News December 2009

• Court rules Catholic Herald can use Allah word
  
  
• Federal Court Slams Chicago for Zoning Abuse Against Community Church
  
  
• Water Missions International Proposes a New Kind of Toast for the New Year with Its 'I Raise My Glass' Campaign
  
  
• Grand jury clears police in shooting of Georgia Baptist pastor
  
  
• Brazilian Indians By-Pass Government to Get Help
  
  
• DivorceCare Offers 365 Days of Email Hope and Comfort for People in Divorce or Separation
  
  
• Individualland Pakistan is actively engaged with the Pakistani media
  
  
  
• Help Defend the Persecuted
  
  
• The Voice of the Martyrs Canada Appoints New C.E.O.
  
  
• Attack on Flight 253 is 'Stern Wake-up Call for All Americans'
  
  
• Did President Obama Mislead the Christian Community About the Depth of His Faith Commitment During the 2008 Presidential Campaign
  
  
• Papal, Holy See Highlights September-December 2009
  
  
• Death of Cardinal Shirayanagi
  
  
• Young people may learn to use modern means of social communication for their personal growth, Pope
  
  
• Peter Lombard: a Complete Vision of Christian Doctrine
  
  
• Indian Rev. Theodore Williams passed to Glory
  
  
• Police stopped worship in Koppa, Karnataka
  
  
• Orissa's Christians Still Face Violence
  
  
• Faith Comes By Hearing Makes Historical Progress
  
  
• Malaysian Christians Await High Court Ruling on 'Allah' Case
  
  
• Christian prisoners in the Pakistani province of Punjab receive a special Christmas gift
  
  
• North Korea today remains one of the most repressive nations on earth, especially if you're a Christian
  
  
• North Korea today remains one of the most repressive nations on earth – especially if you're a Christian
  
  
• Helping People Who Have Lost the Sense of God
  
  
• Landlords Mobilize Against Missionary
  
  
• Two churches bombed at Christmastime
  
  
• Evangelist Slams Priest for 'Pulpit Betrayal'
  
  
• Campaign for Amendment in Article 2 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
  
  
• U.S. Missionary Likely Arrested in North Korea
  
  
• Court decides: who may use God's name?
  
  
• Vatican to decide fate of woman who knocked down pope
  
  
• Two Muslims arrested on Christmas Day while trying to enter a Pakistani Church
  
  
• Publication of 55 Propositions of Bishops Synod (October 2008, Vatican) in Urdu, the national language of Pakistan
  
  
• Christians are slave in Pakpattan a city of Pakistan
  
  
• Support Believers Who Suffer for Their Faith
  
  
• Jesus Is the Saviour and Liberator of Mankind
  
  
• Awake, Like the Shepherds, to the Message of God
  
  
• Indian Christians Observe Peaceful Christmas
  
  
• Will Rewrite Health Care 'Bait & Switch' Bill in 2011, Vows Congressional Candidate Paul Schiffer
  
  
• The Advisory Board of Pakistan Christian TV Website thanks to all friends who wrote Christmas Messages at our website
  
  
• Pakistan Christian Congress, Lahore council has signed the campaign of Religions for Peace
  
  
• Archbishop of Canterbury's Christmas sermon at Canterbury Cathedral
  
  
• 65 Christians injured at Kalar Kahar, Pakistan
  
  
  
• How Christmas is (Not) Celebrated in North Korea
  
  
  
• Archbishop Nichols' Midnight Mass Homily
  
  
• Jesus Is Hope for World in Crisis, Says Pope Benedict XVI
  
  
• 'Tyranny Eve': Early Morning Christmas Eve Gathering on Capitol Hill to Protest Health Care Reform Bill
  
  
• BibleRhymes Launches Interactive Membership Site
  
  
• United Methodists, Catholics Discuss Climate
  
  
• Vatican Defends Naming Pius XII Venerable
  
  
• Note concerning the signing of the recent decree on the heroic virtues of Servant of God Pope Pius XII
  
  
• The Child Jesus Makes the Love of God Manifest
  
  
• Pope Benedict XVI Warns Against Secularization
  
  
• Swedish Family Persecuted for Homeschooling
  
  
• Safe Water Flows for Southeast Asia on the Fifth Anniversary of the Tsunami
  
  
• 28 Colombian Christians detained for refusing to denounce their faith
  
  
• Climate change: how theology can help save the world - WCC
  
  
• California's Sonoma County Orders Religious Symbols Removed
  
  
• Mrs Olive Jones, a Christian teacher has been dismissed from her job after discussing her faith with a mother and her sick child and offering to pray for them
  
  
• British Vicar Criticized for Advocating Stealing
  
  
• Justice Department to be Commended for Prosecuting not Just Pimps but also the Customers of Child Prostitutes, but it Still isn't Attacking the Alarming Market for Child Sex 'On All Fronts'
  
  
• Christians hope decision will lead to greater religious freedom
  
  
• Study says majority of world's population faces religious restriction
  
  
• Oral Roberts life's Timeline
  
  
• Memorial Service Celebrated the Life and Legacy of Oral Roberts: A Man Who Obeyed God
  
  
  
• The distrust among Christians towards the government and local Muslims is an issue that the government cannot overlook - CLAAS
  
  
• Peaceful march was organised by British Asian Pakistani Association outside 10 Downing Street, London on December 19, 2009
  
  
• Hosanna Gospel Band got Shield by Living Branch Church, Islamabad, Pakistan
  
  
  
• Indian pastor recovering at home
  
  
• The WCC disappointed by the outcome of Copenhagen
  
  
• Decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints
  
  
• Innovative Website Makes Reading the Bible as Easy as Checking Your Email
  
  
• Naveed Masih who was falsely involved in the cross version of the attack on Christians in Gojra, Pakistan under section 302 – PPC has been granted bail by the Division Bench of the Lahore High Court
  
  
• Foreign Children Adopted by Americans at Lowest Level Since 1996
  
  
  
• CLAAS update on Gojra, Pakistan
  
  
• Pope Benedict’s environmentalism concerned with the 'ecology of man,' Vatican observer writes
  
  
• Pope Benedict’s environmentalism concerned with the ‘ecology of man,’ Vatican observer writes
  
  
• Slain Irish missionary priest remembered in Kenya
  
  
• World Evangelical Leader and House Church Perspectives Diverge on Status of Religious Freedom in China
  
  
• Senator Nelson's Compromise on Abortion in Health Care a Betrayal of Pro-Life Principles
  
  
• Inspiration to Carry Live Broadcast of Oral Roberts Funeral
  
  
• Tim Rowe's New Book 'The Magnificent Goodness of God and How It Will Transform Your Life' Expounds on the Revolutionary and Life-Changing Truth of the Goodness of God
  
  
• Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha named Rev. Fr. Inayat Bernard for Caritas Pakistan Lahore as Diocesan Executive Secretary
  
  
• Archbishop Lawrence John Saldanha name Rev. Fr. Inayat Bernard for Caritas Pakistan Lahore as Diocesan Executive Secretary
  
  
• Climate deal must be sign of hope - World Council of Churches
  
  
• Father and daughter cleared of blasphemy charges - CLAAS
  
  
• Pakistan must protect all citizens regardless of religion - CLAAS
  
  
• Pakistani Christians in London march for justice
  
  
• In pursuit of justice - Christmas message from CLAAS
  
  
• Holy See Efforts to Take a Lead in Protecting Environment
  
  
• Monetary Convention: Vatican City State - European Union
  
  
• Congressional Candidate Paul Schiffer Offers Legislation to Repeal EPA Global Warming Regulation
  
  
• From the Standing Committee of the Anglican Communion
  
  
• Christmas Seasonal parties in Sydney
  
  
• Love and Compassion - Christmas message from Rev. Fr. Emmanuel Asi, Catholic Bible Commission Pakistan
  
  
• 'Congress Just Signed Millions of Death Warrants' says International Pro-Life Leader
  
  
• Pope Benedict XVI officially accepts Irish bishop's resignation
  
  
• KYRGYZSTAN: Religious freedom survey, December 2009
  
  
• Communique: Milingo Dismissed from the Clerical State
  
  
• Religions Are a Force for Peace and Reconciliation - Pope Benedict XVI
  
  
• Pope Celebrates Mass for Cardinal Spidlik's 90th Birthday
  
  
• Wanted: peace workshop proposals - WCC
  
  
• Eritrean Christians released, others still imprisoned
  
  
• International Minorities' Conference 2009 demands Pakistan to be run according to the vision of its founder
  
  
  
• Billy Graham, Franklin Graham React to Passing of Oral Roberts
  
  
• Police detain Believers in Karnataka, India on 14th December
  
  
• Believer jailed for praying in hospital- Karnataka, India
  
  
• Oral Roberts Public Memorial Service Announced
  
  
• Rev. Richard Cizik Back from COP-15, Heads to White House
  
  
• Gospel for Asia Missionaries Working with Famine Victims in Myanmar
  
  
• Iraqi Christians fear more attacks after two church bombings in Mosul
  
  
• Cardinal Urosa calls attention to political prisoners in Venezuela
  
  
• Pope Benedict XVI and Italian bishops condemn attack on Berlusconi
  
  
• Climate negotiators must "act now", say church leaders
  
  
• Why should religious people be involved in the climate change debate? WCC
  
  
• International Minorities Conference 2009 held at Loyola Hall, 28 Waris Road Lahore, Pakistan
  
  
• Charles de Foucauld - Spirituality of Imperfection, Seminar was held in Sadhoke, Pakistan
  
  
• Manipur Movie Ban Shuts Down GFA Film Teams
  
  
• Murder of Russian Priest Sign of Religious Tensions in Moscow
  
  
• Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Desmond Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, Call for Action at COP-15
  
  
• Message for World Day of Peace - Pope Benedict XVI
  
  
• The Pastor From Uganda Who 'Cannot Be Killed', Has Reconstructive Surgery in Texas After Several Assassination Attempts
  
  
• European Faith-Based Agencies Say New EU Finance Offer Betrays Developing Countries
  
  
• Buddhist extremists brutally attack Catholic church in Sri Lanka
  
  
• 20000 Indian Christians face another Christmas as refugees, 2yrs after riots - Release International
  
  
• Climate change requires drastically ambitious deal, says Kobia - WCC
  
  
• Bells ring a wake-up call for climate justice - WCC
  
  
• Egyptian Christian women forced to marry, convert, reports say
  
  
• Without Walls International Church and Pastor Paula White Present 'A Home for Christmas, The True Christmas Story' with American Idol Winner Ruben Studdard, Marvin Winans Jr., and Delores Winans
  
  
• Christmas Returns to Oregon School
  
  
• World Vision Ends Global 'Spirit of Christmas' Tour with Final Stop in Africa
  
  
• JCTV Rolls Out Special Christmas and New Year's Eve Programming
  
  
• Church Burnt to Ashes by Hindu radicals in Andhra Pradesh State, India
  
  
• Cuba Urged to Grant More Religious Freedom
  
  
• Baptist pioneer Helen Driscoll dies at 93
  
  
• Catholic Bishop Goes to Prison
  
  
• Follow the Work of Rev. Richard Cizik at Copenhagen Climate Conference
  
  
• Spanish bishop questions why government is intent on removing crucifixes
  
  
• TAJIKISTAN: More than half of religious communities to be "illegal"?
  
  
• Ratification of Agreement between Holy See and Brazil
  
  
• Cuba: Concrete Signs of Openness to Religious Freedom
  
  
• 61st Human Rights Day challenges us to curb extreme Human Rights abuses and improve governance - NCJP
  
  
• A Palestinian Christian call to end the occupation - WCC
  
  
• International Minorities Alliance is organizing First Two Days International Minorities Conference on Dec 12 and 13 in Lahore, Pakistan
  
  
• Michigan Couple Sets Precedent with Adoption of Karen Refugees
  
  
• UK: Islamic Supremacist Group Launches "Jesus4Shariah" Campaign
  
  
• Eritrea: severe persecution needs God's intervention
  
  
• Assyrian Church Bell Tower in Turkey Threatened in Retaliation for Swiss Minaret Ban
  
  
• Women Religious Bring Christmas to Iraq
  
  
• Priest and nun killed in 'act of barbarism' in Congo
  
  
• Mexican Cardinal asks that human rights be made into reality
  
  
• Rupert of Deutz: Study of the Faith and Contemplation
  
  
• Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu and church leaders from the regions most affected by climate change will speak out on climate change
  
  
• Samuel Kobia on being WCC general secretary
  
  
• North Korean Christians have asked Open Doors for more help, especially for fervent prayer
  
  
• Rowan Williams says election of lesbian bishop in Los Angeles raises 'serious questions'
  
  
• Episcopal Church Election Provides Further Clarity
  
  
  
• The Baptist World Alliance observes Human Rights Day on December 12 and 13
  
  
• Christmas Trees and Santa Thrown out from Bellview Elementary School in Ashland, Oregon, USA
  
  
• Pakistani Christian organization "Life for All" paid homage to the martyrs of the Pakistan Army in Rawalpindi
  
  
• Kenyan Church leaders in the larger Nakuru district and other parts of Kenya raise voices against noise law
  
  
• Christians in Chhattisgarh Face Persecution, Pressure to Reconvert
  
  
• Theological education, seedbed for churches' renewal - WCC
  
  
• Turkey: Religious minorities' rights on international church delegation's agenda - WCC
  
  
• Christians in the Middle East must build bridges with the cultures around them rather than emphasizing differences - Cardinal John Foley
  
  
• Uyghur Church Leader Sentenced to 15 Years Criminal Detention
  
  
  
• 20 youth members of PCCC Lahore donated blood to the blast victims in Lahore
  
  
• Catholic Institutions, an Expression of Church Heritage
  
  
• UZBEKISTAN: State close to removing Baptist leadership
  
  
• Abortion is Not Healthcare says Liberty Counsel's Mat Staver
  
  
• Cardinal Karlic urges laity to turn to prayer and the Eucharist to be missionaries of Christ
  
  
• Benedict XVI cautions against dangers of Marxists liberation theology
  
  
• World Gospel Mission's Compassionate Ministries Witnesses Transformation
  
  
• World Vision Continues Around-the-World Tour to Find the 'True Spirit of Christmas'
  
  
• Minarets in Switzerland and Crucifixes in Italy
  
  
• The Very Reverend Ross Bay, Dean of Parnell's Holy Trinity Cathedral, has been elected as the new Anglican Bishop of Auckland
  
  
• This God speaks our language
  
  
• Word of God produces abundant fruits, Pope Benedict says at Angelus
  
  
• Put world's poorest first in climate debate says Archbishop
  
  
• Church celebrates feast of St. Nicholas, the 'original' Santa Claus
  
  
• Churches Help People in Divorce during the Holiday Season and Discover It’s an Effective Outreach Strategy
  
  
• Christian Shoe Factory in Wenzhou Destroyed After Owners Refuse to Build Buddhist Temple
  
  
• Ernie Haase & Signature Sound Receives GRAMMY®; Nomination for 'Best Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album'
  
  
• Archbishop of Canterbury's Statement on Los Angeles Episcopal Elections
  
  
• South the 'birthplace of black Catholicism' says expert
  
  
• Holy See and Russia moving towards full establishment of diplomatic relations
  
  
• Amjad-Ali Bible Study at General Assembly - Standing in solidarity with all Christians
  
  
  
• Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Habitat for Humanity Finish 2,000th Home
  
  
• Los Angeles diocese elects Diane Jardine Bruce as first woman bishop suffragan
  
  
• ACLU Court Order Forces Christians Into the Closet at Santa Rosa County Schools
  
  
• Colombioa - Twenty six Christians taken captive & facing threats of forced conversion
  
  
• Archbishop Desmond Tutu encouraged "Life for All" to continue to serve Christians in Pakistan with passion
  
  
  
• African priest and theologian new member of the Roman Curia
  
  
• Benedict XVI Praises the Spiritual Renewal of Albania
  
  
• Court bans Baptist Church in Tajikistan
  
  
• USCIRF and Dutch Embassy to Celebrate Human Rights Day - Panel Discussion on the Promotion of International Religious Freedom
  
  
• West Bank: No water for the neighbours - WCC
  
  
• Iran may be losing utopian sheen
  
  
• Churches' campaign on resident permits for migrants welcomed
  
  
• U.S. Secretary Hillary Clinton Meets With China's AIDS Activist Gao Yaojie
  
  
• Christian Life Movement begins 3rd plenary assembly in Ecuador
  
  
• Benedict XVI reminds theologians to be humble in their search for truth
  
  
• William of St. Thierry: Cantor of Love
  
  
• The Manhattan Declaration: A Call to Mainline Leaders, Clergy, Members
  
  
• Liberty Counsel Goes to Court Today Against the ACLU
  
  
• Gospel Hall of Famer Joins Master Peace
  
  
• China Sentences House Church Pastors to Prison
  
  
• Indonesian Theology Students Withstand Threats, Illness
  
  
• The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective
  
  
• Bible reading is central in conversions to Catholicism in Shangai, reports organization
  
  
• Israel rejects European Union plan to divide Jerusalem
  
  
• Sky Angel Starts a New Christmas Tradition with '25 Nights of Christmas' on Angel Two Beginning December 1st
  
  
• Christmas According to Marx and Lenin, by Ronald Reagan
  
  
• Blast Suspected At A Church In Tamil Nadu State, India
  
  
• Church to honor St. Andrew, apostle and martyr
  
  
• U.S. bishops launch Advent and Christmas website
  
  
• Pope says Christ is 'relevant' to all, addresses fight against AIDS in remarks at Angelus
  
  
• An Appeal for Joint Orthodox-Protestant Efforts
  
  
• A space for hope, a Message of Archbishop of Canterbury's on World AIDS Day
  
  
• Billy Graham TV Program Welcomes Christmas with Vintage Clips, Ministry Highlights
  
  
• Open Letter to President Mubarak, of Egypt, to Urgently Intervene on Behalf of the Abused Christians of Egypt
  
  
• Humanist Organization Tries to Undermine Christmas with its 'Godless' Campaign
  
  
• Statement from the Episcopal Church of Sudan by Anglican Communion
  
  
• Thousands of Homeschooling Families will be Attending the MidWest Homeschool Convention in Cincinnati
  
  
• Inderias Bhatti nominated as President of Lahore City by Pakistan Christian Congress Council