Notable Christian Leaders Support Online Evangelism Emphasis The President of the National Association of Evangelicals in the United States has given his endorsement to Internet Evangelism Day. In a news release from the Internet Evangelism Coalition (IEC), Rev. Ted Haggard said incredible technological breakthroughs mean that “evangelical Christians must take advantage of this information...

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A group of journalists in Nepal is using the Internet to sidestep tight censorship imposed after the king ousted the former cabinet and proclaimed an emergency last month. Several outspoken Web pages have sprung up in the tiny Himalayan country, HCJB Radio (www.hcjb.org) reported, where civil liberties including freedom of expression have been suspended....

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Although they don’t know it, Matthew Crawford, Julia Morrison, Lisa Moorhead and Jerome Schneewind all have something in common. They belong or have belonged to on line Internet giant eBay and along with a number of other individuals, their personal information, such as date of birth, credit card number, social security number and mother’s...

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Holy Week in Jerusalem is usually marked by time-honored Christian observances between Palm Sunday and Easter, but this year’s celebrations have been marred by daily protests of local Arab Christians outside the Church of Holy Sepulcher demanding the resignation of the Greek Patriarch for allegedly selling land to Jews. According to International Christian Embassy...

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An Internet service where Christians can gather together as a community in a safe online setting has just launched. Dean Hartmann, co-founder of www.JesusPhish.com, said he is determined to make it the most fulfilling Christian community on the Internet. The site offers a multitude of services to its members, including online sermons, daily prayers,...

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Pastor Vyacheslav Goncharenko of the embattled Minsk-based charismatic New Life Church has been fined the equivalent of 30 times the minimum monthly wage in Belarus for organizing religious services without state permission. Speaking from the Belarusian capital (Belarus is in eastern Europe, http://aci.byelarus.com/where.php), church administrator Vasily Yurevich told Forum 18 News Service that a...

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Other Sites Apparently Carried by Same Internet Provider Appear to Promote bin Laden and Promote Violence against Christians and their Churches, Jews and Muslims REDBY, Minn. The suspect in the worst U.S. school shooting since Columbine smiled and waved as he gunned down five students, a teacher and a guard, asking one of his...

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Professionally trained as a graphic designer, Albuquerque businesswoman Kim Thrasher has been putting her talents to good use to help Joy Junction – New Mexico’s largest emergency homeless shelter. Thrasher has singlehandedly put together the “Albuquerque Dining Club.” Participants pay $35.00 for a membership that allows them to access two-for-one-specials at a variety of...

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Thirty of Australia’s longest-term immigration detainees are having their cases reviewed and could be freed because they have converted to Christianity since arriving. According to the Sydney Morning Herald (SMH – www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2005/03/20/1111253889168.html?oneclick=true), the Australian government is looking for an appropriate way to soften its policy on failed asylum seekers who have been in custody...

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Following the recent deadly shootings at a non-evangelical church in Wisconsin, a Muslim scholar has penned an example of what he says a biased media report about Christianity may look like. In an article distributed on Islamic bulletin boards and sites such as www.iviews.com (http://iviews.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=IV0503-2640), Dr. Aslam Abdullah, editor in chief of the Muslim...

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Following the recent deadly shootings at a non-evangelical church in Wisconsin, a Muslim scholar has penned an example of what he says a biased media report about Christianity may look like. In an article distributed on Islamic bulletin boards and sites such as www.iviews.com (http://iviews.com/articles/Articles.asp?ref=IV0503-2640), Dr. Aslam Abdullah, editor in chief of the Muslim...

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There’s a four letter word beginning with f that should be banished from the Christian’s vocabulary. And don’t worry. It’s not the one you’re thinking of! It’s the word “fine.” Let me explain. How many times a week, whether in the grocery store, the gas station or in church do you get asked “How...

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The human rights organization Christian Solidarity Worldwide is calling on the international community to renew pressure for the release of a Cuban prisoner of conscience. Jorge Luís García Perez, 40, also known as Antúnez, has now spent 15 years inside Cuban prisons. According to a news release from Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Antúnez was...

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Authorities are insisting a deacon must demolish a Romanian Orthodox church he built in his home village of Malajnica in eastern Serbia. They contend it needs planning permission from the separate Serbian Orthodox Church though that is not required by law, Forum 18 News service reported. Police also questioned the deacon about his religious...

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Writer also Claims His Job Gives Him Access to Confidential Government Reports A post on an Internet terrorist bulletin board warns of more attacks on the United States. The message reads (http://38.112.82.109/vb/showthread.php?p=35925#post35925) reads, “I can’t express my wonderful feelings regarding 9/11/2001. The worse is yet to come. Get yourselves fancy caskets if you still...

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Police said Sunday they don’t know why Terry Ratzmann burst into a Wisconsin church service and opened fire, killing seven people and then himself. Ratzmann, 44, stopped to reload his handgun during his assault Saturday on a Living Church of God service at a Sheraton Hotel in Brookfield, CNN reported police said. No suicide...

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Can a Really Smart Person NOT Believe in God? I wish that Dr. Michael Guillen had been around me when I was growing up in England in the 1960′s and early 1970′s. As an unsaved youngster during those years I vigorously rebuffed all attempts to share the gospel with me. I remember thinking, “How...

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When a former Pakistani Muslim became a Christian her life changed overnight. Spiritually, Seher Shafi was a new person. She told the Pakistani Christian Post (www.pakistanchristianpost.com/newsdetails.php?newsid=569) “I … prayed that Jesus (take) me out from the darkness and place (me) in everlasting light.” But as a result of that decision,Shafi could no longer take...

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Christian Singer Uses Talents to Inspire Country and Help Homeless Inspirational singer Mary Haskell knows she’s been blessed. Her new album contains songs she recently performed for the President at a pre-inauguration concert in Washington, and she’s acted in a number of hit television shows. But Haskell doesn’t shy away from less glamorous events,...

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Nobody can deny that we live in a seriously troubled world. In addition to ongoing terror threats and wondering how long it will be before we see another 9/11, we continue to see evidence of the world’s troubles on a daily basis. For example. In the last 36 hours we’ve seen a judge, his...

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