Ministry Seeks Bible Donations During the Holidays
December 17, 2007
CRI, a 50-year old non-profit organization, launched Operation Bare Your Bookshelf (OBYB), a program designed to encourage individuals to "bare their bookshelf" by donating their extra Bibles or Bible study materials to third-world countries that have none. Full Story...Pro-Lifer Attacked with Club, Threatened with Arrest During Clinton Protest
December 14, 2007
Pro-lifers with graphic signs were attacked by a man wielding a club during a protest at a Hillary Clinton campaign stop in Fort Madison, Iowa, on Friday, yet responding police threatened to arrest the pro-lifers if they did not immediately leave the public sidewalk. The incident was captured on video. Full Story...
Local Doctors Perform Life-Changing Surgery for Poor in Honduras
December 14, 2007
They moved, in single file, through the crowded hospital lobby filled with hundreds of Honduran poor. The injured and sick; the somber and emotional; the old and the young waited in long lines, as they did each day, and hoped to receive a precious appointment at one of the various hospital clinics. Full Story...
Pastor Ordered to Leave Turkmenistan
December 14, 2007
Forum 18 is reporting that Baptist pastor Vyacheslav Kalataevsky who was freed from detention in early November after eight months in prison has been denied permission to remain in his native town of Turkmenbashi. Full Story...
7-Year Old American Child Forced into Hiding in China -- Public Security Bureau Refuses Justice and Medicine to Her Diabetic Father
December 14, 2007
In the shadow of the Olympic Games Village, northwest of Beijing's city center, concerns about religious persecution and the corruption of justice for China's common citizens in the months running up to the Olympics have been raised, in a case involving a young American girl, nicknamed "Grace", and her middle class Chinese family. Full Story...
Save Our Kids Campaign Circulating Enough Petitions to Qualify Referendum
December 14, 2007
As the deadline for returning SB 777 referendum petitions quickly approaches, the campaign is excited to announce that there are 300,000 petitions in circulation. 300,000 petitions equal 3 million signatures. Full Story...
Muslims Sentenced for Beheading Christian Girls in Indonesia
December 14, 2007
An Indonesia court handed down sentences of 10 to 19 years to six Muslims for a series of attacks in Central Sulawesi in 2005 and 2006. Abdul Muis bin Kamarudin (22) was sentenced to 19 years for his involvement in a 2005 bomb attack on a market selling pork in Palau in which eight people were killed and an October 2006 drive-by shooting of Rev. Irianto Kongkoli. Full Story...
Churches in Northern Nigeria to Be Demolished
December 14, 2007
The Kano state government has decided to demolish four church buildings, without discussion or compensation, to make way for roads and a hospital, according to a November 30 report from Compass Direct. Rev. Murtala, head of the Christian Association of Nigeria, sees the road and hospital construction as merely a guise for demolishing the buildings. Full Story...
Fred Thompson Receives Endorsement of South Carolina Citizens for Life-State's National Right to Life Affiliate Supporting Thompson
December 14, 2007
At a press conference in Columbia, South Carolina, Fred Thompson received the endorsement of South Carolina Citizens for Life. Full Story...
Christian Bashing: The Last Acceptable Bigotry-New Group to Fight Back Against Anti-Christian Threats
December 14, 2007
As Christians around the country are met with violence and marginalization, Dr. Gary Cass, has founded the Christian Anti- Defamation Commission (CADC) a new organization that aims to counter threats to millions of Christians' First Amendment rights. Full Story...
Ohio Choose Life Inc. Announces Today They Have Raised Over $100,000 for the Cause of Life and Adoption
December 14, 2007
Ohio Choose Life Inc. announces today they have raised over $100,000.00 for the cause of life and adoption with the Choose Life license plate funds generated by more than 5,000 Ohio drivers switching to this specialty license plate. Ohio's Choose Life plate has been available since May of 2005. Full Story...
Two Indian Pastors Stripped, Beaten and Arrested
December 12, 2007
According to a November 29 report from Compass Direct, two pastors, C.J. Joemon and C.J. Jojo, and another believer, G. Anil, were stripped, tied to a pole and beaten after a worship service at the Christ Vision Church was raided in the Hassan district of Karnataka on November 25. Full Story...
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