White House petitioned to designate Boko Haram terrorist group
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) Dec. 20, 2012 – Jubilee Campaign is launching a petition drive to have the White House designate Boko Haram a foreign terrorist organization. Jubilee described Boko Haram as the Nigerian Jihadist group responsible for killing some 3,000 Nigerians, primarily Christians, in the past three years. According to Jubilee, the has ties to […]
Read More →ROIMinistry.org releases Top 10 ‘most impactful Christian charities’ list
ATLANTA (WordNews.org) Dec. 19, 2012 – As people close out the year looking to make their final year-end tax-deductible donations, ROIMinistry.org has provided a list where you’ll get the most bang for your buck. ROIMinistry is a nonprofit that bills itself as “marketplace believers and Christian leaders who desire to make the greatest Kingdom impact […]
Read More →Secret Chinese document outlines Communist Party’s planned crackdown on evangelists
BEIJING, China (WordNews.org) dec. 19, 2012 — The Communist Party Central Committee’s s secret documents detailing how to crackdown on evangelism on college and university campuses have been obtained by the Christian organization ChinaAid. The document uses war-like terms, refers to evangelists as “hostile forces” and evangelism as an effort to “infiltrate China.” The document […]
Read More →Pro-life group caroling outside abortion clinic
CHICAGO (WordNews.org) Dec. 17, 2012 – A woman leaves an abortion clinic where pro-life carolers had been singing. She finds a pro-life counselor and said the songs about Mary and Baby Jesus made her stop and think. She could not go through with the abortion. Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Pro-Life Action League, recounts […]
Read More →Ministering in the midst of tragedy: Help with Connecticut tragedy
NEWTOWN, Conn. (WordNews.org) Dec. 15, 2012 – As a community and nation mourns the deaths of 20 children and six adults killed at the hands of a 20-year-old, who then took his life, ministries are reaching out to offer help. Police say Adam Lanza, 20, went on a killing rampage yesterday morning at Sandy Hook […]
Read More →Gutenberg moment: 3 major Scripture ministries join to end ‘Bible poverty’
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (WordNews.org) 2012 – Three major Bible ministries announced today they are joining together on an initiative called Every Tribe Every Nation (ETEN) created to “eradicate Bible poverty.” Wycliff Bible Translators USA, American Bible Society and Biblica are joining together, along with leading Christian philanthropists, to launch ETEN and provide Bible access to […]
Read More →Planned Parenthood challenges Wisconsin law
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WordNews.org) Dec. 12, 2012 – Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin is challenging a new law which requires that a woman wanting to purchase the morning after abortion pill to be seen in person. Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit in federal court to drop the in-person requirement. “As a leading provider of women’s health care […]
Read More →Faithbuddy launches crowdfunding campaign
MANITOBA, Canada (WordNews.org) Dec. 12, 2012 – A crowdfunding campaign has been launched for Faithbuddy.com, a devotional and social network under development. Faithbuddy Inc., a developer of social networking software and technology, launched the crowdfunding campaign to support and grow Faithbuddy.com. The site has been privately tested for several months and a public release is […]
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