Extremists Halt Church Construction
December 23, 2008
Religious extremists from a popular radical Hindu activist group have brought a church construction project to a halt. They have set up a tent outside the unfinished building to conduct rituals to their gods. Full Story...Tornadoes, Floods, Hurricanes and More: 2008 Busiest Year Ever For Billy Graham Rapid Response Team
December 22, 2008
As 2008 winds to a close, the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team is reflecting on a year that has brought more tragedy -- and thus more deployments -- than any prior year in the ministry's history. Full Story...
Delgaudio Urges Thorough Investigation, No Hate Crimes Charges, in Palin Church Arson
December 22, 2008
Eugene Delgaudio, president of Public Advocate of the United States, urged law enforcement officials to thoroughly investigate the Friday night arson of the Wasilla Bible Church, in which the entrance of the church was set ablaze with a group of women and children inside. Full Story...
D.A. Conspires with City, Abortionists to Silence Pro-Lifer
December 22, 2008
More details emerged Friday of the scheme by government officials and abortion providers to silence pro-life advocate Walter Hoye of Berkeley. At a pre-trial readiness hearing in Oakland Superior Court, the Alameda County district attorney demanded Full Story...
Susan B. Anthony List Takes on President-Elect Obama's Abortion Industry Bailout Plan
December 22, 2008
Today the president of the Susan B. Anthony List announced a nationwide grassroots campaign to fight the abortion industry bailout detailed in the recent report from over 50 abortion-rights organizations submitted to the Obama- Biden transition team last week: Full Story...
Iraqi Christians Remain Under Siege
December 22, 2008
Last Tuesday the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold a press conference to update the status of religious freedom in Iraq. Full Story...
Underground Christians arrested in China
December 19, 2008
House church Christians continue to be targeted and arrested throughout China, according to a December 4 report from China Aid Association. More than 50 house church Christians were gathered for fellowship in Xiji town Full Story...
Restrictive religion law passes parliament in Nagorno-Karabakh
December 19, 2008
A restrictive religion law passed its final parliamentary reading in the unrecognized Azerbaijani breakaway republic of Nagorno-Karabakh on November 26 Full Story...
Independent Institute Launches Second Amendment Book Bomb
December 19, 2008
Monday, December 15, marked America's Bill of Rights Day, the anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution. Full Story...
Hope for the Heart Endows Chair of Biblical Counseling at Seminary
December 19, 2008
HOPE FOR THE HEART, a leading international Christian counseling ministry led by June Hunt, joined the faculty of Southwestern Theological Seminary to install the HOPE FOR THE HEART Chair of Biblical Counseling. Full Story...
Richard Cizik Resigns from National Association of Evangelicals
December 19, 2008
Richard Cizik has resigned as Vice President of Governmental Affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE). His resignation, which takes effect today, concludes 28 years of service and leadership in the Washington, DC office of NAE. Full Story...
Missionary couple arrested in Gambia
December 17, 2008
David Fulton (60) and his wife Fiona (46), British missionaries who have been working in Gambia for 12 years, were arrested for sedition on November 29. The couple were paraded on state television and subsequently charged on December 4 with writing letters that criticized the country Full Story...
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