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Tue., May 27 Catholic Group to Help Illegal Immigrants, Iran Arrests Christians, Vatican Unveils Tomb

May 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Welcome back to OnlineBibleWorld after the extended weekend break! In today’s news, a Catholic group in Texas is hoping to help illegal immigrants, Iran arrests 12 Christians with 4 still in custody, and the Vatican unveiled a large pagan tomb that’s been under restoration for nearly a year. Let’s get to the links… Catholic Group [...]

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Friday, May 23: Schools ‘Indoctrinate’ Pro-Gay Messages, Exam Stress Prayer, District Drops ‘John 3:16′ Ban

May 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment

Today’s Christian news articles cover schools and students. In the first, Southern Baptists are getting behind a resolution to fight their claim that California schools indoctrinate pro-gay messages. The Church of England provides a prayer to help in fighting exam stress. And finally, a Wisconsin school district drop their ‘John 3:16′ ban after a lawsuit, [...]

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Tags: Christian News Summaries · Church of England · Featured · Southern Baptists

Thursday, May 22: Catholic Growth in Africa, Texas Wrong to Take Sect Kids, 16 Percent of Science Teachers Creationists

May 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off

In today’s news, there’s an article regarding the Catholic growth rate in several countries, and a court ruling today said Texas was to extreme and exceeded their authority by taking over 400 FLDS children. And finally, another survey. This one involves science teachers and what they teach. Let’s get to the links… Catholic Church growth [...]

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Tags: Christian News Summaries · Christian Surveys · Featured · Vatican

Tuesday, May 20: 1% Think God is Female, Shroud of Turin Riddle, Michigan Contraception Mandate

May 20th, 2008 · Comments Off

There are a couple of interesting Christian news articles today. The first touches on a survey of British adults asking whether God is male or female. The second article discusses the Shroud of Turin and how contamination may have resulted in incorrect carbon dating results in the late 80s. The final article is about proposed [...]

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Monday, May 19: Autistic Son Told Not to Attend Church, Pope Accord Against Cluster Bombs, Americans Find Divorce ‘Morally Acceptable’

May 19th, 2008 · Comments Off

Christian news for today includes an article about a restraining order for an autistic boy that prevents him from attending his church, the Pope calling for a “strong and credible” accord against cluster bombs, and a new survey that shows 70% of Americans believe Divorce is “morally acceptable. Let’s get to the brief summaries and [...]

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Tags: Christian News Summaries · Christian Surveys · Featured · Pope Benedict

May 16, 2008: Prayer Before School Day, 10 Yr Old to Use ‘Make-A-Wish’ on Others, Pope Prayer for Chinese Catholics

May 16th, 2008 · Comments Off

Christian news articles for the day include: a school prayer club whose members pray before the first bell rings, a 10 year old in remission from leukemia who would like like to use her Make-A-Wish Foundation “wish” to help others, and a prayer for Chinese Catholics from the Pope. On to the links… Students at [...]

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Tags: Christian News Summaries · Featured · Pope Benedict

May 15, 2008: G.I. Bill for Missionary School, CA Court Recognizes Gay Marriage, UC Berkeley Staff Sued for Pro-Evolution Site

May 16th, 2008 · Comments Off

Christian news highlights for today include an article about veterans being encouraged to use the G.I. Bill for missionary studies, the California Supreme Court overturning state laws to recognize same-sex marriage, and the Pacific Justice Institute suing some UC Berkeley staff members for a federally funded website they believe is promoting certain Christian denominations over [...]

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May 14,2008: Vatican Okay’s Alien Beliefs, GLG Invests in GodTube, Hagee Apologizes to Catholics, Dentist Fined $10K for Spiritual Advice

May 14th, 2008 · Comments Off

In today’s Christian news, find out if it’s okay for Catholics to believe in aliens, read about the $30M GLC invested in the Christian version of YouTube, check out Televangelist John Hagee’s apology to Catholics, and learn about the dentist who was fined $10,000 for offering unwanted spiritual advise/prayers. Okay, let’s get to the links… [...]

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May 13, 2008: Bush to View Dead See Scroll, British Blasphemy Laws Lifted, Chinese Priests Assess Earthquake, Genetically Modified Human Embryo

May 13th, 2008 · Comments Off

Let’s get straight to today’s Christian news highlights! On Thursday, President Bush is scheduled to see a Dead Sea Scroll in a private tour. In Britain, ancient British blasphemy laws have just been abolished. Also, Chinese priests and Christians are doing everything they can to help out after the magnitude 7.9 earthquake in China. And [...]

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May 12, 2008: Pope’s Seclusion Answered, 8 Evangelical Myths, IRS Ban for Pastors, Christian Aid to Burma

May 12th, 2008 · Comments Off

Hope you had a great weekend! Last week there was an article about the Pope’s seclusion worth reading. There’s a new article out today regarding the 8 myths of evangelicals. Conservative legal advocates recruit pastors to defy and IRS ban on political preaching. And finally, although it’s been difficult to get visas through the Burmese [...]

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Tags: Christian News Summaries · Featured · Pope Benedict