Lots of help needed for children who grieve
April 12, 2007
A grief and loss peer support programme for children who are suffering from events such as the death of a parent or separation and divorce needs more people to help run it. The 10-week programme began in the Catholic Church in Melbourne, Australia, and was later picked up in Tauranga by the Waipu Anglican diocese. Full Story...Senate to Vote on Wasting Taxpayer Money on Deadly Research
April 11, 2007
Concerned Women for America urges the U.S. Senate to reject the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (S.5), which would force Americans to pay for unethical embryonic stem cell research. The Senate will begin debate today on this bill despite President Bush's promise to veto it. Full Story...
Georgia Family Council Announces Poll Results Supporting Greater Parental Choice in Education
April 11, 2007
Georgia Family Council today announced the results of a study on Georgia citizen's thoughts about school choice. The study, commissioned by the Milton and Rose D. Friedman Foundation of Indianapolis, shows that likely voters in Georgia are strongly in support of greater choice for parents regarding where their children attend school, particularly special-needs children. Full Story...
Texas Mom Fights Hospital Death Sentence to Save Son's Life
April 11, 2007
Once again a fragile and infinitely precious innocent life hangs in the balance, as a mother is pitted against the medical establishment in a battle for the life of her little boy. Catarina Gonzales, 23 and single, is fighting to save the life of her son, Emilio, who is 17 months old and requires vitamin and respiratory therapy with a ventilator to sustain his life. Full Story...
Mission Efforts Focus on Evangelism, Church Planting, Unity, Renewal, and Building Bridges to a Muslim Society
April 11, 2007
Three recent conferences in Russia and Ukraine have focused on renewal, unity, evangelism and church-planting, as well as ministry efforts to reach Muslims. According to an e-mail ministry update, Russian Ministries' ministry center in Sevastopol, Ukraine was the site of the "Crimean Tatar Partnership" last month. Full Story...
Eritrea: Persecution intensifies and widens
April 11, 2007
In May 2002 some 20,000 Protestant Christians found themselves in churches that had become illegal when the Eritrean government banned all Christian churches other than the Eritrean Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Mekane Yesus (Evangelical Lutheran) denominations. Full Story...
Thirty-three Chinese and Three Korean Pastors Released in Henan Province after International Pressure; One Sentenced for 10 Days Detention
April 11, 2007
After intensive international pressure, local police released 33 arrested house church leaders and three leaders from South Korea. One leader, pastor Dong Quanyu, was sentenced to 10 days administrative detention for "illegal gathering," as reported by China Aid Association (CAA). Full Story...
Charity Fundraiser Scores 'Goal' For Missions Expedition to India
April 11, 2007
Last year Britain's Tearfund charity dispatched 35 Transform Teams -- a total of 428 people -- to development projects in 18 developing countries throughout Africa, Asia and Central and South America. Full Story...
Christian Medical Association Doctors Tag U.S. Senate Stem Cell Bill as a Path to Turn Human Embryos and Women Into Commodities
April 10, 2007
The Christian Medical Association, the nation's largest faith-based association of physicians, today urged the U.S. Senate to reject the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (S.5), scheduled for debate tomorrow, because the bill is scientifically impractical and assaults human dignity. Full Story...
ACLJ Applauds Federal Appeals Court Decision Dismissing ACLU Lawsuit Challenging Boy Scouts
April 10, 2007
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), specializing in constitutional law, today applauded a decision by a federal appeals court dismissing a lawsuit by the ACLU challenging the U.S. Department of Defense's support of the Boy Scouts of America and their national jamboree. Full Story...
Men roll up sleeves for widows, sole mothers
April 10, 2007
A new and unique men's ministry to the widowed, solo parents and others with long-term needs in their churches and communities is being launched in a number of churches around New Zealand. Full Story...
God's Grace Frees a Guilty Soul
April 10, 2007
Puneet sat hopelessly in shock when his friends told him that a women he recently slept with suffered from AIDS. The alcohol addiction, smoking and sexual promiscuity had finally spiraled completely out of his control. Full Story...
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