The Times: Ex-Muslim Takes A Stand Against Islam And Shariah

Maryam Namazie, head of the Council of Ex-Muslims in Britain, says that rights are for individuals, not religions or beliefs.

Maryam Namazie

Picture this, says Maryam Namazie: “A child is swathed in cloth from head to toe every day. Everything but her face and hands are covered for fear that a man might find her attractive. At school she learns that she is worth less than a boy. She is not allowed to dance or swim or feel the sun on her skin or the wind in her hair. This is clearly unacceptable, yet it is accepted when it is done in the name of religion.” (more…)

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Life Without Limbs – Australian Nick Vujicic

By Dan Wooding, ASSIST Ministries     Wed. March 12th, 2008, 

Nick VijucicSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (ANS) — When I first met Australian Nick Vujicic, I couldn’t believe that he could smile so much, having faced such incredible setbacks in his life.
 
You see, Nick, who is originally from Melbourne, Australia, was born without arms or legs, yet he is a living witness to the power of Christ in his life. (more…)

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The ‘Changing’ Evangelical Movement?

By, Ken Connor, Christian Post        Sat. March 8th, 2008

Ken ConnorPundits love to put their subjects into tidy little boxes—it makes their talking points easier. After all, people in little boxes are not complicated or nuanced. No doubt that’s why the media has long tried to put evangelicals into a box. The problem, however, is that the media has been using the wrong box for evangelicals for decades.

Ever since the rise of the Moral Majority, the media has been labeling evangelicals “values voters.” The assumption has been that evangelicals are concerned with a limited set of values, that they always act on the basis of those limited values, and that they are, therefore, less complicated or sophisticated than the rest of society. (more…)

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Christians Deceived – Rudd/Nelson ???

Pastor Danny NalliahBrendan Nelson - Leader of the OppositionPrime Minister Kevin RuddChristians Deceived– Rudd / Nelson ???  by Pastor Danny Nalliah              

Is Australia on its way down a slippery slope?

This article is written for all those who have the fortitude to face up to what we as Aussie Christians have brought upon ourselves. It is not for those who cry, “Take me off the mailing list” because they cannot see/hear the truth!

It is certainly time for battle in the Spiritual realm as never before!  The fact that some people cannot see what is happening right now makes me ask, “What will it take?”  (more…)

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Bush: Protecting Freedom At The Heart Of War

By Katherine T. Phan, Christian Post     Wed. March 12, 2008,

President BushNASHVILLE – President Bush delivered a rousing speech before an audience of Christian broadcasters Tuesday, saying the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are part of the same ideological struggle to protect God’s universal gift of freedom to humanity.

Bush called freedom a “precious gift” that was not America’s gift to the world but God’s gift to all humanity, to which the crowd responded with “amen.”

In his address on the closing day of the National Religious Broadcasters convention, the president invoked faith and the value of human life as he reiterated his commitment to support both countries in securing peace and settling their governments. (more…)

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Go To Church And Pray If You Want To Be Happy, Say Scientists

17th March, 2008,

13.bmpFaith makes you happy, say Scientists

Those with religious beliefs are likely to be happier than atheists or agnostics.

Research suggests religion can act as an “insurance policy” against the adversities of life.

Regular churchgoers also appear to cope better with events such as divorce or unemployment and may even be happier. (more…)

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Foolish Preaching Of Cross Needed In Churches, Say Speakers

By Lillian Kwon, Christian Post     Mon, March 17 2008,

Steven J. LawsonMany Christians will arrive at Easter this year celebrating only half of what the holiest day in the Christian calendar signifies.

“Easter Sunday is not only a most appropriate occasion for celebration, but it also serves as a yearly sobering reminder of a topic that many people work hard to avoid – the harsh reality of death,” said C.J. Mahaney, president of Sovereign Grace Ministries.

Mahaney was speaking to hundreds in Orlando, Fla., this past weekend at Ligonier Ministries’ annual national conference, which concluded Saturday.

Steven J. Lawson, senior pastor of Christ Fellowship Baptist Church in Mobile, Ala.

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‘Why Labor Won the Federal Election On a Swing And A Prayer’

Dear Friends and Family in Christ,

1) Following is an interesting article that recently appeared in the Australian newspaper stating that the Christian vote was the primary factor in the Rudd Labor Party’s rise to power in the recent election:

‘Why Labor Won the Federal Election On a Swing and a Prayer’ Christopher Pearson – March 8th, 2008 The Australian

JOHN Black is a former Labor senator from Queensland. These days he leads a demographic research and marketing group called Australian Development Strategies.

Across the political class he’s regarded as one of the most astute observers of electoral politics and his analyses of federal elections are awaited with keen interest by the secretariats of the main parties. (more…)

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Bush Urged To Meet Religious Prisoners At Beijing Olympics

By Michelle A. Vu, Christian Post Reporter,

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WASHINGTON – President Bush was urged this week by a U.S. religious freedom body to meet with religious prisoners andto attend a house church service when he goes to China for the Olympic Games this summer.

A Chinese man waves a flag with the Beijing Olympic Games logo at the one year countdown to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the Millennium Monument in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. (more…)

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The Fallacy Of Shared Values

By Janet Levy,

At a time when 40% of young Muslims in the United Kingdom want to impose sharia law on the country and 36% favor executing apostates of Islam, the head of the Church of England called for the selective application of sharia law in Britain in the interest of social cohesion.

On February 7, 2008, Dr. Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion, issued what amounts to a capitulation to the encroachment of Islam and an accommodation to sharia. This Islamic theo-political-legal doctrine assigns second class status to Christians and Jews, utilizes a medieval system of justice that sanctions cruel and unusual punishments and mandates the inequality of women and non-Muslims. (more…)

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Will Labor’s Catholic Ministers Have The Guts To Follow Their Conscience Over Fertility Bill?

By Ruth Dudley Edwards – 10th March 2008, Daily Mail

Just what would it take for the three Roman Catholic Cabinet Ministers – Des Browne, Ruth Kelly and Paul Murphy – to tell the Prime Minister that their consciences matter more than their jobs, if the horrors within the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill are not enough to screw their courage to the sticking point?

Forced sterilisation of the unfit? Euthanasia? Slaying of the first-born?

Des Browne, Ruth Kelly, Paul MurphyThe Bill raises fundamental moral issues on fertility and embryo research which should never be considered a matter of party politics and are an anathema to the Catholic faith.

Question of morals: Labour ministers Des Browne, Ruth Kelly, Paul Murphy (more…)

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Missing Couple Found!

Dear Friends and Family in Christ,

As you may be aware through various media reports, a startling new development regarding the missing couple found, is that the police have now charged the boyfriend Julian with kidnapping his girlfriend Carolynne and (in addition to other things) leaving a threatening note bearing satanic symbols at his father’s house.

Following is the link to a media article in today’s Herald Sun 14th March: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23371166-2862,00.html

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Seeker Friendly Church Leader Admits They Have Done It All Wrong

By Bob Burney,

If you are older than 40 the name Benjamin Spock is more than familiar. It was Spock that told an entire generation of parents to take it easy, don’t discipline your children and allow them to express themselves. Discipline, he told us, would warp a child’s fragile ego. Millions followed the guru of child development and he remained unchallenged among child rearing professionals. However, before his death Dr. Spock made an amazing discovery: he was wrong. In fact, he said:

We have reared a generation of brats. Parents aren’t firm enough with their children for fear of losing their love or incurring their resentment. This is a cruel deprivation that we professionals have imposed on mothers and fathers. Of course, we did it with the best of intentions. We didn’t realize until it was too late how our know-it-all attitude was undermining the self assurance of parents.

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The Kingdom That Will Never Be Destroyed

Bulletin 2008-04 – Alpha News

“In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those (other) kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.”  (Daniel 2:44)

Alpha Course Around Saddam's tableAn Alpha Course meets around the table where Saddam Hussein held his Republican Guard meetings.

 

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Christian Leaders Identify Challenges The Church Will Face In 2008

Source: Charisma Magazine

Sixty one key Charismatic/Pentecostal leaders in the American Church gathered recently to seek the face of God for 2008. They began their gathering by kneeling together to repent of the pride that has tainted the American church. At the end of their time together they made the following statement outlining the challenges they believe God had spoken to them about during their time in His presence. (more…)

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