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		Click on the article title to read the full article. Orissa's Christians Still in Hiding - 1/5/2009 As cold weather grips Orissa state, Christian leaders in India are shocked that there are still believers hiding in forests to escape violence. That's in spite of the presence of thousands of paramilitary forces in the state. They are fearful of a re... Full Article » Pat Robertson: God Says US Will Accept Socialism - 1/4/2009 Pat Robertson has announced God told him Americans would embrace socialism in 2009 in order to relieve their pain. He foresees the economy rebounding, but warns against hyperinflation that would send prices through the roof and the value of the doll... Full Article » Pastor’s Diagnosis Inspires Church Members To Shave Their Heads - 1/4/2009 Central Baptist Church Pastor Tim Coker has always been fond of his perfectly manicured hair. So he became a bit worried when a bout with cancer forced him to shave his head. But some members of the South Carolina church felt his pain and beat him to... Full Article » Christian Contemporary Radio Stations Continue Steady Growth - 1/3/2009 Contemporary Christian radio continued to grow in 2008, adding 28 stations over the past year and more than doubling its numbers from a decade ago. Contemporary Christian is the second most popular format following Country radio. "InsiderRadio" lists... Full Article » News- British Isles & Ireland - Europe & Worldwide - 1/2/2009 Church of England to debate whether Christians should try to convert Muslims - Spain: Massive pro-family rally in Madrid - Spain: Massive pro-family rally in Madrid - Nigeria: Wife forgives killers of her husband - First native Bible translation for ... Full Article » Aetheists Sue Rick Warren and Others to Stop Inaugural Prayer - 1/2/2009 Atheists are planning to crash the inauguration invocation, claiming the government is choosing between believers and those who do not believe. Michael Newdow is joining Dan Barker in a lawsuit to stop the Presidential Inaugural Committee's sponsorsh... Full Article » Proposal Could End Christian Lawyers' Careers Before They Start - 1/2/2009 The Arizona State Bar is considering requiring new lawyers to swear they won't let their personal religious perspective on homosexuality affect their representation of clients. That means they would have to be willing to represent lesbians who want c... Full Article » Former Bronco's Lineman Kicks Drug Habit, Now in Seminary - 1/2/2009 Matt Lepsis was having a blast - doing drugs, partying and even playing in NFL games while he was high. At teammate Jason Elam's urging, Lepsis decided to ask God for help. He went in a closet at his home and closed the door. Now, instead of helping ... Full Article » Heidi Baker -- Clinging to the Promises and Presence of God - 1/1/2009 Heidi Baker may well have seen more miracles per square mile in Mozambique, than others have observed anywhere else in the world. That includes healings, multiplication of food and resurrections. Heidi's explanation goes back to the often overlooked... Full Article » No Money Left - 12/31/2008 Exhausted missionary Manohar stood in a city far from his home with his wife, Sarita, who was dying. He had managed to get her to a hospital, but there was no money left for treatment. Manohar serves God in a remote village with no medical facilities... Full Article » On an obscure, lonely hill they call Wounded Knee - 12/31/2008 Setting foot on this side walk, I realized that I was standing above the burial ground of more than 160 Lakota men, women and children, thrown naked into a gaping mass grace, covered over with dirt thrown by the men who murdered these innocent Native... Full Article » Pro-Israel Groups Say Self-Defense Motivated Gaza Offensive - 12/30/2008 Israel was forced into launching airstrikes in Gaza last Saturday to defend against Hamas rocket attacks in southern Israel. Hamas is a recognized terrorist group and since January 2008 has launched more than 2,500 rockets and mortar bombs into Israe... Full Article » Israel Pounds Gaza - Christians Caught In Bombings - 12/30/2008 The Gaza Baptist Church building is still standing but has had some of its windows shattered. A police station across from the church building was bombed. The hospitals are overwhelmed with the casualties and are often without power. Some Christian f... Full Article » Ted Haggard Says He's 'Miserable' in New Film - 12/30/2008 An HBO documentary that airs next month follows the disgraced evangelical pastor to Arizona, after he was dismissed from his former church in Colorado amid a drug and sex scandal. He says his homosexual urges stemmed from same-sex sex play in the sev... Full Article » Young Christian Woman and Her Father Imprisoned on "Blasphemy" Charges - 12/29/2008 The 20 year-old Pakistani woman and her father could get at least four years in prison if convicted. Sandul and Gulsher Bibi are charged with violating the country's blasphemy law. The young woman is accused of ripping pages from the Koran. Local Chr... Full Article » Orissa Hindus Joined Christmas Celebration - 12/28/2008 Reports of Christmas being cancelled in Orissa State were greatly exagerated. According to Dr. Sajan George, of the Global Council of Indian Christians, Christmas worship services were conducted peacefully in every church. He reports the diplomatic e... Full Article » Atheist Believes Africa Needs God - 12/28/2008 Now a confirmed atheist, I've become convinced of the enormous contribution that Christian evangelism makes in Africa: sharply distinct from the work of secular NGOs, government projects and international aid efforts. These alone will not do. Educati... Full Article » China Cracks Down on Christians During Christmas Week - 12/27/2008 It was a replay of "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," only Red Chinese-style. Officials chose Christmas week to crack down on house churches. In Hunan province, police actually interrupted a nativity play and arrested performers. The government demand... Full Article » Disney Jumps Ship on Third "Narnia" - 12/26/2008 Disney has cited budgetary reasons for not producing "The Voyage of the Dawn Treader." The gross for "Prince Caspian" was down 44% from that of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe." But "Caspian" still outperformed many other films. "The series is ... Full Article » Brazilian Court Convicts Homeschooling Family Despite Evidence of Success - 12/26/2008 The civil court has refused to examine David and Jonatas Nunes' outstanding tests results. Teachers have admitted they could not pass the tests themselves. The civil court also refused to consider an assessment showing the children are psychologicall... Full Article » A Third Of Teachers Want Creationism - 12/26/2008 Three in 10 science teachers believe creationism should be taught in science lessons. That's according to a new survey of more than 900 teachers in England and Wales. And 37% of primary and secondary teachers in general believe that the subject shou... Full Article » Family Moves to Crime-Ridden DC Neighborhood to Minister - 12/26/2008 Carlos Williams swore he'd never return his children to Washington, where drug deals, fights and drunks outside his father's apartment used to keep him awake at night. But there they were, Carlos, his wife and their seven children tumbling out of the... Full Article » A Politically Incorrect Christmas in Baghdad - 12/25/2008 Walking the streets of Washington DC leading up to Christmas, I have come across a most interesting phenomenon.. Nowhere, and I mean absolutely nowhere, is Jesus to be found! Well, contrast that to Baghdad. There was a special Christmas Celebration i... Full Article » Kim Clement Makes Top 30 Donor Alert List - 12/23/2008 According to IRS Form 990, Kim Clement was paid over $1 million in compensation in 2006. He had two Cadillacs at his disposal, which were reported as used 100% for business, plus over $65 thousand in auto expenses. Meals and entertainment exceeded $3... Full Article » Businessman Gives Up Fancy Sports Car So He Can Help Impoverished Children - 12/23/2008 Mike Foster has traded his luxury sports car for a 1993 Toyota Camry, allowing him to use the $600 a month savings to help rescue children from poverty. Upping his giving by downgrading his car felt so good that Foster invited friends to do the same ... Full Article » Children Starved to Coerce Mom to Renounce Christ - 12/23/2008 Authorities in Egypt are starving two children, ages 2 and 4, to force their mother to abandon Christianity and return to Islam. That's according to reports from several ministry organizations. Martha Samuel, formerly known as Zainab Said Abdel-Aziz,... Full Article » Muslims Finding Christ Through Dreams - 12/23/2008 Although it takes a back seat to rumors of war, a tsunami of faith is quietly overtaking the Muslim world. Islamic adherents are laying aside their allegiance to Muhammad to follow Jesus Christ. Propelled by dreams, visions and miracles, this wave of... Full Article » European Court Refuses to Intevene to Save Italian "Terri Schiavo" - 12/23/2008 The Strasbourg Court has announced that an appeal lodged by a coalition of pro-life organizations was inadmissible because the groups had no direct legal link with Eluana Englaro. The woman has been in a state of minimal consciousness since a car acc... Full Article » Pharmacy Owners Look to Next Step in Freedom of Conscience Case - 12/23/2008 Pharmacists Luke Vander Bleek and Glenn Kosirog believe requiring druggists to fill "morning after" prescriptions tramples on their freedom of conscience. The effect of the pill has been described as an extremely early term abortion. Recently the Ill... Full Article » Newsweek Lists Nigerian Pentecostal Among World Influencers - 12/23/2008 Church planter Enoch Adeboye is included beside presidents as one of the world’s 50 most powerful people. Redeemed Christian Church of God, which Adeboye has led since 1981, has about 5 million members in 14,000 congregations in Nigeria alone. There ... Full Article » Man Finds A Way Around Ban of Manger Scenes at the Courthouse - 12/23/2008 A man in Lafayette, Indiana has loaded up Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus in the back of his pickup truck to create what's being called a mobile manager. He's upset because nativity scenes are banned on county property, so during the Christmas Season he ... Full Article » Focus on the Family Promotes Mormon Glenn Beck - 12/23/2008 The Friday, December 19th edition of "CitizenLink" included an interview with Glenn Beck, who is moving his TV show from CNN to FoxNews. It promoted his partly biographical/partly fictional book, "The Christmas Sweater." The third paragraph talked ab... Full Article » Registered Chinese Church Demolished a Day After Court Victory - 12/23/2008 It seems to be a case of powerful businessmen pressuring government officials. The Chengnan Christian Church had just won a court case protecting its building against attackers. Less than 24 hours later, the structure was demolished by a crowd of clo... Full Article » Gospel Message Stays on New York Public Highway - 12/23/2008 A Christian businessman has won a partial court victory. Transportation officials had told Daniel Burritt to remove his truck, painted with Gospel messages and visible from the highway, from his own property. They threatened to declare it a public nu... Full Article » Jewish News Anaylst Upset Church of England May Lose its Official Status - 12/23/2008 A head of steam is building up for the disestablishment of England’s national Church. I am a Jew; yet I believe that without Protestantism holding the ring, British culture will descend into a fight for supremacy. The undermining of Christianity from... Full Article » Megachurch Grieves Loss of Christmas Show Performer - 12/21/2008 23 year-old Keri Shrylock fell 25 feet head-first to a concrete floor during opening night of "Awaited." She had been suspended on a rope, but police say her "D" ring failed. Ironically, the gymnast was not playing an angel, but a wiseman. The 10,00... Full Article » Christian Registrar Loses Right of Conscience on Same-Sex Civil Unions - 12/21/2008 London's Employment Appeals Tribunal has overturned a ruling that granted compensation to a UK registrar subjected to harassment and the potential loss of her job. Lillian Ladele had refused to perform civil unions for same sex couples because of her... Full Article » Israelis Detain Two Messianic Jews - 12/21/2008 Israeli authorities recently detained two American Messianic Jews trying to enter the country. Interior ministry officials detained Jamie and Stacey Cowen at Ben Gurion Airport and held them for more than eight hours. They were coming into the countr... Full Article » Australian "Experts" Want to Target Down Babies for Eugenic Abortion - 12/21/2008 Can you imagine if "the experts" suggested that genetic tests be done on all pregnant women to screen for supposedly undesirable racial characteristics? There would a huge outcry. Well, that is precisely what is happening in Australia, only the targe... Full Article » Singers Putting Christ in Christmas in Nepal - 12/21/2008 A singer from India is organizing concerts to introduce un-churched youth to the meaning of Christmas. This year, Bonny Andrews and his team are performing in Delhi, India; Berlin, Germany and for the first time in Katmandu located in the Hindu natio... Full Article » Seven Students Suspended for Refusing Anti-Christian Class - 12/21/2008 Seven Christian students in Quebec have been handed suspensions for refusing to participate in a new mandatory Ethics and Religious Culture course. According to one critic, the course is a superficial mishmash of trendy theoretical platitudes. The go... Full Article » Survey Says: Most Britons Do Not Believe in The Nativity - 12/21/2008 78% of 16 - 24 year-olds said they were not convinced of the nativity's historical reliability. According to a poll by the British Marketing Research Bureau, 70% overall were sceptical of the baby's birth in a manger to a virgin mother. A separate st... Full Article » Officials Allow Muslims to Demolish 30 Christian Homes for Stable - 12/20/2008 The stable will keep the Muslims' animals warm and dry, these 30 Christian families are now homeless in their village of Kotla Punjubaig in Sheikhupura district near Lahore, Pakistan. "A few days back the hard-line Muslims armed with firearms, invade... Full Article » Purpose Driven Pastor Agrees to Pray at B. Hussein Obama’s Inauguration - 12/19/2008 Pro-life pastor Rick Warren will give the invocation at President-Elect B. Hossein Obama’s inauguration. Even though Warren and Obama disagree on the life issue, they do see eye to eye on many social justice issues. Both the political left and right ... Full Article » Next Taxpayer Bailout: Abortion Industry? - 12/19/2008 The Obama-Biden Transition Project shies away from the term bail-out when it comes to abortion. Nevertheless, one of the biggest elements of the project's Advancing Reproductive Rights website is a proposed one billion dollars for the overseas aborti... Full Article » Christian School Reported for Teaching Creationism - 12/19/2008 It all started when an education official saw a TV segment about how science class was taught. Pacific Hills Christian School, in Australia, was accused of violating the science curriculm by teaching creationism. It appears the only "crime" was askin... Full Article » Sunday Adelaja Accused of Supporting Investment Scheme - 12/19/2008 Ukraine’s most prominent charismatic pastor, Sunday Adelaja, is at the center of controversy. It's over his alleged involvement in a business venture that some claim bilked investors out of $100 million. The company drew many of its investors from hi... Full Article » Bad Times Draw Bigger Crowds to Churches - 12/19/2008 During each recession cycle between 1968 and 2004, the rate of growth in evangelical churches jumped by 50 percent. That's according to a study called "Praying for Recession: The Business Cycle and Protestant Religiosity in the United States." Resear... Full Article » News- British Isles & Ireland - Europe & Worldwide - 12/19/2008 Falling pound is no excuse to neglect poor - Teenage pregnancies rose last year - Archbishop backs disestablishment - Holland: Liberal policies on drugs and brothels to be scrapped - Bangladesh: Emergency prayer alert - Somalia: UN Approves Land, Air... Full Article » Iraqi Christians still under siege - 12/17/2008 Since 2004, thousands of Iraqi Christians have fled to Syria, Jordan and to the West for refuge and a new start. Many were forced to leave family behind, which means there is a remnant church in Iraq. "Christians in Mosul over the last few months hav... Full Article » Bangladesh: pivotal elections amidst Islamic threats - 12/17/2008 These elections are pivotal fo r Bangladesh's future. The terrorist outfit Jama'at-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has been issuing death threats against commentators and Awami League ministers who have spoken out against the Islamic agenda. JMB has a... Full Article » Cowboy churches in America: following Jesus on horseback - 12/17/2008 A typical cowboy church may meet in a rural setting in a barn, metal building, arena, sale barn, or old western building, have its own rodeo arena, and a country gospel band. Baptisms are generally done in a cattle tank. The sermons are usually short... Full Article » Land Grab Threatens YWAM Ukraine - 12/16/2008 A land grab move that’s become a common practice in Eastern Europe is threatening Youth With a Mission's work in Ukraine. It appears false owners may have bribed local government officials to give them a deed for land that YWAM already owns. The new ... Full Article » Westminster Abbey Adds Hindu Snowmen to Christmas Displays - 12/16/2008 Some Anglican clergy have added a multicultural twist to Christmas decorations. Hindu snowmen, a Chinese dragon and a Jewish temple now join the scene which traditionally displayed only a baby Jesus, angels and three wise men. The life-size snowmen w... Full Article » Christians Using Art to Calm Violence, Evangelize - 12/16/2008 The scarred intersection on Chicago's north side was the battleground for a dozen rival street gangs. At the corner of Sheridan Road and Sunnyside Avenue, memorials marked the spot where slain gang members had fallen. But in the space of a few weeks,... Full Article » Arson Suspected in Blaze at Palin's Church - 12/15/2008 The damage to the 2 1/2-year-old Wasilla Bible Church building is estimated at $1 million. The few people who were inside, when the fire started at night, got out safely. Fire Chief James Steele says the blaze is being investigated as a case of arson... Full Article » Younger Schuller Resigns, Ex-Discipleship Leader Takes His Place for Now - 12/15/2008 Robert A. Schuller has resigned as senior pastor of the Crystal Cathedral a month after his father kicked him off TV. The 82 year-old founder of the ministry, Robert H. Schuller, said he and his son had been struggling with different vision's for the... Full Article » Software Company Donates £1 Million Aircraft to Mission Aviation Fellowship - 12/14/2008 AFD Software is donating in celebration of its own 25th anniversary. The Kodiak 100 is a new type of aircraft designed with mission in mind. It is capable of taking off and landing under rough and rugged conditions. The plane will be used to serve th... Full Article » Pakistani Christians Risk Lives for God - 12/14/2008 Supplies bound for Afghanistan are destroyed by Taliban militants. It's just another example of the Pakistani government's inability to control the lawless border region. Pakistani children sing praise songs at a Christian school near the city of Lah... Full Article » Supremes Refuse to Help Christian Mom in Danger of Losing Daughter to Lesbian - 12/13/2008 The decision by the US Supreme Court this week not to hear the case of Lisa Miller v. Janet Jenkins may, effectively, send a Christian mother to jail. Miller did not share Thanksgiving – and her 6 year-old daughter – with her former lesbian partner. ... Full Article » Christian Buys Billboard Space to Challenge Anti-Biblical Businesses - 12/13/2008 Billboards of Bible verses have appeared throughout Kalamazoo in recent weeks and their locations are no coincidence. Next to the adult-entertainment clubs Deja Vu and Little Darlings is a sign saying: Anyone that looks at a woman lustfully has alrea... Full Article » Homeschoolers Win When Government Charges Dropped - 12/12/2008 The case involving Bert and Kathrin Brause began in 2001. Mr Brause wrote a letter to the governor asking for permission to homeschool his children. In response, state officials tried to force the family to register their kids in the local public sch... Full Article » Survey: Fewer Doctors Believe in Importance of Everyday Prayer - 12/12/2008 In 2004, New Jersey-based HCD Research surveyed 1,000 physicians and found 46%agreed that prayer is important in everyday life. A second survey, conducted just last week, found only 30% of physicians agree to the importance of everyday prayer. 71% he... Full Article » Irish Mom Blows the Whistle: Christian Words Removed from Children's Dictionary - 12/12/2008 Lisa Saunders, of Northern Ireland, noticed words were missing from the "Oxford Junior Dictionary" while helping her son with his homework. The publisher claims changes have been made to reflect the fact that Britain is a modern, multicultural, multi... Full Article » TheCall Holds Massive Gathering in Kenya - 12/12/2008 "We sense God's hand on TheCall Kenya." Thousands of African prayer warriors gathered in the Kenyan capital Nairobi this past weekend to pray for a spiritual awakening in the city, state and all of Africa. It was the first time TheCall was held on th... Full Article » Christians Blast 'Newsweek' Article Endorsing Gay Marriage - 12/11/2008 Christian groups are outraged that the Dec. 15 cover story uses the Bible to argue in favor of gay marriage. Prayer leader Lou Engle called on Christians to cancel their subscriptions. “Instead of objectively reporting the news, Newsweek is catering ... Full Article » Obama ‘proud’ to have homosexual band march in inaugural parade - 12/11/2008 President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden have officially invited the Lesbian and Gay Band Association to march in the Inaugural Parade. One of the association’s web sites reports that the group will also march in September as p... Full Article » China Reaches Out to House Churches; Raids, Arrests Continue - 12/11/2008 In recent months Chinese officials have attempted to build bridges with the Protestant house church movement even as police raided more congregations, arrested Christian leaders and forced at least 400 college students to swear they would stop attend... Full Article » Christians reach out in Honduras' HIV trouble - 12/11/2008 Honduras is at the center of the AIDS epidemic in Latin America. In San Pedro Sula, the country's second-largest city, AIDS has infected 5.5% of the population. Although Honduras accounts for 17 percent of Central America's population, it bears rough... Full Article » 400,000 Attend Final Two Days Okitipupa, Nigeria Crusade - 12/11/2008 Today was the final meeting in Okitipupa. 225,000 people attended the finale. Another mighty harvest of souls was brought in. Then the Holy Spirit fell upon the hungry crowd filling them with power from on high. As the roar of new tongues went up, a ... Full Article » Children Around the World This Christmass Hope through World Vision Gift Catalog - 12/11/2008 Sponsored children share their wishes for the new year - Frigid winters in Romania create a struggle for survival - Christmas made a bit brighter for two orphans in Tanzania - Gift of sheep gives hope to girl orphaned by AIDS in Ethiopia - This Chris... Full Article » Kansas City Revival Goes Global - 12/10/2008 The former pastor of the ‘Smithton Outpouring’ says his Missouri congregation is now ready to host a global revival. The man who led a three-year-long outpouring in Smithton, Mo., a decade ago says a new revival has broken out at his church. Every Fr... Full Article » Zimbabwe Cholera Outbreak: World Vision Distributes 500 cholera kits - 12/9/2008 Following the recent outbreak of Cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe, the World Vision is at present distributing 500 cholera kits. A single cholera kit has enough supplies for 50 people and also contains cholera drugs, water purification tablets, disinfect... Full Article » The Netherlands: 2,500 people meet Jesus online - 12/9/2008 More and more people are seeking God or looking for spiritual help on the worldwide web. For a Dutch missions organization this was the trigger to develop an active internet evangelism ministry. In it's first three years has had over half a million v... Full Article » The Netherlands: The 'chainsaw method' of the Kingdom - 12/9/2008 Tineke is convinced that we need the power of the Holy Spirit when engaging with people about Jesus. "You can cut trees with an axe, a handsaw, or a chainsaw," she says. "Now, there's nothing wrong with an axe or a handsaw, but a chainsaw is so much ... Full Article » Hundreds of Complaints Force Zoo to Break Ties with Creation Museum - 12/8/2008 The Cincinnati Zoo has caved in to pressure to drop its mutual promotion deal with the Creation Museum in nearby Kentucky. Hundreds of letters from individuals intolerant of creationism prompted the action after less than a three-day run. Museum foun... Full Article » A letter from Zimbabwe which deserves our attention and our prayers. - 12/8/2008 I ask that you all pray for us in the way that you know how. You can't just be in denial and pretend it's not going on. To be frank with you, it's genocide in the making. This Government has GONE MAD. Help us publicize our plight---or how can we be r... Full Article » Assisted Suicide Ruled 'A Patient's Right' - 12/7/2008 An activist judge has ruled a Montana man has the right to kill himself with the help of doctors. Judge Dorothy McCarter stretched pirvacy and dignity clauses in the state's constitution to support her decision. Up till now, laws passed by the legisl... Full Article » British Missionaries in Gambia Spend Seventh Day in Prison - 12/7/2008 David Fulton is being held in a high security prison. His wife, Fiona, and their young adopted African daughter are in custody in a police station. Authorities in the 90 percent Muslim country accuse the family of sedition. Mr. Fulton is a chaplain ... Full Article » Bailed-Out AIG Offers Islamic Insurance To US - 12/6/2008 AIG is stepping up its dealings with Islamic finance by offering Shariah-compliant homeowners insurance to the US. Because of over $150 billion in bailouts, taxpayers own 80% equity in the company. Sharia law enforces discriminatory and segregationis... Full Article » Leader of Salvation Army Church Expected to Lose Job for Violating Marriage Policy - 12/6/2008 A rule that's been in place almost since the founding of the Salvation Army in 1865 is making headlines. Johnny Harsh, who has led the church in Oshkosh for more than three years, lost his wife after her heart attack. Recently he became engaged and s... Full Article » Bentley and Joyner Dispute Parts of Fresh Fire Letter - 12/5/2008 Leaders of the Canadian ministry evangelist Todd Bentley founded a decade ago say he is “intent” on divorcing his wife and is yet to begin a restoration process. Bentley says emotional involvement with a former female staff member did not cause his i... Full Article » School Cancels Traditional Christmas Play for Muslim Celebration - 12/5/2008 British parents looking forward to seeing their children in a Christmas play are fuming after a school decided to cancel the performance. Why? Because it conflicts with the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha. Greenwood Junior School says it has to respec... Full Article » Anti-Terrorism Law Puts God First - 12/5/2008 When Kentucky formed its state Office of Homeland Security, it listed the department's initial duty as stressing dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the Commonwealth. There's even a plaque in the emergency operations center d... Full Article » ACLU Sues to Let Pentecostal Inmate Preach in Prison - 12/5/2008 The American Civil Liberties Union and Christians often find themselves on opposite ends of a lawsuit, but not this time. The ACLU is suing the New Jersey State Prison on behalf of convicted murder Howard Thompson. The 44 year-old inmate was ordained... Full Article » News- British Isles & Ireland - Europe & Worldwide - 12/5/2008 Micah Challenge presses Brown on climate change action - One in 10 children suffer abuse, say experts - Church gay advert breached codes - Fed up with bad language? Then tell the Prime Minister! - Norway: Treaty signed to ban cluster bombs - India-Pa... Full Article » German Church Wants to Help Mother of Baby Abandoned in Manger - 12/4/2008 The priest of Peter and Paul Church in the village of Poettmes was shocked to find a real baby in the manger church members had built in front of the altar. “I was in the church shortly after midday to pray and I heard the baby crying," "We prepared ... Full Article » Four Church Leaders Sentenced to Labor Camps as More Than 400 College Students in Beijing and Zhejiang Detained and Interrogated - 12/4/2008 From the end of September to early November 2008, a large police force was dispatched to raid house gatherings in Beijing and in areas near college campuses in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. More than 400 Christian college students were arrested and in... Full Article » World AIDS Day Marked Worldwide - 12/4/2008 From governments to church leaders, officials worldwide pledged to continue combating the spread of HIV/AIDS. With an estimated 33.2 million people worldwide infected with the HIV virus, including 2.5 million children, the United Nations Joint Progra... Full Article » "They Couldn't Catch Me" - 12/3/2008 Missionary Chouhan is telling his story-in his own words-about the harrowing ordeal and his miraculous escape. I told them I needed to use the bathroom and they let me walk into the forest. "I don't know from where I got such power to run. The mob ev... Full Article » Nigeria : Religious violence explodes in Jos - plus urgent prayer concerns: India-Pakistan Crisis; North Korea - 12/3/2008 Local officials refused to publish the results of council elections held Thursday 27 November. Muslims accused Christians of rigging the result and, propelled by their mosques, went on an anti-Christian rampage attacking churches, Christians and Chri... Full Article » North Korea returns to isolation - 12/2/2008 The State is highly militarised and its civilian population, particularly outside Pyongyang, is terribly weak due to starvation, isolation, brainwashing and repressive State-terror, making it highly unlikely that a "people's revolution" would ever be... Full Article » Okitipupa/Nigeria in Ondo State - Outpouring of Salvation - 12/2/2008 Here, in this extremely remote place, many thousands gathered to hear the Gospel message and to witness the demonstration of its power firsthand. Evangelist Bonnke preached on the blood of Jesus and a massive outpouring of salvation followed. He then... Full Article » Canada: Turning a truck into a prayer room - 12/2/2008 24-7 prayer rooms have always been found in unconventional places, soaking ordinary locations with God's presence. The team parked the truck on a main boulevard in Montreal near one of the biggest malls. Many people came and prayed. They saw God do s... Full Article » Rescuing the Perishing - Heart touching and encouraging story - 12/2/2008 With feeble, painstaking steps, Kalpana walks back to her home. The open sores and mangled toes on her left foot-and the total absence of her right foot-make the short journey extremely difficult. Kalpana leans on her makeshift cane, gripping it as t... Full Article » Australian Health Minister Fires Men’s Health Ambassador for Documenting Risks of Homosexuality - 12/1/2008 Last week, Australian Health Minister Nicola Roxon appointed Warwick Marsh as one of six men’s health ambassadors charged with the task of building a federal men’s health policy. The homosexualist group, Coalition for Equality, however, immediately ... Full Article » Nativity Scene Goes on Display in Illinois State Capitol for First Time - 12/1/2008 Solely funded and constructed as a result of donations from private citizens, the display will stand in the East Hall of the Capitol Building through December 28th. Organizers were inspired by a similar display at Daley Plaza in Chicago. The Springfi... Full Article » Cast and Crew Pay for Dropped $25K Camera, Production on Christian Movie Resumes - 12/1/2008 Tim Morgan was inspired to be a voice for the unborn in the arts while attending TheCall. When someone dropped the camera he was using to fulfill that dream, the prayer experience at Lou Engle's rally came in handy. When Morgan eventually returned th... Full Article » Churches Stand to Lose Several Billion Dollars in Lost Donations Due to Economic Downturn - 12/1/2008 Americans are now passing on their financial pain to churches and other non-profit organizations by cutting back substantially on their giving during the fourth quarter of 2008. Most non-profits and churches count on the fourth quarter of the year to... Full Article » Houses of Worship Burned, Over 300 Killed in Nigeria - 11/30/2008 Angry mobs burned homes, churches and mosques in the second day of riots following an election. Tension began when electoral workers did not post the results in ballot centers, causing many locals to assume the election was going to be another fraudu... Full Article » China Thumbs Its Nose at Its Own Constitution, Bans House Church Alliance - 11/30/2008 20 government officials confronted the head of the Chinese House Church Alliance recently to announce the abolition of his organization. They accuse Pastor "Bike" Zhang's unregistered Alliance of operating as a social organization without authorizati... Full Article » New Report on Faith and Family Challenges Stereotypes - 11/30/2008 A Joseph Rowntree Foundation report questions the negative link the media often makes between religious beliefs and parenting practices. It also reported religious beliefs and practices are shifting from institution to believing without belonging. A... Full Article » Mumbai Seige Ends, Terrorist Captured and Identified - 11/29/2008 The two-and-a-half day killing spree ended with nearly 200 dead, including 6 Americans. The death toll is expected to rise. There are reports of at least 11 gunmen killed. One suspect has been arrested -- 21 year-old Azam Amir Kasav, of Pakistan. Ind... Full Article » Defamation of Religions” Resolution Losing Support at UN - 11/29/2008 A recent committee vote on the Defamation of Religion resolution got less support than a similar vote did a year ago. The latest results are 85 "yes" votes, 50 "no" votes and 42 abstentions. This is the first time the “no” and “abstention” votes hav... Full Article » Israel Tour Organizer: Messianic Youth Need Not Apply - 11/29/2008 Orthodox, Reformed and Conservative Jewish young adults can apply for a free 10-day trip to Israel. But tour organizer Birthright draws the line at Messianic. In fact, applicants have to swear to this statement -- I do not subscribe to any beliefs or... Full Article » Judge Scolds San Diego County for Closing Church - 11/29/2008 US District Judge Jeffrey Miller calls San Diego County's action "draconian." That means Guatay Christian Fellowship will probably win its lawsuit against the county. Officials had said the building could be used for a bar, but not worship. They thr... Full Article » Survey: Homelessness Hitting Women, Children Hardest - 11/29/2008 High fuel and food prices, economic turmoil, and foreclosures are leading more families into homeless and hitting single women with children the hardest. That's according to a recent survey by the Association of Gospel Missions. Women with children m... Full Article » The Gift That Keeps on Killing -- Planned Parenthood's Gift Certificate - 11/28/2008 Just in time for Christmas, Planned Parenthood of Indiana says it will begin selling gift certificates. They may be used to pay for sexually transmitted disease testing and abortions. As the top abortion provider says on its website -- Why not buy a ... Full Article » Islamic Judges Strip Christian Mothers of Children - 11/28/2008 Muslim judges are defying Islamic law in custody battles involving Christian mothers and Muslim fathers to shield children from Christian influence. Egyptian law's Article 20 states children younger than 15 should stay with their mothers. But it seem... Full Article » God Once Again Welcome on Indiana License Plates - 11/28/2008 The month-long policy that banned mention of God is being abandoned in favor of what Motor Vehicles Commissioner Ron Stive calls a common sense approach. Each request for a personalized plate will now be considered on a case-by-case basis. Liz Ferris... Full Article » Campaign Warns Americans About Looming Shariah Code - 11/28/2008 Shariah, or Islamic law, may be spreading around the world. But according to members of the United American Committee, it is not going to be established in the United States without opposition. Officials with the non-profit have erected a 48-foot-lon... Full Article » Swedish Pastor's Call for Unity Criticized - 11/28/2008 Swedish pastor Ulf Ekman is at the center of controversy again. Now Ekman is embracing Catholic and Protestant leaders who advocate uniting all Christians “under the pope.” Back in the 80s and 90s he was considered controvesial for his Word of Faith... Full Article » Oxford researcher Finds Children Are Born Believing in God - 11/28/2008 Dr. Justin Barrett claims young people are predisposed to believe in a supreme being because they assume everything in the world was created with a purpose. He says children have faith even when they have not been taught about it by family or at scho... Full Article » Big Time Abortionist Credits Heavenly Dream For His Conversion to Pro-Life "Apostle" - 11/28/2008 Stojan Adasevic used to be known as the best abortionist in Belgrade. Now he may be known as the worst adversary the industry has in the area. For months Adasevic envisioned himself watching young people between the ages of 3 and 20 running and play... Full Article » Russian bombshell: Fifty-six religious organizations officially scheduled for ‘liquidation’ including several Western ministries - 11/28/2008 On October 15, 2008, a declaration unexpectedly appeared on the webpage of the Russian Ministry of Justice listing 56 religious organizations scheduled for “liquidation.” These include the humanitarian ‘World Vision’ and ‘Youth with a Mission’. At ... Full Article » Videos Show Muslims Storming Church in Egypt - 11/27/2008 Thousands of Muslims who stormed a church in Ain Shams, Cairo, on Sunday and set fire to the building, are seen in two videos on a news agency website. A crowd of Muslims, estimated at 20,000 strong, were enraged by an extension that was added to the... Full Article » Forces Fight through Siege Hotels in Mumbai, India - 11/27/2008 Commandos are fighting room-by-room through two luxury hotels in Mumbai, more than 24 hours after a series of devastating attacks across the city. Indian PM Manmohan Singh vowed to track down the attackers, who have killed at least 110 people and inj... Full Article » PRAYER ALERT: BBC Reports Mumbai, India Under Attack by Terrorists - 11/26/2008 The terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India are being described as "coordinated" and "simultaneous." Death count has unofficially risen to 90 people. There are accounts of Western hostages still being held, but there is no evidence as yet of any being US ... Full Article » As Japan enters recession, plans for ministry growth threatened - 11/25/2008 Japan, the world's second-largest economy, has officially slipped into recession. Unable to fend off the effects of a worsening global slowdown, experts are looking for signs of a severe decline. Economists say the worst is yet to come. The bad news ... Full Article » In Mosul, a Battle for Christians - 11/25/2008 A month after thousands of Christians fled the Iraqi city in terror, many refugees have returned home. However, some fear a new wave of sectarian violence. Iraqi police now guard churches throughout the tense, battle-scarred city, where once-dominant... Full Article » Africa: God transforms those who oppose Him - 11/25/2008 Five encouraging accounts of how the Gospel is spreading in risky areas in Africa. For security reasons names and places have been anonymized, and a stock picture has been used for this story. -School teacher plants nine churches - 'Machete man' beco... Full Article » Three Shot in New Jersey Church - 11/24/2008 Authorities are searching for a California man accused of opening fire in a New Jersey chuch, killing his estranged wife and one other person. A third victim was critically injured. 27 year-old Sanish Pallipurath drove off in a jeep with a California... Full Article » Christians Ready to Adopt Children From State Custody - 11/24/2008 Focus on the Family is getting Christians involved in an abortion alternative -- adoption. Well over 1200 people showed up recently at a Focus event in Colorado Springs. 250 of them initiated the adoption process on the spot for children in the stat... Full Article » “Zero Tolerance for Dissent” from Radical Anti-Life, Anti-Family EU Documents - 11/24/2008 Pro-lifers have been warned to expect the publication of documents, funded by the European Union, promoting abortion, euthanasia and other anti-life practices. One document argues that withholding legal abortion is a form of “gender-based discriminat... Full Article » Hindu Extremists Turn Church Building into Temple, Plan "Reconversions" - 11/23/2008 The extremists abuse believers physically and mentally, until they bow to traditional idols and deny Christ. Some of the tortured Christians had never been Hindus earlier. The extemists also attract "untouchable" teenage boys. An indoctrination progr... Full Article » Reaching the Marketplace for Jesus - 11/23/2008 Ordinary Londoners will soon learn how to take the Gospel to the streets. The Streetwise' course is for believers who have a busy day, but still want to reach out. It runs one Saturday a month for six months. Evangelists teach and host workshops on c... Full Article » Group Opposes Claim Against 'Unnecessary' Bible Smuggling in China - 11/23/2008 China Aid argues it would take five years for government-sanctioned printing presses to print enough Bibles for each believer. Also, "official" Bibles are only available at government-sanctioned bookstores and distribution points. This leaves out bel... Full Article » Praying-Coach Case Heads to Supreme Court - 11/22/2008 Praying before games has been a tradition at East Brunswick High School for nearly 25 years. That's according to coach Marcus Borden, a New Jersey man who hopes to have his right to pray with the team vindicated in US Supreme Court. Litigation has be... Full Article » eHarmony Founder Knuckles Under to Legal Pressure, Agrees to Start Website for Gays - 11/21/2008 Rather than closing eHarmony down and refunding open memberships, Dr Neil Warren is starting a "sister" site called Compatible Partners. The court battle had been going on for 3 years. The settlement requires him to post pictures of same-sex matches ... Full Article » Mom Relents, Allow Daughter to Use Feeding Tube - 11/21/2008 Randy Richardson, had fought for years to keep his daughter, Lauren, alive. But a Delaware Court gave custody to Lauren’s mother, Edith Towers. She claimed the yong woman did not want to live in an incapacitated state. The couple recently reconciled ... Full Article » North Korea Enraged by Launch of Gospel Balloons - 11/21/2008 North Koreans who have fled religious persecution have found a way to get the message of hope back to their family, friends and community. They're launching balloons with a time-release mechanism for dropping 10 thousand tracts a piece. Communist off... Full Article » Alabama Adopts New Textbook for Study of the Bible - 11/21/2008 It took a year for the decision, but the Alabama Board of Education has approved a Bible curriculum. This means any of the state's high schools may offer the elective course, which has been reviewed by scholars and proven to be academically legitimat... Full Article » Homeschoolers Seek Asylum from Nazi-Era Law - 11/21/2008 It sounds like a first, refugees fleeing to the United States from a Western democracy to escape persecution. Uwe and Hannelore Romeike got in trouble for homeschooling their children in Germany, where a Nazi-era ban is still enforced. This summer th... Full Article » Focus on the Family Cuts 18 % of Its Workforce - 11/21/2008 Focus on the Family will terminate 149 employees and eliminate 53 vacant positions. The ministry blames the layoffs on the economic slowdown. Focus also plans to turn four of its eight print magazines into online publications. The non-profit brought ... Full Article » Going Rate to Kill a Pastor: $250 - 11/21/2008 The bounty on pastors is just one of the inducements Hindu extremists are offering for murder in Orissa Province. One estimate claims 500 Christians have been killed since late August. The extremists say they are contemplating a possible massacre on... Full Article » Study: Attending Religious Services Sharply Cuts Risk of Death - 11/21/2008 Regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately 20 percent. That's according to a study published by Yeshiva University. The more than 90 thousand subjects came from a wide range of denominations. Investigators say... Full Article » ‘Prayer Booths’ Erected in New York City - 11/21/2008 An art exhibit in the center of one of the nation’s most liberal cities is inviting passers-by to think about faith and the power of prayer. They look much like typical phone booths. Created by artist Dylan Mortimer, the public prayer booths depict t... Full Article » One in four children in the UK bullied as a result of religious faith, Beatbullying report shows - 11/20/2008 A bullying prevention organization based in London, published a report indicating that one in four young persons in the UK are being bullied because of their beliefs. "There is little or no support, few outlets and limited provision provided for youn... Full Article » Extremists Demand End to Christian Activity in Orissa - 11/20/2008 Two of the anti-Christian extremist groups responsible for the violence against Christians in Orissa, India, are demanding that the state government ban Christian witnessing and officially honor their murdered leader. About 50,000 people representing... Full Article » Broken Walls: Entering Prison Walls, Setting Captives Free - 11/20/2008 Mission Wounded Knee and Native Band join hands to minister in prisons and reservations. Native band Broken Walls performed nine concerts-three in prisons, five on the Rosebud and Pine Ridge Reservation, and one at New Life Assembly in the state cap... Full Article » News- British Isles & Ireland - Europe & Worldwide - 11/20/2008 Church attacked over Remembrance - Vulnerable man banned - Police team that investigated tide of human traffic is closed - Disabled woman 'banned' from Marks and Spencer - Methodists support responsible alcohol pricing - Paris meeting on Iran sanctio... Full Article » Called by the Lord to Summer Short-Term Missions? Head to Atlanta in January for Inspiration and Training - 11/19/2008 Whether you're in a college setting, a leader in a church, or someone who has been called on to be a leader in Short-Term Missions, the National Short-Term Missions Conference may be just the place for you. The 2009 conference will be held January 2... Full Article » World economic crisis hitting short term missions - 11/19/2008 Some groups are already seeing an impact in short-term missions participation. "This fiscal year we will experience at least a 10-percent decline in our numbers. It's not all bad news. He adds, "People with medical skills who see the need worldwide a... Full Article » Preparing for a Charismatic Meltdown - 11/19/2008 Three prominent charismatic ministries have suffered huge setbacks this month. What does this mean for our movement? Foreclosure. Eviction. Bailouts. We’re hearing those terms a lot these days, and not just in the newspaper’s business section. In the... Full Article » Radical Gay Activists Seek to Intimidate Christians - 11/19/2008 The Nov. 4 passage of constitutional amendments banning gay marriage in California, Arizona and Florida has evoked a sometimes-violent response from radical gay activists who have vandalized churches, mobbed intercessors and disrupted a worship servi... Full Article » Richard Roberts Gets $440 Thousand While ORU Lays Off 100 Employees - 11/17/2008 ORU will pay Richards Roberts' annual salary of $223,600 for the remaining term of a three-year appointment that ends November 2009. Roberts resigned close to a year ago after being sued by three professors alleging wrongful termination. He was also... Full Article » Indian Prime Minister Affirms Place of Christianity in National Heritage - 11/17/2008 India's Prime Minister has hit out at Hindu groups, that claim Christianity is a foreign religion, by hailing it as part of the country's heritage. According to Dr Manmohan Singh, Christianity has a longer history in India than in many Western countr... Full Article » Disabled Italian Woman Gets Another Chance at Life Despite Her Dad's Wishes - 11/17/2008 The nuns who run the hospice in which Eluana Englaro has been living for 14 years have refused to carry out the court order to remove her food and hydration tube. The Italian Secretary of Welfare also holds out hope, saying there is no obligation for... Full Article » Christian Teens Meet Underground Church in Vietnam - 11/17/2008 See what happens when eight ordinary teens set out on a mission to meet the underground church in Vietnam. Six Americans and two Australians were forced to flee from a Christian youth camp when police suddenly arrived. The teens also interviewed a pa... Full Article » Coffee House Teaches Biblical Lesson - 11/17/2008 Kirk Walker has had a passion for coffee since he drank his first cup at age 14. His love for the brew has since led him to launch a business that is not only satisfying palates, but also creating ministry opportunities. Walker says God gave him the ... Full Article » Focus Puts Retailers on a Naughty And Nice List for Christmas - 11/17/2008 Focus on the Family wants shoppers to know which retailers are naughty and which ones are nice - at least when it comes to holiday lingo. It has just launched its second annual holiday campaign. Retailers are classified as Christmas-friendly, Christ... Full Article » Musicians Enter Prison Walls and Set Captives Free - 11/16/2008 Spokesman Bruce Bartelli puts it this way -- We are still swirling from the powerful times of God's anointing, divine appointments and favor! Bartelli coordinated the Journey to the Father's Heart Tour, a concert ministry that recently visited South ... Full Article » Author Makes Sense Out of Suffering, Reveals Beauty Treatments For the Bride - 11/15/2008 Christine Beadsworth is a prophetic artist, poet and speaker from South Africa who has wrestled with the meaning of suffering. For her, it's connected to a question each individual must answer -- How close do I want to be to Jesus? She'll tell you su... Full Article » Atheist Humanist Ads Hit Washington DC Buses During Christmas Season - 11/14/2008 The new ad campaign proclaims - Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness' sake. American Humanist Association president Fred Edwords claims morality doesn't come from religion. Matthew Staver, of Liberty University Law School, calls the humani... Full Article » The Night Watch Signs Off - 11/14/2008 The internet music and prayer ministry's 7.5 year run has just ended. Founder and Manager Jeff Tyler says the main reason is inconsistent financial support. Technical problems and health issues have also played a role in the decision. This is not th... Full Article » Papa Gets His Wish, Court Allows Daughter to be Dehydrated to Death - 11/14/2008 The highest Italian court has cleared the way for a young disabled woman to be dehydrated to death at the request of her father. This is the first decision of its kind in Italy. Eluana Englaro has lived with the assitance of a feeding tube since a ca... Full Article » Gift Bag Bomb Explodes at Missionary's Home - 11/14/2008 Missionary Gary Stevenson thought the pink, gift-wrapped bag he found on his doorstep was a present left for one of his toddler daughters. But when he brought it inside his home, the bomb within the bag exploded. Twenty neighboring units in the townh... Full Article » Woman Says Bible Saved Her from Half a Million Dollars in Debt - 11/14/2008 Katrina Clements says that at her worst she had $500,000 in credit card debt. She was earning $30,000 a year as a nurse and would use one credit card to pay the other. For more than 10 years, her debt went up and down, taking a toll on her marriage a... Full Article » Ted Haggard Speaks on Scandal for First Time - 11/14/2008 Ted Haggard says he is stronger as a result of the experience. He spoke recently on the second anniversary of his resignation as president of the National Association of Evangelicals. It seems it all started when he was seven years old. Haggard had... Full Article » Earl Paulk's Church Being Sold - 11/14/2008 In recent years, membership at the Cathedral at Chapel Hill has declined from 10,000 regular attendees to roughly 1,000 after a series of sexual misconduct allegations. Current pastor, D. E. Paulk, recently learned his uncle Earl, founder of the chur... Full Article » Wycliffe Bible Translators Get $50 Million Anonymous Gift - 11/14/2008 It marks the single largest donation in Wycliffe's 75-year history. The multi-million dollar donation will go toward the ministry's Last Languages Campaign, a push to translate the Bible for the remaining one-third of language groups worldwide that n... Full Article » Randy White's Church Faces Foreclosure - 11/14/2008 Pastor Randy White promises to fight the proceedings, saying his Florida megachurch has never been late making mortgage payments. Evangelical Christian Credit Union is demanding immediate repayment of a $1 million line of credit and a $12 million lo... Full Article » News- British Isles & Ireland - Europe & Worldwide - 11/13/2008 UK aid combats radical schooling - Police 'must trust public more' - In the lap of the council - Teens who watch Sex in the City more likely to get pregnant - Government 'neglects married couples' - Russia: Wants to increase EU monitors in Georgia - ... Full Article » FAITH UNDER FIRE - Lesbians, condoms go wild in attack on Christian church - 11/13/2008 Worshippers at a Bible-teaching church in Lansing, Mich. were stunned Sunday when members of a pro-homosexual, pro-anarchy organization named Bash Back interrupted their service to fling propaganda and condoms around the sanctuary, drape a profane ba... Full Article » Healed from Tuberculosis - 11/12/2008 Like the overwhelming majority of the 70,000 Mang Garudi, Samata and Redit had never heard Christ's name uttered. They were hopeless and lost. Then she contracted TB. They thought she was doomed. That is, until a special visitor showed up in their vi... Full Article » Two Christian Sisters Killed in Al Qahira section in Mosul, Iraq, by Islamic terrorists for just being Christians - 11/12/2008 The two sisters were murdered as the terrorists stormed into their house. Their mother was severely injured as a result of stab wounds. In addition, the terrorists placed a bomb in the house, which destroyed the small building. A police officer said ... Full Article » Report from the Front—More Great Progress in Iraq - 11/11/2008 "If we can change someone's life, it makes me feel like I've accomplished something." Addington who is in his final month of his 15-month deployment, said it's important for Iraqis to have an understanding of what the Soldiers are doing here. "The ne... Full Article » Haiti‘s tragic school collapse is sign of nation‘s instability - 11/11/2008 Another sad reminder that Haiti‘s political and economic stability is very fragile. At least 90 students and adults were killed in the collapse along with over 150 severely injured. Haiti is just recovering from a series of back-to-back hurricanes th... Full Article » Persecution Rages on Eritrea and India - 11/11/2008 The persecution of Christians in Eritrea continues to grow as arrests become more prevalent. More than 2000 Christians are currently in prison in Eritrea simply because they are Christians. - Violence against Christians expanding in India. Murder of ... Full Article » Israel's Crackdown on Christian Workers - 11/10/2008 Several Christian organizations founded to assist Israel are being forced to downsize and revamp their services. Some are in danger of closing altogether due to a new enforcement of government policy. Recently Israel’s Ministry of Interior began enfo... Full Article » Illinois Federal Appeals Court Rules Against "Choose Life" License Plates - 11/10/2008 The decision means less money going to adoption services in the state because the plates were intended to generate money for that purpose. Secretary of State Jesse White had argued approving the "controversial" message would have opened the way for t... Full Article » Governor Appoints Lawyer Friendly to Traditional Family to State Commission - 11/9/2008 Believers in the traditional family are happy about a decision in Lousiana. Governor Bobby Jindal has appointed Mike Johnson to the state Commission on Marriage and Family. Johnson is a senior legal counsel for the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF). The AD... Full Article » China's Government-Approved Church "Reaches Out" to House Churches - 11/9/2008 The official church organization recognized by the Chinese government says it is willing to provide house churches with Bibles. Fu Xianwei, chairperson of the national Three-Self Patriotic Movement, made that announcement late last month. Churches in... Full Article » House Churches Banned in Chinese City - 11/9/2008 House churches in Yichun city, Heilongjiang province, China were recently banned. That's according to a report from China Aid Association. Verbal orders to end all house church activity came from both provincial and central government agencies. Full Article » Billy Graham Never Expected to Reach 90 - 11/8/2008 Billy Graham recently celebrated his 90th birthday with an intimate family gathering near his mountainside home in North Carolina. All five of his children, most of his 19 grandchildren and many of his great grandchildren were there. There was one im... Full Article » Prominent House Church Leader Pastor Released After International Outcry - 11/7/2008 American churches, government officials and private individuals added force to the international outcry. It's suspected Bike Zhang, his wife and his sister-in-law were arrested to keep them away from the Third Anniversary of the Chinese House Church ... Full Article » Traditional Marriage Upheld in Election - 11/6/2008 "Florida and Arizona on Tuesday became the 28th and 29th states to amend their constitutions to define marriage as the union between one man and one woman, and California's marriage amendment also [appears to be passing]." Voters made their voices he... Full Article » Prayer Day for Persecuted Church - 11/5/2008 Prayer Day for Persecuted Church The international prayer day comes on the heels of attacks against Christians in India and Iraq. Christians from around the world are expected to unite in prayer Sunday for the 100 million believers who are being per... Full Article » 10 Ways to Pray for Barack Obama - 11/5/2008 Whether you are happy about this week’s election results or not, all Christians must unite in prayer for our new president. Please don’t forsake this responsibility. It’s over. We’ve reached the end of the longest, angriest and most nerve-wracking ca... Full Article » Kidnapped Pastor Free After Nearly Two Weeks of Torture in Mexico - 11/4/2008 It all began when Pastor Manuel Tec was driving with his family in Tiajuana. Armed kidnappers took him away, leaving his wife and son unharmed. Then came a phone call demanding one million dollars in ransom. The pastor was eventually dumped from a pi... Full Article » Billy Graham at 90 - 11/4/2008 The preacher to presidents has good days, but others when he doesn't stir from bed. I know how to die, Graham has told friends, admitting nobody ever taught him how to grow old. He spends his days in his mountaintop home in Montreat, relying on a wal... Full Article » Just in Time for the Election, TheCall Comes to San Diego - 11/3/2008 Tens of thousands of Christians gathered for the 12-hour fasting and prayer rally, asking God to guide the spiritual direction of the nation. A line-up of pastors led over 30,000 in prayers of repentance. The gathering took place just three days ahe...