HAS NOAH'S ARK BEEN FOUND ON TURKISH MOUNTAINTOP?
A group
of Chinese and Turkish evangelical explorers say wooden
remains they have discovered on Mount Ararat in eastern
Turkey are the remains of Noah's Ark. The group claims
that carbon dating proves the relics are 4,800 years
old, meaning they date to around the same time the ark
was said to be afloat. Mt. Ararat has long been
suspected as the final resting place of the craft by
evangelicals and literalists hoping to validate biblical
stories.
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GLOBAL 'SANITATION AND WATER FOR ALL' PARTNERSHIP
WELCOMED
LONDON – Christian development agency
Tearfund welcomed Monday a new global partnership aimed
at bringing clean water and proper sanitation to
billions of people.
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DROPPED TORY CANDIDATE DEFENDS HOMOSEXUALITY COMMENT
April 29, 2010 - A Conservative candidate in the
UK suspended on Tuesday for saying homosexuality was
“not normal” has spoken in defence of his comments.
Philip Lardner, who was standing for election in North
Ayrshire and Arran in Scotland, has also been suspended
from his job as a primary school teacher.
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PASTOR AND WIFE KILLED IN NORTHERN NIGERIA
Suspected Islamists abducted and killed a pastor and his
wife in Boto village, Bauchi state in northern Nigeria
on April 13. Pastor Ishaku Kadah (48) and his wife
Selina (45) were abducted from the headquarters of their
church, which was also their home.
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CLINTON URGED TO PROTECT 'FRAGILE' CHRISTIAN MINORITY
IN IRAQ
April 29, 2010: Church leaders from
various denominations have urged Secretary of State
Hillary Clinton to work with Iraqi authorities in
protecting the persecuted Christian minority.
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CHRISTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER RELEASED IN CHINA
Christian human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, who was
kidnapped by state security agents in February 2009, has
been released from the guarded location in Shanxi
province where he was being held by authorities. Gao was
recently confirmed to be alive following months of
rumours that he had died at the hands of authorities.
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 MUSLIMS
WANT FRANKLIN GRAHAM REMOVED FROM CAPITOL PRAYER
Washington, 28 April 2010: Less than a week
after Franklin Graham was disinvited from the Pentagon
prayer event, the evangelist faces another attempt to
remove him from a National Day of Prayer observation.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a group that
is widely accused of having ties to terrorists, has
called on congressional sponsors of the National Day of
Prayer event on Capitol Hill to rescind Graham's
invitation to speak at the May 6 gathering.
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ATHEIST GIVEN ASBO FOR LEAFLETS MOCKING JESUS
Liverpool, 23 April 2010 (Telegraph): An atheist
who left leaflets mocking Jesus Christ, Islam and the
Pope in an international airport's prayer room has been
given an “Anti-social behaviour order.” Harry Taylor,
59, left home made posters at Liverpool John Lennon
Airport three times in November and December 2008.
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EVANGELIST LUIS PALAU CELE BRATES
50 YEARS OF MINISTRY
Apr. 23, 2010: Argentina-born evangelist Luis
Palau celebrated his 50th year of ministry Thursday
evening in the presence of a Grammy Award-winning artist
and the mayor of Portland. Palau, who left his native
country in 1960 to start his ministry in the United
States, marked the milestone with a large celebration at
the Oregon Convention Center. The event was attended by
Mayor Sam Adams and award-winning artist Steven Curtis
Chapman.
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ANDREW PALAU HAILS ENGLAND MISSION A SUCCESS DESPITE
CHALLENGES
April 28, 2010- In the midst of the volcanic ash
crisis that brought UK airports to a standstill,
evangelist Andrew Palau's 10-day mission to southern
England turned up the region's spiritual heat.
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GOVERNMENT TO APPEAL RULING AGAINST PRAYER DAY
MADISON, Wis. (RYAN J. FOLEY, AP) — The Obama
administration said Thursday it will appeal a court
decision that found the National Day of Prayer
unconstitutional.
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PARENTS CONVICTED IN BOTCHED FAITH HEALING OF SON
Nathan Black, Christian Post: A Clackamas
County, Ore., jury found a faith healing couple guilty
of criminally negligent homicide for failing to seek
medical help for their son.
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PENTECOSTAL LEADERS TALK FAITH HEALING, REJECT
HYPER-FAITH MOVEMENT
Apr. 23, 2010: Executive leaders at the
Assemblies of God recently affirmed the role churches
and pastors have in faith healing. George O. Wood,
general superintendent of the Pentecostal denomination,
said every church service should include a time when
people are given the opportunity to be prayed for,
whether it's for physical or spiritual healing.
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CHRISTIAN VILLAGES IN ISRAEL - THE SEQUEL
Wed, Apr. 14, 2010 Posted: 03:18 PM EDT. Israel
- the homeland of Jesus of Nazareth. Most of His life -
birth, ministry, crucifixion - happened right here.
Wherever you turn, you find remnants of eras past,
bearing silent witness to the beginnings of
Christianity. Though of the three Abrahamic religions,
the Christian population in Israel is the smallest,
Israel is indeed home to thriving pockets of Christians.
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JUDGE: PRAYER DAY VIOLATES U.S. LAW
A
federal judge in Wisconsin ruled on Thursday that the
country's National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional
because it calls on citizens to take part in religious
activity.
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CHRISTIAN LAWYERS CLAIM RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION: WILL
THE SUPREME COURT AGREE?
The
Christian Legal Society has sued Hastings College of Law
for its refusal to recognize their group as an official
campus club, claiming their freedom to practice their
faith is being challenged. An expert on church-state
separation law says the case is more about the religious
right's "political moxie" to claim religious persecution
than about religious liberty.
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 GENDERCIDE:
CHINA'S SHAMEFUL MASSACRE OF UNBORN GIRLS
April 15, 2010 (Daily Mail): In the cruel old
China, baby girls were often left to die in the gutters.
In the cruel modern China, they are aborted by the tens
of millions, using all the latest technology. There is
an ugly new word for this mass slaughter: gendercide.
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FIRST CHRISTIAN SHARE INDEX LAUNCHED
April 27, 2010: Europe’s first Christian share
index was launched yesterday by Stoxx Limited, a global
index provider and creator of the leading European
equity indices.
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BEING MORALLY STRONG MAKES YOU PHYSICALLY STRONG
Richard Alleyne, The Telegraph:
Researchers found that "do-gooders" appear to be
naturally stronger than their counterparts and that an
act of heroism can actually improve your overall
stamina.
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CHRISTIANS QUESTION WESTMINSTER DECLARATION
April 24, 2010 - Christian groups have
called into question a declaration urging Christians to
vote according to their conscience in the General
Election.
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UK MINISTERS APOLOGISE FOR INSULT TO POPE
London, 24 April 2010 (Telegraph): The
Government has apologised to the Pope over official
documents that mocked his forthcoming visit to Britain
by suggesting he should bless a gay marriage and even
launch Papal-branded condoms.
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GAMING ADDICTION JUST AS BAD AS BOOZE AND DRUGS
Addiction to computer games can be as serious and
debilitating as drug and alcohol dependence. In a study
by the Australian and New Zealand College of
Psychiatrists, conducted online among 1945 participants,
8 per cent were identified as problem gamers.
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 DRINKING
100 PERCENT FRUIT JUICE LINKED TO IMPROVED DIET QUALITY
IN KIDS
Washington, Apr 27 : Children and teens
who drink 100 percent juice have higher intakes of key
nutrients compared to non-consumers, according to a new
study.
The study has been presented at the Experimental Biology
(EB) 2010 meeting.
Two new studies from researchers at the Louisiana State
University Agricultural Center and Baylor College of
Medicine clearly highlight the benefits of drinking 100
percent fruit juice.
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SURVEY: MOST YOUNG PEOPLE ARE ‘LOST' DESPITE
'CHRISTIAN' LABEL
Though a majority of teens and young adults identify as
Christian, a new study suggests that only 15 percent of
them have personal relationships with Christ and are
deeply committed.
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CHILE CATHOLIC CHURCH HIT BY ABUSE CLAIMS, BOMB
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's Roman
Catholic Church was shaken by a series of dramatic
televised interviews of men alleging they were abused by
a respected former priest, followed hours later by a
bombing that damaged a church's facade.
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