Monday, January 10, 2011

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Christian Headlines

Christian Headlines investigation: $34 billion to be stolen by Christian leaders in 2011.
The first article in a series: An Overview of Religious Financial Fraud

Top Headlines [xml]

  • Westboro Sludge Plans to Picket Funeral of 9-Year-Old Killed in Tuscon - Fox News
  • Environmentalism can be bad for soul, evangelical group warns - Gannett
  • New converts flocking to ancient church / Orthodox traditions dating back centuries attract members - Houston Chronicle
  • Christian community organises special prayers for Taseer - Lahore Daily Times
  • Anglicans heading to Rome told they can't stay in their churches - London Telegraph
  • Church embraces technology to spread message - St Louis Post-Dispatch
  • Grassley inquiry leads to church tax policy proposals - Tampa Tribune
  • Ad playing Doritos for Eucharist yanked from Super Bowl contest - USA Today
  • Assassin's politics lean 'left wing, quite liberal' - WorldNetDaily
  • Celebrations in Guildford as Bible turns 400 - BC News
  • Televangelists Pass Senate Probe, But New Commission Formed - Charisma News
  • Local Coptic churches mourn victims of church bombing in Egypt - Houston Chronicle
  • Arab Christians mistaken for Muslims in the U.S. - Houston Chronicle

    • Prayer Concerns [xml]

  • 11 dead in latest violence in central Nigeria - AP
  • 14 decapitated bodies found in Acapulco; 13 others killed - AP
  • Fear stalks Egypt's churches over Coptic Christmas - Reuters

    • Courts [xml]

  • Court asked to give up control of student's religion - WorldNetDaily
  • Motions fly in Bishop Eddie Long case - Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • Christian school sues Upper Arlington in zoning dispute - Columbus Dispatch Politics
  • Second Circuit Denies Full-Court Review Of Fox Decision - Broadcasting & Cable
  • Panel asks California high court for guidance on gay-marriage ban - Los Angeles Times
  • Cross on public land in San Diego is unconstitutional, federal court rules - Los Angeles Times
  • Milwaukee Archdiocese Seeks Chapter 11 - New York Times

    • Gay Marriage [xml]

  • Texas attorney general blasts ruling allowing gay divorce - Houston Chronicle
  • Panel asks California high court for guidance on gay-marriage ban - Los Angeles Times
  • Presbyterian Church, same-sex marriage: Hers is the ministry of 'yes' - Los Angeles Times
  • Gay lobbyists demand meeting with church - AAP
  • Biden says gay marriage 'inevitable' - AP

    • Intelligent Design [xml]

  • Does the NCSE Target Faith Viewpoints? - Evolution News & Views
  • H. G. Wells: Popularizing Darwin, racism, and mayhem – the history you never learned in school - Uncommon Descent
  • -Latest non-Cambrian non-explosion - Uncommon Descent
  • BIO-Complexity Paper Shows Many Multi-Mutation Features Unlikely to Evolve in History of the Earth - Evolution News & Views
  • Faith First; Evidence Later (if at all) - Uncommon Descent
  • 2010 Coming down from the reductionism trip - Uncommon Descent

    • Islam [xml]

  • Somali Islamists ban men, women from shaking hands - AP
  • ISNA conference draws hundreds of Muslims - Miami Herald
  • Video: Sufism Under Attack in Pakistan - New York Times
  • Growing numbers in Britain convert to Islam - Western Mail
  • Islamic Countries Dominate Open Doors 2011 World Watch List - Christian Newswire

    • Opinion: Editorials and Columnists [xml]

  • ‘Red Eye’ host gives social conservatives a black eye - Marsha West
  • A Nation Of Truth-Rejecters - Chuck Baldwin
  • Psychology and the Shrinking of America - Robin of Berkeley
  • Atheists angry at God? - Brad Hirschfield
  • Defending Christmas is year-round battle - Brenda Verner

    • On Twitter [xml]

  • Sarah Posner: Grassley's televangelist investigation. Both ECFA and Grassley agree that issues should be resolved without "burdensome" govt intervention.
  • Christian Headlines: International Bulletin of Missionary Research report: Christian religious leaders to commit $34 billion in fraud in 2011
  • Rick Warren: If you always feel comfortable reading God's Word, you're either not reading ALL of it, or you aren't letting it sink in

    • Persecution [xml]

  • After Blast in Egypt, Many Deride Their Church as Too Timid - New York Times
  • Blast Awakens Egypt to Threat From Religious Strife - New York Times
  • Analyst: Pakistani marked for death for support of Christian - WorldNetDaily
  • Government to church: You can't do that - WorldNetDaily
  • Iraq Jumps 9 Spots in World's Worst Persecutors List - Christian Post

    • Politics [xml]

  • Boehner references Catholicism in address; Congress' religious makeup unchanged - Houston Chronicle
  • Grassley inquiry leads to church tax policy proposals - Tampa Tribune
  • Interfaith group seeks to protect California deserts - Los Angeles Times
  • Chile Offers Recognition for a State of Palestine - New York Times
  • Focus on Family group stays in conservative conference despite presence of gay activists - Denver Post

    • Prolife [xml]

  • Parents want right to choose their child's gender - Melbourne Herald-Sun
  • Former exec: Here's how to defeat Planned Parenthood - WorldNetDaily
  • Mike Pence Introduces Bill to Stop Tax Dollars from Going to Nation's Top Abortion Provider--Planned Parenthood - CNS News
  • City Health Department: 39 Percent Of NYC Pregnancies Result In Abortion - CBS New York
  • Former Planned Parenthood Director to Expose Abortion Biz - Life News

    • Christian Headlines Blog [xml]

  • An Overview of Religious Financial Fraud

    • Assemblies of God News [xml]

  •  Fire destroys Florida church education and administration building
  •  Jacob's Hope: The Assemblies of God launches global outreach to Jews
  •  Single Adult Ministries/Young Adult Ministries offer online calendar opportunity
  •  Assemblies of God leader urges prayers for Iranian Christians under arrest

    • Baptist Press [xml]

  •  In Iran, 'scores of Christians' were arrested Dec. 25
  •  Page points to 'sufficiency of God's grace'
  •  Mo. convention exec director resigns
  •  CULTURE DIGEST: Most New Year's resolutions are self-centered
  •  SPORTS: Bubba Cates to receive FCA award

    • Christian Newswire [xml]

  • Richard Viguerie: Our Thoughts and Prayers are with Rep. Giffords and the Victims of the Arizona Shooting
  • Trunews Completes Successful Year of Humanitarian Work in Haiti
  • Haiti One Year Later -- A Ray Of Hope
  • Pence Introduces Bill to Deny Federal Funding to Planned Parenthood with 122 Cosponsors
  • GMC to Air 'Apocalyptic Sunday' Film Fest on January 9
  • Gospel and Christian Music Fans Rank Top 10 Videos for 2010 in 4th Annual GMC Music Video Awards

    • Christian Post [xml]

  • Compassion Vows Holistic, Long-Term Commitment in Haiti
  • Over 800 Churches to Begin 21 Days of Prayer, Fasting
  • Pro-Life Agenda Postponed after Shooting of Congresswoman
  • John Piper Returns to Pulpit after 8 Month Leave
  • S.C. Megachurch Launches Fifth Campus in Charleston
  • Interview: Drew Dyck on Why Young Adults are Leaving Christianity
  • Christians Offer Prayers as Sudan Voters Head to Polls
  • Ted Haggard Recommends Documentary of His 'Resurrection Story'

    • Christianity Today Magazine [xml]

  • Testify!
  • Sudan Vote to Test Obama's Approach
  • Blessed Are the Poor in Virtue
  • Go Figure
  • The Rush to Reconcile
  • Constructing Peace

    • Christianity Today Politics [xml]

  • Grassley Asks ECFA to Lead Independent Inquiry
  • Grassley Investigation Ends with No Penalty for Televangelists
  • Obama Admin. Reverses Course on End-of-Life Provision
  • Pro-life Efforts to Watch in 2011
  • Obama's Church Appearance Highlights Public Trend

    • Compass Direct News [xml]

  • Compass Direct News’ Top 10 Stories of 2010
  • Lao Officials Arrest 11 Christians at Gunpoint
  • Murder of Governor in Pakistan Darkens ‘Blasphemy’ Case

    • Forum 18 News Service [xml]

  • Azerbaijan: "Massive" increased fines for exercising freedom of religion or belief
  • Turkey: Education should facilitate, not undermine, freedom of religion or belief
  • Turkmenistan: "Ilmurad will pray and praise God at Christmas in the labour camp"

    • Indy Christian Media [xml]

  • 01/7 Community Prayer Siren Friday Alert
  • January Update for Citywide Communicators
  • Thursday @ICTV 'Assessing The New Congress'

    • Intelligent Design the Future [xml]

  • Fruit Flies and Fossil Tracks Were Bad News for Darwin in 2010
  • A Beautifully Engineered Universe: Peer-Reviewed Paper Argues for Intelligent Design
  • ARN's Top 10 Darwin and Design Science Stories of 2010

    • Life News [xml]

  • Boehner Postpones Abortion, Health Care Votes After Giffords Shooting
  • After Giffords Shooting, Blame Game Begins on Abortion
  • Abortion Center Director Falsely Reporting Bomb Threat Gets 5 Years
  • Pro-Abortion Rudy Giuliani Denies a White House Run
  • Kentucky Senate OKs Ultrasound Before Abortion Bill
  • Pence Files Bill to De-Fund Planned Parenthood Abortion Biz

    • Mennonite Central Committee News [xml]

  • MCC accepting applications for young adult service opportunities
  • Remembering Glen Lapp
  • MCC urges prayers for peace during Sudanese secession vote

    • Methodist Thinker [xml]

  • Riley Case: Seminaries and the decline of United Methodism
  • A word from Mr. Wesley: ‘Salvation by faith’
  • A prayer of hope for the New Year

    • Mission Network News [xml]

  • Mission leaders remember Haiti, one year later
  • The ball is in Turkmenistan's court following religion law review
  • Bible translator kidnapped
  • Biblica embarks upon New Year with launch of Chinese Contemporary Bible
  • Huge progress made in Bible translation in 2010

    • New Tribes Missions News [xml]

  • Teaching makes sense to Akolets
  • Thanks a rare thing
  • Jesus alone

    • One News Now [xml]

  • Missionary agency supporting Christians and Muslims
  • Muslim group sues critic over website's name
  • A chaplain for Miss. lawmakers
  • Recent poll results (Jan. 3-7, 2011)
  • Former evangelical leader now condemns conservatives
  • Gov't quickly approaching nat'l debt ceiling
  • New name reflects focus on patients' rights
  • The week's top stories (Jan. 3-7, 2010)
  • Major cuts expected in Brown's budget proposal
  • Conservative groups backing away from CPAC

    • One Year Bible Blog [xml]

  • January 10th One Year Bible Readings

    • Persecution Blog [xml]

  • Top 10 Cases of Persecution of Churches and Christians in China
  • VOM-USA Prayer Update for January 7, 2011
  • Muslim Clerics Praise Assailant for Murdering 'blasphemous' Governor

    • Today's Creation Moment [xml]

  • Jumbo Fairy Shrimp
  • Lungfish Take a Bite Out of Evolution
  • Six-Legged Law and Order

    • United Methodist News Service Headlines [xml]

  • Arizona bishop asks for prayers after shootings
  • Pillowcase dresses aim to cheer Haitians
  • Church empowers African businesswomen

    • Wesleyan Life [xml]

  • Bible Reading: Finding Time to Read
  • Bossing God Around
  • Billy Graham, in TV interview, reflects: 'My time is limited'
  • Uncomfortable with Being Comfortable

    • Wesleyan Church News [xml]

  • BGS Signs NAE Letter on Marriage
  • Gathering Speakers Offer Inspiration and Urge Action
  • Relationships Key in Reaching Teens and Young Adults
  • Author and Evangelist Promotes Racial Reconciliation
  • Fire Ravages Indiana Wesleyan Church

    • Christmas [xml]

  • Orthodox Christmas continues in the Holy Land - Jerusalem Post
  • Defending Christmas is year-round battle - Brenda Verner
  • Grapevine megachurch premieres 3-D Christmas services - Dallas Morning News
  • Iraqi Christians join Christmas worship in France - AFP
  • Bombing wounds 11 at Christmas Mass in Philippines - AP
  • Bethlehem celebrates merriest Christmas in years - AP
  • Christians worldwide mark Christ's birth - AP
  • Iraqi Christians mark somber Christmas - AP

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