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IMPORTANCE OF ACKNOWLEDGING TRUTH - MPK KUTTY
Was Jinnah secular? Or was he the fanatic who caused
partition leading to nearly a million deaths in 1947? It
is Jaswant Singh, one of the founder members of the BJP,
who is the latest to hold the view that Jinnah was not
the villain he is pictured to be in Indian history and
the Indian psyche. The blame for the vivisection of the
country should be shared also by Sardar Vallabh Bhai
Patel and Jawaharlal Nehru. This �revisionist view� has
irked the party to no end and it promptly expelled him.
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CHRISTIAN POLITICIAN DIES IN CHOPPER CRASH
4 September 2009: Dr. Y.S Rajashekhara
Reddy, Chief Minister of Indian state of Andhra Pradesh
died in a helicopter crash along with four others on
Wednesday while traveling from the state capital
Hyderabad to Chittoor district. Under his leadership,
the state had appealed to the Union government to amend
the Indian Constitution to provide for granting the
Scheduled Caste status to millions of Untouchable
�Dalit� Christians that will give them many benefits.
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AICOCIM 2009: FINAL PREPARATIONS ON
New Delhi: The fifth All India Congress on
Church in Mission is all set to begin on the thirteenth
of October 2009 at New Delhi. Those who wish to register
should contact organisers at
aicocim@gmail.com.
The Congress is a decennial event, the first of which
was in 1970, followed by 1977, 1988 and 1999. This
year�s Congress 2009 will be the fifth. Evangelical
Fellowship of India (EFI) is the facilitator.
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SC: PREVENT �RELIGIOUS� ENCROACHMENT ON PUBLIC LAND
New Delhi: The Supreme Court of India has
sternly directed the Centre to disallow religious
shrines in public places. According to a directive
issued by a Bench comprising Justice Dalveer Bhandari
and Justice Mukundakam Sharma, the Centre must prevent
temple, church, mosque or gurudwara being constructed on
any public place.
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PROPHET BERNARD TO MINISTER IN DELHI
New Delhi: World renowned speaker
and prophet Bernard Ankomah will minister in a �United
Church Service� in the last week of September in Delhi�s
Vasant Kunj.
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REAL CHALLENGE FAMILY SEMINAR IN ROHINI
New Delhi: Sacred Assemblies Fellowship is
organising a family seminar on October 2 on the theme -
"The secret of a blessed family". The seminar will be
held at IPC Church hall, C-8 Mkt., Madhuban Chowk,
Rohini from 9.30 am to 4.00 pm. Special prayer and
counselling will be available for families in need.
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PM SHOCKED BY LOW CONVICTION RATE IN SC/ST ATROCITY
CASES
Describing as �shocking� the low conviction rate in
cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes (SC) and
Scheduled Tribes (ST), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Monday said such cases should be �pursued on priority�.
Emphasising that the �first task� should be to provide
�physical security� to these disadvantaged communities,
Manmohan Singh noted that reports of atrocities against
Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and senior citizens
were appearing �all over the country with disturbing
regularity�.
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BJP OPPOSES GRANTING OF SC STATUS TO DALIT CHRISTIANS
New Delhi, 28 Aug 2009: Voices of dissent
have started rising against a resolution passed in the
Andhra Assembly urging Central Government to render SC
status to Dalit Christians. After BJP leader G Kishan
Reddy, another top leader has lashed out against the
Tuesday resolution passed by Chief Minister Y S
Rajasekhara Reddy, supporting Christians on the Dalit
quota.
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MINISTRY RESCUES WOMEN IN RED LIGHT DISTRICT
Mumbai, 27 August 2009: Freedom is in
sight for the nearly 200,000 victims of the flesh trade
in Mumbai�s red light district. India Partners has been
building relationships with these women for the last
nine years, working toward the goal of rescuing them and
their children from prostitution. The organization
works in eight different red light areas in Mumbai. It
provides counseling, health services, education, child
protection, and spiritual guidance.
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�CHRISTIAN WALK BIBLE� RELEASED IN BANGALORE
Bangalore, 26 August 2009: A new Bible
that aims to edify Christians reading Scriptures was
released by Ven. Babu Upadeshi, the president of
Inter-Denominational Christian Fellowship (IDFC), in
Bangalore.The �Christian Walk Bible� � dubbed as India�s
first English Study Bible in the King James Version �
was drawn up to lead Christians �to a life of holiness
through fasting prayer, and to enlighten, encourage and
empower our walk with Christ.�
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PERSECUTION REPORT IN TWO STATES OF INDIA
Anti-Christian people from the Moukahali Gram Panchayat
repeatedly attacked the Christians and threatened to
kill them if they continue to practice their faith in
Chok Borhampur Village, Bishnupur, West Bengal.
According to an EFI source, on August 20, about 15 anti-
Christian people armed with knives, lathis and iron rods
shouting anti- Christian�s slogans attacked a Christian
identified as Khagen Majhi and threatened him of
�incidents like Orissa�s Kandhamal situation in West
Bengal� and to disown the Christian faith or face dire
consequences.READ
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SC: DO NOT IMPOSE �SUN WORSHIP� ON STUDENTS
Bhopal, Aug 28 (IANS): The Madhya Pradesh
High Court in an interim order Friday directed the state
government not to force educational institutions to
conduct the yoga exercise suraya namaskar, or salutation
to the sun. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state
government had two years ago made �surya namaskar�
compulsory in schools and colleges - which the
minorities, Christians and Muslims, protested as an
attempt to impose Hindu rituals on students of minority
communities.
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MADHYA PRADESH ISAIMAHASANGH BEGINS PREPARATIONS FOR
LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS
Bhopal, 7 September 2009: Madhya Pradesh
Isai Mahasangh,(IMS), organized one day training for
Christian aspirants in the forthcoming local body
elections in November. Over hundred persons have
registered so far with the IMS. Kurishinkal Josy, State
president of IMS, said,� As we did in the last Assembly
and Lokh Sabha elections we are trying to put up a
formidable front to lobby for more seats.� The presence
of three Christian Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs),
and senior leaders have infused enthusiasm among the
aspirants belonging to IMS. All the three MLAs belong to
the Congress Party.
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SIX MORE SENTENCED FOR ATTACKS ON CHRISTIANS
9 September 2009: An Orissa court has
sentenced another six people to four years imprisonment
for their involvement in violence against Christians a
year ago. Additional Sessions Judge Sobhan Kumar Das of
a fast-track court at Phulbani in Kandhamal district
passed the sentences to Kiringa Kanhar, Lasia Kanhar,
Gananath Kanhar, Lankeswar Kanhar, Naresh Kanhar and
Gorekh Pradhan.
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AN YEAR LATER GFA MISSIONARIES BRINGING HOPE TO
SURVIVORS
ORISSA, INDIA 4 September 2009 (ANS) �
There is both good news and bad news coming out of
Orissa, India, one year after Hindu radicals went on a
bloody rampage that left 50,000 Christians fleeing for
their lives into the state�s forests. As they fled, the
religious extremists killed whoever they could capture,
then destroyed Christian homes and burned churches.
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NO �SMALL� TROUBLE IN KERALA!
Alcohol sales during the Onam festival season in Kerala
made the people of Kerala poorer by Rs. 34.13 crore and
the Kerala government richer by half that amount. The
Kerala State Beverages Corp (KSBC), the sole wholesaler
of Indian made foreign liquor (IMFL) and beer in the
state, conceded that the sales was 49 percent more than
what was sold on the first day of Onam festival last
year.
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MOTHER TERESA�S 100TH B�DAY PREPARATION BEGINS ON
DEATH ANNIVERSARY
The Missionaries of Charity around the world Saturday
observed the 12th death anniversary of its founder
Mother Teresa and began preparations for her birth
centenary next year. Sister Prema, the superior-general
of the Missionaries of Charity in Kolkata (Calcutta)
said: �A week ago, we began the preparation for
celebration of Mother Teresa�s birth centenary next
year. Today, we commemorate the 12th anniversary of her
death. The heroic sanctity of her life assures us that
her death on earth meant her birth in heaven,� she said
in a statement.
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YSR BURIED ACCORDING TO CHRISTIAN RITES
The state funeral of Y S Rajasekhara Reddy took place in
his native Pulivendula town in Cuddapah district
according to Christian rites. Sources said thousands of
mourners packed into a stadium in Hyderabad where
Reddy�s body was kept before it was flown in an army
helicopter to his hometown Pulivendula for the burial on
his family estate.
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YSR�S DEMISE: CHURCH EXPRESSES DEEP SORROW
The tragic death of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S
Rajasekhara Reddy has deeply grieved churches in India
who venerates the politician as a champion of the poor
and dispossessed. The National Council of Churches in
India (NCCI) told Christian Today that it�s member
churches and constituent bodies were saddened by the
death of the Christian politician who was a �true leader
with determination and conviction.�
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AICC WELCOMES AP RESOLUTION SUPPORTING DALIT
CHRISTIANS
The All India Christian Council on Thursday welcomed the
resolution adopted by the Andhra Pradesh Assembly
seeking SC status for Dalit Christians. Thanking former
Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy, the Council hailed
the resolution as an �undoing of a historical error on
the Dalits and on their freedom of choice and
conscience.�
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GRAVES OF THREE MISSIONARIES, INCLUDING WILLIAM
CAREY, RESTORED
Kolkatta, 2 September 2009: The Kolkata
Municipal Corporation (KMC) spent Rs 20 lakh to restore
the graves of three very important missionaries in India
- William Carey, Joshua Marshman and William Ward. The
decaying cemetery in Hooghly�s Serampore, according to
the Times of India, was lying in complete neglect for
over 150 years till the West Bengal Heritage Commission
(WBHC) took notice.
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MADHYA PRADESH�S PRAYER ORDER TO BE CHALLENGED
9 September 2009 : A group of
socio-cultural organisations in Madhya Pradesh Saturday
said they would file a petition in the high court
demanding that the compulsory recitation of �bhojan
mantra� prayers before the mid-day meal in schools be
immediately stopped. The decision came after the groups
failed to get an appointment from state Education
Minister Archana Chitnis to discuss the issue.
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MISSION GROUP CONCERNED OF NAXALITES IN JHARKHAND
Millions of residents of Jharkhand, India, are facing
illness, droughts and struggles with Naxalites, a Maoist
rebel group. So far, cerebral malaria and diarrhea have
claimed 12 lives in a village of Jharkhand. Seventy
people are said to have suffered from these diseases,
but a Gospel for Asia correspondent said officials are
�turning a blind eye� to the occurrences. The region is
known to be remote and an area of primitive tribes, with
hardly any transportation capable of reaching the
jungle- and hill-covered areas.
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BJP AGAINST RESOLUTION BACKING SC STATUS FOR DALIT
CHRISTIANS
Voices of dissent rose against a resolution passed in
the Andhra Assembly urging Central Government to render
SC status to Dalit Christians. After BJP leader G Kishan
Reddy, another top leader lashed out against the Tuesday
resolution passed by Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara
Reddy, supporting Christians on the Dalit quota.
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ORISSA CHRISTIANS STILL TOO
AFRAID TO GO HOME
Monday, 7 September 2009: Orissa
Christians still too afraid to go home. Thousands of
Indian Christians displaced after attacks by Hindu
extremists are still in fear of going home, warns
Release International. One year after the murder of a
Hindu leader triggered a wave of violence against
Christians in Orissa, thousands of refugees are still
living in temporary camps and slums.
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CHRISTIANS IN HIDING IN
KARNATAKA
Hindu radicals on August 9 disrupted the worship service
of Indian Missionary Service and beat up Pastor V. James
in Gulbarga, Karnataka. Rev. Noel Kotian, an EFI
correspondent reported that around 10 a.m., about 20
Hindu extremists shouting anti- Christian slogans barged
into the Sunday worship service, accused Pastor V. James
of forceful conversion and assaulted him.
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PASTOR FALSELY ACCUSED OF MURDER IN MP
Bhopal: Religious bigots in the village of
Mehendi Kheda are accusing Pastor Kamlesh Tahed (32) and
three other local Christians of murdering a young man
who was killed in a fight between two local clans,
according to reports. On August 8, 2009 Roop Singh Baria
(22) was killed during violence between the Baria and
the Tahed clan over Rs.1,000 which had been borrowed by
one of the Tahed family members.
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CHURCH BURNED IN ANDHRA PRADESH
Hyderabad: The Best Friends Church
building in the village of Mahasamudram in the state was
burned to the ground at approximately 10:30 p.m. on
August 20, 2009 by suspected Hindu activists.
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GRAHAM FESTIVAL COUNTS 11,700 DECISIONS FOR CHRIST
Christian Post 31 August 2009: The Billy
Graham Evangelistic Association wrapped up �Festival de
Esperanza� (Festival of Hope) in Colombia�s capital city
Saturday, recording over 11,700 decisions for Christ. Of
the more than 11,700 decisions, over 7,200 were made by
children who joined Saturday for what turned out to be
the largest kid�s event in the history of Franklin
Graham Festivals. In total, more than 80,000 children
were present.
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�FAITH MATTERS,� SAYS BLAIR
London, 9 September 2009: Former Prime
Minister Tony Blair last night warned the world not to
overlook the importance of faith. �Faith matters. It
matters, in fact, whether you are religious or not, or
even anti-religious,� he said.
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TEACHINGS OF JESUS IN MODERN STORY FORM
The basis of Christianity are the teachings of Jesus
Christ. This is an undisputed fact. While they have been
passed through time in many forms and incarnations, the
settings and text have remained unchanged. The Man and a
Boy (published by Universe) by Dr. James McBride employs
techniques of academic literary discourse to update the
ideals and teachings of Jesus to a modern setting.
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CRUSADE REACHES FOUR MILLION ON HISTORIC NIGHT
The Harvest Crusades made history Sunday night, breaking
the 4 million mark of persons reached. Some 50,000
people filled Angel Stadium in Anaheim, Calif., to
capacity to hear evangelist Greg Laurie talk about
heaven and to celebrate the ministry�s 20th year of
crusade evangelism in Southern California.
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EVANGELICALS WELCOME NIV REVISION WITH CAUTIOUS
OPTIMISM
5 September 2009: Plans to update the
popular NIV Bible have been received by evangelical
leaders and critics of the controversial TNIV
translation with cautious optimism. On Monday, NIV
publisher Zondervan, translation overseer the Committee
on Bible Translation, and copyright owner Biblica,
formerly the International Bible Society, announced
their intention to revise the NIV Bible for the first
time in 25 years.
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BRITAIN�S FIRST STATE-FUNDED HINDU SCHOOL
LONDON: A team of experts is currently
working on weaving Hindu religious elements into the
government-prescribed national curriculum that will be
taught in Britain�s first state-funded Hindu faith
school. The school, named the �Krishna Avanti Primary
School� in the borough of Harrow, is scheduled to
welcome its first intake of students from September
2008. A �register of interest� has been launched for
parents of prospective pupils.
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INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE PERSECUTED CHURCH
�But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that
this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed;
perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not
abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed� (2
Corinthians 4:7-9). Every November, Christians around
the world join together in prayer to remember our
Christian brothers and sisters suffering persecution
simply because they confess Jesus Christ as Lord. In the
traditional church calendar, the month of November is
marked by �All Saints Day� and �All Souls Day.�
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BALLOONS INTO NORTH KOREA
�Grandma, look at what I found!� The young North Korean
girl was so excited. She was holding something she had
never seen before. The grandmother looked at it with her
failing eyes but could not make out the details. So she
called the girl�s mother. �Please come tell me what this
child has found.� The elderly woman�s daughter entered
the room and took the item from her mother�s wrinkled
hand. Her daughter began to reads the words printed on
the well-constructed plastic balloon. �The Lord Jesus
loves you. Your brothers and sisters have not forgotten
you. For God so loved the world that he gave his only
begotten Son.�
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SOUTH KOREA TO RESTRICT MISSIONARY WORK IN MID-EAST
Seoul: South Korea is considering
restricting the operations of its Christian missionaries
in the Middle East after dozens were expelled for their
activities, officials said on August 27, 2009.
Missionaries could run the risk of terror attacks and
ordinary Korean tourists or businessmen might also be
targeted, they said. �Dozens of our citizens were
expelled from Iran, Jordan, Yemen and other Islamic
countries in the Middle East last month,� a foreign
ministry official told AFP, asking not to be identified.
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�THE NINES� VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
9 September 2009: Some 6,000 people
registered for an unconventional conference that
featured about 75 speakers and their nine minutes of
wisdom. �The Nines� was an entirely online event that
takes place Sept. 9, 2009 beginning at 9:09 a.m. Central
Time. And it�s completely free.
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THE TEACHINGS OF JESUS IN MODERN STORY FORM
The basis of Christianity are the teachings of Jesus
Christ. This is an undisputed fact. While they have been
passed through time in many forms and incarnations, the
settings and text have remained unchanged. The Man and a
Boy (published by iUniverse) by Dr. James McBride
employs techniques of academic literary discourse to
update the ideals and teachings of Jesus to a modern
setting.
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AT 95 PASTOR ELLEN BLACKWELL CONTINUES FULL-TIME
MINISTRY
 Richmond
(Virginia): She is senior pastor of Way of Faith
Assembly of God in Fairfax, Virginia. She travels 90
minutes one way every Sunday afternoon to preach at
Mount Zion AG in Charles Town, West Virginia. Blackwell
planted Way of Faith AG, which has an average Sunday
morning attendance of 180, in 1970. �I went through the
school of hard knocks and experience,� she says. Her
main focus is training young people for the ministry.
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MASSIVE ANCIENT WALL UNCOVERED IN JERUSALEM
Jerusalem: An archaeological dig in
Jerusalem has turned up a 3,700-year-old wall that is
the largest and oldest of its kind found in the region,
experts say. Standing 8 meters (26 feet) high, the wall
of huge cut stones is a marvel to archaeologists. �To
build straight walls up 8 meters ... I don�t know how to
do it today without mechanical equipment,� said the
excavation�s director, Ronny Reich. �I don�t think that
any engineer today without electrical power [could] do
it.�
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�WALKING BIBLE� MATLOCK GETS ATTENTION WITH AMAZING
MEMORY
Nashville (Tennessee): Ask Charles Matlock
to recite a random Bible passage, and he�ll think for a
second before delivering the verses as if reading from
the book. Because of his photographic memory, Matlock,
59, has been able to memorize most of Christianity�s
holy book. He is known as the �Walking Bible of West
Tennessee.� The Savannah native can recite whole books
or chapters by request.
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ATHEISTS OFFER TO CARE FOR CHRISTIANS� PETS AFTER THE
RAPTURE
It�s a question that all animal-loving Christian
evangelicals must address: who will look after their
pets on Earth when the Rapture comes and they are taken
up to heaven? Now a group of atheists in the US have
come up with a tongue-in-cheek solution, offering to
take in the cats and dogs of �saved� believers in return
for a small fee.
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