Monthly Archives: February 2011
Indian-origin filmmaker fights battle against female foeticide
NYNA is currently working on a documentary film, ‘Petals in the Dust: India’s Missing Girls’, on female infanticide in India. The film is expected to be completed by 2012.
Malayalam audio NT in tapes to be converted into digital players
AUDIO Scripture Ministries, based in Michigan, US, has partnered with World Cassette Outreach India to restore the Malayalam New Testament recording.
579 out of 613 people groups in UP have no Christians
UTTAR Pradesh in India is one of the least-evangelized places in the world, according to Operation World. Although stories of church growth in India may be true, much needs to be done still, the expert says.
WCC sees greater role in Middle East peace process
THE World Council of Churches urged the ecumenical body's members to prioritize and work intensively towards achieving peace in the Middle East.
‘2/3 of American teens want their virginity back’
OUT of the total number of persons surveyed, 61 percent said they would like to be virgins when they get married, but 50 percent consider an unmarried man and woman a family.
Publishing co offers sermon series on movie ‘The Grace Card’
OUTREACH, Inc., a Southern California-based church marketing and publishing company, is offering a sermon series church kit based on “The Grace Card.”
US honors Christian worker Tom Little with highest civilian award
THE US bestowed the country’s highest civilian honor to Dr. Tom Little, a Christian workers who was murdered allegedly by the Taliban in Afghanistan last year.
Pentecostal churches’ membership grows in US: 2011 Yearbook
MEMBERSHIP in the mainline Protestant denominations in the United States continues to dip even as membership in Pentecostal churches is on the rise.
UK to okay gay marriage ceremonies in churches
THE United Kingdom may soon allow same-sex couples to hold partnership ceremonies in churches, news reports said. The unions could also be officially known as ‘marriages’.
Protests gather strength in Bahrain; Govt clueless
EVEN as riot police in Bahrain used tear gas and rubber bullets to break up widespread protests inspired by the recent uprisings, the government seemed to be clueless in tackling the situation.
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While no cause of death has been revealed, Franklin Police Department officials in Tennessee said Monday that no foul play is suspected.
