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ChristianToday |
11:38pm PDT |
Christian agencies take on Climate Change Bill |
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Summary: Christian agencies put climate chaos on the map and take on climate change bill |
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Theophiles |
7:41pm PDT |
US Anglicans Agree to Halt Gay Bishop Ordinations |
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Summary: Spotted at AFP/Google:In a move aimed at preventing a split in the global Anglican Communion, the US Episcopal Church on Tuesday agreed to halt the ordination of gay bishops and the blessing of same-sex unions.
Church leaders, however, vowed to continue |
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Theophiles |
5:11pm PDT |
Rex Humbard, TV Evangelist, Dead at 88 |
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Summary: Spotted at the New York Times:Rex Humbard, a guitar-strumming revival preacher who became a pioneer of television evangelism in the 1950s and remained a familiar Sunday morning presence in millions of American homes for almost half a century, died Friday. |
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ChristianPost |
3:40pm PDT |
One Man's Experiment to Obey Every Rule in the Bible |
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Summary: A.J. Jacobs was an agnostic before undertaking a yearlong journey to obey every rule in the Bible as literally as possible. A year later, he's still an agnostic, but a more reverent one and a lot more ... |
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ChristianToday |
3:16pm PDT |
Zimbabwe Says Mugabe to Attend EU Summit |
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Summary: President Robert Mugabe will attend an EUAfrica summit in Portugal in December despite a boycott threat by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown Zimbabwes information minister said on Tuesday |
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ChristianPost |
3:09pm PDT |
Poll: More Americans Hold Unfavorable View of Muslims |
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Summary: Public attitudes about Muslims and Islam have grown more negative in the United States in recent years, according to a poll released ... |
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ChristianToday |
3:08pm PDT |
Iran IAEA Atomic Talks End Meet Again MidOct |
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Summary: An Iranian team and UN experts ended two days of talks in Tehran on Tuesday to try to clear up outstanding questions about Irans nuclear programme and agreed to meet again in midOctober an Iranian news agency reported |
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ChristianToday |
2:31pm PDT |
Most Zimbabweans in SAfrica Flee Repression |
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Summary: More Zimbabweans now in South Africa have fled to escape political repression than the economic crisis ravaging their homeland a survey showed on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
1:56pm PDT |
Eight More Ebola Cases in DRC Mobile Labs Set Up |
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Summary: Eight more cases of the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo bringing the total to 17 a World Health Organisation official in Congo said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
1:48pm PDT |
Darfur Rebel Leader Says No Truce for Talks |
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Summary: Darfur rebel leader Khalil Ibrahim said on Tuesday he would carry on fighting during upcoming peace talks until a final settlement is reached to end the conflict in western Sudan |
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ChristianToday |
1:38pm PDT |
Service Sector Can Help Cut Emissions China Premier |
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Summary: China should push development of its service sector and invest in new technology to curb growing pollution and thirst for energy state television on Tuesday quoted Premier Wen Jiabao saying |
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ChristianToday |
1:36pm PDT |
EU Lawmakers Eye Bold Targets for Renewable Energy |
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Summary: European Union lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to seek ambitious targets for renewable energy sources in negotiations next year on details of the blocs programme to fight climate change |
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ChristianToday |
1:35pm PDT |
Lack of Funds Could Cause UNHCR Cutbacks in Darfur |
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Summary: The United Nations refugee agency said on Tuesday it would have to cut back its humanitarian operations in Sudans Darfur region unless it received more funds immediately |
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ChristianToday |
1:34pm PDT |
China India Could Face CO2 Tax on Goods |
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Summary: Retaliatory steps that comply with world trade rules could be found against China and India if they fail to help international efforts to cut emissions of carbon dioxide a senior US diplomat said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
1:32pm PDT |
Bush Says Open to Expanding UN Security Council |
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Summary: US President George W Bush said on Tuesday he was willing to consider expanding the UN Security Council and pressed for Japan a close American ally to get a permanent seat on the panel |
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ChristianToday |
1:31pm PDT |
WFP to Begin Air Drops to South Sudan Flood Victims |
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Summary: The UN food agency said on Tuesday it would begin monthlong air drops for some 43800 people in southern Sudan where devastating floods have washed away crops and roads |
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ChristianPost |
1:29pm PDT |
Prisons' Purging of Faith Books Faces Opposition |
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Summary: Religious inmates, chaplains and lawyers are mounting criticisms against the federal order to remove non-approved religious books from prison ... |
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ChristianToday |
1:28pm PDT |
Mozambique Debt Eases 22 pct to 52 bln |
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Summary: Mozambiques total debt fell by 22 percent to 52 billion at the end of August 2007 compared to the same period last year deputy Finance Minister Pedro Couto said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
1:25pm PDT |
UN Rights Envoy Fears Severe Repression in Myanmar |
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Summary: The United Nations human rights investigator for Myanmar said on Tuesday he feared a very severe repression by the military junta and called on major powers to mediate in the southeast Asian country |
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ChristianToday |
1:24pm PDT |
Letting Iran Go Nuclear Could Cause War says Sarkozy |
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Summary: Allowing Iran to acquire nuclear weapons could destabilize the world and lead to war French President Nicolas Sarkozy told the United Nations on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
1:22pm PDT |
Sudan Border Documents Lost Damaged |
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Summary: Experts trying to demarcate Sudans northsouth border face the mammoth task of locating and restoring missing and damaged documents central to the implementation of a peace deal that ended decades of civil war |
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ChristianToday |
1:21pm PDT |
Council of Europe to Vote on Creationism Next Week |
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Summary: Europes main human rights body will vote next week on a resolution opposing the teaching of creationist and intelligent design views in school science classes |
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ChristianToday |
1:19pm PDT |
UN Chief Warns of Daunting Challenges in World |
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Summary: UN SecretaryGeneral Ban Kimoon warned world leaders on Tuesday of daunting challenges in the year ahead and vowed to leave no stone unturned to resolve the crisis in Darfur |
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ChristianToday |
1:18pm PDT |
WHO Reports 2100 Cholera Cases in Iraq |
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Summary: More than 2100 people in Iraq have cholera which is spreading across the country the World Health Organisation WHO said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
1:17pm PDT |
Ethiopia Says May Call off Eritrea Border Pact |
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Summary: Ethiopia said on Tuesday it may terminate the pact ending its border war with Eritrea accusing its smaller neighbour of breaching the deal on several fronts including coordinating terrorist activity |
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ChristianToday |
1:15pm PDT |
Britain Reports Third Case of Bluetongue Disease |
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Summary: Britains farm ministry on Tuesday reported a third case of bluetongue disease in an animal in Suffolk in eastern England |
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ChristianToday |
1:14pm PDT |
EU Urged to Boost Health Care for Illegal Migrants |
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Summary: European Union countries should guarantee access to health care for illegal immigrants a French medical aid group said on Tuesday |
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ChristianToday |
1:13pm PDT |
Global Fund Eyes 8 bln from Donors to Fight Disease |
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Summary: Antipoverty campaigners led by rock star Bono want the worlds rich nations this week to pledge about 8 billion for the next three years to fight AIDS tuberculosis and malaria |
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ChristianToday |
1:09pm PDT |
UN Council Authorizes EU Force for Chad |
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Summary: The UN Security Council authorized on Tuesday a European Union peacekeeping force and UN police to help protect civilians suffering from the spillover violence from neighboring Darfur |
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ChristianToday |
12:59pm PDT |
Bush Urges Sudan Rebels to Cease Fire During Talks |
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Summary: US President George W Bush called on the Sudanese government and rebels to observe a ceasefire during peace talks next month and urged fast action to end what he said was genocide in Darfur |
