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Pakistani pastor arrested for alleged blasphemy
A pastor in Pakistan has been denied bail after he was accused of blasphemy and arrested by police who protected him from a mob of angry Muslims.
40 Iranian Christians arrested, five stand trial
FOUR Christians were sentenced to a year in jail, the trial of another five began, and state-sponsored media confirmed the arrest of 40 house-church members: one day in the life of the Iranian Church.
Destroyed Bible school in Sudan reopens
A Bible school in Sudan that was torched by an Islamist mob earlier this year has re-opened but remains in danger as Muslim hostility towards Christians intensifies.
Egypt’s Coptic Christians elect new pope
THE colorful but solemn ceremony at the Cairo cathedral of the troubled minority reflected none of the tensions outside. It was the end of a complicated process that began when the church's charismatic leader for four decades, Pope Shenouda III, died in March at the age of 88.
‘Why I’m praying for God to save Obama’
UNTIL two weeks ago I decided not to vote at all, knowing as I do that Mormonism is shrouded in the demonic. But I rationalized that our national debt--and trend away from family values--warranted my vote for Romney.
Billy Graham turns 94
“I never expected I would live this long, outliving my beloved wife, Ruth, as well as many friends and loved ones,” Graham said last week. “I believe God must still have a purpose for keeping me here, and I look forward to seeing what that might be.”
The truth about prayer: What it is and how it works!
SMITH Wigglesworth was a great preacher. But before he was a preacher, he was a plumber who wasn’t a Christian—nor a very nice man. Fortunately for him, he had a godly wife.
Attack at Kenyan Church causes casualties
KENYA'S Red Cross says a grenade attack at a church inside a police camp has killed one person and wounded 13 others. Police say militants with suspected links to the Somali group al-Shabab may be responsible for the attack.
Thank you, America, says victorious Obama
US President Barack Obama told cheering supporters early Wednesday that "the best is yet to come" for the United States as he stormed to a second term by defeating Republican Mitt Romney.
Chef Jacob Sahaya Kumar Aruni dies of heart attack
A resident of Anna Nagar, in Chennai, Jacob was 37 and a bachelor. He was also a successful restaurateur and the host of a cookery show on TV, TOI reported.
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Also called "health and wealth gospel" or "name it and claim it," it emphasizes positive thinking, declarations, and giving to church as ways to receive these blessings. It is also known as the Word of Faith movement, and has both supporters and detractors.
