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6 September 2008, 1:39 pm
Conservative Christian groups praised Sen. John McCain’s humbleness and patriotism after hearing his revealing acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention where he opened up about his family’s three generations of painful war experiences.
6 September 2008, 1:09 pm
(09-05) 17:52 PDT -- Michael Thomas is new to the cornerback thing. The freshman came to Stanford as a star running quarterback out of Houston. He began training camp as a wide receiver.
6 September 2008, 1:09 pm
On the day commemorating deceased Nobel Prize-winner Mother Teresa, the nuns carrying on her legacy were attacked by Hindu nationalists in central India.
6 September 2008, 12:42 pm
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) -- At a vacant lot in downtown Hanoi, Catholics have gathered to worship the Virgin Mary - and pressure the communist authorities.
6 September 2008, 12:17 pm
ROME Visitors leaving Rome with anecdotes of cars parked on zebra crossings, blocking pavements or two abreast on narrow streets would probably think the locals would welcome plans for a giant ...
6 September 2008, 12:00 pm
Gov. Sarah Palin`s church is promoting a conference that promises to convert gays into heterosexuals through the power of prayer.
6 September 2008, 11:07 am
Tropical Storm Hanna blew hard and dumped rain in eastern North Carolina and Virginia Saturday, but caused little damage beyond isolated flooding and power outages as it quickly headed north toward New England.
6 September 2008, 8:31 am
Matthew`s Episcopal Church, 919 Tennis Ave., Maple Glen, hosts Christian praise and worship singer/songwriter Robin Mark for an evening of worship and praise at 7 p.m. Sunday.
6 September 2008, 5:54 am
Theravive.com announces listing services for credentialed counselors and psychologists throughout the US and Canada with an immediate need for professional counselors.
6 September 2008, 5:53 am
The article raised the question: "With five children, including an infant with Down syndrome and...a pregnant 17-year-old, Ms. Palin has set off a fierce argument among women about whether there are e...
6 September 2008, 5:53 am
The situation in Al Anbar province has become so stable that the U.S. military has turned security of it over to the Baghdad government. Al Anbar had long been a symbol of the insurgency, where a...
6 September 2008, 5:53 am
Many private schools say enrollment is dropping or financial need is going up. Southern Virginia has been especially vulnerable to the trend, with dozens of Roman Catholic, Jewish and Protestant-run...
6 September 2008, 5:53 am
An attorney and former federal judge in Alaska who knows Governor Sarah Palin well says she's a politician who is truly after the interest of the people, not special interests.
6 September 2008, 5:53 am
OTTAWA - The Canadian Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (SOG) has issued a statement that accuses the drafters of the Unborn Victims of Crime bill with conspiring to remove the "right" of a ...
6 September 2008, 5:53 am
Beijing Christian bookstore owner Shi Weihan is awaiting the outcome of an August 19 court appearance and may be back in court within 10 days, according to
6 September 2008, 5:27 am
Malayalam filmstar Innocent launched the card at a function here last night. Bank Chairman and CEO R Venkataraman said the card with a three-year validity period will be available in denominations st...
6 September 2008, 5:25 am
The road to hell and heaven was paved by Zarathushtra, an ancient Iranian priest who preached a novel theology: that people who choose to do right are rewarded in an afterlife, and peopl...
6 September 2008, 4:00 am
Madurai, Sep 6 : The Madras High Court has allowed a woman to become a temple priest.
6 September 2008, 3:18 am
Yarnway ran for 100 yards in the first quarter as Sacred Heart Cathedral notched a 50-0 nonleague victory over visiting Santa Cruz at Kezar Stadium on Friday. Yarnway routinely broke tackles and outr...
6 September 2008, 3:12 am
A pastoral delegation sent by the World Council of Churches WCC to Georgia and Russia has not been able to visit South Ossetia from the Georgian side of the ceasefire line Unable to make the halfhour drive to Tskhinvali from within Georgia they are now traveling thousands of kilometres to reach the more ...
6 September 2008, 3:07 am
Called to Grow Lead and Nurture is the theme of the Lutheran World Federation LWF European Church Leadership Consultation taking place in midSeptember in Greifswald Germany
6 September 2008, 2:55 am
The Hands Feet Project a childrens village in Jacmel Haiti that was started by Grammywinning band Audio Adrenaline in 2004 has suffered severe damage from the latest hurricane to hit the area
6 September 2008, 2:28 am
Scripture Union has announced the launch of a new free online resource for leaders of Christian groups in school ready for the start of the new school year
6 September 2008, 1:45 am
Chinese house church Christians have a paradoxical view of their country says the head of Open Doors USA who recently returned from a factfinding trip to China during the Olympic Games
6 September 2008, 12:42 am
The mob appeared an hour after sunset, armed with axes, clubs and paraffin. The carnage that followed would have been much worse if the Christians of Gadragaon, a remote village in northeast India, ...
6 September 2008, 12:39 am
St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - Dan Uggla singled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 11th inning and the Florida Marlins went on to defeat the St. Louis Cardinals, 4-1, in the opener of a three-ga...
6 September 2008, 12:34 am
St. Louis Cardinals starter Braden Looper pitches in the first inning against the Florida Marlins in a baseball game, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 in St. Louis.
6 September 2008, 12:19 am
Friday, September 5, 2008 By LINDA EAST BRADY Standard-Examiner staff Contemporary Christian songbird Natalie Grant came of age in the era and land of grunge -- Seattle in the early `90s. But even as a teenager ...
5 September 2008, 11:47 pm
The Head of State said favorable conditions for religious communities, including Catholic one had been created in Azerbaijan. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev received Friday Vatican's apostoli...
5 September 2008, 10:02 pm
The beginning of the Muslim period of fasting known as "Ramadan" coincided with the feast honoring Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta. Muslim intellectuals in Italy pledged to dedicate prayers to Chris...
5 September 2008, 9:53 pm
[Episcopal News Service] In another step toward the Episcopal Church's 76th General Convention in Anaheim, California, the process of forming legislative committees has begun. Deputies have until Sep...
5 September 2008, 9:42 pm
The memoirs of most pop stars follow a formula, describing in lurid detail their sexual exploits and battles with drug addiction. Sir Cliff Richard's autobiography is a little different, if no less il...
5 September 2008, 9:36 pm
SOME of the biggest names in Italian culture and politics – film director Franco Zeffirelli, pop star Adriano Celentano and centre-left opposition leader Walter Veltroni – have waded into a row ab...
5 September 2008, 7:03 pm
Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - Adam Dunn's RBI double capped a two-run ninth inning as Arizona recovered from a three-run deficit to nip St. Louis, 4-3, in the rubber match of a three-game set. St...
5 September 2008, 6:53 pm
[Episcopal News Service] Fay, Gustav, and Hanna, all tropical storms or hurricanes, have ravaged the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and at least two more storms -- Ike and Josephine -- could be headed...
5 September 2008, 6:31 pm
LOUISVILLE — Presbyterian churches in New Orleans sustained minimal damage from Hurricane Gustav, though the fate of Presbyterian churches and property elsewhere in south Louisiana remained unkn...
5 September 2008, 6:31 pm
LOUISVILLE — Presbyterians who “cannot help but share the Good News because of the song that God has put in your heart” are being encouraged to attend an evangelism consultation Nov....
5 September 2008, 6:31 pm
LOUISVILLE — The leader of the Caribbean and North American Council (CANAAC) of the World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) has asked its member churches to remember in prayer this Sunday (Se...
5 September 2008, 5:29 pm
CWR, the ministry of Selwyn Hughes, is inviting hundreds of churches across the United Kingdom to rise to the challenge of reading the whole Bible cover-to-cover throughout 2009.
5 September 2008, 4:09 pm
Zenit.org ).- Here is the response of Cardinal Francis George, archbishop of Chicago, to recent comments of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on abortion, Catholic teaching on the beg...
5 September 2008, 3:59 pm
Rome, Sep 5: Italy's Roman Catholic bishops Friday called on Italian dioceses to set aside a day on which the faithful will fast in solidarity with Christians in India who have been targeted in recent...
5 September 2008, 3:42 pm
At Norfolk Christian Schools, academic dean Jane Duffey said she's seen a 20% increase in requests for additional financial aid. Enrollment is down about 2% from last year's 750 students.
5 September 2008, 2:20 pm
The convoy rumbled out of the U.N. base toward a flooded, starving and seething city Thursday, carrying some of the first food aid since Tropical Storm Hanna killed 137 Haitians and drowned Gonaives in muddy water three days ago.
5 September 2008, 2:18 pm
Spain has taken a first step toward amending its restrictive law on abortion, a government minister said Thursday, moving to fill one of the last big gaps in a drive for sweeping social change in this traditionally Roman Catholic country.
5 September 2008, 1:50 pm
Chinese house church Christians have a paradoxical view of their country, suggested an American ministry leader who recently returned from a fact-finding trip to China during the Olympic Games.
5 September 2008, 1:23 pm
Churches in Thailand are being encouraged to put pressure on the Thai Government to ensure that it deals peacefully with thousands of protesters who have vowed to occupy the offices of the prime minister until he resigns.
5 September 2008, 1:13 pm
Zenit.org ).- In the Gospel this Sunday we read: “Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother sins, go and admonish him privately; if he listens to you, you have gained your brother.&rsq...
5 September 2008, 1:07 pm
(Sports Network) - It has been over a month since the Florida Marlins won back-to-back games. It's been over five years since they posted consecutive wins over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Marlins...
5 September 2008, 1:03 pm
Liberty Counsel and Liberty University notes that same-sex marriage with civilians poses a health risk. "Men who have sex with men are 60 times higher [than] the general population to have contract...
5 September 2008, 1:03 pm
Gospel for Asia (GFA), thousands of people have scrambled for shelter as floodwaters, released by a broken dam in Nepal, raced through several districts in the Indian state. Some victims are seeking...
5 September 2008, 1:01 pm
ROME - The light splashes liquid gold over marble columns in the Roman Forum and the faded facades of Baroque palaces in the distance. Nearby, a heated dialogue resonates in the hearty Roman accents t...
5 September 2008, 12:54 pm
I've already told you where the drugs are. Most drugs have already been pushed thru the pipeline network!Where are the headlines stating: "Big drugs bust & ALL drugs confiscated"???Pleas...
5 September 2008, 12:47 pm
Roman Catholics and Orthodox Jews are being told by their respective denominations to support a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
5 September 2008, 11:05 am
Catholics are shaping up to be the battleground religious vote of 2008. With an estimated 47 million U.S. Catholic voters, the stakes are huge.
5 September 2008, 10:26 am
Two Iraqi Christians were kidnapped then later killed by Islamic fundamentalists in Mosul within the span of a few days a news agency with connections to Iraq reported
5 September 2008, 10:00 am
Christians already subjected to persecution and torture at the hands of Hindu nationalists are now being forced to convert and then attack their own churches.
5 September 2008, 9:57 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Not merely a Republican. Not merely a candidate. John McCain cast himself as a leader for all Americans, regardless of party or status.
5 September 2008, 9:57 am
A Christian activist who attended the Republican National Convention says delegates were energized by their party's vice-presidential nominee, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin.
5 September 2008, 9:57 am
Spokeswoman Lila Rose had posted videos proving that a caller offered donations to Planned Parenthood on the basis of using the money to abort black babies; and that the organization accepted the offe...
5 September 2008, 9:57 am
A Wisconsin-based pro-life group is urging Republican presidential nominee John McCain to counter an ad being aired by the Barack Obama campaign that warns voters McCain will overturn
5 September 2008, 9:57 am
The Placentia-Yorba Linda School District and Esperanza High School rejected a request for the Bible club, even though the school allows students to form and join other types of clubs. The school's ac...
5 September 2008, 9:51 am
Conservatives who refused to fall in line behind the Republican Party--who maintained their independence, at the price of being ridiculed as "cranky" or "impossible to please"--are the ones responsible for John McCain`s brilliant, game-changing selec......more ...
5 September 2008, 9:49 am
Warsaw - If a Polish cardinal had his way, the Virgin Mary would be patron of the European Parliament, the daily Metro reported on Friday. Cardinal Jozef Glemp first raised the idea in August, but now...
5 September 2008, 9:49 am
Santiago de Compostela, Spain - The Catholic Church on Friday criticized Spain's Socialist government for its plans to liberalize the country's abortion law. Cardinal William Joseph Levada, who serves...
5 September 2008, 9:47 am
Heavy flooding in the Gonaives area of Haiti is preventing Mission Aviation Fellowship MAF has missionaries and relief workers from reaching stranded victims
5 September 2008, 9:32 am
Houses have also been ransacked, pelted with stones and vandalized throughout the state. Christian-owned shops have been torched and looted. Many Christians have fled their homes and are seeking refug...
5 September 2008, 9:32 am
CARROLLTON, Texas, (christiansunite.com) -- Mob violence in India's Orissa state continues to escalate, with Texas-based Gospel for Asia saying that as many as 20 of its related churches have been des...
5 September 2008, 8:51 am
Conservative leader Don Swarthout has formed Honor America PAC, the new Political Action Committee will work to expose Barack Obama`s affiliation with Black Liberation Theology. This theology was regularly taught at Trinity United Church of Christ du......more ...
5 September 2008, 8:50 am
CAA has learned that House Church President Bike Zhang Mingxuan and his wife were released by PSB officials on August 29. In a direct phone call from pastor Bike to CAA President Bob Fu, Pastor Bike described the conditions and treatment since his de......more ...
5 September 2008, 8:50 am
150 houses belonging to Christians have been reportedly burned to the ground by militants in the village of Rupagaon, Kandhamal alone. A paralyzed man was unable to escape his burning house and was killed.... read more.more ...
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