Christianity being squeezed out in the name of ‘equality’, Archbishop of York warns

Dr John SentamuBy Steve Doughty 4th February 2010

Christianity is being wiped out from public life in the name of equality, the Archbishop of York said yesterday.

Dr John Sentamu accused politicians and others of trying to sideline religion by promoting their false idea of ‘tolerance’.

He cited Labour’s equality laws as an attack on the freedoms of churches.

Attempts to denigrate church schools and ban the mention of Christmas in favour of bland ‘Winterval’ celebrations were also part of a drive to censor Christianity, he said.

The Archbishop’s comments followed the Pope’s unprecedented attack on Harriet Harman’s Equality Bill earlier this week.

Benedict XVI called the proposed legislation ‘unjust’, saying it restricted religious freedom and violated ‘the natural law’  -  in other words, Christian teaching.

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Yemen Negotiates Release of Christian Hostages

by Wolfgang Polzer : Jan 14, 2010 : ASSIST News Service

Government Claims to Know Whereabouts of German Family and British Engineer

The government of Yemen has started negotiations for the release of six Christian hostages.

A German family of five and a British engineer are held captive in the Northern province of Saada, according to foreign minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi. He was quoted by the German television channel ARD.

Johannes and Sabine Hentschel (both 37) and their children Lydia (5), Anna (3) and Simon (1) as well as the engineer were kidnapped six months ago during an outing near Saada. They were with two German Bible school students and a South Korean teacher. They were found murdered on June 12. The nine Christians had been working at the Al Jumhuri hospital in Saada.

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Billy Graham’s Suit – I not only know who I am .. I also know where I’m going.’

Billy GrahamBilly Graham is now 90 years old with Parkinson’s disease.

In January 2000, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina,  invited their favorite son, Billy Graham, to a luncheon in his honor.

Billy initially hesitated to accept the invitation because he struggles with Parkinson’s disease. But the Charlotte  leaders said, ‘We don’t expect a major address. Just  come and let us honor you.’ So he agreed..

After wonderful things were said about him, Dr. Graham  stepped to the rostrum, looked at the crowd, and said,  ‘I’m reminded today of Albert Einstein, the great physicist who  this month has been honored by Time magazine as the  Man of the Century. Einstein was once traveling from  Princeton on a train when the conductor came down the  aisle, punching the tickets of every passenger. When he  came to Einstein, Einstein reached in his vest pocket. He  couldn’t find his ticket, so he reached in his trouser pockets.  It wasn’t there, so he looked in his briefcase but couldn’t find it.  Then he looked in the seat beside him. He still couldn’t find it.

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Breaking News- Satanic cult leader from Mount Ainslie in Canberra, Australia accepts Jesus / by Pas Daniel

Culture Clash - Mixed Blessings: Mt Ainslie Exorcism Faces Its Own DemonsDear family and friends in Christ,

The last few days have been just so exciting to see what the Lord Jesus Christ is doing in our nation of Australia, in this Great South Land of the Holy Spirit!

Please do take the time to read through this email as it will bless you heaps to believe and know that all things are possible with God!

On 17th October 2009 we at CTFM decided to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit to pray on Mount Ainslie in Canberra, Australia and to pull down the strongholds of the enemy (devil) through spiritual warfare prayer. I’m sure most of you remember this as it was well covered by much of the media across the nation.  I was criticized by many within the church body for putting faith into action into what many thought was terribly politically incorrect. However, when the Lord tells us to do something, we should do it despite what others think or say! In other words, as followers of Christ, we must step out of the boat and begin to walk on the supernatural waters of the Spirit of God for Him to show Himself strong on our behalf and for a nation to bow down to worship Him as King of kings and LORD of lords!

I received many threatening messages before I led a Christian intercessory prayer team from around the nation to Mount Ainslie in Canberra, the capital city of Australia.  Particularly, one of the satanic leaders in Canberra said that the Satanists would attack us if we Christians came up on the mountain, but praise our Most High God that we did not back off but carried out our spiritual warfare assignment from the Lord of Hosts! (more…)

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Sarah Palin: We Won’t Get Over Abortion, Real Women’s Advocates Pro-Life

Potential 2012 Presidential Candidate Sarah PalinLife News | 1/21/10 | Steven Ertelt – Posted on 23 January 2010

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — Former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has a message for the mainstream media and abortion advocates. In a new note encouraging pro-life advocates at the March for Life, the former Alaska governor says pro-life people won’t “get over” abortion because abortions hurt women.

Palin starts the message, shared with her more than one million fans on FaceBook, with encouragement for the hundreds of thousands at the March for Life.

“Tomorrow the 37th annual March for Life will occur in Washington, D.C. January is a tough month to schedule a march in Washington, but every year hundreds of thousands of everyday Americans from across our nation brave the cold weather on the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision to bear a positive witness to the culture of life,” Palin writes.

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QED – Abbott and the Bible

Tony AbbottQED – Abbott and the Bible –  by Ben-Peter Terpstra – January 31, 2010

Tony Abbott’s pro-Bible statements outraged his opponents. And the reason is obvious to all with marbles.

In socialist circles, encouraging pupils to study Judeo-Christian texts is a sin. …

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Many Christian groups have praised and even promoted Mr Rudd for being a Christian. Strangely they have been very quiet about Mr Abbott’s Christian faith since he became Liberal leader.

All too often this seems to suggest that it is actually Mr Rudd’s brand of politics, rather than his faith, that they are applauding.

At the same time the atheists, humanists and socialists have been very quiet about Mr Rudd’s ‘faith’ yet have come out firing as soon as Mr Abbott became Liberal Leader and have continued to fire at him ever since.

Again suggesting that the real motivation is politics rather than faith.

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Amazing Holy Spirit Outpouring on Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Lady healed of severe leg pains and walks without walker!Body of Christ Unites to Catch the Fire of Holy Spirit Revival in Kangaroo Island, South AustraliaDear family & friends in Christ,

1) What a mighty weekend once again of ministering in the Holy Spirit miracle working power of God, as many more precious people were supernaturally healed, delivered and set free by the life transforming grace and love of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in Melbourne (Hallam), Victoria and Kangaroo Island, South Australia! 

Pastor Daniel led a team from CTFM to minister at several combined church services on Kangaroo Island on Saturday evening 30th and Sunday morning and evening 31st January. What was most exciting was that the local Uniting church was the host of all of the Holy Spirit revival meetings for the body of Christ and Kingdom of God on Kangaroo Island!

We give all the praise, honour, and glory to our loving Father in heaven for bringing together the body of His Son, from the Uniting, Seventh Day Adventist, Lutheran, Anglican, Baptist and AOG denominations, to lift up the matchless Name above all names, the Lord Jesus Christ!  Some of these churches even cancelled their scheduled Sunday morning services to join in this united move of God’s Holy Spirit and Fire! Truly, this was absolutely incredible, especially in our nation of Australia!

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MUSLIMS CONVERTED TO CHRIST IN IRAQ

by Dr. Peter Hammond

General Georges Sada, a former air force fighter pilot who once served as a senior military advisor to Saddam Hussein, is one of thousands of Iraqis who have become followers of the Lord Jesus Christ.

The remarkable testimony of General Sada was passed on to me by a former Frontline Fellowship mission worker, John Michael, who is working as a security advisor in Iraq. John Michael writes: “With all the negative and extremely disturbing violent news coming out of the Middle East, there is good news. Where there is conflict, there needs to be sober examination of our own faith as we are put to the test. Our purpose and meaning to life must be scrutinized. What is overwhelmingly obvious is that those who promote freedom and respect towards others are expressing their own personal faith in the God of the Bible. However, when confronting a religious system that lives for, and thrives on, violent conflict in Jihad with suicidal martyrdom seen as the only assurance of salvation, the question remains – what is the purpose of living? The hope for a peaceful and blessed life is really limited when such an extremely violent death is sought after. This raises some really disturbing questions about such a religious system, which has so little respect for humanity and life in general.”

“Religion can be a curse or a blessing. There is the God who blesses with life in all its abundance, and there is the god who steals, deceives, kills and destroys. It becomes as clear as the day when Elijah confronted the false prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel. The power of God was revealed with fire from on high showing who the true God was (1 Kings 18). This spectacular demonstration of God’s power, awe and might is now clearly on display in Iraq for all the world to see who really is the one true God.”

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Use the Quran to share Christ with Muslim, veteran missionary suggests

By George Henson, Staff Writer – Published: December 31, 2009
 
ANGLETON—Winning Muslim converts to Christianity is difficult, but veteran missionary Kevin Greeson knows a way—start with the Quran.

Greeson, who has served 16 years with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board working to start Christian movements among Muslims in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Nepal, stressed the importance of spreading the good news of Christ with Muslims.

“The best way to fight terrorism is to share the gospel. And I believe that not because I want to fight terrorism, but because there are lost people,” he explained.

Debating religious tenets with Muslims is a waste of time, Greeson added. Muslims are taught to memorize the Quran in Arabic, not analyze it, he said.

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Zambian President: Country Should Maintain Christian Identity

Zambian President Rupiah Bandaby Aimee Herd : Jan 4, 2010 : Dennis May – Christian Post

Zambian President Rupiah Banda said Tuesday that the declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation should be retained in the Republican Constitution.

In a speech read at the 18th anniversary celebration of the country’s Christian declaration, Banda said, “It is my passionate desire that my government can access the prosperity which comes from the living God.”

“I am very positive that you, my fellow Zambians, share this belief with me that in this covenant lies the wisdom of God which, if you hold any kingly position like I do as the Republican President of this nation, then you can align with the covenant like King David did,” he said.

“If you are a spiritual leader, you can also align with the covenant like Moses did.”

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750-800 Christians Unite to Pray for Australia at National Australia Day Prayer in Melbourne

National Australia Day United Prayer in MelbourneDear family & friends in Christ in Australia and around thPastor Daniel Nalliah receives Honorary Doctorate of Divinity - Congradulations Dr Daniele World,

We thank our faithful Father in heaven for an amazing unity in the Body of Christ at the National Australia Day Prayer Gathering in Melbourne, buzzing with more than 3 hours of Holy Spirit empowered prayer, praise and worship to the reigning King of kings and Lord of lords, our Lord Jesus Christ!

Between 750-800 Christians from many churches, denominations, generations, and ethnicities (many travelling from interstate and some from overseas) packed the Springvale City Hall in Melbourne, Australia to pray for this Great South Land of the Holy Spirit! Many brought their Australian flags with them and waved them throughout the entire service declaring ‘Australia for Jesus’!

The CTF750-800 Christians unite at National Australia Day Prayer at Springvale City Hall in MelbourneM worship team led the interdenominational Christian prayer gathering in ushering in the manifest glory of God’s awesome and holy presence, as God’s people passionate for Australia’s transformation, joined hearts and hands in Kingdom unity to worship King Jesus!

The 20+ denominational representatives from the Salvation Army, CRC, Catholic Charismatic, Baptist, Anglican,Denominational and Christian Ministry Representatives with Dr Jackson (USA), Ps Wayne (USA) and Dr Daniel Nalliah AOG, Seventh Day Adventist, Uniting, Indigenous, and Christian ministry representatives from Culturewatch, Catch the Fire, Australian Marketplace Connections, Gospel Ministry, and Salt Shakers, led their prayer segment with the passion, fire, and love of Jesus for our nation of Australia, to absolutely storm heaven in prayer, standing on the sure promise of God’s Word from 2 Chronicles 7:13-14. We asked the Lord to protect Australia from natural disasters, especially during this bushfire season. There was also much intercessory and prophetic prayer for Rain, Farmers, Persecuted Church Worldwide, Government, Harvest of Lost Souls, Armed Forces, Pastors & Unity in the Body of Christ, Families, Children & Youth, Business & Marketplace, Indigenous People, and additional critical issues in the Kingdom of God.  The Samoan Choir stirred up the crowd with 2 special songs of exuberant praise and worship!

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70 million is too many: Immigrant-fuelled population boom will damage society, say leading public figures

By James Slack, Home Affairs Editor – 06th January 2010

Immigration must be urgently curbed to stop the population hitting 70million and causing ‘serious harm’ to society, an alliance of leading public figures demanded yesterday.

The call to action comes in a report signed by a host of respected names, including former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey, ex-Labour speaker Betty Boothroyd and former Tory Party chairman Michael Ancram.

The cross-party group wants manifesto commitments from Labour and the Conservatives to cut net migration to fewer than 40,000 a year – compared to the current rate of 163,000.

This is the reduction to net migration – the number of immigrants arriving in the UK, minus those leaving – needed to stop the population reaching 70million within the next two decades.

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Amazing outpouring of Holy Spirit at Kingdom Revival in Melbourne (Hallam)

Dr Jackson from USA ministering in Kingdom Revival in Melbourne, AustraliaChristians hungry for the presence of GodDear family & friends in Christ,

We thank our Lord God of the Nations for sending His faithful servants, Dr Jackson & Pastor Wayne, all the way from the United States of America to inspire and challenge the body of Christ to rise up for a mighty Holy Spirit Revival in Australia!

These 2 mighty men of God were used so powerfully to bring revelation knowledge from the Word of God to hundreds of Christians who gathered from many churches, denominations, and nationalities (45) as a significant representation of the body of Christ over the weekend in Melbourne (Hallam) to soak in the glorious presence of God!

The CTFM apostolic base was packed out with people hungry and desperate for a life transforming encounter with God! Time seemed to have simply stopped as we praised, worshipped, shouted, danced, celebrated, and drank for hours from the River of the manifest presence of God! Many children and youth received commissioning prayer and anointed impartation to Rise Up Australia for Jesus! Many were greatly blessed who came from interstate and a few from overseas, who travelled especially to be at these Australian Arise Kingdom Revival meetings and the National Australia Day Prayer in Melbourne (Springvale).

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Two Inspiring Stories of Survival from Haiti’s Earthquake-devastated Capital

Rachel and Joel - Young couple claw their way out of rubbleby Aimee Herd : Jan 15, 2010 : CBS NewsFrank and Jillian - Husband saves wife who was trapped for 10 hours underneath wreckage from quake

“Mom, it was a miracle, God performed a miracle.”

President Obama, on Thursday, spoke to the people of Haiti during a press conference, telling them they “would not be forsaken” or forgotten.

As reports filter in about the devastation in Haiti, I find it interesting to note how many NGO workers, Christian groups and missionaries were already down there, working among the Haitian people prior to Tuesday’s enormous quake. A large number of them come from America.

The following are survival stories from a couple of those who were already in Haiti helping the people there until the massive tremor struck. Their rescues highlight the desperation of the situation there up to this point.

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Deaf ears open and demons flee as the supernatural power of God manifests in Brisbane, Australia

Churches combine for miracle healing revival in BrisbaneLady healed from deafness in both ears

Dear friends and family in Christ,

1) What a mighty God we serve, the reigning King of kings, the Lord of lords, the Name above all names, our Lord Jesus Christ!

It’s so good to get back into full action after the Christmas and New Year’s break. In this New Year 2010 we at CTFM are prayerfully trusting our faithful Father in heaven for an unprecedented outpouring of His Holy Spirit, an unprecedented harvest of souls, and an unprecedented advancement of the Kingdom of God in Australia and across the Nations of the World!

Well, all glory to God for the weekend gone by which was absolutely awesome in the presence of the Lord!

Pastor Daniel ministered at the Forest Lakes AOG in Brisbane, Australia. Many gathered expecting a miracle from God, with some travelling a long way to get there, and were mightily touched by the miracle working power of God! Some were weeping, others shouting for joy, while some could not simply stand under the Anointing of the Holy Spirit and just crashed to the ground. Pastor Daniel stated, “I had not even started laying hands on people. It was the Spirit of God at work amongst the people of God at the altar.”

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