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Friday, 25 July, 2008

Olympic athletes to get Christian v athiest book - Christian Post

The Chinese government has granted an American evangelist permission to distribute a Christian-Atheist book to athletes and coaches during the Beijing Summer Olympics, the ministry announced Wednesday.

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Athletes to get Christian-Atheist book at Beijing Olympics - Christian Post

The Chinese government has granted an American evangelist permission to distribute a Christian-Atheist book to athletes and coaches during the Beijing Summer Olympics, the ministry announced Wednesday.

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Thursday, 24 July, 2008

Grieved US Presbyterians seek way forward - Christian Post

Presbyterians grieved by the pro-gay actions of the highest governing body of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) plan to converge next month to look for a way forward.

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Christian band ssks atheist guitarist to step down - The Christian Post

Christian metalcore band Haste the Day has asked guitarist Jason Barnes to step down after months of spiritual searching by their close friend concluded with his loss of faith in God.

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How much church is enough? - Dallas News

The highest calling of Christians, as given by Jesus Christ, is to “go and tell.” Some churches in our society still boldly preach “go and tell,” yet actually live out “come and hear.”

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Christian movie review of ‘Dark Knight’ - Religion Blog

How would one do a Christian movie review of the new Batman movie, given the utter lack of religiosity in the flick?

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Christian Science Church leader, Monitor editor dies - Kansas City Online

The national president of the Christian Science Church and former editor of The Christian Science Monitor died of apparent natural causes in a Kansas City hotel on Sunday.

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Vatican official in warning to Anglican bishops - Religious Intelligence

The Vatican’s top evangelism officer urged the bishops of the Anglican Communion to set their house in order so that they may fulfill the Gospel mandate of bringing the world to Christ.

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Wednesday, 23 July, 2008

‘Midsize mission’ teams revitilise Europe’s churches - Christian Post

Churches across Europe are reporting that setting up midsize missional groups alongside their worship services is proving to be an effective strategy to reach new people in a post-Christian society.

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Tuesday, 22 July, 2008

House church head forced into homelessness by Chinese - Christian Post

The chairman of the Federation House Church and his wife were recently forced to live on the streets following repeated harassment and intimidation by government authorities, reported a Chinese persecution watchdog group.

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One of the world’s oldest Bibles to be put online - The Sydney Morning Herald

One of the world's oldest Bibles, the Codex Sinaiticus, which was discovered in Egypt in the 19th century, is to be made available online this week, the Leipzig University library said Monday.

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Israel reaches out to evangelical Christians in Asia - Jerusalem Post

In an attempt to stem a tide of rising Islamic extremism across the globe, Israeli politicians and academics reached out to a group of Asian evangelical religious and political leaders on Monday, in an increasingly more global Judeo-Christian alliance against radical Islam.

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John McCain and Barack Obama to speak at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church - The Guardian

Presidential rivals Barack Obama and John McCain will finish off the primary campaign season with a joint appearance at the California mega-church run by Rick Warren, best-selling author of The Purpose-Driven Life.

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Monday, 21 July, 2008

Dobson shifts positions, may endorse McCain - Associated Press

Conservative Christian leader James Dobson has softened his stance against Republican presidential hopeful John McCain, saying he could reverse his position and endorse the Arizona senator despite serious misgivings.

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Friday, 18 July, 2008

McCain not exciting evangelicals - Christian Post

Stirring her morning coffee, lifelong Republican Grace Droog voiced her doubts — and those of many evangelical voters — about what she isn't hearing from John McCain in this year's presidential election.

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Anglican head says bishop boycott `wounds’ summit - Associated Press

The spiritual leader of the world's Anglicans said he feels "great grief" that more than 200 bishops are boycotting the Lambeth Conference, calling it a wound to the once-a-decade meeting of the Anglican fellowship.

‘S&M Barbie’ sparking outrage among Christian groups - Livenews.com.au

She’s gone through a range of changes in her long career, from Rockstar through to high powered businesswoman. But her latest incarnation, the S&M styled ‘Black Canary Barbie’, is showing off her wilder side – and it’s caused a big stir among Christian groups in America.

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Thursday, 17 July, 2008

Bush urged to raise prisoners’ rights with China - Reuters

Human rights activists sent a letter to U.S. President George W. Bush on Wednesday urging him to raise the cases of 23 political prisoners including some Christians when he attends the Beijing Olympics next month.

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Zim Christian leaders say situation deterioting - Christian Post

The heads of Christian bodies in Zimbabwe voiced their “deep concern” this week over the country’s continuous downward spiral following the disputed national elections.

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Zim Churches reject Mugabe election - Religious Intelligence

The Christian community in Zimbabwe has rejected President Robert Mugabe's re-election last month as marred by violence and intimidation and expressed support for efforts to form a government of national unity.

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Kenyan church ‘on the cross’ - Religious Intelligence

“The Church in Kenya is on the cross,” Kenya’s respected Standard Newspaper recently wrote in an article on the route that the Church in Kenya has taken over the past few years in relation to the State.

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Egyptian film takes light approach to Christian-Muslim relations - AFP

A new film seeking to smash Egypt's sectarian taboos takes a light approach to Muslim-Christian relations but critics say it fails to lay the blame for religious tensions where it belongs -- with the state.

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Wednesday, 16 July, 2008

Youth more religious than believed - Christian Post

The hundreds of thousands of religious youths who gathered in Sydney Tuesday for World Youth Day are not anomalies as commonly believed, but rather they exemplify their generation’s great interest in religion, a new study revealed.

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Study: Who really is ‘unchurched’? - Christian Post

With churches largely mapping out their local mission around what they identify to be an "unchurched" population, a research firm set out to paint a clearer picture of who unchurched Americans really are.

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Mission expert dismisses Muslim take-over fears - Religious Intelligence

The UK is not in danger of an Islamic takeover, according to Steve Bell, the National Director of Christian mission agency Interserve, who is an expert on Muslims issues.

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