Iraq War Vet 'Spit On' by Democrat Senators-Senators call judicial nominee who risked his life to free Iraqis "racist"
July 30, 2007
Senate Democrats are blocking the nomination of Judge Leslie Southwick for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Rated "unanimously well-qualified" by the American Bar Association, Judge Southwick sought an age waiver to serve in Iraq, requesting to be sent to the most dangerous area. Full Story...Taliban Kills Korean Hostage
July 30, 2007
The Voice of the Martyrs has learned that the Taliban has killed one of the twenty-three Korean Christian hostages they have been holding hostage since last week. Reuters is reporting that the Taliban have expressed frustration over the fact that three deadlines passed without their demands being met and have threatened to kill more of the hostages. Full Story...
At Long Last, Freedom is Ringing for Burma's Refugees
July 30, 2007
Bertha Say Dah and Mercy Htoo, two teenage girls from war-ravaged Burma, have a lot to be thankful for. From the midst of a harsh, impoverished life in a refugee camp, both were selected to attend a vocational school run by Christian Freedom International in Mae Sot, Thailand, where they learned English, computer skills, science and the Bible. Full Story...
Newly Identified Boycott Targets Named
July 30, 2007
Life Decisions International (LDI) will soon release a revised edition of The Boycott List, which identifies corporations that are boycott targets due to their support of Planned Parenthood, the world's leading abortion-advocacy group. Full Story...
Thomas More Law Center Ensures Right Of Third-Grade Student To Read Bible In Public School
July 30, 2007
The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has received the written assurance from Elementary School District 159, which is outside of Chicago, Illinois, that its client, Rhajheem Haymon, a third-grade student, will be permitted to read his Bible in school. Full Story...
Pakistani Christian man and his family get thrashing over house dispute
July 27, 2007
A Muslim woman and her husband thrashed a Christian man and his family members on Sunday, July 22, in a bid to take possession of the house he is presently living in with his younger brother in Jinazagha Bajwa Colony, Sargodha, Pakistan. Full Story...
Alaska Seaman's Mission Sends Gospel to the World
July 27, 2007
Thirteen years ago Mike Cooke was asked to help conduct church services for cruise ship passengers sailing Southeast Alaska's famed Inside Passage. Always quick to respond to a need, Mike readily consented. In the process he discovered the great need of Christian crew for support and fellowship. Full Story...
Korean Embassy in Afghanistan launches search operation for missing South Korean missionary evangelists kidnapped by Taliban forces
July 27, 2007
International Christian Concern (ICC), a Washington-DC based human rights group, www.persecution.org says the Korean Embassy in Afghanistan has launched a search mission for the kidnapped South Korean evangelists taken from a bus yesterday. Full Story...
Christian Relief Workers Bring Hope to Earthquake Victims in Japan
July 27, 2007
Christian volunteers are arriving in Kashiwazaki-city to begin operations after a devastating 6.8 earthquake hit the region only 2 months after a similar quake in the nearby Noto Peninsula. The area is still recovering from the massive earthquake that wiped out villages and left thousands homeless two and a half years ago. Full Story...
Christian Filmmakers to Gather in San Antonio to Discuss Replacement Industry for Hollywood
July 27, 2007
Hundreds of culture changers will be gathering in San Antonio on October 22-24 to discuss a replacement industry for Hollywood as part of the Third Annual Christian Filmmakers Academy. The Academy, a project of Vision Ministries, is designed to give Christian filmmakers the nuts-and-bolts skills to succeed in creating films for the glory of God. Full Story...
A Revolution of Love-How Richard Luna came from Ecuador to America and now takes the message of Christ back to Latin America
July 27, 2007
I had just arrived in Southern California with my family in 1982, when I began working on a book called "Prophets of Revolution" with Mexican Christian, Peter Gonzales. I had hours of transcripts and suddenly a young man called Richard Luna joined Open Doors Latin America, then based in Orange, California, and began the arduous task of transcribing the interviews I had done with Gonzales and his family all over Latin America. Full Story...
Strawberry Fields Forever-The extraordinary story of how John Lennon's childhood play area has become a dynamic Salvation Army prayer center and church
July 27, 2007
When John Lennon was a child, he would hear a brass band playing at the nearby Strawberry Field Salvation Army Children's home and this would excite him. John would immediately leave his home where he was being raised by his Aunt Mimi and her husband George, on Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, and would climb over the wall into nearby Strawberry Field in a bid to escape from all his problems and play in the grounds there. Full Story...
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