Source: National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka
Ampara District (Eastern coast)
Pastor Neil Edirisinghe of Ampara was shot dead last night (17th February 2008). He was shot in the chest and his wife was shot in the stomach. She has been admitted to hospital in a serious condition. It is reported that their child too has sustained injuries.
Please pray for this family and the Church. (more…)
By Peter Stokes, Salt Shakers
Dear Friends and Family in Christ,
Where are we truly heading as a nation? Toward a Righteous God or away from Him?
As Bible-believing God-fearing Christians, we must get on our knees and repent, both individually and corporately as the Body of Christ in Australia! Certainly, we’re reaping what we have sowed!
It would appear that the Rudd government’s humanists, like Julia Gillard, are already hard at work. Am I biased in saying that? Yes. Not politically, but biased toward a worldview we know is the best for our children and our nation – that worldview is a Biblical Christian worldview. We also believe that educational ‘choice’ is important – parents should be able to choose the type of education they want for their children. (more…)
Mrs Jenny Stokes, Research Director, SALT SHAKERS Â
Can a person be sent to prison under Victoria’s Racial and Religious Tolerance Act?
No, I hear you say. . .
Those who are brought before the Equal Opportunity Commission and then the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal might be asked to apologise, to say ‘sorry’ or be told not to do the same again.
But prison? (more…)
Barney Zwartz – The Age
February 21, 2008
A NSW couple who defied a court order under Victoria’s religious vilification law are both serving nine months in Victorian prisons.
Vivienne Legg and Dyson Devine posted on their website claims that an occult group, the Ordo Templi Orientis (OTO), was really a pedophile ring in Victoria, and that its activities included hosting parties at which naked children served as waiters and members had sex with and murdered children.
Those claims were the subject of a previous OTO religious vilification complaint against the 1997 Young Australian of the Year, Dr Reina Michaelson, founder of the Child Sex Abuse Prevention Program and author of the article posted on the couple’s web site. That case was settled out of court in November 2006. (more…)
Sep 3rd, 2007 3:39 AMÂ By BosNewsLife Special Reporting Unit
TEHRAN, IRAN (BosNewsLife) — Despite reported execution threats and police abuse, Iranians “massively” turn to Christianity, fueling an “unprecedented” demand for Persian Bibles and New Testaments, BosNewsLife learned from Iranian sources Saturday, September 1. (more…)
by Inspire Staff/TN : Aug 19, 2007 : Inspire Magazine (Ethiopia)
http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk
“People always seek the money and the wealth of the earth, but what I seek is from God.”
Inspire Magazine has reported on a former Islamic leader in Ethiopia describing how he found faith in Christ after Jesus appeared to him in a dream.
Notes the report: “‘Robel’ was expelled from the mosque he helped to lead in 2003 for asking questions about Jesus. That same night he had a dream in which Christ appeared to him. (more…)
 Dear Friends and Family in Christ,
Attached (or read below) is the Official Media Release from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal regarding the successful mediation between Catch the Fire Ministries and the Islamic Council of Victoria in this historic (spanning 5 years and now finalised) court case in Melbourne, Australia.
Thank you so much for standing with us shoulder to shoulder in prayer, moral and financial support during this lengthy trial for the Glory of the Lord Jesus Christ!
Thanking & Blessing You, Ps. Danny Nalliah
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VCAT Media Release
Human Rights Division – Anti Discrimination List – VCAT Ref: A392/2002
Friday 22nd June 2007
Joint Statement of the Islamic Council of Victoria Inc., Catch The Fire Ministries Inc., Daniel Nalliah and Daniel Scot (more…)
Standing for Jesus in a Multicultural Society  Since when is quoting from the Bible a "hate crime"? It hasn't happened yet in America, but one day, it could! Danny Nalliah…
Article by Bill Muehlenberg- God is doing a new thing
Dear friends,
Evangelical Christianity was once found mainly in the West. But no longer. In 1960, there were an estimated 50 million evangelical Christians in the West, and 25 million in the rest of the world; today, there are an estimated 75 million in the 
West, and 325 million in the rest of the world (representing about 20 percent of the two billion Christians worldwide). See the whole story here: http://www.crusadewatch.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=593&Itemid=27
God is raising up Christians in the non-Western world to go evangelise in the West. One Third World believer that has been called to Australia to help revive the church is Danny Nalliah. He has a powerful testimony, and I would recommend getting a copy of his biography. See: Biography/Initial Vision tab of this website ttp://www.reformationharvestfire.com/blog/biography/ (more…)
by Wendy Cloyd/AH : May 4, 2007 : Citizen Link
http://www.citizenlink.org/CLtopstories/A000004544.cfm
“We applaud the President’s courage in standing up for the Constitution and the principle of equal protection under the law.”
Although the U.S. House of Representatives, Wednesday, approved the controversial “Hate Crimes” bill, the President promised to veto the measure, should it also pass in the Senate.
Dr. James Dobson, founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, welcomed the news from the White House. (more…)
by Mark Ellis/AH : Mar 7, 2007 : ASSIST News Service
“God is shaking the foundation of Islam in Iran. We have been praying for some of the main government officials to come to Christ and God is answering us.”
One of the top Islamic leaders in Iran accepted Christ and left the country after facing death threats and imprisonment, according to an Iranian pastor living in the U.S. (more…)
Program Announced to Protect Religious Freedom in America
by Erin Roach/TN : Feb 23, 2007 : BPNews
“Why should it be permissible for an employee standing around the water cooler to declare that ‘Tiger Woods is god,’ but a firing offense for him to say ‘Jesus is Lord?’ These are the kinds of contradictions we are trying to address.”
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales told leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, on February 20, that the Department of Justice is enacting a program called the First Freedom Project that would increase education about religious discrimination through training seminars held throughout the country over the next few months. (more…)
