International Concert of Prayer For Turkey
Posted on: Monday, April 16, 2001
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO (ANS) -- The US office of Turkish World Outreach has received an invitation from the International Turkey Network for churches to participate in an "International Concert of Prayer for Turkey."
Police Arrest Turkish Christian in Gaziantep
Posted on: Friday, April 13, 2001
ISTANBUL, (Compass) -- Four security police from Gaziantep's anti-terrorism division raided a Turkish Christian's home on the night of April 11, placing him under arrest for five days pending investigation of accusations against him.
Himalayan-hidden Drukpa people to be focus of prayer & fasting
Posted on: Tuesday, April 10, 2001
RICHMOND, Va. (BP)--Southern Baptists will unite their prayers for the Drukpa, an unreached people group in the remote South Asian country of Bhutan, from 6 p.m. Friday, June 1, through 6 p.m. Saturday, June 2, 2001.
Providing Hope to Ukrainian Street Children
Posted on: Tuesday, April 10, 2001
With the Soviet Union's breakup in 1989, Dmytro Voznyuk was one of Ukraine's gospel preachers who burst forth in a flurry of evangelistic activity. As he conducted gospel meetings, souls were converted, new believers were discipled, and churches planted through…
Unusual Courage in 2001
Posted on: Monday, April 9, 2001
Every now and then, a little bit of justice sneaks up on the culture at a time when you least expect it. Case in point; A short time ago, 16 year-old Elliot Chambers borrowed and then wore to school, his…
Turkey releases jailed Christian after 30 days
Posted on: Saturday, April 7, 2001
ISTANBUL, April 7 (Compass) -- Two Turkish Christians imprisoned near Izmir for a month on concocted charges of insulting Islam were ordered released March 30, after prosecution witnesses admitted that local gendarmarie officials pressured them to sign prepared complaints.
Southern Protestants Officially Recognized in Vietnam
Posted on: Friday, April 6, 2001
HO CHI MINH CITY, April 5 (Compass) -- For the first time since the communist takeover in 1975, authorities in Vietnam have granted legal recognition to a Protestant organization in the south. Most observers see the move as a positive…
First Uzbek Edition of Proverbs Published in Tashkent
Posted on: Friday, April 6, 2001
ISTANBUL, April 5 (Compass) -- An Uzbekistan government official publicly hailed the Bible as "a priceless source of knowledge" during a March ceremony marking the first local publication of an Uzbek edition of Proverbs.
Southern Baptists ending talks with Roman Catholics
Posted on: Thursday, April 5, 2001
ATLANTA (ABP) -- Southern Baptist leaders have informed the Roman Catholic Church that they are cutting off official conversations between the two groups that have been going off and on for 30 years.
House lawmakers introduce faith-based package
Posted on: Friday, March 30, 2001
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Pressing forward despite criticism of President George W. Bush's faith-based initiative, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers has unveiled the sweeping "Community Solutions Act." The law would expand funding of religiously oriented social services and allow non-itemizers…
‘With God, all things are possible’ ruled constitutional as Ohio motto
Posted on: Wednesday, March 21, 2001
COLUMBUS, Ohio (BP)--A 9-4 federal court ruling for Ohio's motto, "With God, all things are possible," is "an important victory for freedom and a sound defeat for those who want to strip our nation of its religious heritage," constitutional attorney…
Groups release guidelines on churches using tax funds
Posted on: Tuesday, March 20, 2001
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Launching a major effort to educate churches about the perils of taking tax dollars for social-service ministries, the Baptist Joint Committee and the Interfaith Alliance released a guide March 13 that will be distributed to 20,000 houses…
Bush faith initiative meeting roadblocks
Posted on: Tuesday, March 20, 2001
WASHINGTON (ABP) -- Amid growing criticism from the Religious Right, Republican lawmakers are stalling implementation of President Bush's sweeping plan to expand "charitable choice" programs that provide government funding of religiously oriented social ministries.
Clowns, Doctors, Dentists, and Street Witnessing Teams Needed For Unique October “Festival of Life”
Posted on: Friday, March 16, 2001
SAN DIEGO, CA (ANS) - Clowns, doctors, dentists and street witnessing teams, are among those needed for Mike MacIntosh's unique "Festival of Life" outreach in the historic city of Queretaro, Mexico, October 3-8, 2001.
Atlanta Baptists refuse to oust pro-homosexual congregations
Posted on: Tuesday, March 13, 2001
HAPEVILLE, Ga. (BP)--An attempt to expel from the Atlanta Baptist Association two churches that affirm homosexuality came up short after messengers to the 93rd annual meeting of the association failed to reach a two-thirds majority.
Christians Attacked in Sri Lanka While Praying
Posted on: Tuesday, March 13, 2001
SANTA ANA, CA (March 13, 2001) -- One Christian was seriously injured and 35 more were hospitalized when about 100 Buddhist extremists assaulted the congregation of the Sanasum Sevana (New Life) Christian Center as they prayed on Sunday morning, February…
Horrifying reports filed by team assessing persecution in Indonesia
Posted on: Saturday, February 24, 2001
MANADO, Indonesia (BP)--A Christian human rights leader from the United States and a five-member delegation he was leading were detained for a day and a half by security forces in Indonesia's strife-ravaged Malukan island chain before being released Feb. 24.
