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Pro-lifers Kicked, Shoved on Camera by Abortionist’s Hired Thugs

lsn@LifeSiteNews.com — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:22:32 +0000

By Kathleen GilbertVIENNA, September 7, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In the latest chapter in a long history of abuse, the state prosecutor's office in Vienna is attempting to stifle the legal claims of a pro-lifer, whom a local abortionist's hir...

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Sex for sale: Why Sweden punishes buyers

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:21:28 +0000

To combat prostitution and sex trafficking, Sweden made it illegal to buy sexual services in 1999. Its record since then stands out amid the failures of legalized prostitution elsewhere in Europe.

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Petraeus warns on Koran burning as Muslim world reacts (AFP)

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:19:44 +0000

AFP - The US commander of the Afghan war warned Tuesday that a decision by American evangelicals to burn the Koran on 9/11 would endanger his troops as the Muslim world reacted angrily to the plan.

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Presbyterian Church of Wales backs further assembly powers

agency reporter — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:55:18 +0000

The Presbyterian Church of Wales has reiterated its support to further powers for the Welsh Assembly. The Presbyterian Church of Wales has reiterated i...

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South Africa: ‘Empty World Cup Stadiums Will Now be Filled With the Fear of the People’

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:55:36 +0000

"South Africa is experiencing a difficult moment. The situation is no longer calm," Fr. Mario Tessarotto, Scalabrinian missionary in Cape Town who assists refugees from other African countries.

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Catholic Church mysogynist and homophobic, says reform group

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:39:40 +0000

The Catholic Church has been accused of being ''deeply misogynist'', intolerant of gay people and ''monarchical'' in its approach by members of a group calling for change within its ranks.

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“Gay Friendly” allegedly Catholic parishes

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:28:26 +0000

New Ways Ministry has published a listing of allegedly Catholic parishes, cathedrals and shrines that they themselves have deemed "Gay Friendly". (Cathedrals and shrines highlighted below) As usual, the bishops are either afraid or indifferent to this ...

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Stephen Hawking is wrong. You can't explain the universe without God

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:19:18 +0000

It is a simplistic approach, yet in our secular age it is one that seems to have resonance with a sceptical public. But, as both a scientist and a Christian, I would say that Hawking's claim is misguided. He asks us to choose between God and the laws o...

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2 abortion Drs. ordered to stop after Md. injury

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:18:05 +0000

The state Board of Physicians ordered Dr. Steven Brigham to stop practicing medicine without a license in Maryland and suspended the license of Dr. Nicola Riley. Police raided one of Brigham's offices in Elkton looking for medical records, and found do...

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Churches not exempt from nation’s foreclosure problems

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:17:28 +0000

Since December 2007, the number of foreclosure proceedings brought against churches has tripled compared with the previous seven years, according to a review of the Thomson Reuters Westlaw legal database which tracks foreclosures.After 43 years without...

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Religion Related to Poverty, Except in US

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:16:52 +0000

A newly released study from the Gallup organization, based on surveys in 114 countries in 2009, shows globally 84 percent of people say religion is an important part of their daily lives. But what's really interesting about the study is this: ...

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No men in the pews? Could be church's fault

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:12:50 +0000

Do men hate going to church? David Murrow says yes. "Christianity's primary delivery system, the local church, is perfectly designed to reach women," says Murrow, author of the book Why Men Hate Going to Church. ...

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Shroud a 'radiation photo' of resurrection?

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:12:10 +0000

Scientists are building the case that the image of a crucified man on the Shroud of Turin was created by radiation that emanated from the body itself, a theory remarkably supportive of the traditional resurrection account that is central to Christian t...

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Are ghosts among us? Many believe in spirits, but churches offer stern warnings

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:08:48 +0000

Lynn Arave ("Deseret News," September 3, 2010) Washington, USA - They are highly popular entertainment fare in the world these days, given shows like "Ghost Hunters," "Ghost Whisperer," "Ghost Story," "Celeb...

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Kerala, “blasphemer” professor, who had his hand cut off, is fired

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:08:33 +0000

Nirmala Carvalho ("AsiaNews," September 6, 2010) Ernakulam, India - Dismissed without a pension; that is the fate of Professor TJ Joseph, who was accused of blasphemy for a text on Mohammed and whose hand was cut off last July 4 by unknown as...

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Broadcasting back to church welcome to 1.3 million Britons

(author unknown) — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:58:18 +0000

The Church of England is advertising Back to Church Sunday 2010 (September 26th) on UK radio stations Classic FM and Heart FM, to deliver a message of welcome over the airwaves straight into the homes of 1.3 million people, reports Peter Wooding, Europ...

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