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 The Chinese government may have picked the wrong target as they scramble to prevent the Middle East’s “Jasmine Revolution” from spreading to China. According to reports, they are going after China’s millions of Christians. Since most Chinese Christians worship in underground congregations, estimates of their numbers range wildly from 60 million to 150 million. However, it is…

“We have lost many of our freedoms in America because we have been asleep,” says Mrs. Shirley Dobson, chairman of the National Day of Prayer 2011. “I feel if we do not become involved and support the annual National Day of Prayer, we could end up forfeiting this freedom, too.” Like Thanksgiving or Christmas, the…

So, you don’t plan on traveling to any big rallies for the National Day of Prayer. Nor do you intend to take the day off from work. So, how can you observe this special day? Well, there’s always the Apostle Paul’s advice in 1 Thessalonians 5:17 — “Pray without ceasing.” But how can anybody do…

By Tom DeWeese, guest columnist America is being transformed. Americans know something is very wrong and are desperately digging for answers. Spending is out of control. Rules and regulations are enforced over every aspect of our lives. Not only can we not build on our private property, but our rivers and streams are becoming off…

A Christian shopowner in Pakistan has died in an apparent reprisal for the death of Osama bin Laden, according to Asia News. Christian institutions, schools and organizations throughout Pakistan have closed down Wednesday for fear of attacks. The retired Archbishop of Lahore, Lawrence John Saldanha, called for greater protection for Christians, calling them an “easy target.”  Many Pakistani Christians are worried that the operation by…

By CATHLEEN FALSANI (c) 2011 Religion News Service Late Sunday night, while perusing Facebook, a friend on Facebook updated her status to announce that Osama bin Laden was dead. It took a few seconds to confirm the news on CNN, and by the time I refreshed the screen, her status had changed once again.    …

“I have gone through a scope of emotions this evening as I learned that Osama had been killed,” writes Debbie Lee, mother of Marc Lee, the first U.S. Navy SEAL killed in Iraq.    “I received a text from a friend, ‘we have Osama.’ I told my son Kristofer to turn on the news. I listened…

Americans received the news of the death of Osama bin Laden with rejoicing Sunday night. Here is a group of New Yorkers celebrating: To watch the video of the President’s statement, CLICK HERE READ HERE as Beliefnet’s Jim Fletcher asks if all Muslims are evil  To read consider the heart-felt thoughts of Debbie Lee, mom of the first Navy…

To share this with your friends, click on the envelope at the bottom of this article Here is President Obama making the announcement of the killing of Osama bin Laden, the mastermind of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.: To watch the video…

Sunday night, President Obama made a special statement from the White House: Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al Qaida, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men,…
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