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Nigerian police revises Jos violence toll to 109

Assist News Service - 1 hour 48 min ago
The Nigerian Police in northern Plateau State has said 109 people were killed in the violence in the early hours of Sunday morning (March 7, 2010).
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Jos, Nigeria: explosive situation needs defusing

Assist News Service - 1 hour 48 min ago
Around 2:30am on Sunday 7 March 2010 a large contingent of armed, mostly Fulani Muslims slipped into three predominantly Christian ethnic Berom villages on the southern outskirts of Jos, the capital of Plateau State in Nigeria s volatile central...
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National Coalition Issues Call to the Church for a New Depth of ’Loving Your Neighbor’

Assist News Service - 1 hour 48 min ago
The Mission America Coalition issued a call to churches and Christians across America last week for a “prayer-care-share approach” to “loving their neighbors to Christ.”
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Spreading Cheer to Pediatric AIDS Patients

Assist News Service - 1 hour 48 min ago
Smiles sparkled on the faces of 15 HIV-positive children when several Gospel for Asia–supported Bible college students brought them a big dose of Christmas cheer.
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Snow, Ice and a New Fellowship

Assist News Service - 1 hour 48 min ago
Heavy snow created a prison for Gospel for Asia–supported missionary Prasod. He kept checking outside to see if the weather had changed . . . but even on the third day, it still wasn’t good enough to travel...
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India’s Great Christian Visionar Leader, Pastor T.T. Joseph, Passes Away

Assist News Service - 1 hour 48 min ago
A longtime leader, visionary and pioneer missionary, Pastor T.T. Joseph of the Indian Pentecostal Church (IPC) of Karnataka State, passed away at his residence in Bangalore, late on Monday night, March 8, 2010, at 11:45 pm.
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Archbishop of Canterbury and Methodist General Secretary give backing to FEASTs as part of Fresh Expressions of the church in Great Britain

Assist News Service - 15 hours 48 min ago
Fresh Expressions was initiated in 2005 by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, but now involves the Methodist Council, the United Reformed Church and a number of other partners in the United Kingdom.
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33 Children Forcibly Abandoned by Morocco as Christian orphanage shut down without warning

Assist News Service - 15 hours 48 min ago
An orphanage in Ain Leuh, Morocco, has been ordered to close by government authorities.
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Indian Pastor brutally beaten up while conducting a prayer meeting

Assist News Service - 15 hours 48 min ago
An Indian pastor was brutally attacked by a group of Hindu radicals on Monday, March 8, 2010 at Mysore in Karnataka State.
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World Magazine and ABS Share Hope for the Next Generation

Assist News Service - 15 hours 48 min ago
The leaders of World Magazine, the American Bible Society (ABS) and the Barna Group not only have great hope for the next generation but they are putting their show on the road. Their message to Christian leaders, “Avoid the elder brother...
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Protests Held In Jos After Fulani Muslims Massacre Hundreds Of Christians

Assist News Service - 15 hours 48 min ago
According to the UK-based Christian human rights group, Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW), Nigerian youths in Bukuru and Barkin Ladi have been holding protests following the massacre of more than 200 Christians in Zot, Dogo Nahauwa and Rastat...
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Christians under attack in Chiapas, Mexico

Absolute News - Tue, 2010-03-09 13:04
There were several attacks on believers in Chiapas, Mexico in recent months. Evangelicals in the state face frequent threats and attacks by rebel groups and traditionalist religious groups.... read more.
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27,000 Free Copies of Darwin's Famous Book Given Away to Coincide with Richard Dawkin's Meetings

Absolute News - Tue, 2010-03-09 13:04
New Zealand born author, Ray Comfort (who lives in the United States) said, "I will be interested to see if the Professor once again reveals how afraid he is for people to read the Foreword, by telling them to rip it out--as he did in Canada recently...... read more.
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World Congress of Families Letter of Solidarity Read at Huge Pro-Life Rally in Madrid

Absolute News - Tue, 2010-03-09 13:04
Yesterday, huge pro- life demonstrations took place in over 100 cities to protest Spain's new abortion law, which went into effect on March 5.... read more.
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'1040' World Premiere in Los Angeles Friday, March 12, 2010

Absolute News - Tue, 2010-03-09 13:04
Christian documentary 1040, produced by Adventures.TV in conjunction with Arowana Films, is scheduled to premiere at the 2010 City of the Angels Film Festival (CAFF) on Friday, March 12th.... read more.
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Court Victory for Pro-Life Free Speech at Ivy League Brown University

Absolute News - Tue, 2010-03-09 13:03
Attorneys from the Chicago- based Thomas More Society, on the eve of the trial, won a victory in Providence municipal court this week when the city prosecutor decided to dismiss criminal charges against Christopher Young.... read more.
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Iranian Pastor Tortured, Threatened for ‘Converting Muslims’

Assist News Service - Tue, 2010-03-09 12:37
Compass Direct News (CDN) is reporting that an Assyrian pastor the Iranian government had accused of “converting Muslims” is being tortured in prison and threatened with execution, sources close to the case said.
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Don’t Quit in the Pit now available

Assist News Service - Tue, 2010-03-09 12:37
Over 1,000 inmates incarcerated at the Chesapeake Correctional Center recently received copies of Danette Joy Crawford’s new book from Whitaker House, Don’t Quit in the Pit: Power to Turn Any Situation Around!,...
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True Story Reveals The Brutal Life Growing Up As A ‘Son Of Hamas’

Assist News Service - Tue, 2010-03-09 12:37
Fear, violence, secrecy and danger were part of everyday life for Mosab Hassan Yousef, son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding leader of the internationally recognized Palestinian terrorist organization known as Hamas.
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Jamaica Festival to Feature World Evangelist Andrew Palau

Assist News Service - Tue, 2010-03-09 02:37
While major relief efforts have been dedicated to Haiti, the quiet neighboring island of Jamaica lies in wait for relief of another kind … spiritual relief. The island is comparable in size to Connecticut and home of a variety of religions pract...
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