Monthly Archives: April 2014
Christian council president speaks out against porn industry
BAHAMAS Christian Council President Rev Ranford Patterson recently accused Bahamians of being “too passive” upon learning of the establishment of a local porn industry.
UK’s Hindu community backs role of Church
UK’s growing debate over the role and relevance of the church in the state has found a voice of support from the country’s Hindu community.
Faith means caring for others, Clinton tells Methodist group
HILLARY Rodham Clinton’s faith in God was shaped by her grandmother’s hymns and the bedtime prayers from her gruff Navy father, the former secretary of state told thousands of Methodist women Saturday.
Spread awareness of Christian persecution, Cameron tells UK
CHRISTIANS are the most persecuted religious group in the world, British Prime Minister David Cameron stated during his annual Easter reception at 10 Downing Street Wednesday.
Christian leader wants to see a ‘new’ India against corruption
By Nirmala Carvalho
GREATER attention to India's ethnic and religious minorities, corruption, social justice, empowerment of women, education, support for the sick, the disabled and...
‘1,000 Christian, Hindu girls forced to convert to Islam in Pak’
AROUND 1,000 Christian and Hindu women in Pakistan are forcibly converted to Islam and married to Muslim men every year, says a report released by Movement for Solidarity and Peace (MSP) on April 7.
Chinese Christians protest demolition of church
CHINA'S Communist Party has reportedly threatened to bulldoze Sanjiang church, which officials claim was built illegally, The Telegraph reported. Protestors launched an around-the-clock vigil, forming a human shield to protect the church from demolition.
Christianity is more than a survival guide, Pope insists
IN his daily homily Pope Francis focused on how Jesus heals our sin with the Cross, and emphasizing that Christianity is not merely following a written formula, but rather a person who sacrificed for us.
Christian Secular Party to contest LS, assembly seats in Andhra
At a press conference in Kakinada on Tuesday national core committee member K Prabhu Kumar and party official spokesman Suvarta Raju announced that the decade-old recognised national party would strive for "social justice" to all sections.
What happens to Christians if BJP wins?
"Both main parties are unacceptable and meaningless," quipped Rev. Thampu. Apart from that, he is "worried about the media playing for the political galleries and tarnishing the sanctity of the polls...Money and media power has reached its nadir in this election."
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Creation vs Evolution: Ask Jesus!
When I became a Christian, I accepted Jesus as my Savior and the Lord of my life. Jesus said, “I am the… truth” (see John 14:6).
