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ChristianToday |
11:47pm PDT |
Nuns monks call on UK to kick carbon habit |
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Summary: Hundreds of nuns monks and clergy descended on Westminster yesterday to demand MPs strengthen the Climate Change Bill and kick the carbon habit for the sake of the poorest in the world |
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ChristianToday |
11:31pm PDT |
Teachers hold first national strike in 20 years |
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Summary: Thousands of schools will be forced to close on Thursday as teachers stage their first national strike in 20 years in a dispute with the government over pay
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ChristianToday |
11:30pm PDT |
Strike to close Grangemouth refinery Sunday |
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Summary: Refinery workers at Grangemouth refinery will begin a twoday strike on Sunday that will shut the plant and squeeze fuel supplies in Scotland and northern England |
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ChristianToday |
11:29pm PDT |
Some pension schemes need more regulation |
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Summary: The pensions watchdog needs step up regulation of definedcontribution pension schemes and raise governance standards at many schemes a parliamentary committee said on Thursday |
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ChristianToday |
11:29pm PDT |
Financial companies underestimating ID fraud |
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Summary: Financial services companies must change their attitude to security to curb the rise in identity fraud the City watchdog said on Thursday |
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ChristianToday |
11:28pm PDT |
Major proBeijing rally for Australia relay |
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Summary: In the biggest proBeijing rally of the protestmarred Olympic torch relay more than 10000 Chinese Australians rallied in Canberra on Thursday bringing a sea of red Chinese flags and drowning out Tibetan demonstrators |
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ChristianToday |
11:28pm PDT |
Brown and Zuma call for Zimbabwe election results |
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Summary: Britain and South Africas ruling party leader Jacob Zuma made a united call on Wednesday for an end to the election stalemate in Zimbabwe stepping up pressure on President Robert Mugabe to release results |
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ChristianToday |
11:27pm PDT |
Bush seeks boost for Abbas and Mideast peace bid |
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Summary: President George W Bush hosts Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on Thursday to try to bolster him and shore up a fragile USbacked peace effort with Israel |
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ChristianToday |
11:24pm PDT |
Envoys walk out of UN after Libya Holocaust remark |
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Summary: Western UN envoys walked out of a Security Council discussion on Wednesday after Libyas UN ambassador likened the plight of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to the Nazi Holocaust diplomats said |
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ChristianToday |
11:23pm PDT |
British Somalia draft eyes increased UN presence |
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Summary: Britain has circulated a draft resolution on Somalia to members of the Security Council that would open the door to a stronger UN presence and a possible deployment of UN peacekeepers |
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ChristianToday |
11:23pm PDT |
Militant commander orders cease fire in Pakistan |
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Summary: An al Qaedalinked militant commander has ordered his followers to stop attacks in Pakistan after the new government began secret peace talks a government official said on Thursday |
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ChristianToday |
11:18pm PDT |
Pentecostal Church report warns of false prophets |
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Summary: A major Pentecostal denomination released a paper Tuesday stating the churchs position on the apostolic movement that included a warning on false prophets |
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ChristianPost |
4:29pm PDT |
Tough Questions for Islam |
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Summary: Zakaria Botros is a conservative television star with a huge audience. He is even more hated by his political enemies than Rush Limbaugh and Hillary Clinton put together, if you can believe that. At least one newspaper has labeled Botros: “Public Enemy Nu |
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ChristianPost |
3:01pm PDT |
Hannah Montana Star's New Book to Focus on Family Relationship |
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Summary: Miley Cyrus, 15-year-old teen star who attributes her family and Christian faith for keeping her grounded in her fast-pace lifestyle, will write about her life before becoming Hannah Montana in a book deal that was confirmed by the publisher for Disney on |
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ChristianPost |
2:46pm PDT |
Judge Orders La. School District to Stop Bible Giveaways |
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Summary: A federal judge ordered a public school system to stop allowing in-school Bible giveaways, saying the practice violates the First Amendment separation of church and ... |
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ChristianPost |
1:44pm PDT |
Hopegivers International Gives Hope to New Graduates |
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Summary: Over 1,000 recent graduates from the Hopegivers Bible College program in India will head out in the world with a mission to spread the Gospel wherever the Lord ... |
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ChristianPost |
1:32pm PDT |
World Vision Cuts Back Food Aid, Sounds Alarm |
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Summary: It's one of the largest and most trusted humanitarian organizations in the world that leverages compassion and generosity to help the most needy. Yet on Tuesday, World Vision announced a cutback on the number of people it can feed this year as it feels th |
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ChristianPost |
12:43pm PDT |
Desmond Tutu Backs Millennium Congregation Initiative |
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Summary: Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, endorsed an interfaith initiative to partner congregations in the United States with African villages in the fight against ... |
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ChristianPost |
11:59am PDT |
McCain Asks NC GOP Not to Run Wright-Obama Ad |
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Summary: Republican John McCain asked the North Carolina GOP not to run a television ad that brings up the controversial former pastor of Democratic presidential candidate Barack ... |
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ChristianPost |
10:01am PDT |
First-Ever Live Telecast of Dove Awards Airs Tonight |
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Summary: Gospel Music Channel reaches a milestone Wednesday night when it features the first-ever live telecast of the Dove Awards, a ceremony honoring the best in Gospel and Christian ... |
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ChristianPost |
9:52am PDT |
Pentecostal Church Report Warns of False Prophets |
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Summary: A major Pentecostal denomination released a paper Tuesday stating the church’s position on the apostolic movement that included a warning on false ... |
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ChristianPost |
9:13am PDT |
United Methodists Call for Civil Debates at Meeting |
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Summary: Following past conferences of heated debates and protests, delegates from the largest mainline denomination open their quadrennial meeting today in Fort Worth, Texas, with a commitment to civil and 'holy conferencing.... |
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ChristianPost |
9:13am PDT |
United Methodists Try for 'Holy Conferencing' Amid Debates |
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Summary: Following past conferences of heated debates and protests, delegates from the largest mainline denomination open their quadrennial meeting today in Fort Worth, Texas, with a commitment to civil and 'holy conferencing.... |
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ChristianToday |
8:32am PDT |
Clinton claims broad support after Pennsylvania win |
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Summary: Hillary Clinton said Wednesday her victory over rival Barack Obama in Pennsylvania showed she had the broad support needed to recapture the White House for Democrats in Novembers presidential election
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ChristianToday |
8:32am PDT |
Scotland urges EU to keep salmon trade protection |
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Summary: Scottish authorities appealed to the European Commission on Wednesday not to axe antidumping measures that protect its salmon farmers from fierce Norwegian competition
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ChristianToday |
8:31am PDT |
Confusion increases over Zimbabwe election |
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Summary: Uncertainty increased in Zimbabwe on Wednesday over a disputed election as pressure intensified for results to be announced from a presidential vote more than three weeks ago
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ChristianToday |
8:30am PDT |
Jury shown new footage of July 7 London bombers |
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Summary: Previously unseen surveillance footage of two of the July 7 London suicide bombers meeting a committed terrorist was shown on Wednesday to a court where three men accused of helping them are on trial
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ChristianToday |
8:29am PDT |
UKs Brown heads off tax rebellion |
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Summary: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made concessions on tax reform on Wednesday to end a rebellion by members of his own party which had threatened to further erode his authority
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ChristianPost |
8:05am PDT |
Pro-Family Groups Make Way for Calif. Gay 'Marriage' Ban |
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Summary: A coalition of pro-family groups have achieved their goal of gathering 1.1 million signatures to petition for a measure that would effectively outlaw same-sex “marriage” in the state of ... |
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ChristianPost |
7:55am PDT |
Values and Moral Truth are Not the Same |
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Summary: No discussion of our national ills is complete without some mention of slippery "values" in the public square. Indeed, though talk of moral absolutes is portrayed as outdated and simplistic, the debate concerning national values has never been more ... |
