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Month: March 2014

Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Monday, March 31

Writer Recounts Trip from Atheism to Christianity (Times Record News) How to Handle Bible Difficulties (Evidence Unseen) New York Town Awaits Supreme Court Ruling on Moment of Prayer (The Washington Times) Larger Churches Find Success Starting Smaller Campuses (TBO) British PM Calls First Gay “Marriages” an “Important Moment” for the Country (Express) Mega Church Hosts …

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Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Saturday, March 29

Calls to Repeal Blasphemy Laws after Latest Death Sentence for Christian (Christian Today) U.S. Christian Couple Convicted in Qatar of Adopted Daughter’s Death (Christianity Today) Trinity College Dublin Removes Bible from Its Crest (Irish Times) Scottish Parents Object to Sex Education for Six-Year-Olds (The Scotsman) Eric Holder: Feds Will Recognize Michigan Gay “Marriage,” despite Law …

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Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Friday, March 28

Evangelicals Back Peace Pact with Islamic Rebels in Philippines (Christianity Today) 3000 Syrian Christians Flee Armenian Village as Islamist Rebels Take Control (WorldWatch Monitor) Pakistani Court Postpones Hearing on Appeal of Asia Bibi Blasphemy Conviction (ANS) The Copts Choice: Where Do Coptic Christians Stand on Egyptian Politics? (Persecution.org) Slow Church Movement Fights the “McDonaldization” of …

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Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Thursday, March 27

World Vision USA Reverses Its Decision: The Letter and Some Reactions (The Gospel Coalition) Bishop of British Columbia Approves Blessing of Same-Sex “Marriages” (Anglican Journal) Some Members Outraged at Church for Baptizing Gay Man (WREG) Anglican Bishop Issues Call to 20 Other National Bishops to Discuss Response to Climate Change (Anglican Journal) The Unlikely Fate of …

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Culture Warrior in God’s Army: William Booth (1829-1912)

One morning in 1885, a Salvation Army worker unlocked the doors of the ministry’s London headquarters to find an adolescent girl sleeping on the front step. Surprised at her presence, the worker asked how she arrived at such an unorthodox resting place. The answer was appalling: After coming to the city to find work, she …

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Selected News Stories from Around the World* — Wednesday, March 26

Syrian Islamic Jihadists Desecrating Churches, Pillaging Christian Homes (AINA) Time for Obama to Speak Out for Religious Freedom in Saudi Arabia (Persecution.org) Ukrainian Orthodox Church Faces Own Crisis (VOA News) Obama Administrations Suffer a Drubbing in Hobby Lobby Arguments (Forbes) Sotomayor, Kagan: Hobby Lobby Should Drop Insurance, Pay Penalty and Let Employees Use Exchange (CNS …

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