‘War is Hell’ but the Last Living U.S. D-Day Chaplain, is still Pointing People towards Heaven
Posted on: Tuesday, August 8, 2000
WHITTIER, CA (August 8, 2000) -- Lt. Col. George Russell Barber, the last living chaplain who was at the Omaha Beach, Normandy, landing on D-Day, says that "war is hell", but that doesn't stop him from proclaiming the Gospel of…
Christian groups in Nigeria launch program to aid victims of persecution
Posted on: Saturday, August 5, 2000
LAGOS, Nigeria, 5 August 2000 (Newsroom) -- A Christian initiative aimed at rehabilitating individuals and churches traumatized during sectarian riots in Kaduna earlier this year was launched in Lagos by a Pentecostal assembly, the Living Waters Unlimited Church.
Christians in Indonesia’s Maluku islands fear extermination
Posted on: Monday, July 31, 2000
31 July 2000 (Newsroom) -- Christians in Indonesia's Maluku islands say their community remains under threat of extermination by thousands of trained Jihad troops that have entered the region since May.
Gay couples sign up to wait for blessing by U.S. Episcopal Church
Posted on: Monday, July 24, 2000
24 July 2000 (Newsroom) -- Following a rejection of same-sex union rites by the Episcopal Church's recent convention in Denver, Colorado, a gay advocacy group within the church is collecting an online list of gay and lesbian couples "waiting" for…
The Trouble with Digital Angels
Posted on: Thursday, July 20, 2000
Several weeks ago a disturbing secular news story grabbed my attention. Applied Digital Solutions (ADS) received patent rights to new technology named Digital Angel (TM). What's bothersome is that Digital Angel is a miniature digital transceiver specifically designed for human…
Barna Continues to Defend Survey Showing Divorce Rates Among Christians
Posted on: Thursday, July 13, 2000
The Barna Research Firm is defending a recent survey which found some disturbing statistics regarding born-again Christians and divorce. The survey found that born-again Christians were just as likely as non-believers to divorce. In fact, the survey found that the…
Media Research Center Accuses CBS of “Religious Bigotry”
Posted on: Thursday, July 13, 2000
(AgapePress) - A media watchdog group is accusing the CBS television network of condoning religious bigotry. The charge is made this morning by way of an open letter published in two major newspapers.
Rights groups fear French cult bill would curb religious liberty
Posted on: Wednesday, July 5, 2000
5 July 2000 (Newsroom) -- France is set to pass a law aimed at cults that human rights campaigners fear could lead to the persecution of minority religious groups and possibly make evangelism illegal. The bill, which was signed by…
Lebanese Christians protest Syrian occupation
Posted on: Thursday, June 22, 2000
JERUSALEM, Israel, 22 June 2000 (Newsroom) -- Maronite Christians are openly challenging Syria’s presence in Lebanon in protests that are unprecedented since their Arab neighbor crushed the Lebanese Forces Christian militia at the end of Lebanon’s civil war in 1989.
Local Uzbek official says Baptist registration “undesirable”
Posted on: Friday, June 2, 2000
2 June 2000 (Newsroom) -- A local official in Uzbekistan has denied registration to a Baptist church and barred its denomination from using a collective farm to hold a summer camp, the Keston News Service reported.
Two Chinese pastors in labor camp for holding meeting
Posted on: Thursday, May 25, 2000
25 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Two Chinese Protestant pastors accused of organizing an unauthorized Christian meeting are being held in labor camps near Beijing, a London-based religious rights group reported Thursday. Wang Li Gong, 34, and Yang Jing Fu, 36,…
Turkmenistan deports last Russian Baptist missionary
Posted on: Tuesday, May 23, 2000
23 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Turkmen police have expelled the last remaining Russian Baptist missionary in the country, the Keston News Service reported. Authorities ordered the deportation of Vitali Tereshin in March, but the missionary went into hiding to continue…
Nigeria high court sets June date to hear arguments on Sharia
Posted on: Monday, May 22, 2000
LAGOS, 22 May 2000 (Newsroom) -- Nigeria’s Federal High Court will hear arguments next month on the legality of Sharia law, which has sparked violent conflicts between Christians and Muslims in northern states where it has been introduced.
