Over 100 Pro-Family Leaders from 22 Countries Sign Petition in Support of Romania's Defense of Marriage
April 14, 2008
World Congress of Families International Secretary Allan C. Carlson expressed great satisfaction at the enthusiastic reception of the World Congress of Families Petition in Support of Romania's Defense of Marriage. Full Story...Federal Judge Dismisses ACLU's Lawsuit Against Baptist Home
April 14, 2008
Last week, federal judge Charles R. Simpson, III, dismissed an ACLU lawsuit against a Kentucky Baptist Homes for Children (recently renamed Sunrise Children's Services) following an 8-year legal battle. Full Story...
Court Rules in Favor of Departing Virginia Churches
April 14, 2008
On April 3, Judge Randy Bellows of the Fairfax County Circuit Court ruled in favor of the Virginia churches that have departed the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia. Bellows ruled that a religious division had occurred, and that the Virginia Statute on Religious Division, Va. Code 57-9(A), is applicable to this case. Full Story...
Christian Couple under House Arrest in Srinagar, India
April 11, 2008
Peerzada Shakeel, a convert to Christianity from Islam was arrested along with his wife, Arifa, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir on charges of forcible conversion on March 26 Full Story...
Christian Girl Arrested and Tortured in Pakistan
April 11, 2008
Police arrested and tortured a Christian teenager, Farzana (16), after her Muslim employer falsely accused her of theft in Lahore on March 27, according to a March 28 report from Sharing Life Ministry Pakistan. Full Story...
White House Highlights Local Impact of President Bush's Health Initiatives in Africa
April 11, 2008
The White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives today hosted a Conference on Health Initiatives in Lusaka, Zambia to highlight and expand the growing leadership of faith- based and community organizations in disease control, treatment and prevention efforts. Full Story...
Assemblywoman Reintroduces Law to Ban Spanking
April 11, 2008
Assemblywoman Sally Lieber has introduced a bill that will effectively ban spanking in California. Identical to last year's highly publicized AB 755, this new AB 2943 will make it a crime to spank a child. Full Story...
13 House Church Leaders Detained in Sichuan Province
April 11, 2008
CAA has learned that thirteen house church leaders were detained at Qu county, Sichuan province on March 30. According to an eyewitness within the church there, around 3pm March 29th, Saturday afternoon, a house church service was attacked during their praise and worship service. Full Story...
Christian Family Attacked by Hindu Militants in Madhya Pradesh, India
April 10, 2008
Hindu militants attacked and severely injured the grandparents and aunt of a 15-year-old girl in the village of Bahera, Madhya Pradesh when the Christian family stopped the mob from raping her Full Story...
Church Dissolved for Having a Sunday School in Russia
April 10, 2008
A United Methodist congregation in the city of Smolensk was dissolved by the regional court on March 24 in response to a suit filed by the Regional Public Prosecutor's Office protesting the church having a Sunday school program Full Story...
Maryland Home School Robotics Team Wins Slot for US FIRST's International Robotics Competition in Atlanta, April 16-19
April 10, 2008
TechBrick is a home school robotics club that has fielded eleven robotics competition teams over the past five years through an international robotics competition sponsored by FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology). Full Story...
Second Medical Board Official Resigns Amid Scandals Over Cover-ups and Ineptitude
April 10, 2008
Chief Counsel of the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts Mark Stafford joined his boss, Larry Buening, in resigning yesterday after calls for their ouster reached a crescendo over scandals involving Board ineptitude and cover-ups. Full Story...
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