Pro-life hopes for Illinois parental notice law dashed by court
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Pro-life attorneys hoping anxiously for a speedy conclusion to the legal battle over the state’s long-delayed Parental Notice of Abortion Act, saw their hopes dashed when the state Supreme Court refused to transfer the case to their immediate jurisdiction, reports Peter J. Smith, LifeSiteNews.com.
The high court denied a motion by the pro-life legal advocacy group Thomas More Society to bypass the appellate court and hear the case brought against the Illinois Parental Notice of Abortion Act...
Son of Hamas joins end times scholar for prophecy conference
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End times expert Phil Hotsenpiller will be hosting a three-day seminar in Southern California, reports Jeremy Reynalds, correspondent for ASSIST News Service.
The event will run Sept. 3-5 to discuss current events and their connection to end times prophecies, as well as interviewing Mosab Hassan Yousef, known as Son of Hamas.
According to a news release, on Friday Sept. 3 at 7 p.m., Hotsenpiller will interview the Son of Hamas, about Islam, peace in the Middle East and how this relates to...
Italian doctor condemns culture that fears children
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According to an Italian neonatal doctor, “pedophobia”—the fear of children—is an obstacle to the realization of the full rights of children today. In an article published in L'Osservatore Romano to mark the 20th anniversary of a U.N. convention for children's rights, he made a case for making children, born and unborn, more accepted in society, reports Catholic News Agency.
Doctor Carlo Bellieni is a frequent contributor to L'Osservatore Romano on issues of health care, especially bio...
Conservative minister Bev Oda reopens G8 abortion debate
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In a shocking about-face, pro-abortion activist and Minister of International Cooperation Bev Oda has said that the Canadian government is now open to funding abortion under its G8 maternal health plan. The announcement comes despite a previous vote in Parliament not to fund abortion as part of the Harper government’s $1.1 billion health initiative, reports Patrick B. Craine, LifeSiteNews.com.
The surprise announcement was made in an interview today with the Ottawa Citizen’s Elizabeth Pay...
American Academy of Pediatrics Says Media Portrayal of Sex ‘Unhealthy’ – CNS News
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Former Crossroads Cathedral pastor dies at 80 – The Oklahoman
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Team readies encouragement for Cuban believers
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A team working with Vision Beyond Borders will be traveling to Cuba next month, reports MNN.
In a typical month in Cuba, a ration book will provide one person with 5 pounds of rice, 5 pounds of sugar, 1 pound of black beans, 1 pound of cooking oil, 1 half of a chicken leg, 5 eggs, 1 bar of soap for bathing, 1 pack of matches, 1 dinner roll per day, and 1 roll of toilet paper.
These meager supplies mean a black-market is thriving in Cuba. An average couple in a city makes about $20 per mo...
Team readies encouragement for Cuban believers
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A team working with Vision Beyond Borders will be traveling to Cuba next month, reports MNN.
In a typical month in Cuba, a ration book will provide one person with 5 pounds of rice, 5 pounds of sugar, 1 pound of black beans, 1 pound of cooking oil, 1 half of a chicken leg, 5 eggs, 1 bar of soap for bathing, 1 pack of matches, 1 dinner roll per day, and 1 roll of toilet paper.
These meager supplies mean a black-market is thriving in Cuba. An average couple in a city makes about $20 per mo...
Terror threat from Islamists radicalised in UK prisons
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A respected defence and security think tank has warned that the United Kingdom is facing a potential new wave of home grown terrorist attacks launched by Islamists radicalised whilst in prison, reports Christian Concern for our Nation.
A study published by the Royal United Services Institute warns that the UK security services could struggle to cope with a new generation of Islamist terrorists seeking to carry out terror attacks. It explains that there are 8,000 Muslims currently serving pri...
USAID pushes social marketing of contraceptives in Philippines
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The Philippine government is implementing a new marketing scheme developed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to push contraceptives on the largely Catholic population of the country, reports Thaddeus M. Baklinski, LifeSiteNews.com.
The “May Plano Ako (I Have Plans)" program was put together by USAID's Health Promotion and Communication Project Health (PRO) and endorsed by the Department of Health (DoH) and Health Secretary Enrique Ona, according to Dr. Ivanhoe Escartin,...
Vietnam stepping up religious rights abuses, experts say
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Government-perpetrated violence against a Catholic village in Vietnam has highlighted a series of human rights abuses in the communist nation, and three U.S. congressmen are calling on the United Nations to intervene, reports Baptist Press.
"A few months ago during a religious funeral procession, Vietnamese authorities and riot police disrupted that sad and solemn occasion, shooting tear gas and rubber bullets into the crowd, beating mourners with batons and electric rods," Rep. Chris Smith,...
Mira Sorvino takes Like Dandelion Dust to the big screen
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Like Dandelion Dust, the Karen Kingsbury bestseller, makes its way to the big screen in a riveting story of love and sacrifice—staring Academy Award-winning actress Mira Sorvino. The nationwide release is Sept. 24, 2010, it is said in the press release by the Lovell-Fairchild Communications.
Photo via likedandeliondust.com
Based on the novel by New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury, Like Dandelion Dust is a compelling drama that focuses on a young boy who lives with his parents...
Spain thanked Catholics for the role in release of Cuban prisoners
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During a visit to Cuba, two officials from Spain’s Socialist Party expressed gratitude to the Catholic Church for its “important role” in securing the release of several political prisoners, reports Catholic News Agency.
Leire Pajin and Elena Valenciano from the Socialist Party, praised the release of political prisoners in Cuba and announced that six more newly-freed dissidents will be arriving in Spain tomorrow.
The six will follow in the footsteps of the 20 political prisoners re...
Muslim background Christian falsely accused in Bangladesh
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A Christian convert from Islam was falsely arrested for cattle theft last weekend in a bid by influential Muslims to stop his Christian activities, area villagers said, reports MNN.
According to a story by Compass Direct News, day laborer Abul Hossen, 41, was arrested on Aug. 21 for alleged cattle theft in Dubachari village in Nilphamari district, about 180 miles northwest of the capital, Dhaka.
Christian villagers told Compass that Hossen was the victim of "dirty tricks" by influential Mu...
Stealing from the Church ["Theft of offerings is there and one way to curb it is to ensure those who are appointed to handle church money are persons of integrity, persons whose backgrounds are known"] – The Citizen
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Over 8 in 10 Worldwide See Religion as Important – Christian Post
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More human embryo experimentation likely under EU directive
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An EU proposal to restrict the use of animals in medical research has alarmed pro-life observers and the Catholic bishops’ conference for the European Union, reports Hilary White, LifeSiteNews.com.
The Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) has this week voiced its opposition to an article in the EU’s draft directive on animal experimentation that would require the use of “alternative” test subjects that could include living human embryos.
A state...
Gay clergy leads to membership drop – OneNewsNow
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Knesset speaker gives Christian tourists Zionism lesson – Jerusalem Post
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Canadian Preacher is Asking Her Flock to Bring in Cell Phones to Be Blessed – News Blaze
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Sex-Assault Case Offers Glimpse of an Amish Community – New York Times
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More Canadians believe in heaven than in hell: survey – Postmedia News
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German Catholic bishops release new sex abuse guidelines
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Officials and employees of Germany's Roman Catholic Church will be required to immediately report suspicions of child abuse to the police under new guidelines that went into effect on 1 September, the German Bishops Conference announced, reports Ecumenical News International.
The new guidelines are in response to a wave of scandal that washed over the church in the winter, as dozens of decades-old accusations of physical and sexual abuse of children came to light, Religion News Service report...
Kids get green light to surf sexual sites – WorldNetDaily
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Principal threatens to fire teachers who help Christian club – WorldNetDaily
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Somali militants chase Christians who’ve fled, beat them
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After months of evading his pursuers, they finally caught up with him.
Voice of the Martyrs Canada confirms that on August 21, Islamic militants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia found Mohamed Ali Garas, a prominent Somali church leader and convert from Islam, and beat him severely, reports MNN.
Five years ago, Garas fled his Somali homeland. VOMC's Greg Musselman says Garas he sought refuge in Ethiopia because "he was involved in church work there as a pastor. Attempts were made on his life. He's...
Italian cardinal: Marriage is proof of God’s love, hope for future
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Through the sacrament of marriage, Italy can counteract "a true race towards death," said the head of Italian bishops on Sunday. He explained that a family founded on marriage is proof from God "that the future exists," reports Catholic News Agency.
The Archbishop of Genoa, Italy and president of the Italian Bishops' Conference, Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco, addressed the theme of the family at a Mass he celebrated Sunday on the Solemnity of the Madonna della Guardia. L'Osservatore Romano publish...
Report: illegal immigration in the United States declining
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The number of illegal immigrants who enter the United States each year fell in the last decade, helping the total population of illegal immigrants level off and possibly decline, according to new estimates by the Pew Hispanic Center, reports Baptist Press.
The estimates show that the average inflow of illegal immigrants was 850,000 each year from 2000-2005, before falling to 550,000 annually from 2005-2007, and then to 300,000 annually from 2007-2009. Each year was based on a March reference...
Speak Gently of NYC Mosque, Lest Christians Come to Harm
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The sad fact is that our response, as a nation and as Christians, could well jeopardize the lives of millions of Christians living under Islam.
Beck Wants to Lead, But Will Evangelicals Follow?
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In the wake of the conservative commentator's rally on the National Mall last weekend (Aug. 28), some evangelical leaders say he sounded all the right religious notes. But others say Beck's Mormon faith clouds the message.
Religion Today Summaries – Sept. 3, 2010
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God Didn't Create Universe, Stephen Hawking Argues
Methodist Survey Aims to Stop Membership Decline
Turkmenistan: Pastor Faces Five Years Imprisonment
Army Chaplain First to Die in Combat Since Vietnam
Methodist Survey Aims to Stop Membership Decline
Turkmenistan: Pastor Faces Five Years Imprisonment
Army Chaplain First to Die in Combat Since Vietnam
Millennials in the Air
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According to the Pew Research Center teens and twenty-somethings are “less religiously affiliated” than previous generations. To be specific, one in four Americans age 18-29 do not affiliate with any particular religious group.
Palin-backed pro-life candidate wins upset victory
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GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, who had a mixed record on abortion-related measures, finally conceded defeat in the primary race to Joe Miller, a pro-life attorney backed heavily by former Gov. Sarah Palin, reports Peter J. Smith, LifeSiteNews.com.
“Now is the time for all Alaskans to come together and reach out with our core message of taking power from the federal government and bringing it back home to the people,” Miller stated in his victory speech. “If we continue to allow the...
Virtually all El Salvadorans oppose legalization of abortion
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Ninety-three percent of El Salvadorans are opposed to the legalization of abortion in their country, according to a new poll, reports Matthew Cullinan Hoffman, Latin America Correspondent, LifeSiteNews.com.
To the question: "Do you agree with modifying the Constitution of the Republic, and that abortion be permitted?", 93% answered that they were not in agreement, and seven percent said they were, according to the El Salvador newspaper.
Among the reasons given for their rejection of the id...
The Predicament: Francis Collins, Human Embryos, Evolution, and the Sanctity of Human Life
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Francis Collins stands at the very summit of the scientific community -- and he is headed into a public controversy over the use of human embryos in medical research.
Study: Teen Pot Smoking Won’t Lead to Other Drugs as Adults
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New research finds little support for the hypothesis that marijuana is a "gateway" drug leading teens to the use of harder drugs in adulthood.
Woman walks for first time in 22 years during Alabama revival
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A music minister long known for belting out powerful worship choruses from her wheelchair stood up and walked Friday for the first time in 22 years during a revival service led by former Brownsville Revival leader John Kilpatrick, reports Charisma News Online.
Delia Knox, a popular singer who pastors Living World Christian Center in Mobile, Ala., with her husband, Bishop Levy Knox, had been paralyzed since a car accident on Christmas Day 1987.
But a YouTube video shot during a revival serv...
Italian Cardinal: Italian society being “seriously mutilated”
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The head of the Italian Catholic bishops’ conference said this week that Italian society is being “seriously mutilated” by its negative growth birth rate. Angelo Bagnasco, cardinal archbishop of Genoa, said at a Mass in Liguria this weekend that Italy, and Italian democracy, is facing a “serious cultural catastrophe” from its low birth rate, reports Hilary White, LifeSiteNews.com.
The Italian birth rate has climbed slightly from an all-time low of 1.23 in 2004 – which made Italy...
Pakistan disaster overshadows floods in Gambia
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Overshadowed by the millions affected by flooding in Pakistan and the huge relief efforts taking place there, few people know about the flood waters wreaking havoc in Gambia, reports MNN.
The Gambia River cuts through the middle of Gambia, a tiny country on the western tip of Africa and the smallest country in mainland Africa. Each year during rainy season, the river swells and often surges past it banks, causing mudslides, flooding the country, and destroying bridges, homes and livelihoods....
S. Africa’s bishops voice ‘grave misgivings’ about media restrictions
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Media restrictions proposed with the stated intention of protecting the public good are causes for “serious concerns,” the Southern African Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has commented. Warning that the proposed law is so broad that it threatens the free press, the bishops called for its complete redrafting, reports Catholic News Agency.
The ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has backed a bill which would punish reporters for “irresponsible and misleading reporting.” It defe...
Leaders from 70 nations meet for Pentecostal World Conference
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A cross-section of Pentecostal-charismatic leaders from more than 70 nations met last week in Stockholm for the 22nd Pentecostal World Conference, reports Charisma News Online.
Hosted in Sweden for the first time in 55 years, the triennial event was held last Tuesday through Friday with a focus on equipping churches for spiritual leadership in the next century. Speakers included Brian Houston, pastor of Hillsong Church in Australia; Young Hoon Lee, pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church in Korea;...
Christian сonvert in Bangladesh falsely accused of theft
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A Christian convert from Islam was falsely arrested for cattle theft last weekend in a bid by influential Muslims to stop his Christian activities, area villagers said, reports Jeremy Reynalds, correspondent for ASSIST News Service.
According to a story by Compass Direct News, day laborer Abul Hossen, 41, was arrested on Aug. 21 for alleged cattle theft in Dubachari village in Nilphamari district, about 180 miles northwest of the capital, Dhaka.
Christian villagers told Compass that Hossen...
Methodist survey aims to stop membership decline – AP
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Pakistan Militants Attack Religious Procession, Killing Dozens Despite Floods – AP
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Major Media Spike Discovery Channel Gunman’s Darwinian Motivations – Evolution News & Views
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Westerners Urged to Earmark Aid for Pakistan’s Marginalized Christians – CNS News
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German Church Sets Rules on Reporting Abuse – Wall Street Journal
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Churches’ leader condemns Hebron killings of Israelis
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The head of the World Council of Churches who is on a visit to the Middle East has condemned the killings of four Israelis near Hebron in the West Bank, reports Ecumenical News International.
"At a time when Palestinian and Israeli leaders are beginning negotiations, the extremists who encourage and legitimise violence must not be allowed to succeed," said WCC general secretary the Rev. Olav Fykse Tveit in a 1 September statement issued from the church grouping's Geneva headquarters.
The f...
Italian government refuses tax revenue to fund mosques
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The Italian government has refused to grant official recognition to Islam in the tax code, citing polygamy that is sanctioned by Muslims and the religion’s failure to uphold women’s rights. The decision has to do with a bill that would allocate and distribute 8 percent of tax revenue to organized religions in the country, reports Hilary White, LifeSiteNews.com.
COREIS, one of Italy’s largest Muslim groups, responded to the decision saying, “Work should be begun on legally recognising...
Peace Talk Reruns
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Another round of so-called peace talks between Israel and Palestine begin today in Washington. This scenario is more familiar than a TV summer rerun.
