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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:18:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/indiana-court-rejects-pcusa-property-claim-the-layman/ The Lutheran World Federation added more than 1.5 million new members to its member churches last year, according to the latest report. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/lutherans-worldwide-see-gain-of-15m-members/ The head of the largest ecumenical body in the world sent condolences this week after receiving news that Egypt’s top Sunni Islam cleric had died after suffering a heart attack. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/egypts-top-sunni-cleric-dies-church-leaders-pay-respect/ http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/census-bureau-flip-flops-on-defense-of-marriage-act-and-will-count-self-identified-same-sex-couples-as-married-cns-news/ http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/asking-darrel-falk-to-pick-a-number-any-number-evolution-news-views/ http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/capital-anglos-mobilize-against-practice-of-spitting-at-christians-haaretz/ http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/church-to-spend-157-million-on-relief-programs-for-haiti-miami-herald/ http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/fraud-suspect-denies-bilking-christian-school-milwaukee-journal-sentinel/ http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/a-dispute-on-using-the-koran-as-a-path-to-jesus-new-york-times/ http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/church-abuse-scandal-in-germany-edges-closer-to-pope-new-york-times/ Twenty-three Coptic Christians were injured by Muslim extremists Friday after an attack on a church community center, said an Egyptian Bishop. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/muslim-attack-injures-23-coptic-christians/ Over the last 20 years, support for legal abortion has continued to drop among young adults, a new Gallup poll shows. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/poll-abortion-support-falling-among-young-adultspro-life-young-adults/ Societies that were founded on a Judeo-Christian heritage have capitulated to Islam, giving the Muslim faith an influential platform. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/13/perspective-implications-of-sharia-law/ The U.S. Department of State said Friday that is “increasingly concerned” about the ongoing persecution of religious minority communities in Iran. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/us-state-dept-speaks-out-against-rise-of-religious-persecution-in-iran/ The board of the international body that manages Web addresses will not decide until June whether or not to approve the latest proposal for a “.xxx” top-level domain. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/icann-holds-off-on-xxx-decision/ A friend emailed a copy of a January 17, 2010 article in The Sun News, a paper out of Myrtle Beach, SC, that trumpeted a Barna survey allegedly showing that ”born again” Christians suffer the highest rates of divorce and atheists/agnostics the lowest. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/op-ed-setting-the-record-straight-on-marriage-and-divorce-in-the-church/ The Texas State Board of Education voted on Friday to approve new standards for social studies classes. The 11-4 vote was a preliminary approval http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/texas-board-approves-revised-social-studies-curriculum/ The Texas State Board of Education voted on Friday to approve new standards for social studies classes. The 11-4 vote was a preliminary approval http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/texas-board-approves-revised-social-studies-curriculum/ The United States accused China of various human rights abuses in its new State Department report, including the disappearance of several Christian leaders. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/us-rights-report-criticizes-china-over-missing-christians/ “Okay, I’m done talking about evangelism. Now we are going to do it.” http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/commentary-moving-from-meetings-to-missiongreg-stier/ By the invitation of a Virginia lawmaker, a controversial Muslim cleric delivered the opening prayer on Thursday at the start of the House of Delegates’ session. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/some-skip-islamic-prayer-in-va-house/ http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/design-principles-in-spider-silk-uncommon-descent/ First GM. Then health care. Now student loans. The government is trying to take over yet another industry. Why should Christians care? I’ll tell you why. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/commentary-student-loans-and-uncle-samchuck-colson/ Nearly two-thirds of U.S. congregations said they feel at least a little competition from nearby churches, a new survey shows. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/survey-tracks-trends-in-us-congregations/ A legal group on Thursday filed a petition requesting the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case of a kindergarten student’s poster that was censored by a school because it contained the image of Jesus. http://www.inthefaith.com/2010/03/12/censored-jesus-poster-case-may-go-to-supreme-court/