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News & Current Events :: Vicars Ban ‘Un-Christian’ Yoga for Toddlers
2007-08-31 23:44:00
Author: Eric Subject: Vicars Ban ‘Un-Christian ’ Yoga for ToddlersPosted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:44 pm (GMT -4) Vicars Ban ‘Un-Christian’ Yoga for Toddlers Simon de Bruxelles A children’s exercise class has been banned from two church halls because it is teaching yoga. The group has been turned away by vicars who described yoga as a sham and un-Christian. Louise Woodcock, 41, who was looking for a new home for her Yum Yum Yoga class for toddlers was turned away by the Silver Street Baptist Church and St James’s Anglican Church in Taunton, Somerset. Miss Woodcock says that the ban is ridiculous as the classes simply involve music and movement with no religious content. She said: “I couldn’t believe it when they suddenly said I couldn’t have the hall any more because yoga is against their Christian ethos. It’s crazy because we’re talking about kids pretending to be animals and doing exercise routines to rhymes. “I explained to the church that my yoga is a completely nonrel...
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News & Current Events :: All 19 Korean Hostages Released
2007-08-31 11:36:00
Author: Eric Subject: All 19 Korean Hostages ReleasedPosted: Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:36 am (GMT -4) All 19 Korean Hostages Released Michelle Vu The final three South Korean hostages have been released, bringing the total to seven the number of those freed on Thursday and what looks to be an end to the six-week hostage drama that made headlines around the world. Two women and one man were handed over to Reto Stocker, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Afghanistan, hours after a handover of four hostages earlier in the day, according to The Associated Press. Although a South Korea presidential spokesman said Tuesday that it may take some time before the actual releases take place after the Taliban and South Korea struck a deal on Tuesday for the lives of the remaining hostages, all 19 were released over the course of five handovers. South Korean presidential spokesman Cheon Ho-sun said Thursday that once the remaining hostages were freed, the group will b...
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News & Current Events :: 4 More Korean Hostages Freed; 3 Left
2007-08-31 01:47:00
Author: Eric Subject: 4 More Korean Hostages Freed; 3 LeftPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:47 pm (GMT -4) 4 More Korean Hostages Freed; 3 Left Eric Young Taliban militants in Afghanistan released four more South Korean hostages Thursday after freeing 12 of the remaining 19 South Korean hostages the day before in three separate rounds of handovers. A rebel negotiator told Agence France-Presse that the Taliban had handed the four hostages to Afghan tribal leaders and will hand over the remaining three late Thursday. An Associated Press reporter who witnessed all three of Wednesday’s handovers also saw the latest handover of two men and two women to the officials of the International Committee of the Red Cross on a road in central Afghanistan’s Janda area. "They (the hostages) are in different locations and we have to bring them to one place before handing them over," explained Taliban negotiator Qari Mohammad Bashir, who was involved in a series of meetings with a South...
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News & Current Events :: Taliban May Free All Remaining Korean Hostages Tod
2007-08-30 21:45:00
Author: Eric Subject: Taliban May Free All Remaining Korean Hostages TodayPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:45 pm (GMT -4) Taliban May Free All Remaining Korean Hostages Today Eric Young Taliban militants in Afghanistan were expected to release the last remaining South Korean hostages Thursday after freeing 12 of the 19 South Korean hostages the day before in three separate rounds of handovers. A Taliban negotiator told Agence France-Presse Thursday the last seven would definitely be freed. "They are in different locations and we have to bring them to one place before handing them over," said Qari Mohammad Bashir, who was involved in a series of meetings with a South Korean delegation to free the aid workers. South Korean presidential spokesman Cheon Ho-sun said Thursday that once free, the group will be heading to Kabul before returning home via Dubai, putting an end to a six-week hostage crisis that began with the abduction of the original group of 23 South Korean...
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News & Current Events :: Religious Freedom Getting Worse in Azerbaijan
2007-08-30 21:20:00
Author: Eric Subject: Religious Freedom Getting Worse in AzerbaijanPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:20 pm (GMT -4) Religious Freedom Getting Worse in Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (MNN) ― A pastor in Northern Azerbaijan continues to be held in jail, and details of his arrest are just coming out. Pastor Zaur Balaev was arrested for holding "illegal meetings"--religious activity without state registration, and for using violence against a state. President of Slavic Gospel Association Bob Provost says those charges are simply ludicrous. Balaev has spent years trying to register his church, reports Provost. "Every time he has tried to register, he has been refused because he can't find a notary who is willing to validate his membership roll. Without a membership roll that is notarized, he can't register the church." The 35-member church had been meeting in his home until his arrest in May. Provost says the other allegation is also unfounded. "They accused ...
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News & Current Events :: Rebuilding Progressing Slowly on 2-Year Katrina An
2007-08-30 21:18:00
Author: Eric Subject: Rebuilding Progressing Slowly on 2-Year Katrina AnniversaryPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:18 pm (GMT -4) Rebuilding Progressing Slowly on 2-Year Katrina Anniversary USA (MNN) -- CityTeam's Disaster Response Team still needs volunteers to help rebuild lives and homes in the Gulf Coast. Two years ago, they responded to Hurricane Katrina's devastation by providing shelter, food, water, counseling, and a long-term rebuilding plan. And for two years, CityTeam volunteers have lived in a baseball field called "Field of Dreams." Today, there are still families living in emergency trailers in Bay St. Louis. People of the community share with one another their rebuilding efforts, as well as need for labor, building materials, or appliances. People also share their frustrations and fears and have a volunteer listen to them. As a result, what was a unique kind of "refugee camp" has ultimately become a place where the community can heal. ...
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News & Current Events :: North American Triumvirate Pooh-Poohs 'Conspiracy
2007-08-30 21:15:00
Author: Eric Subject: North American Triumvirate Pooh-Poohs 'Conspiracy Theorists'Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:15 pm (GMT -4) North American Triumvirate Pooh-Poohs 'Conspiracy Theorists' Chad Groening An author and investigative journalist is calling President Bush's remarks insulting after he recently called those who are exposing the agenda of a secret multi-national business coalition "conspiracy theorists." Dr. Jerome Corsi, author of The Late Great USA: The Coming Merger with Mexico and Canada, attended the recent summit of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP), between Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, and Mexican President Felipe Calderon. The summit was held in Montebello, Quebec. Corsi contends that the SPP has the goal of creating what amounts to a North American version of the European Union. He says he does not appreciate what the three leaders had to say when directly asked if that was the plan. "Bush ...
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News & Current Events :: Chinese Parents Fight Forced Abortions
2007-08-30 21:10:00
Author: Eric Subject: Chinese Parents Fight Forced AbortionsPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:10 pm (GMT -4) Chinese Parents Fight Forced Abortions Alexa Olesen QIAN'AN, China - Yang Zhongchen, a small-town businessman, wined and dined three government officials for permission to become a father. But the Peking duck and liquor weren't enough. One night, a couple of weeks before her date for giving birth, Yang's wife was dragged from her bed in a north China town and taken to a clinic, where, she says, her baby was killed by injection while still inside her. "Several people held me down, they ripped my clothes aside and the doctor pushed a large syringe into my stomach," says Jin Yani, a shy, petite woman with a long ponytail. "It was very painful. ... It was all very rough." Some 30 years after China decreed a general limit of one child per family, resentment still brews over the state's regular and sometimes brutal intrusion into intimate family matt...
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News & Current Events :: Christian Valedictorian Sues School over Loss of D
2007-08-30 21:04:00
Author: Eric Subject: Christian Valedictorian Sues School over Loss of DiplomaPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 3:04 pm (GMT -4) Valedictorian Threatened with Loss of Diploma over Religious Graduation Message Sues School DENVER, CO, August 27, 2007 (LifeSiteNews .com) - Today, Liberty Counsel filed suit against Lewis Palmer School District on behalf of Erica Corder, a high school valedictorian who was forced to publicly apologize for sharing her Christian faith at graduation. Erica was one of fifteen valedictorians from the Lewis-Palmer High School class of 2006. For the past year, she has been the subject of criticism because the school continues to portray her as a student who engaged in improper conduct because she mentioned Jesus Christ during her speech. Before graduation in May 2006, Principal Mark Brewer informed the valedictorians that they could choose one student to speak, or that all of them could deliver a 30-second graduation message. The students chose to have all fifteen ...
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Inspiration & Devotionals :: The Last Laugh
2007-08-29 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: The Last Laugh Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) All of us, at one time or another, have experienced the strange physiological reaction of zygomatic stimulation and subsequent larynx strain. This strain upsets the respiratory system, which results in deep, noisy gasps. The mouth opens and closes as the lungs struggle for oxygen. The struggle for oxygen causes the face to turn various shades of red and strange, unique noises emerge from deep within. What is this strange, physiological reaction I am describing?(1) It is laughter! We normally associate laughter with humor. But, gelotology, the study of laughter, suggests another trigger for laughter called the incongruity theory. This theory suggests that laughter arises when logic and familiarity are replaced by things that don't normally go together--when we expect one outcome and another happens. Generally speaking, our minds and bodies anticipate what's going to happen and ho...
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Inspiration & Devotionals :: The Song of Fools
2007-08-29 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: The Song of FoolsPosted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) In the early 1900's, a man by the name of D.R. Van Sickle set out to prove that one does not have to be Christian to author a Christian hymn. Though he did not believe the message, he knew he could still mimic it. Despite its somewhat irreverent origins, the hymn was published and the words came to resound in churches everywhere: All hail to Thee, Immanuel, our risen King and Savior! Thy foes are vanquished, and Thou art omnipotent forever. Death, sin, and hell no longer reign, and Satan's pow'r is burst in twain; Eternal glory to Thy Name: All hail! All hail! All hail Immanuel! It is interesting to imagine what might have gone through Van Sickle's mind when he first heard the words of his own hymn on the lips of a Christian. Did he consider his word-game a success, having fooled the believing masses with his impersonation? Did he find believers all the ...
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Prayer & Blessings :: Call To Prayer for Tuesday, August 28, 2007
2007-08-29 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Call To Prayer for Tuesday , August 28, 2007Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) Youth volunteers are packing Kid-to Kid cuddly 'Prayer Bears' and Scripture booklets for children in Africa. Pray the recipients experience God’s love through this ministry. 'A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.' John 13:34-35 Read more... Source: Call To Prayer 24x7 Call To Prayer by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have any issues with the content of this post, please contact Patrick for a resolution.
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Inspiration & Devotionals :: Daily Manna from the Net for Tuesday, August
2007-08-29 10:00:00
Author: NewsFeeder Subject: Daily Manna from the Net for Tuesday , August 28, 2007 [Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:00 am (GMT -4) I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and he delivers them. Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:4-8 NIV Listen (MP3) Read more... Source: Daily Manna from the Net [NIV] Daily Scripture reading by International Bible Society_________________*The Post Above Was Automatically Inserted* Although we have thoroughly examined the source of this feed before approving it for automation, we are not responsible for any content from this feed source or their website. If you have any issues with the content of this post, please contact Patrick for...
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Protection From The Enemy :: Tips to Help You Think Clearly
2007-08-28 10:31:00
Author: Eric Subject: Tips to Help You Think ClearlyPosted: Tue Aug 28, 2007 4:31 am (GMT -4) Tips to Help You Think Clearly I stumbled upon a very helpful list of maxims of clear and careful thinking that I’m passing on to you. It comes from James Beverley and is gleaned from a section entitled “How to Think and Reason Correctly” in his book Holy Laughter and the Toronto Blessing, published by Zondervan. -Emotion does not settle issues of truth. -Tradition is not always right. -Do not give human authority figures uncritical allegiance. -Be careful of the way you use words. Words are tools. They must be used properly and carefully. -Do not force people into limited or false options. -Do not use name-calling or put-downs as a debate tactic (argumentum ad hominem). -Be careful of accusations based solely on the presumed origin of a given idea or practice (the genetic fallacy). The popularity or unpopularity of something does not make it either true or ...
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News & Current Events :: Governor & Attorney General Say Marriage can be Re
2007-08-28 04:33:00
Author: Eric Subject: Governor & Attorney General Say Marriage can be RemovedPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:33 pm (GMT -4) California Governor and Attorney General Say Marriage can be Eliminated in Future Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown file legal briefs saying the California Legislature can eliminate marriage rights and get rid of marriage SACRAMENTO, Aug. 27 /Christian News wire/ -- In legal briefs submitted to the California Supreme Court, which is considering whether to license "same-sex marriages" next year, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown both stated that a future Legislature could abolish marriage and yank marriage rights from a married husband and wife. It was revealed today that Attorney General Jerry Brown [see PDF of AG Jerry Brown's 8/17 brief ] and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger [See PDF of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's 8/17 brief ] said the following in their August 17 supplemental briefs responding to questions ...
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News & Current Events :: Post-Traumatic Stress Plagues Families, Compassion
2007-08-28 04:29:00
Author: Eric Subject: Post -Traumatic Stress Plagues Families, Compassion RespondsPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:29 pm (GMT -4) Post-Traumatic Stress Plagues Families, Compassion Responds Peru (MNN) ― Compassion International has joined the multitudes in helping victims of the earthquake in Peru. Although Compassion's Country Director in Peru, Christina Zavala, says the situation seems to be stable in Lima, they are still looking for seven of their sponsored children. They are searching in hospitals as well as stadiums where families have fled. They are working with nine churches in the area to provide aid. They've given food, 5,900 bottles of water, 1500 blankets, and 2,050 kg of hygiene supplies. Compassion has 1,400 sponsored children in the areas affected by the quake. "We will continue providing these as needed in the days to come. This food only lasts for three days. We are also helping not only the 1,400 children; also this means 1,400 families,"...
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News & Current Events :: African Ministry Finds Success in New Evangelistic
2007-08-28 04:26:00
Author: Eric Subject: African Ministry Finds Success in New Evangelistic ApproachPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:26 pm (GMT -4) African Ministry Finds Success in New Evangelistic Approach in Ghana Ghana (MNN) ― Every Child Ministries' workers say the key to presenting the Gospel in Ghana's idol shrines is to go back many times. For years, their teams have been developing relationships with priests and devotees of idol shrines as a part of their project to liberate shrine slaves called trokosi. ECM's Lorella Rouster says traditional idol worshipers have a hard time fully accepting the Gospel. "Many of them understood and mentally accepted many of the basic facts of the Gospel. But the thing that surprised all of them and that none of them had ever heard of before, was that God's law forbade the worship of these spirits." On a recent trip to Ghana, Rouster was able to work with some of ECM's Ghanaian workers presenting the Gospel to priests and priestess...
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News & Current Events :: International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Chu
2007-08-28 04:22:00
Author: Eric Subject: International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted ChurchPosted: Mon Aug 27, 2007 10:22 pm (GMT -4) International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church It is incredible how unless you are involved with people actively ministering to persecuted believers around the world, you may have no idea that this year’s International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church is November 11, 2007. I had never heard of IDOP until I got in contact with The Voice of the Martyrs. I believe it is imperative for us to get as many people as possible praying year-round for our brothers and sisters around the world, and I believe November 11, will be a great day to invite others to join in prayer for these courageous believers. Sometimes when I hear reports of what persecuted believers are going through, a sense of helplessness comes over me, because I think there is nothing I can do to ease their suffering. It took me some time to realize that there is something I can do about ...
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News & Current Events :: Is Calling the Christian God 'Allah' Wrong?
2007-08-24 02:25:00
Author: Eric Subject: Is Calling the Christian God 'Allah' Wrong?Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:25 pm (GMT -4) Is Calling the Christian God 'Allah' Wrong? Michelle Vu One of America’s pre-eminent evangelicals is challenging the advice of a retiring Roman Catholic Bishop in the Netherlands who has raised eyebrows worldwide by suggesting Dutch Christians pray to “Allah.” Dr. R. Albert Mohler, Jr., president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, argues that it is inappropriate for Christians to call God Allah based on irreconcilable theological differences associated with the name Allah and core Christian beliefs. The key condition behind calling the Christian God Allah is that Allah must refer to the same God as the one in the Bible. However, this requirement presents “a huge problem for both Muslims and Christians,” contends Mohler. The theologian pointed out that the Qur’an explicitly denies that Allah has a son, and Islam considers the idea of a triune God to ...
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News & Current Events :: 'America's Worst Enemy, Itself'
2007-08-24 02:22:00
Author: Eric Subject: 'America's Worst Enemy , Itself'Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:22 pm (GMT -4) 'America's Worst Enemy, Itself' The Speeding Train and the Foolish Driver SAN DIEGO, Aug. 23 /Christian News wire/ -- It isn't as though we are unfamiliar with the concept of the speeding train and the foolish driver who believes that they can outrun that train across the tracks; only to be crushed beyond recognition. But when you look at America, some Americans are wondering if we are in a similar race for our very own existence. Of course any person can point out some of the top dangers to America, whether it's bio-terrorism, illegal immigration or nuclear war. But the maddening reality is that we do not understand that WE are our own worst enemies. Here are a few examples that should make us begin to wonder if we are the largest group of lemmings to commit collective suicide. We want to protect ourselves from the onslaught of illegal immigrants and yet we have created th...
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News & Current Events :: Hollywood Gets the Message About Intelligent Desig
2007-08-24 02:13:00
Author: Eric Subject: Hollywood Gets the Message About Intelligent DesignPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:13 pm (GMT -4) Hollywood Gets the Message About Suppression of Intelligent Design A few days ago I sat in one of the rooms where the producers of a new film, "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed," were screening a trailer and passing the word to interested individuals and groups. It's the same pre-release publicity approach used recently for other Hollywood offerings, including documentaries. My emotion was almost as much one of relief as excitement. It is going to be a terrific film treatment of the whole controversy, and far fairer than any we have encountered. For two years we have known that the Hollywood actor/critic/comedian/writer Ben Stein was making a film with a company called Premise Media that would inspect the controversy over Darwinian theory and intelligent design. Let's just say that some people at Discovery Institute were eager to cooperate, others mo...
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News & Current Events :: Court Upholds Ban on Bible Distribution to Fifth-G
2007-08-24 02:08:00
Author: Eric Subject: Court Upholds Ban on Bible Distribution to Fifth-GradersPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:08 pm (GMT -4) Appeals Court Upholds Ban on Bible Distribution to Fifth-Graders Jim Salter ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that prohibited the distribution of Bibles to grade school students in a southern Missouri school district. At issue was a long-held practice at South Iron Elementary School in Annapolis, 120 miles southwest of St. Louis, in which Gideons International representatives came to fifth-grade classrooms and gave away Bibles. A U.S. district judge issued a temporary injunction, and a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis agreed the classroom distribution should be prohibited. Parents of some students first raised concerns about the Bible distribution in 2005. That fall, the school board voted 4-3 to allow the distribution to continue, even though then-Superintendent Homer L...
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News & Current Events :: New Missionary Pilots in Training
2007-08-23 20:32:00
Author: Eric Subject: New Missionary Pilots in Training Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:32 pm (GMT -4) New Missionary Pilots in Training International (MNN) ― There's a new team of pilots in training at New Tribes Mission. New Tribes' Tim Sanford: "Traditionally we have only been training two to three guys in a given year. In the last two years, our numbers have really increased to where we've maxed out at six. That's how many we have here now, and we expect to have another six coming next year, as well." Six new families with a combined total of seven children are adjusting to their new surroundings at the McNeal, Arizona training facilities. They will soon begin the specialized training for missionary pilots and mechanics necessary before heading for their fields of service. The missionary aviation training program takes eight to nine months to complete, but Sanford emphasizes that it takes eight to ten years to launch a full-trained missionary pilot onto...
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News & Current Events :: Spiritual Help Needed but Difficult in Busy Time
2007-08-23 20:29:00
Author: Eric Subject: Spiritual Help Needed but Difficult in Busy Time Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:29 pm (GMT -4) Spiritual Help Needed but Difficult in Busy Time Mexico (MNN) ― Mexico's Gulf states braced for the strengthening arrival of Hurricane Dean as a Category 2 yesterday. The storm fell to a Category 1 but gained force as it crossed the Gulf of Mexico. Elsewhere, the Yucatan peninsula is assessing the damage. World Vision's Emergency Response Director for Mexico, Aldo Pontecorvo, is in eastern Yucatan where Dean struck on Tuesday. At the time of the interview, Pontecorvo reported that the sky was partially cloudy with the sun peaking through. There was no rain or wind. According to Pontecorvo, they are not currently concerned about winds if Hurricane Dean strikes as a Category 1 or tropical storm. They will be concerned, however, if the storm hits the mountain regions. "That will cause all the clouds to release all the water that they are bringin...
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News & Current Events :: Training for Ministry Leaders Unites Hearts for On
2007-08-23 20:25:00
Author: Eric Subject: Training for Ministry Leaders Unites Hearts for One PurposePosted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:25 pm (GMT -4) Training for Ministry Leaders Unites Hearts Under One Purpose Ghana (MNN) ― The Oasis Training Center in Prampram, Ghana is having an impact on cooperation and unity. Ambrose Brennan of Oasis International says many of their students are pastors of different churches, now networking throughout the region. The impetus: a community health clinic. It's exciting to see the church leaders beginning to take ownership of the project. "We had partnered with Rotarian International before and were able to get an ambulance for the clinic, but it was always 'outside' help. We thought it'd be better if we could rally support amongst the community and the churches here, and that way we could foster a real spirit of unity and cooperation." Pastors are committed to cooperative fund-raising projects which foster harmony amongst the church bodies. Chu...
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News & Current Events :: Florida Mayor Stands Firm on Values, Fends Off Cri
2007-08-23 20:21:00
Author: Eric Subject: Florida Mayor Stands Firm on Values, Fends Off CriticismPosted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:21 pm (GMT -4) Florida Mayor Stands Firm on Family Values, Fends Off Criticism Allie Martin The mayor of Fort Lauderdale is standing firm in his conservative beliefs, despite being hammered in the press and by homosexual activists. For one thing, they don't like the fact that the mayor plans to crack down on illegal sexual activity in public. This summer, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle said installing single-occupancy restrooms at local beaches would deter homosexual activity. Also, the mayor voted against relocating a homosexual library on public property. Since making these decisions, the mayor has endured public criticism from homosexual activists and their supporters. Mayor Naugle says the reaction by homosexuals shows the danger of proposed hate crimes legislation. "There are websites ... identifying different locations in my city that are available for...
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News & Current Events :: China Could Flex Economic Muscles Against the U.S.
2007-08-10 19:16:00
Author: Eric Subject: China Could Flex Economic Muscles Against the U.S.Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:16 pm (GMT -4) China Could Flex Economic Muscles Against the U.S. Chad Groening An anti-Communist organization is concerned that the United States is in a new cold war that, unfortunately, is not going as well as the first one. The London Telegraph recently reported that the Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States, indicating that it may liquidate its vast holdings of U.S. treasuries if Washington imposes trade sanctions to force a Yuan revaluation. And one Chinese official hinted that Beijing has the power to set off a dollar collapse if it chooses to do so. Curry Kenworthy of the China E-lobby says the United States is not on top of this new cold war confrontation. He says the U.S. is in the same position that Russia was in during the last cold war and that the U.S. is not limited just by the huge economic disadvanta...
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News & Current Events :: Viral Outbreak Hits Haitian Ministry
2007-08-10 19:13:00
Author: Eric Subject: Viral Outbreak Hits Haitian MinistryPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:13 pm (GMT -4) Viral Outbreak Hits Haitian Ministry Haiti (MNN) ― Bethany Christian Services reports that a severe virus hit their Haiti partner, God's Littlest Angels. Three babies died, and several staff and visitors fell ill. Haitian radio said it was an epidemic in Haiti, and people are sick all over the country with the same thing. As a result of the virus, GLA realized their equipment in the Intensive Care Unit needed to be replaced. The team is looking for the following equipment: 1. Small Suction Machine (for respiratory suctioning) 2. Pulse Oximeter - both Neonatal and Adult size 3. Infant Automatic Blood Pressure Machine and cuffs 4. High Flow Oxygen Masks and Medium Flow Oxygen Masks for Infant and Pediatric At the same time, GLA is growing so fast, they are being forced to expand. They're currently located in the Kenscoff Mountains above Port...
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News & Current Events :: Jesus Film Celebrates 1,000th Translation
2007-08-10 19:09:00
Author: Eric Subject: Jesus Film Celebrates 1,000th TranslationPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:09 pm (GMT -4) Jesus Film Celebrates 1,000th Translation USA (MNN) ― By far, the JESUS Film is the most translated film in world history. Billions of people have seen the film depicting the Gospel of Luke, and hundreds of millions of people have made professions of faith because of what they've seen. Now, the JESUS Film Project is celebrating another milestone. "Doug" is with the JESUS Film: "The 1,000th language is the Lanka Kol language. That is spoken in South Asia, and the people group [numbers] one million." The people group is located in an area where Christians are persecuted. However, 'Doug' says, "The people group is an animist religion. The main translator for this language said that they are very open, but they have not been able to see any material in their own language prior to this." Since illiteracy is widespread in this nati...
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News & Current Events :: Author Encourages Teens to Exercise Snail-Mail
2007-08-10 19:05:00
Author: Eric Subject: Author Encourages Teens to Exercise Snail-Mail Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 1:05 pm (GMT -4) Author Encourages Teens to Exercise Snail-Mail ENUMCLAW, Wash., Aug. 10 /Christian News wire/ -- In this fast-paced generation, teens often connect with their friends through e-mail, instant messaging, or text messaging. But do they know how to slow down and share their thoughts through hand-written, heart-felt letters? "A Book of Idiomatic Phrases," new release from author Angela Muka [Pleasant Word] shares the secrets to basic letter writing skills teens will need to succeed later on in life. Beginning with a dedication to Mother Teresa and containing two photocopied personal letters from Mother Teresa to Angela, makes clear Muka’s inspiration for the book. Handwritten notes were one of Mother Teresa's ways of communicating love and friendship to those dear to her, a tradition that has long since lost its place in our society. Written in two parts, the...
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