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Arizona Town Bans All Church Meetings in Homes

Legal Editor — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:35:07 +0000

GILBERT, AZ /Christian News/ — Alliance Defense Fund attorneys filed an appeal Wednesday with the town of Gilbert’s zoning Board of Adjustment to overturn a decision banning churches from meeting, holding Bible studies, or having any other activities in private homes. The pastor of the seven-member Oasis of Truth Church received a cease-and-desist letter ordering [...]

Morocco Begins Large-Scale Expulsion of Foreign Christians

Damaris Kremida — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:33:16 +0000

ISTANBUL (Compass Direct News) – Moroccan authorities have deported more than 40 foreign Christian aid workers in an ongoing, nationwide crackdown that included the expulsion of foster parents caring for 33 Moroccan orphans. Deportations of foreign Christians continued at press time, with Moroccan authorities expressing their intention to deport specifically U.S. nationals. Sources in Morocco told [...]

Lent Discipline: Bash Israel

World Editor — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:14:05 +0000

WASHINGTON /Christian News Wire/ — Church groups centered on Middle East peace are marking the time of Lent with criticism of Israel. A season of penance and fasting traditionally associated with preparing for Easter, Lent is being promoted as a time to single out Israel as aggressor. Lenten reflections issued by Churches for Middle East Peace [...]

World Vision: Pakistan Attack ‘Brutal and Senseless’

World Editor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:40:37 +0000

/Christian News/ – World Vision today is mourning the brutal and senseless deaths of six members its staff in the Mansehra District of Pakistan after an unprovoked attack by gunmen. The international humanitarian organization confirms reports that gunmen entered its compound, threw grenades, opened fire on staff inside the office, and left the compound after exploding [...]

Family Breakdown Costing UK £41 Billion a Year

Patrick B. Craine — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:07:09 +0000

CAMBRIDGE, U.K. (LifeSiteNews.com) – Family breakdown now costs Britain £41.7 billion per year, estimates the Relationships Foundation, a British-based think tank. “It is an unpopular truth that choices have consequences and costs, and that these are not always borne by the choice-maker,” they write in a February report, entitled “Counting the Cost of Family Failure.” The Foundation’s [...]

What the Church Can Learn from Africa

Books Editor — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:06:22 +0000

COLORADO SPRINGS /Christian News Wire/ — With the explosive growth of Africa’s Church and its increasing influence in world evangelism and missions, maybe it’s time to rediscover African Christianity–and grow deeper in our own faith. In the book Rethinking Life, former Rwanda Archbishop Emmanuel Kolini and Dr. Peter Holmes illuminate the rich beauty and wisdom of African [...]

Yancy Reaches Pre-Teens With Rock-N-Happy Heart

Music Editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:21:18 +0000

NASHVILLE, Tennessee /Christian News/ — Yancy is redefining youthful worship with Rock-N-Happy Heart, which was released in stores nationwide on March 2nd via Pure Blue Records and Word Distribution, a Warner/Curb company. Geared toward pre-teens but effective for kids of all ages, the worship disc is designed for those that want to rock but love [...]

Bible Translation Gives Access to 70 Million Chinese Christians

World Editor — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:47:54 +0000

NEW YORK /Christian News/ — For the first time since 1919, the 70 million Chinese Christians1 worldwide – including the Chinese Christians in New York – have access to an updated Bible in a language each can understand. It provides an alternative to the Chinese Union Version, a translation that is filled with characters that [...]

Delirious Continues Releases After Historic Farewell

Music Editor — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:46:22 +0000

Nashville, TN /Christian News/ – The celebrated and UK-based band Delirious? played its final, farewell concert at London’s HMV Hammersmith Apollo on Nov. 29, 2009. Although sold-out well in advance, fans of Delirious? will be able to see this historic concert on a live CD/DVD scheduled for release in May 2010. In addition to the upcoming [...]

Pope Benedict: Care for the Poor is Work of Individuals and Not State

Hilary White — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:57:14 +0000

ROME (LifeSiteNews.com) – Care for the poor and vulnerable is the concern of individuals, motivated by genuine charity, rather than the exclusive concern of the state, Pope Benedict XVI has said in a pair of addresses this weekend. In an address to a group of bishops from Uganda, the pope praised their efforts to defend [...]