A new report confirms what Christians in India already feared: 2007 was the worst year since their nation’s independence in 1947 for attacks on Christians.
The report from Compass Direct cited statistics compiled by the All India Christian Council in confirming that the number of attacks on Christians in 2007 surpassed 1,000 for the first time […]
“A WAY WHICH SEEMETH RIGHT..” (PROV 14:21)
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“A Way Which Seemeth Right…”
By TBC Staff - MB Published on thebereancall.org (http://www.thebereancall.org)
Created 2005-10-01
There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (Proverbs 14:12 [1])
I recently attended the Celebrate Recovery Summit 2005 at Saddleback Church in Southern California. The primary purpose of the conference was […]
ANCIENT RUINS FIND A ROLE IN MODERN POLITICAL DISCOURSE
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ANCIENT RUINS FIND A ROLE IN MODERN POLITICAL DISCOURSE
Some Israeli lawmakers are seizing on archeology as a way to fight Prime Minister Olmert’s apparent plan to divide the city of Jerusalem.
The Knesset members see archeological digs as the best way to illustrate the link between the Jewish people, Jerusalem and the Land of Israel — […]
WEANING EVANGELICALS OFF THE WORD-PART 3
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Weaning Evangelicals Off the Word - Part 3
By T.A. McMahon
Published on thebereancall.org (http://www.thebereancall.org/node/5958)
Created 2007-08-31
The previous two parts of this series (TBC, 2/07 [0] , 3/07 [0] ) made some observations that should be of great concern to those who consider themselves Bible-believing Christians. Paul warned that there would come a time when “sound doctrine” (2 […]
GUNMAN BOASTS OF FOLLING WICKEDEST MAN IN THE WORLD
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FAITH UNDER FIRE
Gunman boasted of following ‘wickedest man in the world’
E-mail to ministry: ‘I have studied, practiced teachings’ of occultists
Weeks before Matthew Murray armed himself with enough weaponry and ammunition to kill hundreds, attacking both a Christian missions training center and a Colorado Springs church, he apparently boasted in an e-mail that he had discovered […]
TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK (TBN) - ENTERTAINING LUCIFER
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Two years ago, the Los Angeles Times revealed that [Paul] Crouch [of the Trinity Broadcasting Network] paid a former employee $425,000 to stay quiet about an alleged 1996 homosexual tryst in Lake Arrowhead. TBN [has] had to fend off allegations of plagiarism, fleecing poor viewers out of hundreds of millions of dollars while living extravagant […]
Read the full post »SO LONG, GIDEONS
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So Long, Gideons
By Roya Wolverson
Newsweek Web Exclusive
The one thing travelers could reliably count on in their hotel rooms: a Bible in the bedside table. But like many traditions, this one may be dying.
In the rooms of Manhattan’s trendy Soho Grand Hotel guests can enjoy an eclectic selection of underground music, iPod docking stations, flat-screen TVs […]
270 HOUSE CHURCH PASTORS DETAINED FOR ALLEGED RELIGIOUS GATHERING
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Shandong Province- China Aid Association has learned that 270 House Church Pastors have been detained for what Chinese officials are calling an “illegal religious gathering”.
On December 7 at 1:30pm, House Church pastors in Hedeng District, Linyi City, were gathered for a Bible Study, when their meeting was disrupted by police officials. According to Pastor Li, […]
QUESTIONS SURROUND TV PREACHERS
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Questions surround TV preacher inquiry
By RACHEL ZOLL, AP Religion Writer
Among the many conservative Christians who feel misunderstood by the general public, the six televangelists under investigation by a Senate committee are an embarrassment.
The ministers’ on-air faith healings and fundraising, backed by self-serving misinterpretations of Scripture, reinforce offensive stereotypes of greedy preachers and put their followers […]
FALLING FROM TRUTH THROUGH THE EMERGING CHURCH
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Contextual Theology - Falling From Truth Through the Emerging Church
by Roger Oakland
In order for the emerging church to succeed, the Bible has to be looked at through entirely different glasses, and Christianity needs to be open to a new type of faith. Brian McLaren calls this new faith a “generous orthodoxy.”1 While such an orthodoxy […]