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Aung San Suu Kyi Freed After 7 Years’ House Arrest

by Genie Balfour on November 13, 2010

in Religion

Aung San Suu Kyi Freed From House Arrest

Burma’s ruling generals ended pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s latest term of house arrest in Rangoon today, eventually agreeing to her unconditional release. For the last two days, a crowd of supporters had been gathering nearby her lakeside house in the hope that the authorities would honor Suu Kyi’s time as served and free [...]

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British Muslims Condemn Attacks on Iraqi Christians

November 12, 2010
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After the upsurge in violence and bloodshed in Iraqi directed against Christians, and less than two weeks since the massacre of 50 at Our Lady of Salvation Catholic Church in Baghdad, the British Muslim Council today condemned the attacks and expressed sympathy for those being terrorized. Shaikh Shuja is Chairman, British Muslim Council. “The Muslims [...]

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Bishop Eddie Long Files Point by Point Denials of Sex Charges

November 2, 2010
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Yesterday Bishop Eddie Long filed four 30-page comprehensive responses to DeKalb County State Court denying the allegations of coercion to sexual relationships by four young men, previous members of his 25,000-strong congregation at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. The plaintiffs, all men in their early 20′s, accuse Long of misusing his position as their spiritual [...]

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Church Massacre in Iraq – Al Qaeda Linked Gang Claim They are Responsible

November 1, 2010
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Iraqi security forces stormed the Sayidat al-Nejat Catholic church in Bagdad yesterday evening to end a bloody standoff. A gang of gunmen had held the congregation hostage for several hours. Reports claim a variety of numbers killed, but at least 40 have lost their life, with most of the congregation being either injured or killed. [...]

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Taylor Guitar Announces Steve Curtis Chapman Signature Model

October 19, 2010
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Steven Curtis Chapman is a leading Contemporary Christian Music artist for over 20 years, earning  56 Dove Awards – more than anyone else in the history of the Gospel Music Association, as well as 5 Grammys, and an American Music Award. Taylor Guitars has just announced a new Taylor acoustic guitar signature model in his [...]

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Chile’s Desert Drama – 33 Miners Miraculous Rescue

October 13, 2010
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San Jose Mine, Atacama Desert, Chile – What’s unfolding here is an undiluted story of human resilience & ingenuity, where today we are witnessing what Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera described as  “life defeated by death, anguish defeated by hope”. The San Jose Mine near Copiapo, Chile is a  Copper & Gold mine. After being closed [...]

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Free Speech vs Privacy at a Funeral?

October 7, 2010
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Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the contentious issue of whether the Constitution’s guarantee of freedom of speech means that religious protesters are free to gather close to a military funeral, bearing signs proclaiming “Thank God for dead soldiers” or “God hates fags.” What triggered this? In 2006, Albert Snyder’s son Matthew, [...]

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