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12/27/2010Tim Tebow Moves Bible Verse from Eye Black to Wrist
Tim Tebow, the evangelical darling who uses football as a platform for ministry, has found a way around the NFL rule that bans writing on the eye black.
- 12/26/2010
38 Killed in Nigeria Christmas Weekend Attacks
At least 38 people have been killed since Christmas Eve in attacks across Nigeria, including assaults against two churches.
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12/26/2010Bethlehem Sees Record-High Pilgrims for Christmas
The little town of Bethlehem saw the highest number of Christmas pilgrims in a decade, according to the Israeli military.
Tags Christmas Conflict/War - 12/24/2010
More Americans Say Christmas is 'Strongly Religious'
Half of Americans say Christmas is “strongly religious” for them, continuing the upward trend seen since 1989, the Gallup Poll found.
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12/23/2010Bible Translating Ministry: Work in Southern Sudan Uncertain
A ministry assisting Bible translators is pushing its efforts in Southern Sudan, explaining that it is uncertain how the Jan. 9 referendum will affect its work in the area.
- 12/11/2010
Corruption Is Major Obstacle in Anti-Poverty Fight, Says Church Group
Churches interested in eradicating poverty need to do more to fight corruption, an anti-poverty church network emphasizes in a new paper.
- 12/07/2010
Christians Must Not Forget Jailed Pakistani Woman, Says Ministry
Christians should not forget about Asia Bibi – the first woman to be sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy in Pakistan – as the country’s high court decides on a date for her appeals hearing, said a ministry that advocates on behalf of persecuted Christians.
- 12/05/2010
Pakistan Minister Condemns Reward for Killing Christian Woman
Pakistan's Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti condemned Saturday the recent announcement of a reward for killing the jailed Christian woman on death row for blasphemy.
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12/05/2010Founder of Large India Orphan Ministry Dies
The founder of a large ministry in India that rescues orphans and abandoned children died on Saturday, the ministry reported.
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12/02/2010Obama to Receive Christmas Cards Urging Mideast Peace
President Obama can expect to receive numerous Christmas cards this year pressing him to end the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
- 11/30/2010
Catholic Bishops Back House Resolution to Protect Iraq's Christians
U.S. Catholic bishops urged congressmen on Monday to quickly pass a resolution that condemns the recent attack on a downtown Baghdad church and calls for a comprehensive plan to improve security for religious minorities in Iraq.
- 11/24/2010
Muslims Protest Possible Pardon for Pakistani Christian Woman
A group of hard-line Muslims, including many students from Islamic schools, protested Wednesday in the city of Lahore against a possible presidential pardon for a Pakistani Christian woman sentenced to death for alleged blasphemy.
- 11/22/2010
Official: Pakistani Christian Woman on Death Row Is Innocent
Preliminary findings from an investigation into the case of Asia Bibi (also referred to as Asia Noreen by some media), the first woman sentenced to death for blasphemy in Pakistan, show that she is innocent, said a government official in charge of the investigation on Monday.
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11/21/2010Franklin Graham 'Alarmed' by Haiti Cholera Outbreak
Franklin Graham expressed alarm over the rapid spread of cholera in Haiti Saturday and called on the international community to increase its response.
- 11/20/2010
U.N. Anti-Blasphemy Proposal Meets Firm Resistance
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, and Open Doors are just some of the people and groups that have publicly denounced the proposed U.N. anti-blasphemy resolution that is expected to be voted on next week.


