Using the “fear of God” to beat crime… Police in a rural area of Romania are sending criminals to church in an attempt to drive down crime figures. Officers in the Satu Mare region also use the bible to “put the fear of God” into suspects. This, they say, makes people own up in questioning, [...]
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How would Jesus vote? A not-so-interesting, not-so-important look into the issue. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Just a few miles from George W. Bush’s former office at the state Capitol, a panel of religious experts weighed a question with relevance to many people of faith: How would Jesus vote? It’s a complex topic that can’t be [...]
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Governor Jeb Bush said he was “disappointed by the court’s opinion regarding Florida’s Opportunity Scholarship Program.” and will appeal. A Florida appeals court ruled yesterday that Gov. Jeb Bush’s school voucher program violates the state’s constitution, which bars using tax dollars to send students to religious schools. The 2-1 decision by a three-judge panel of [...]
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Stuart J. Roth says it best, “We are pleased to announce that a settlement agreement has been reached and that the university will now permit that religious speech to occur on campus..” (CNSNews.com) – A conservative civil liberties group has settled a lawsuit brought on behalf of a missionary who was prohibited from distributing religious [...]
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Filed under: Church and State
Google apparently deems AdWords that are not pro-homosexual as “hate” speech. Current victim of Google’s censorship: Stand to Reason. Google has banned a Christian organization’s advertisements promoting its stance against homosexuality, saying the group promotes “hate.” Stand to Reason, a nonprofit apologetics organization, says its “AdWord” advertisement on Google recently was pulled down. Specific AdWord [...]
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In Australia, a Christian mayor and a witch have settled a dispute. Pacific Rim Bureau (CNSNews.com) – A dispute between a witch and a Christian mayor has been settled in Australia, after the public official issued a statement acknowledging the witch’s assertion that she is not a satanist. Rob Wilson, mayor of the city of [...]
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Michael Jackson surprises an LA church with a Sunday morning visit. SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Michael Jackson made a surprise visit to Los Angeles’ pre-eminent black church a day before he was to face off in court against the man who has put him on trial — Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon. Jackson, [...]
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Nearly 140 years after the Civil War, another group of Americans wants to secede from the union. Christian Exodus, a California-based group, wants God to be its commander in chief. Decrying what it perceives as the unjust secularization of the United States, it wants a sovereign state of its own. But rather than eye the [...]
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The Christian church in Iran is growing, despite the difficultly of worshipping Jesus Christ. (CNS) — Despite tragedy and persecution, a vibrant underground church is growing in Iran. After an earthquake on Dec. 26 devastated Bam and buried thousands of people under the rubble of their homes, Western churches sent relief to the ancient Iranian [...]
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Australia’s Parliament passes bill protecting traditional definition of marriage. SYDNEY, Australia (BP)–Australia’s Parliament passed a bill protecting the traditional definition of marriage Aug. 13, giving Prime Minister John Howard — an opponent of same-sex “marriage” — a big victory. The new law, which passed the Australian Senate 38-7, reads in part, “[M]arriage means the union [...]
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Will an Anglican Church prison program isolate prisoners? A group campaigning for reform at Hobart’s Risdon Prison say a new prisoner support program to be run by the Anglican Church will not provide the services at-risk inmates need. About 60 people attended a lunchtime rally in Hobart yesterday, calling for the return of the “Inside [...]
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Churches to lose tax-exempt status for denouncing same-sex marriage? While an American pastor is the subject of federal investigations for delivering a pro-George Bush sermon on July 4, Christian churches in Canada are now facing the loss of their tax-exempt status should they become involved in partisan politics. The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency has [...]
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Ethnic Groups Differ Substantially On Matters of Faith Black Americans are the most likely to participate in religious activities like prayer, Bible reading and worship attendance, compared to other racial and ethnic groups, a survey shows. The Barna Group, a Ventura, Calif.-based consulting firm, found that 91 percent of blacks said they prayed to God [...]
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Speading the Gospel at the Olympic Games It time again for the Olympic Games, now in Athens, people from all over the world will be there for a myriad of experiences and we will be there to continue the work that Paul (the apostle) began, with your help. Here are Four of the ways we [...]
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South Carolina town discusses downtown storefront churches and their impact on business. CLOVER — Some leaders in this Bible Belt town are saying they’ve had enough of storefront churches popping up downtown and are pushing an ordinance to stop new churches from opening and keep others from expanding. The town manager here says the churches [...]
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Jan Crouch, a co-founder of the international Christian TV corporation, shares a controversial experience in a recent newsletter. An invisible prankster is apparently playing tricks on the flamboyant Trinity Broadcasting Network co-founder Jan Crouch. It calls out her name while she’s working alone in her office and then doesn’t respond when she answers its summons. [...]
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In California, over 4,000 gay marriages annulled. SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – California’s Supreme Court annulled more than 4,000 gay marriages in San Francisco on Thursday after finding the city acted improperly in granting marriage licenses earlier this year in defiance of state law. The mayor of the liberal city, Gavin Newsom, ignited a passionate nationwide [...]
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Divorced dads in California may be in danger of loosing the ability to see their children on a regular basis. Hundreds to thousands of miles may separate these fathers from their children.. (AgapePress) – Resistance is growing against a bill in the California Senate that would allow custodial mothers to move children of divorce thousands [...]
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Filed under: Marriage and Family
Time magazine reports on Christians using pop culture to teach biblical truths. The August 16, 2004 issue of the magazine has the full story. The Congregation for today’s service of the journey, “a casual, contemporary, Christian church,” fills the Promenade, a theater on upper Broadway in New York City. The Sunday-morning faithful — a few [...]
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