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-Father of Aborted Child Speaks Out -On a Billboard!

Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

A man who was upset that his former girlfriend aborted their unborn child without consulting him posted his feelings on a billboard along the main thoroughfare in Alamogordo, New Mexico. The billboard read: “This Would Have Been A Picture Of My 2-Month Old Baby If The Mother Had Decided To Not KILL Our Child!” It [...]

-Gov. Perry: Time to Pray and Fast for America

Monday, June 6th, 2011

Over the weekend, Texas Governor Rick Perry invited other governors to join him in August for a “solemn gathering of prayer and fasting” for the future of America: “I sincerely hope you’ll join me in Houston on August 6th and take your place in Reliant Stadium with praying people asking for God’s forgiveness, wisdom and [...]

-Vietnam Authorities Block Christmas Events

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010

Image via Wikipedia The Vietnamese authorities are using force this year to block Protestant Christians from celebrating Christmas together. According to Compass Direct and Christian Post hundreds of Christians were locked out of a celebration on Sunday: The throngs who arrived at the National Convention Center (NCC) in the Tu Kiem district of Hanoi for [...]

-Oregon Bomb Suspect’s Mosque Set on Fire

Monday, November 29th, 2010

This act should be condemned by all, particularly Christians. Sometime early Sunday morning a fire was started at the Salman AlFarisi Islamic Center in Corvallis, Oregon. This was the mosque where Mohamed Osman Mohamud, the suspect who attempted to bomb a Portland tree-lighting ceremony on Friday night, was a member and occasionally attended. The Corvallis [...]

US Supreme Court Takes on Westboro Baptist Military Funeral Case

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

(Image via Wikipedia) The US Supreme court will hear arguments today (Wednesday 10/6/10) in the controversial case involving the so-called Westboro  Baptist Church and their protests at military funerals. Westboro Church proudly boasts of having held more than 44,000 pickets at military funerals and other events. I certainly sympathize with the Snyder family who brought [...]

-Should Christians ‘Be Fruitful and Multiply’?

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

(Image via Wikipedia) Should Christians ‘be fruitful and multiply’? Yes, according to Daniel Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary: “There is a scriptural mandate for it, and you have admonitions in the psalms that speak of the blessedness of God providing many children to a husband and wife. And there’s a general tenor throughout scripture [...]

-Pakistan: Muslim Boss Forces Christian to Sell kidney

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

(Coexist? by abocon via Flickr) I doubt that you will ever find any ‘Coexist’ bumper stickers in Pakistan. This weeks worst persecution story comes from Pakistan and features a Christian who was forced by his Muslim boss to sell one of his kidneys. John Gill, a molding machine operator at Shah Plastic Manufacturers, borrowed money [...]