Controversy looms over choice of pro-abortion rights Tutu to speak at Gonzaga University commencement
By MEGAN DRISCOLL For Word News SPOKANE, Wash. (WordNews.org) April 14, 2012 – Officials at Gonzaga University have invited the controversial Archbishop Desmond Tutu to deliver the school’s 2012 commencement address in May. The school also will present the archbishop with an honorary doctorate. Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa, has a long history […]
Read More →Titanic heroism to be honored at centennial event
By AARON CHARLES For Word News BRANSON, Mo. (WordNews.org) April 7,2012 – The story of the sinking of the RMS Titanic continues to resurface. Most recently, the 1997 film Titanic was released in 3-D format. And the United Nations recently announced its cultural agency UNESCO just announced that it will be prevent any “unauthorized lifts […]
Read More →Christian business leaders gather at Kingdom Economic Summit
By AARON CHARLES For Word News LOS ANGELES (Word News) March 21, 2012 – Christian market leaders are gathering in Los Angeles this week to attend The Kingdom Economic Yearly Summit (K.E.Y.S.), which began March 21. The event, held at the Los Angeles Airport Marriot, runs through March 25. It is loosely patterned after the […]
Read More →Joel Osteen: Be a ‘now’ person
ALBANY, N.Y. (WordNews.org) March 17 — Pastor Joel Osteen told a sold out crowd in Albany, New York, that the time to make changes is now. “‘One day‘ never comes,” he told the 14,000 in attendances at the Times Union Center. “Good intentions don’t equal obedience.” Osteen is the pastor of Lakewood Church in Houston […]
Read More →Joni Eareckson Tada honored with Wilberforce Award
AGOURA HILLS, Calif. (WordNews.org) March 14 2012 — Artist, singer and author Joni Eareckson Tada, known for her advocacy on behalf of those with disabilities, will be honored with the Wilberforce Award during the annual Wilberforce Weekend held March 30-April 1 in Lansdowne, Va. The award is presented by Breakpoint/The Chuck Colson Center for Christian […]
Read More →Day of Purity video gets 250K views in 10 days
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Read More →Universities join in 40-day prayer for Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (WordNews.org) Nov. 25, 2011 — A 40-day prayer series focused on the Penn State scandal has been launched and students and faculty from other universities are encouraged to join the effort. The online prayer series was created by CS Heinz, a writer. “Universities that Penn State normally competes with in sports and […]
Read More →C.S. Lewis’ stepson to answer questions over Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO (WordNews.org) Nov. 15, 2011 — If you ever wanted to know what life was like living with the great Christian thinker C.S. Lewis, you now have a chance to find out. Publisher HarperOne, in collaboration with the estate of C. S. Lewis, announces the first-of-its kind event with Douglas Gresham, stepson of the […]
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