CEF expands, establishes ministries in 4 additional countries
WARRENTON, Mo. (WordNews.org) June 5, 2012 — Child Evangelism Fellowship, which bills itself as the largest Christian ministry to children in the world, has extended its reach in four additional countries, bringing the total to 180 countries.de The expansion comes as the ministry celebrates its 75th anniversary. The ministry has added new countries to its […]
Read More →Jacksonville, Fla. to vote on adding gender identity, sexual orientation as protected classes
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WordNews.org) May 19, 2012 — Next week, the City Council of Jacksonville will consider a measure that would add gender identity and sexual orientation to a list of protected classes that includes race, age and disability, Liberty Council said. “This ‘civil rights’ ordinance takes away more rights than it supposedly grants,” said Mat […]
Read More →7 Chinese Christians charged with ‘cult crimes’
PINGDINGSHAN, Henan, China (WordNews.org) June 4, 2012 — A house church in Hebei provice was surrounded and raised by 200 police and government officials, China Aid is reporting. Fifty-four believers were arrested only seven have been detained and formally charged. The seven who were charged are: Han Hai, male, aged 60, previously administratively detained twice, […]
Read More →Ministry to former gays has lawsuit tossed out
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 9, 2012 – A lawsuit by a homosexual activist against Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) has been tossed out by a federal judge, the ministry said. PFOX said homosexual activist Wayne Besen filed a lawsuit against Greg Quinlan and PFOX claiming he’d been defamed by Quinlan, a former […]
Read More →Chen Guangchen heading to US
Update: Chen Guangchen arrived in New York City Saturday night. Story here. BEIJING (WordNews.org) May 19, 2011 — The blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng’s family is en route to the United States, Fox News is reporting. ChinaAid’s Bob Fu made a phone call to Chen today. Chen told Fu at the time that a Chinese […]
Read More →Christians join NYC parade in support of Israel
NEW YORK CITY (WordNews.org) June 4, 2012 — Dozens of churches here participated in a march in support of Israel. Members of the evangelical group Eagle’s Wings which organized church involvement in the parade said it was the first time an evangelical group has joined in the march. More than 35,000 people participated in the […]
Read More →Prayer vigil planned today for Iranian pastor
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) May 20, 2012 — Activists plan to conduct prayer vigil and public witness called “Christianity is Not a Crime!” on Sunday, May 20, at 2:30 p.m. at the Iranian Interest Section of D.C. located at 2209 Wisconsin Ave. NW. The vigil is planned because: Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has been sentenced to death […]
Read More →What matters most to religious voters
VENTURA, Calif. (WordNews.org) May 19, 2012 — 16, 2012 — When deciding whom to vote for this fall, each candidate’s view on core issues will be more important than what party they are affiliated with. That’s according to the latest Barna Group survey. The survey comes at a time when President Barack Obama became the […]
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