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 U.S.-based International Christian Concern said the January 17 violence in the city of Udaipur in Rajastha beganwhen members of the radical Hindu group Rashtriya Swayamsavak Sangh raided the Faith Calvary Church prayer meeting armed with machetes, axes and sticks “and proceeded to beat Pastor Surajth Bhagari and church members of the church.”
Christians comprise just over two percent of India’s mainly Hindu population of nearly 1.2 billion people, according tothe United States Central Intelligence Service.
There have been increased anti-Christian attacks reported by Hindu radical groups who oppose the spread of Christianity in India.
US Marines hand over Iraq duties to the Army Adam Schreck Associated Press Writer RAMADI, Iraq The U.S. Marine Corps wrapped nearly seven years in Iraq on Saturday, handing over duties to the Army and signaling the beginning [...]
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Poll finds 56% of all Americans and 58% of those 18-29 years old say abortion ‘morally wrong’
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On the eve of the 37th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion throughout the United States, a new survey shows a strong majority of Americans believe abortion to be “morally wrong.”
“Millennials” (those [...]
New survey shows 56% of all Americans and 58% of those 18-29 years old say abortion ‘morally wrong’
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NEW HAVEN, Conn., Jan. 22 /Christian Newswire/ — On the eve of the 37th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade, which legalized abortion throughout the United States, a new survey shows a strong majority of Americans believe abortion to be “morally wrong.”
“Millennials&qu Source: Knights of [...]
A popular bookstore and cafe near Yale University wants its many Hispanic employees to speak English only around customers, sparking controversy in immigrant-friendly New Haven, where students fight for immigrant [...]
Malaysia is often held up as the model of what a modern Muslim-majority nation can be. The ruling class, the bumiputra (literally “princes of the earth”) are largely, though not entirely, Muslim. But when Malaysia’s High Court ruled in late December to lift a government ban on non-Muslims using the word “Allah,” Christian churches became [...]
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SAN DIEGO, Jan. 21 /Christian Newswire/ — On Saturday, January 23, 2010, Community leaders, professional athletes, and government officials will join Pastor Miles McPherson of the Rock Church in honoring over 2,500 San Diego residents for their completion of more than 600,000 hours of volunteer service in the San Diego community during 2009.
Amongst the volunte Source: Rock [...]
Hamas has accepted Israel’s right to exist and would be prepared to nullify its charter, which calls for the destruction of Israel, Aziz Dwaik, Hamas’s most senior representative in the West Bank, said on Wednesday.
Dwaik’s remarks are seen in the context of Hamas’s attempts to win recognition from the international community.
Dwaik is the elected speaker [...]
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