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 THE WORLD'S TALLEST TOWER, ‘BURJ KHALIFA' IS 828
METRES (2,716.5 FT) HIGH
Dubai, UAE; January 4, 2010: The world's
tallest tower, developed by Emaar Properties, was
unveiled tonight to a crowd of thousands and the world
in a crescendo of fireworks, lasers and fountain
displays. The official height of the tower, unveiled as
'Burj Khalifa', was announced as 828 metres (2,716.5
ft).
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MALAYSIAN CHURCH FIRE-BOMBED AHEAD OF MUSLIM PROTESTS
KUALA LUMPUR: A church in Malaysia has
been fire-bombed in an attack that gutted its ground
floor, church officials said on Friday, escalating a
dispute over the use of the word "Allah" by non-Muslims.
A fire department official said all stations were on
alert for more blazes at religious buildings, ahead of
planned nationwide protests on Friday by Muslim groups
angry over the use of the word as a translation for the
Christian "God."
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HOSPITAL'S PRO-LIFE STANCE APPLAUDED
UCAN, Dec 30 2009: Catholic Church leaders
have applauded a hospital's decision not to allow a
patient, who has been comatose for the past 36 years, to
die by withholding nutrition from her. Pro-euthanasia
groups and others have demanded Aruna Shanbag, now 56,
be allowed to die in view of her prolonged “vegetative
state”.
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CATHOLICS DISTRESSED OVER NEO-CHARISMATIC INFLUENCE:
SURVEY
CathNews: The Catholic Church's inaction
and members' ignorance help 'neo-Charismatic' churches
wean away Catholics, shows an opinion survey conducted
across Kerala. The “shocking realities” of the survey
were released in a Malayalam book “Vazhithettunna
Viswasangal” (Faiths that Stray) that Alwaye's St.
Joseph Pontifical Seminary published. Seminarians
conducted the survey in 2009 October.
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 A STAMP OF RECOGNITION FOR MOTHER TERESA
Washington: The image of Nobel Peace Prize
winner Mother Teresa will be featured on a postal stamp
this year. The U.S. Postal Service said the beloved humanitarian is one of several people to be featured as
part of its 2010 stamp program.
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URBANA 09: 16,000 STUDENTS WELCOME NEW YEAR WITH
COMMITMENT TO GLOBAL MISSIONS
St. Louis, Jan 4, 2009: 16,000 young
Christians brought in the New Year with a challenge to
couple evangelism with social justice for the world's
poor. Students spent the final week of 2009 in St. Louis
at the Urbana 09 Missions Conference, where young people
from across the U.S. and Canada took part in worship
sessions and Bible studies, many of which focused on
refugees and how to share the gospel with homosexuals
and Muslims. Those who attended Urbana 09 report that it
was educational and worshipful.
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PAK CHURCH LAUNCHES SATELLITE TV
December 30, 2009 UCAN: Karachi
archdiocese launched the first Catholic satellite
television channel in the country. Archbishop Evarist
Pinto launched the Good News TV channel with a click of
the mouse to applause from the crowd of 350. The event
was held just before Christmas.
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FROM MAKING PORN TO PREACHING THE GOSPEL
Godbeat Media Group has announced the official launch of
Godbeat.tv, a family-friendly environment akin to
YouTube where users can upload and share videos, create
profiles, share personal stories, video blogs, their
band or artist footage, church and youth group clips or
other home-made videos. But unlike YouTube and similar
video-sharing websites, Godbeat.tv President Jeff Myers
says consumers will not have to worry about content,
reports www.Godbeat.tv
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MYANMAR: BIBLE PROGRAM GIVES HOPE TO THE DESPERATE
YANGON, JAN 6 (UCAN) -- A weekly
Bible-sharing program open to people of all faiths in
Yangon has saved at least one woman from suicide.
Matthias Rani, 58, a mother of two, had tried to take
her own life after being driven to despair by poverty.
"Unable to bear the burden, I planned three times to
kill myself," she told UCA News.
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NORTH KOREA ON TOP PERSECUTOR LIST
6 January, 2010 USA (MNN): Two of the most
notorious and restrictive regimes in the world top the
Open Doors 2010 World Watch List (WWL) of 50 countries
which are the worst persecutors of Christians.
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ERITREAN CHRISTIANS RELEASED, OTHERS STILL IMPRISONED
17 December, 2009 Eritrea (MNN): For once
there's some good news coming out of Eritrea.
International Christian Concern reports that some
Eritrean Christians have been released by authorities.
ICC's Regional Manager for Africa and South Asia
Jonathan Racho says, "The Christian women who were
arrested last week were released. We're really happy and
excited to announce this!"
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NEW THREAT DEVELOPS AFTER UN VOTE ON RELIGIOUS
DEFAMATION
The U.N. General Assembly has passed the non-binding
Defamation of Religion Resolution for the fifth year in
a row, reports MNN. However, support is eroding, says
Open Doors Advocacy Director Lindsay Vessey. The
Islamic-sponsored non-binding resolution passed with 80
votes in favor, 61 against and 42 abstentions. That
compared with 86 votes to 53, with 42 abstentions for a
similar text last year, and figures of 108-51-25 in
2007, the last time the measure commanded an absolute
majority of U.N. members.
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