US 44th Presidential Inauguration – 20 Jan 2009
Comprehensive coverage from Washington of the day’s Christian aspects (Christianity Today)– includes transcripts of prayers & inauguration speechSober Obama speech draws on surprising sources (CNN,…
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Global mission bodies to unite in Singapore 2009
http://sg.christianpost.com/dbase.php?cat=missions&id=1495Centres for World Mission around the world are set to gather for a historic conference after more than a decade next year in Singapore, according…
Christian Persecution – World Watch List 2009
Open Doors has published its World Watch List for 2009, listing the world’s worst persecutors of Christians. North Korea Saudi Arabia Iran Afghanistan Somalia Maldives…
Thoughts on Voting and Politics
John Piper recorded a video about the upcoming US election.Condensed version – “The Most Important Issues In This Election” (4 min)Full version – “John Piper’s…
Prosperity of Televangelist’s Friends, Family Raises Flags
http://christianpost.com/article/20080727/prosperity-of-televangelist-s-friends-family-raises-flags.htmEric Gorski, AP27 Jul 2008NEWARK, Texas (AP) – Here in the gentle hills of north Texas, televangelist Kenneth Copeland has built a religious empire teaching…
World Council of Churches in Indonesia to strengthen efforts against violence
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/world.council.of.churches.in.indonesia.to.strengthen.efforts.against.violence/20610.htm17 Jul 2008Churches working for peace in Indonesia – a country which over the last decades had to cope with repeated outbreaks of ethnic and…
Evangelist accuses Obama of ‘distorting’ Bible
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/06/24/evangelical.vote/index.htmlAlexander Mooney, CNN24 Jun 2008A top U.S. evangelical leader is accusing Sen. Barack Obama of deliberately distorting the Bible and taking a “fruitcake interpretation” of…
Christian leaders meet privately with Obama
10 Jun 2008 by Charles BabingtonBarack Obama discussed Darfur, the Iraq war, gay rights, abortion and other issues Tuesday with Christian leaders, including a conservative…
Maria Sue Chapman dies in accident at family home
MARIA SUE CHAPMAN, DAUGHTER OF STEVEN CURTIS CHAPMAN, DIES IN ACCIDENT AT FAMILY HOMENASHVILLE, TN…5/21/08… At approximately 5pm on the afternoon of Wednesday May 21st,…
Bin Laden urges jihad for Palestinians
http://www.mail.com/layoutengine.aspx?page=Article.aspx&articlepath=APNews\Top%20Headlines\20080320\Bin_Laden_Message_20080320.xml&cat=topheadlines&subcat=&pageid=1by Maamoun Youssef and Katarina Kratovac20 Mar 2008Osama bin Laden lashed out Thursday at Palestinian peace negotiations with Israel and called for a holy war…