Monthly Archives: November 2011
‘Chrislam’ rumor 100 percent false: Rick Warren
STUNG by accusations that he supports Chrislam (a bridge-building attempt to Christianity and Islam to coexist) Saddleback Church pastor Rick Warren has called the claims ‘nonsense’ and ‘lie that won’t die.’
Franklin Graham’s Hyderabad Festival concludes peacefully
DESPITE all the brouhaha raised by fundamentalist organizations such as the VHP and the Bajrang Dal, the Hyderabad Festival with Franklin Graham concluded in the city without an incident.
UK govt expects Israel to attack Iran in two months
SOURCES in the British government say that there is a consensus understanding that Israel will try to damage or destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities with American logistical support, according to a report in the British newspaper Daily Mail.
Religious services linked to optimism, says study
REGULAR attendance at religious services is associated with a more optimistic outlook and a lesser inclination to be depressed, compared to those who do not attend services at all, a study concluded on Thursday.
Kashmir police beat up Christian converts from Islam
POLICE in the Kashmir Valley detained and beat converts from Islam and were expected to arrest Christian workers after Muslim leaders alleged that Muslim youth were being ‘lured’ to Christianity.
Study reveals why young people leave church
A recent study conducted by the Barna Group provides explanations as to why young American Christians are leaving the church. Reasons include a general idea that the church is overprotective, and that Christianity is too exclusive.
Over 43,00 people flock Franklin Graham’s Hyderabad Festival
MORE than 43,500 people poured into Lal Badahur Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday night, while another 5,000 attended a live satellite telecast in Guntur, in Andhra Pradesh.
When Billy Graham came to Madras
“AT our next stop, Madras, [now Chennai] the city was jammed with people who had traveled long distances to participate in our meetings. I read, for instance, that 100 people from Hyderabad had ridden the train for days to get there.” Billy Graham writes...
Police seek Franklin Graham’s visa details over Hyderabad visit
THE Andhra Pradesh Government has sought details of evangelist Franklin Graham’s visa in a communication to the Foreigner’s Regional Registration Officer (FRRO).
VHP threatens to protest Franklin Graham meeting
ALTHOUGH Franklin Graham’s Hyderabad festival kicked off without any incident, a rightwing Hindu group had threatened days ago to protest the meeting on the grounds that the evangelist was allegedly on a conversion mission.
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No foul play in Mandissa’s death, police say
While no cause of death has been revealed, Franklin Police Department officials in Tennessee said Monday that no foul play is suspected.
