Chen left U.S. Embassy fearing for backlash against wife
BEIJING (WordNews.org) May 2, 2012 — ChinaAid said there’s more to the story regarding Christian human rights activist Chen Guangcheng’s decision to leave the U.S. Embassy’s diplomatic protection today on “his own volition.” ChinaAid has received reports from reliable sources that Chen’s decision to leave the U.S. Embassy was done reluctantly because “serious threats to […]
Read More →Video highlights persecution of religious minorities
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (WordNews.org) May 1, 2012 – Majed El Shafie, who once living under a death sentence for converting to Christianity while living in Egypt, is now working to highlight the lives of other persecuted Christians worldwide. Shafie, who escaped to Israel and now lives in Canada, is the subject of a just-released documentary, “Freedom […]
Read More →Atheists want crosses removed from Marine Corps base
By BRITTANY SANFORD For Word News MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (wordNews.org) April 29, 2012 — The Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF) and American United for Separation of Church and State plan to take legal action against the United States Marines Corps to remove two memorial crosses at California’s Camp Pendleton Marine […]
Read More →Chuck Colson’s memorial service to be held at National Cathedral
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 28, 2012 — Chuck Colson will be remembered during a service at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. on May 16. The service is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. The memorial service is open to the public. Colson died on April 21 from complications resulting from a brain hemorrhage.He was […]
Read More →Saturdays with Kay Warren: “Choose Joy—Because Happiness Isn’t Enough” (Part 1)
LAKE FOREST, Calif. (WordNews.org) April 28, 2012 – She’s an international speaker, a best-selling author and Bible teacher, and the wife of one of the most well-known pastors in the world. Yet Kay Warren says none of that is enough to bring joy. In her latest book, “Choose Joy: Because Happiness Isn’t Enough,” Warren shares […]
Read More →90-hour Bible readathon begins Friday
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 26, 2012 — The entire Bible will be read in front of the U.S. Capitol during a 90-hour readathon that begins on Friday. This is the 23rd annual Capitol Bible Reading Marathon. It begins at 6 p.m. with Genesis 1:1. It will end on Tuesday, May 1, with the reading of […]
Read More →Groupon target of boycott for offering tours of torture porn studio
[WARNING: GRAPHIC DETAILS] WASHINGTON, D.C. (WordNews.org) April 25, 2012 – Morality in Media is organizing a boycott of Groupon because it offered discounts on tours to a torture porn studio known as Kink. “Selling coupons supporting the degradation of women is as low as a publicly-traded can go,” said Morality in Media’s executive director, Dawn […]
Read More →Pastor burns credit card offers in protest
SOMERSET, N.J. (WordNews.org) April 24, 2012 – Despite Sunday’s rain, the Rev. DeForest Soaries Jr. torched credit card offers members of his congregation have received in protest to easy credit that leads to shackles of debt. Soaries, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, urged members to bring credit card offers to the […]
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