Stoyan Zaimov

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  Nov 22, 2012

  The Bowery Mission Offers True Life Transformation on Thanksgiving and Year-Round

  As various groups and parishes serve the thousands of poor and hungry on Thanksgiving Day, The Bowery Mission, one of the oldest and largest faith-based charities in New York, is reminding the public that people need more than food on their way to a full and wholesome recovery.

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  Nov 21, 2012

  Russell Brand Debates Westboro Baptist Church Members About Jesus

  British comedian Russell Brand took on members of the controversial Westboro Baptist Church group on his late-night talk show this week, engaging in a quasi-serious debate on the Bible, arguing that love, not hate, was Jesus' principle message.

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  Nov 21, 2012

  Bowery Mission Opens Manhattan's Only Faith-Based Women's Shelter

  The Bowery Mission, one of the oldest and largest charity organizations in New York City, has opened a newly-renovated transitional home for formerly homeless women in Harlem this week, providing them further security as they get back on their feet.

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  Nov 21, 2012

  Rowan Williams Says Anglicans 'Blind to Society' After Rejecting Women Bishops

  A day after the Church of England failed to come to a two-third majority vote to pave the way for women bishops, its spiritual head, the Most Rev. Rowan Williams, has suggested that the Anglican church has lost credibility and is "blind" to the trends of society.

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  Nov 20, 2012

  Pakistani Christian Girl Imprisoned for Blasphemy Acquitted by Court

  The 14-year-old Pakistani Christian girl who was charged with committing blasphemy against Islam has been acquitted, after an Islamabad court found evidence that a Muslim cleric who accused her of tearing up pages from the Quran may have been the one to plant the evidence.

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  Nov 20, 2012

  Church of England Rejects Women Bishops in Crucial Vote

  The Church of England has voted to block a proposal seeking to allow women to serve as bishops after a day-long debate on Tuesday at its General Synod.

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  Nov 20, 2012

  Okla. Judge Refuses to Drop Child Abuse Charges Against Victory Christian Center

  Two youth pastors from the Victory Christian Center megachurch in Tulsa, Okla., failed in their attempt to convince a district judge to drop the charges against them, after they were accused of failing to notify police in a timely manner of child abuse that happened on church property.

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  Nov 20, 2012

  Court Questions Use of School Space for NYC Churches Helping With Hurricane Relief

  A Christian legal organization that has been defending the rights of NY Churches to continue meeting for worship services at public schools on weekends says the city is seeking to evict them while they are still helping Hurricane Sandy victims.

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  Nov 20, 2012

  NYC Mission Says Thanksgiving a Time to 'Bless Our Neighbors and Our City'

  The Bowery Mission, one of New York City's largest and oldest Christian rescue organizations, is celebrating this Thanksgiving the way it does every year – by serving the hungry and homeless. But the nonprofit organization is also playing an important role in helping victims of Hurricane Sandy get back on their feet.

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  Nov 19, 2012

  Truce Between Israel and Hamas 'Close' as Death Toll Mounts

  As the death toll in the Israel–Hamas conflict rose to 97 Monday morning, Egypt's prime minister has said that negotiations for a truce were being discussed, with the Arab League and countries around the world hoping the deadly aerial assaults will soon come to an end.