A Liars Revival?
Posted on: Friday, August 31, 2001
"I do not expect the tide of evil and immorality in America to ebb. We are cycling, as cultures and civilizations have always cycled, and are now on the down side of glory. Our once great and godly nation, having…
Preaching the Word in War-Torn Macedonia
Posted on: Friday, August 31, 2001
In the Balkans, fear and tension fill the hearts of those who see a flare-up of the ongoing conflict between ethnic Albanians and the other peoples of the region. Rebels making almost daily mortar attacks and shootings surround Macedonia's second…
Christians Fear Growth of Persecution in Mali
Posted on: Friday, August 31, 2001
BAMAKO, Mali (Compass) -- For some time, Muslim city authorities in Magnambougou planned for a beautiful new mosque in this new suburb of Bamako, the Malian capital. They acquired land in the middle of the urban dwellings and began to…
Marilyn Manson Fans Draw Evangelicals To North Carolina Concert
Posted on: Friday, August 31, 2001
GREENSBORO, NC (AgapePress) - It was a smaller than expected crowd, with only about half of the 2,400 tickets having been sold. So the evangelicals stood out all the more. Not because of their angry signs, but because of their…
Glimpses of History: Menno Simons, Fugitive Leader
Posted on: Friday, August 31, 2001
To know Menno Simons was dangerous; to befriend him, deadly. For sheltering Menno, Tjard Reynders was broken on the wheel. A ferryman was executed for bearing Menno down the Meuse River. Surely Menno Simons must have been a desperate criminal…
Evangelicals Allowed to Remain in Mexican Village
Posted on: Friday, August 31, 2001
MEXICO CITY (Compass) -- Twenty-five evangelical families in a Chiapan village won't be expelled from their homes now that agreements have been reached between Presbyterians, political party leaders and a group of men accused of encouraging violence against evangelicals.
Lebanese Christians Want End to Syrian Yoke
Posted on: Wednesday, August 29, 2001
Anti-Syrian sentiment is rising among Christians in Lebanon, evidenced by bold comments by Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir in his visit to the US last week, and during protests at a Beirut university this week.
Latest ‘Harry Potter’ book meets cautionary response from Christians
Posted on: Monday, August 27, 2001
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--It's not just the release of a fourth Harry Potter book that increasingly will force Christians to deal with the overarching occult themes in the series about a fictional teenager who attends a school for witchcraft and wizardry.
Religious leaders renew call for hate-crimes legislation
Posted on: Monday, August 27, 2001
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- In light of newly released statistics reporting a rise in hate crimes, leaders of the Interfaith Alliance have sent a letter to U.S. senators asking for passage of the Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
Holy “Hookers” To Stride Out?
Posted on: Monday, August 27, 2001
Guided by your rented driver, your Caddy glides through a new and elegant part of the city, doing its quiet big-tires flip-flop sound over the asphalt road-joints. Beyond the deep grass borders of the boulevard, a line of low white-columned…
The World Has a Hunger for Things Supernatural
Posted on: Monday, August 27, 2001
The re-released and slightly extended version of the movie "The Exorcist" should serve to remind Christians that the world has a hunger for things supernatural -- although they're looking in all the wrong places. However, while demon possession is a…
Indian ministry “adopts” a village after earthquake
Posted on: Monday, August 27, 2001
Indigenous ministries in India, helped by donations given through Christian Aid, are hard at work assisting the survivors of January's deadly earthquake. The Indian government recently approved one ministry's request to "adopt" a village.
Despite Holidays Palestinians Keep Fighting
Posted on: Monday, August 27, 2001
While the Palestinian uprising has not been as intense over the holidays of Christmas, Hanukkah and the end of Ramadan, there were still plenty of violent incidents, even as renewed negotiations were being conducted.
Israel Turns to Sharon: A Veteran of War and Peace
Posted on: Monday, August 27, 2001
If all those lopsided opinion polls are reliable, Israeli voters will install Ariel Sharon as their next prime minister on Tuesday, completing a most remarkable comeback for this native-born farmer whose long military and political record engenders considerable doses of…
Conforming the Church to the New Millennium
Posted on: Sunday, August 26, 2001
“. . . change will probably be radical, if not total. Those whose lives are dedicated to serving the Church of the past will resist these suggestions with a vehemence that always emerges from threatened hierarchies and dying institutions…. But…
Mission Impossible Film Promotes Digital Angel Technology
Posted on: Sunday, August 26, 2001
Midway through Mission Impossible 2 Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) injects a biometric chip into the foot of love interest Thandie Newton. The action is perceived as necessary and ultimately saves the damsel in distress. This is due to the "wonderful"…
