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Radical Gay Activists Seek to Intimidate Christians
Since Nov. 4, Christians have reported increased incidences of church vandalism and sometimes-violent attacks for their support of traditional marriage.
[11.19.08] The Nov. 4 passage of constitutional amendments banning gay
marriage in California, Arizona and Florida has evoked a
sometimes-violent response from radical gay activists who have
vandalized churches, mobbed intercessors and disrupted a worship
service in Michigan.
Intercessors with a house of prayer in San Francisco said they feared they might be killed Friday night during a routine prayer walk through the area’s Castro district, which has a large gay community. They said a crowd who thought they were marriage amendment demonstrators shouted lewd remarks, pushed them, threw hot coffee on their faces and threatened the prayer group leader with death. (See related video.)
Intercessors with a house of prayer in San Francisco said they feared they might be killed Friday night during a routine prayer walk through the area’s Castro district, which has a large gay community. They said a crowd who thought they were marriage amendment demonstrators shouted lewd remarks, pushed them, threw hot coffee on their faces and threatened the prayer group leader with death. (See related video.)
‘Prayer Booths’ Erected in New York
City
An art exhibit in the center of one of the nation’s most liberal cities is inviting passers-by to think about faith and the power of prayer.
[11.19. 08] They look much like typical phone booths, but instead
of facilitating 50-cent local calls the two stalls sitting in the heart
of New York City are designed to help passers-by make free
long-distance calls to heaven.
Created by artist Dylan Mortimer, a pastor at Rivercity Community
Church in Kansas City, Mo., the public prayer booths depict the word
“prayer” instead of “phone” and include instructions for using the
flip-down kneeler instead of a calling device.
Richard Roberts, ORU Reach Severance Agreement
The former ORU president pays past personal expenses, receives salary until next year.
[11.18.08] Leaders at Oral Roberts University (ORU) decided Friday
to pay its former president Richard Roberts an annual salary of
$223,600 though November 2009.
Details of the severance package included a confirmation that
Roberts had paid ORU $23,179 for personal and travel expenses not
previously billed to or paid by Roberts. The agreement noted payment
included interest because expenses were reportedly incurred prior to
2004.
Coffee House Teaches Biblical Lesson
Owners of a Michigan-based gourmet coffee shop have been able to minister to secular patrons as a result of their name, Shadrach, Meshach & ABeanToGo.
[11.17.08] Kirk Walker has had a passion for coffee since he drank his first cup at age
14. His love for the brew has since led him to launch a business that is not
only satisfying palates, but also creating ministry opportunities.
“The name always gets people’s attention,” Walker says of Shadrach, Meshach & ABeanToGo Inc., the gourmet coffee company he founded in Goodrich, Mich. “Mostly the secular world has reflected back to their childhood and remembered those things” they learned in Sunday school.
Christian Ministry Profiled on ABC’s
Extreme Makeover
A Haitian orphanage is being featured this Sunday on the hit TV
show as part of an effort to feed and clothe the poor.
[11.14.08] The producers of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
have shipped a truckload of merchandise to Haiti’s poorest children via
an Orlando, Fla.-based Christian ministry to Haitian orphans.
This Sunday night, Danita’s Children: Hope for Haiti ministry will
be featured on ABC’s popular home-makeover program at 8 p.m. E.S.T.
alongside the Frisch family from Toledo, Ohio, who have 11 children,
five of whom are adopted from Haiti.
Pro-life Voters Differ on Value of Abortion Laws
A recent survey found that most of Barack Obama’s pro-life supporters don’t think legislation reduces abortion.
[11.14.08] Exit polls show that a majority of evangelicals who
backed Barack Obama during the presidential election don’t believe
pro-life legislation reduces abortion.
A survey conducted by Beliefnet.com found that 86.7 percent
of pro-life voters who supported Obama believed the best way to curb
abortion is by preventing unintended pregnancy through education and
contraception, and assisting pregnant women financially. Only 10.9
percent believed legal restriction was most effective.
Earl Paulk's Church Being Sold
The Cathedral at Chapel Hill, built by Earl Paulk, is on the market for $24.5 million.
[11.13.08] The property of an Atlanta megachurch founded decades ago by Earl Paulk is on sale for $24.5 million.
Listed this month, the campus of the Cathedral at Chapel Hill,
well known for its neo-Gothic, 6,000-seat sanctuary, is one of the
largest religious facilities currently available in the United States,
said Matt Messier, a Florida broker and principal of CNL Real Estate
Services of Orlando, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Christians Assist Victims of Congo Violence
Churches and Christian aid organizations are responding to what is being called
a humanitarian catastrophe in the war-torn African nation.
[11.12.08] As violence between government and rebel troops
escalates in the Democratic Republic of Congo, churches and Christian
organizations are rushing humanitarian aid into the east African nation
to assist victims.
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