Monthly Archives: January 2011
YWCA drops Christian from its name
IN a controversial name change, the England and Wales branch of the institution, has renamed itself as ‘Platform 51’ claiming that its original name “no longer stands for who we are.”
Egypt church bombing leads to riots in Cairo
PROTESTS over 'government failure' to address discrimination and violence against Christians spread to Cairo from the northern city of Alexandria where a suicide bombing killed 21 people on New Year Eve.
Stay away from Arabs, Rabbis’ wives urge Israeli women
A letter, signed by wives of 30 rabbis, has urged Jewish women not to date non-Jewish men. The letter comes on the heels of a rabbi’s letter urging Jews not to sell or rent properties to non-Jews.
Archbishop flays ‘Christian’ MPs with unchristian values
CARDINAL George Pell, the archbishop of Sydney, has in a recent interview lambasted MPs who ‘fly under the Christian flag’ but blithely disregard Christian perspectives when facing a vote on moral issues.
Welcome Captain Salvation, the new superhero!
MEET Captain Salvation, the star of a new Christian comic book created by Curt Hawn, a one-time youth minister who lives in Harrisburg, northeast of Charlotte in the US.
Danish police foil terror plot, arrest five
THE head of Denmark’s intelligence service says his agents have foiled an ‘imminent terror attack’ being planned by ‘militant Islamists’.
Jerusalem’s Western Wall gets an App
THE Israeli foundation that administers the Western Wall in Jerusalem has launched an iPhone application that streams live from the prayer site around the clock.
Local Islamic group may be behind Egypt church attack
A group of local Islamic hardliners, inspired by al-Qaeda and based in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria could be behind the New Year suicide bombing of a church in Egypt, investigators said.
Hindu activists stop cremation over religion
A group of Hindu activists belonging to the Sangh Parivar disrupted the cremation of Subarna Digal, an 83-year-old Dalit because he was Christian.
China cracks down on house churches, calls them ‘cult’
AUTHORITIES have allegedly labeled the house church movement a ‘cult’, US based China Aid Association, a group that advocates for Chinese Christians, said.
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‘Mandisa loved God, found comfort in the Bible’
Despite her personal hardships, she maintained a message of hope and resilience, attributing her strength to her relationship with God.
