Pastors Beaten and Detained in India
October 25, 2007
On the morning of October 11, Pastor Ganesh Murthy (42) was attacked by two Hindu militants along with fifteen men while he was distributing literature and praying for local people in the village of Rampura, Karnataka. Full Story...Hua Huiqi Beaten By Police in China
October 25, 2007
Church leader and human rights activist Hua Huiqi was beaten unconscious by police officers and priva te security guards who were trying to stop him from returning to his home in the district of Chongwen, Beijing, on October 11. Full Story...
Investments In and Profits from Abortion and Pornography Loom Large For Protestants/Catholics Alike
October 25, 2007
The world's two largest "ultra- conservative" denominations currently invest hundreds of millions (if not billions) of dollars in companies that profit from and/or promote what their own doctrines describe as two major sins - abortion and pornography. Full Story...
Two Christian Priests Kidnapped in Mosul, Iraq
October 24, 2007
Two Christian priests, Father Pius Affas (60) and Father Mzen Ishoa (35), were kidn apped by unidentified men in Mosul on the afternoon of October 13. Late that afternoon, the kidnappers spoke with Archbishop Basile George Casmoussa and demanded a ransom of $1 million dollars for their release. Full Story...
Muslims Attack Christian Homes in Ethiopia
October 24, 2007
VOMC sources report that Muslims attacked twenty five Christian families in the town of Seka Yoyo, southwest of the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on October 16, demolishing approximately twelve houses. Full Story...
Christian Author Defends Joel Osteen's New Book 'Become A Better You'
October 24, 2007
As critics and bloggers take shots at Joel Osteen and his new book this week, Richard Young, who wrote "The Rise of Lakewood Church and Joel Osteen," came to his defense on Wednesday. Full Story...
Oregon Officials Won't Allow Petition On Constitutional Amendment To End Abortion: Thomas More Law Center Sues
October 24, 2007
The Thomas More Law Center, a national public interest law firm based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, today announced it has filed a lawsuit against the Oregon Secretary of State and the Attorney General, alleging they improperly denied a citizen's request to circulate a state initiative petition that would amend the Oregon Constitution to end abortion in that state. Full Story...
History's Most Celebrated and Debated Star Proven: Lawyer, Professor Uses the Bible alongside History and Science to Verify Existence of the Christmas Phenomenon
October 24, 2007
For centuries, historians, scientists and scholars have debated the existence of the Star of Bethlehem in the Biblical telling of Christ's birth. Now the existence of this celebrated, yet debated, Star has been proven by Texas lawyer and professor, Rick Larson, in the documentary, "The Star of Bethlehem," available on DVD Oct. 23 at national online retailers and local Christian bookstores, distributed by Mpower Pictures and Genius Products. Full Story...
Conservative Government Urged to Recognize Unborn Victims of Violence
October 23, 2007
Media reports indicate that the family of Toronto homicide victim, Aysun Sesen, are asking for a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to appeal for Sesen's daughter, who was killed in utero in her seventh month, to be declared a human being. They are calling for changes to the laws that prevent her boyfriend Turan Cocelli from being charged with two murders. Full Story...
'Silent No More' Leaders Praise House of Representatives for Urging More Study of Abortion's Affect on Mental Health
October 23, 2007
Leaders of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, the nation's largest network of women and men testifying to the harm they've endured from abortion, today praised a House legislative amendment urging federal agencies to study the psychological consequences of abortion. The measure that was amended, HR 20, originally included only a request to study postpartum depression. Full Story...
World Congress of Families Appalled by California Gender Indoctrination Law
October 23, 2007
World Congress of Families Global Coordinator Allan Carlson says a measure just signed into law by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger is "a blatant attack on the natural family orchestrated by the alternative-lifestyles lobby." Full Story...
Why Do You Let The Federal Government Steal From You?
October 23, 2007
Don Swarthout, President of Christians Reviving America's Values asks, "Why do you allow the federal government to steal money from your Social Security taxes and steal it without your permission?" Full Story...
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