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ChristianPost |
2:44pm PDT |
U.S. Census Bureau Rejects Gay 'Marriage' |
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Summary: Pro-family groups were encouraged this week by the announcement that the U.S. Census Bureau will not include same-sex ?marriages? in its upcoming 2010 census report. |
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ChristianPost |
2:27pm PDT |
Christian Retailers Gather Amid Rapidly Changing Market |
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Summary: As many as 8,000 people representing all segments of the Christian retail industry have converged upon the Orlando County Convention Center in Florida for the International Christian Retail Show. |
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ChristianPost |
11:39am PDT |
McCain Opposes Gay Adoption; Respects States' Decision |
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Summary: Senator John McCain said he opposes allowing gay couples to adopt children, but his campaign clarified Tuesday that the Republican presidential candidate believes the issue should be left to states to decide following criticisms from gay rights groups. |
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ChristianPost |
10:40am PDT |
Boycott Organizers Protest Outside McDonald's Headquarters |
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Summary: Christian activist groups are pushing for support outside the worldwide McDonald?s headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., to bring attention to a boycott against what they said was the chain?s record of continued support and endorsement of homosexuality. |
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ChristianPost |
10:07am PDT |
Urbana 09 Bible Expositor Chosen |
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Summary: Ramez Atallah, general secretary of the Bible Society of Egypt and program chair for the Lausanne III World Congress, has been chosen as the Bible Expositor for Intervarsity?s 22nd Student Missions Conference. |
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ChristianPost |
8:48am PDT |
Youth Empowered to Find their Voice, Push for Better Future |
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Summary: Abuse, violence and drug dealing were not a rare scene for Margaret Williams growing up in Tacoma, Wash. A 16-year-old Wilson High School student, Williams wanted to see change in her neighborhood. |
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ChristianPost |
8:48am PDT |
Youth Empowered to Take the Hill, Press for Change |
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Summary: Abuse, violence and drug dealing were not a rare scene for Margaret Williams growing up in Tacoma, Wash. A 16-year-old Wilson High School student, Williams wanted to see change in a neighborhood. So for the past 20 weeks, Williams has been training to fin |
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ChristianPost |
8:29am PDT |
Zimbabwe Christian Leaders Say Situation Deteriorating |
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Summary: The heads of Christian bodies in Zimbabwe voiced their ?deep concern? this week over the country?s continuous downward spiral following the disputed national elections. Church leaders lamented that the political, security, economic and human rights situat |
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ChristianToday |
8:24am PDT |
Half a million workers strike over pay |
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Summary: Hundreds of thousands of local government workers went on strike on Wednesday in a dispute over pay that paralysed services from education to rubbish collection |
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ChristianToday |
8:24am PDT |
Israel frees 5 Lebanese in swap with Hezbollah |
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Summary: Israel handed over five Lebanese prisoners to Hezbollah via the Red Cross on Wednesday after the Shiite guerrilla group returned the bodies of two Israeli soldiers seized in a crossborder raid in 2006 |
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ChristianToday |
8:23am PDT |
Religion satire to see the light at Toronto fest |
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Summary: Borat director Larry Charles is bringing his followup project to the Toronto International Film Festival for its world premiere in September organizers said Thursday |
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ChristianToday |
8:23am PDT |
Schools go green and join carbon trading scheme |
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Summary: State schools are to be included under the governments new domestic carbon emissions trading scheme from April 2010 the environment minister said on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
8:22am PDT |
Motorway hard shoulders to be opened up |
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Summary: The government is to open up more motorway hard shoulders to drivers during congested periods after a successful trial in the Midlands under a package of proposals announced on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
7:13am PDT |
Christian politicians go 24 hours as slum dwellers |
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Summary: Christian MPs were among a group of six parliamentarians who spent the last 24 hours in a makeshift slum to draw attention to the plight of the one billion slum dwellers worldwide |
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ChristianPost |
6:42am PDT |
Audio Bible Wins 'Christian Book of the Year' Award |
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Summary: For the first time in the 30-year history of the Christian Book Awards, a Bible and an audio product has won the highest honor. |
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ChristianPost |
5:22am PDT |
100,000 Catholics Gather for Youth Event in Sydney |
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Summary: More than 100,000 Roman Catholic pilgrims from around the world swarmed Sydney Harbor on Tuesday, waving the flags of their countries and singing as they awaited a Mass opening the World Youth Day festival. |
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ChristianPost |
5:05am PDT |
Anglicans Eye Canterbury as Bishops Gather for Lambeth |
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Summary: All eyes are on Canterbury as more than 600 bishops from across the Anglican Communion arrive on Wednesday for the start of the Lambeth Conference. |
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ChristianPost |
4:57am PDT |
Mass. Senate OK's Out-of-State Gay 'Marriages' |
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Summary: In a move to let non-resident gay couples marry in the state, the Mass. Senate voted on Tuesday to repeal a 1913 law that prohibited couples from obtaining marriage licenses if they couldn't legally marry in their home states. |
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ChristianToday |
3:53am PDT |
Bishops to stay in Lords under new reform proposals |
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Summary: New proposals to reform the House of Lords that could see Church of England bishops retain their privileged status have been announced by Justice Secretary Jack Straw |
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ChristianToday |
3:40am PDT |
US study asks Who are the unchurched |
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Summary: With churches largely mapping out their local mission around what they identify to be an unchurched population a research firm set out to paint a clearer picture of who unchurched Americans really are |
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ChristianToday |
3:39am PDT |
Fuel duty rise delayed |
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Summary: Chancellor Alistair Darling is delaying a fuel duty rise planned for October for at least another six months the Treasury said on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
3:39am PDT |
Council workers strike over pay |
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Summary: Hundreds of thousands of local government workers went on strike on Wednesday in a dispute over pay that threatened to paralyse services from education to rubbish collection |
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ChristianToday |
3:38am PDT |
Iran says deterring foes |
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Summary: Iran can deter any threats against it the head of the Revolutionary Guards said in comments published on Wednesday after the countrys air force announced plans for a military exercise to help deter its foes |
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ChristianToday |
3:38am PDT |
Coop to buy Somerfield for 157 bln |
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Summary: The Cooperative Group has agreed to buy Somerfield for 157 billion pounds to strengthen its position as the fifthbiggest food retailer and the market leader in local convenience stores |
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ChristianToday |
3:37am PDT |
Migration problems could raise tensions |
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Summary: The rapid pace of immigration has significantly impacted on community cohesion and without better government funding these tensions could escalate a report by a committee of MPs said on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
3:37am PDT |
MPs hide mental health problems |
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Summary: One in five MPs has suffered from mental health problems but decided to keep quiet because of fears of a hostile reaction according to a survey published on Wednesday |
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ChristianToday |
3:36am PDT |
Russian says remains of last Tsars son identified |
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Summary: Russia said on Wednesday that charred remains found in a pit belonged to Tsar Nicholas IIs only son and his daughter exactly 90 years after the Bolsheviks shocked the world by murdering the last Tsar |
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ChristianToday |
3:36am PDT |
Watchdog calls for shakeup of bank accounts |
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Summary: The consumer affairs watchdog called on Wednesday for a shakeup of the 8 billion pound market for personal bank accounts saying existing arrangements were not working well for consumers |
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ChristianToday |
3:36am PDT |
Regulator seeks clearer green energy tariffs |
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Summary: Britains energy suppliers must stop labelling any electricity tariffs green unless they commit to spending more of their own money on environmental projects according to new guidelines from UK energy regulator Ofgem |
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ChristianToday |
3:35am PDT |
Aviation vaunts green agenda amid protest fears |
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Summary: Reeling from high oil prices and under pressure to curb pollution the aviation industry flaunted a green agenda under tightened security amid fears of environmentalist protests at an air show on Wednesday |
