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MAOST THREAT : DISTORTIONS IN OUR DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
New Delhi: Recent developments have
confirmed what Prime minister Manmohan Singh declared
quite sometime ago that the Maoist insurgency
constituted the single biggest threat to the nation's
security. But more than a threat it should be seen as a
pointer to the distortions in our development process
and the urgency to give a pro-poor direction of the
development process to benefit the poor, dispossessed
and the oppressed.
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CHRISTIANS WANT RIOT BILL CHANGED
Delhi, March 17, 2010 (UCAN): An
ecumenical group wants the Indian government to review a
proposed law that aims to contain sectarian violence in
the country. In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh the All India Christian Council says the Communal
Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of
Victims) Bill, 2009 does not adequately address several
issues that disturb sectarian peace in the country.
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SC: NO LAW AGAINST LIVE-IN RELATIONSHIPS
New Delhi 23 Mar 2010 (TOINS): The Supreme
Court on Tuesday observed that the live-in relationships
between the adult couples cannot be treated as an
offence. “When two adult people want to live together
what is the offence. Does it amount to an offence?
Living together is not an offence. It cannot be an
offence,” said a bench comprising Chief Justice K G
Balakrishnan, Justice Deepak Verma and Justice B S
Chauhan.
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ANTI-CHRISTIAN VIOLENCE ERUPTS IN NCR
New Delhi, March 26, 2010: On March 25, a
Roman Catholic school in Faridabad was attacked and,
separately, a pastor and his companion were beaten by
Sangh Parivar activists in Ekta Vihar, Ghaziabad. Police
are investigating both incidents.
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CHURCH HALL DEDICATED
Faridabad: I.P.C. Northern Region,
Faridabad Church building was dedicated on 21st March
2010 by I.P.C.N.R. Vice President Pastor P.M.John. In
his inaugural speech Pastor
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INDIAN SUCCESS STORY TRAVELS TO AFRICA
NEW DELH Mar 27, 2010: A success story
that reduced neonatal mortality in the heart of Uttar
Pradesh by 54% in just 18 months - by simply educating
pregnant mothers and their in-laws against high risk
birth practices - will now spearhead Africa's fight
against infant mortality.
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CABINET NOD FOR FOREIGN VARSITIES, CHURCH HAPPY
New Delhi, March 16, 2010 (UCAN): The
federal cabinet on Monday cleared a bill to allow
overseas universities set up their campuses in India,
which a Church official said was “long overdue.”
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 "DON'T
IMPOSE YOUR CONSTITUTION ON US": NAGA LEADER
Camp Hebron (Nagaland), Mar 22 (IBNS):
Naga leader Thuingaleng Muivah on Sunday asserted that
the Nagas will not tolerate the ‘imposition of Indian
Constitution’ as a solution to the vexed Naga issue.
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MIZO CHURCH DECLARES ‘WAR’ ON GAYS
Aizawl, March 13, 2010: The Baptish Church
of Mizoram is having problems with its members being
‘gay’. The church formally declared ‘war’ and has
threatened to excommunicate its members indulging in
homosexual activities.
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DEADLIEST SPATE OF CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION HITS
KARNATAKA
March 20, 2010: The Evangelical Fellowship
of India has reported that Southern Karnataka state has
recorded over 1,000 anti-Christian attacks in 500 days,
and the number is growing by the day.
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TRAINING PROGRAM FOR THEOLOGICAL TRAINERS
Christian AIDS/HIV National Alliance (CANA) will conduct
a training program at Allahabad Bible Seminary from 27
to 29 April 2010 for teachers and faculty of theological
schools to equip them to train their students in the
proper care of HIV infected patients.
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INDIAN CHILDREN MAY HAVE BEEN 'SACRIFICED'
Mumbai, Mar 18, 2010: Five children
poisoned to death in a village in India may have been
"sacrificed", police say. They say that the children
were killed in Maharashtra state by a childless couple
in a suspected black magic ritual to enable them to
conceive.
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EVEN A DEAD CHRISTIAN NOT SPARED
A mob of about 150 Hindu extremists allegedly from the
Bajrang Dal, shouting Hindu slogans exhumed a dead body
and dumped it 3 kms away from the cemetery on March 17
in Arsikere, Karnataka.
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MAHESH BHAT'S FRESH RESOLVE ON KANDHAMAL
A delegation of nuns, priests & laity, representing the
victims of Kandhamal called on Mahesh Bhat to garner
support for what most see as a forgotten cause. Mahesh
Bhat assured that he would drum-up necessary support
from prominent members of civil society and a fresh
resolve to aid Kandhamal would be made.
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CHURCH OPPOSES QUOTA FOR MINORITY SCHOOLS
March 18, 2010 (UCAN): Church groups in
India have criticized a federal commission insisting
minority educational institutions should admit 30
percent of students from their own community to enjoy
constitutional privileges.
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BABRI DEMOLITION: ADVANI ‘INSTIGATED' THE MOB
Rai Barreli, 26 Mar 2010: No leader
present on a dais facing the disputed structure on the
day the Babri Masjid was demolished, made any attempt to
stop the demolition, IPS officer Anju Gupta, who was LK
Advani's security officer then, has told court.
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FALSE COMPLAINTS GALORE - PASTOR JAILED
Karnataka police arrested a pastor after allegedly Hindu
extremists lodged a complaint against him of forceful
conversion on March 15 in Borgunta, Sullai Taluk,
Mangalore.
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CHRISTIAN COUNCIL EXPRESS CONCERN OVER COMMUNAL
VIOLENCE BILL
22 March 2010 (ChristianToday): The All
India Christian Council (aicc) has expressed
apprehension over the Communal Violence (Prevention,
Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2009, which
it said needs a "serious re-write".
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DIVORCED MUSLIM WOMEN ENTITLED TO MAINTENANCE
Kochi, March 17, 2010: A Division
Bench of the Kerala
High Court on Wednesday ruled that a divorced Muslim
woman's right to claim maintenance under Section 125 of
the Criminal Procedure Code did not stand “extinguished”
if payment under Section 3 of the Muslim Women
(Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986 had not been
made by her former husband.
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PRIME MINISTER OF UK AND ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
PRAISE OUTGOING CHRISTIAN AID DIRECTOR.
LONDON: Prime Minister Gordon Brown and
the Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams have paid
tribute to outgoing Christian Aid director an Indian
Dr.Daleep Mukarji.
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APPROVES CONTENTIOUS NEW BUILDING PLAN
JERUSALEM, By ARON HELLER (AP) — The Jerusalem
municipality has approved 20 new apartments for Jews in
east Jerusalem, the city said Wednesday, in a move that
could stir a new diplomatic crisis with the United
States.
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UNWAVERING FAITH: HOW THE TALIBAN FAILED TO BREAK 8
CHRISTIANS
Mar. 28, 2010: They were kidnapped and
imprisoned by the Taliban for 105 days. But what the
Taliban could not do was break their faith in God nor
destroy their hope.
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CALIFORNIA HOME BIBLE GROUP ORDERED TO GET PERMIT
Mar. 18, 2010: City officials ordered a small
home Bible study group in Southern California to either
stop meeting or obtain a permit. The home Bible group in
Rancho Cucamonga must have a Conditional Use Permit by
Good Friday, April 2, in order to continue gathering.
The Bible study group was referred to as a “church” in a
letter sent by the city. All churches are required to
obtain a CUP in residential areas, it stated.
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URGED TO ATTEND MASS SERVICES
Tanzania: Many churches have a tendency of
having Sunday Schools for children. But in Catholic,
parents who go with their children for prayers end up
only being distracted by them as the mass continues.
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BENNY HINN SPEAKS OUT ABOUT DIVORCE PAPERS
Well known Evangelist Benny Hinn has spoken out about
the announcement that his wife of thirty years, Suzanne
Hinn, has filed for divorce. As reported on Digital
Journal Suzanne Hinn, wife of Benny Hinn filed for
divorce on Feb. 1. The couple have been married for over
30 years and have four grown children.
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CARDINAL 'ASHAMED' AT OWN FAILURE ON HANDLING ABUSE
ISSUES
Armagh, Mar 18, 2010 (Irish Times):
CARDINAL SEÁN Brady has apologised again for his
handling of complaints against child abuser Fr Brendan
Smyth and expressed shame that he has not always upheld
the values that he professes and believes in.
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BILLY GRAHAM IS NOW 90 YEARS OLD WITH PARKINSON'S
DISEASE.
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January 2000, leaders in Charlotte , North Carolina ,
invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, to a luncheon
in his honor. Billy initially hesitated to accept the
invitation because he struggles with Parkinson's
disease. But the Charlotte leaders said, 'We don't
expect a major address. Just come and let us honor you.'
So he agreed.
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SURVEY: 1 IN 4 U.S. CHRISTIANS IDENTIFY AS
PENTECOSTAL
A quarter of American Christians identify as charismatic
or Pentecostal, a new survey shows. Those aged 26 to 44
are most likely to claim the Holy Spirit-filled
identity.
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DEVOTIONS FROM HISTORY
Springfield, IL March 17, 2010 (AG News):
Ruthie Edgerly Oberg has spent the vast majority of the
past 18 years as a stay-at-home mom raising kids - but
she says that now that the children are getting ready to
"launch out," she is too.
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PALM SUNDAY MARKS START OF HOLY WEEK
Believers worldwide have commenced their annual
observance of Holy Week beginning with Palm Sunday,
which highlights the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ
into Jerusalem nearly 2,000 years ago.
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ALPHABET SOUP EQUALS GROWTH IN ASIA'S CHURCH
Church leadership development in Asia is a challenge.
Leadership training for Asian Access is done through the
Japan Church Growth Institute. The key to its
effectiveness is the careful selection of twelve
emerging leaders on an annual basis. These leaders are
then invited to be a part of a class that meets four
times a year, for a week at a time, over a two-year
period.
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LESBIAN BISHOP APPROVAL BY US CHURCH CAUSES OUTCRY
Conservative Anglicans have condemned a decision to
approve the election of another openly gay bishop in the
US Episcopal church. Last night it was confirmed that
the Rev Mary Glasspool, who has been with her partner,
Becki Sander, for 22 years, had received the required
number of votes from bishops and standing committees.
Her consecration will take place on 15 Mayin Los
Angeles.
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JOHN PIPER TO TAKE LEAVE TO "REEXAMINE SOUL”
 Well-known
evangelical preacher John Piper announced Sunday that he
will be taking his first-ever break from ministry to
reexamine his soul. The long-time preacher apologized to
his congregation for not a specific deed but for the
"sins of my own soul," "ongoing character flaws" and
stresses that they have caused to others.
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WATCHDOG: MURDER OF STREET PREACHERS IN FLORIDA IS
'ALARMING'
The murder of two young street preachers in Florida by a
teenager whom they shared the Gospel with is “alarming,”
said a spokesperson for a religious freedom watchdog
group.
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CHURCH LEADERS BACK GADAFFI
Lagos, Mar 18, 2010— Eminent church
leaders in Nigeria yesterday rose in support of Libyan
leader, Muammar Gaddafi's call for the splitting of
Nigeria as a solution to the constant crisis in the
country.
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NEED FOR ONLINE MISSIONARI ES
RISES AS WEB OUTREACH BOOMS
Mar. 15, 2010: Building off of the momentum from
2009, the media arm of Campus Crusade for Christ says it
is poised to touch even more lives throughout 2010. “We
believe that God has given us the technology and the
strategy,” says Allan Beeber, the Orlando director of
Global Media Outreach, and “as more and more believers
get involved, we think it’s possible to see the Great
Commission fulfilled, five to ten times over in ten
years.”
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UK PM AND ARCHBISHOP PRAISE OUTGOING CHRISTIAN AID
DIRECTOR
March 24, 2010 (ChristianToday): Prime
Minister Gordon Brown and the Archbishop of Canterbury
Dr Rowan Williams have paid tribute to outgoing
Christian Aid director Dr Daleep Mukarji.
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WORLD VISION LAUNCHES FIVE-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO AVERT
CHILD DEATHS
Mar 22, 2010 (ChristianToday): The
country's leading Christian humanitarian organisation
World Vision has embarked on a campaign to improve
maternal and child health in India.
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VATICAN DENIES CELIBACY RULE BEHIND SEX SCANDALS
THE Vatican denied that its celibacy requirement for
priests was the root cause of the clerical sex abuse
scandal convulsing the church in Europe and again
defended the popes handling of the crisis.
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TUBERCULOSIS: DRUG-RESISTANT STRAINS STILL SPREADING
AT DEADLY RATES, W.H.O. REPORT SAYS
Drug-resistant tuberculosis killed about 150,000 people
in 2008, and half of all the world’s cases are thought
in be in China and India, the World Health Organization
said in a report last week.
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EVANGELIST MEETS WITH 500 PASTORS IN VIETNAM
Mar. 22, 2010: American evangelist Luis
Palau met with more than 500 pastors in communist
Vietnam last week. Palau attended a two-day pastors
conference March 16-17, and earlier in the week he met
with U.S. Diplomats.
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CHRISTIANS URGED TO AGREE ON COMMON EASTER DATE
Both western and eastern Christians will celebrate
Easter on the same day this year. And one ecumenical
leader hopes that such a unified celebration will
continue in the future.
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CHRISTIANS CONCERNED OVER MANDATORY SEX LESSONS FOR
5-YEAR-OLDS
Church and faith school leaders have criticized a bill
passing through Parliament that seeks to make sex and
relationships education compulsory for schoolchildren
from the age of five.
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