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Christian News, Updated daily en-gb Updated: Friday, 10 February 2012, 8:54 (EST) 5 144 31 http://au.christiantoday.com http://au.christiantoday.com/images/logo_rss.gif SELECT id,submittime,title,slug,summary FROM ct_article WHERE submittime>'2012-02-04 02:19:36' AND output='Y' AND category!=17 AND category!=20 AND category!=21 AND category != 19 ORDER BY submittime DESC LIMIT 50 In an unconventional move a pastor of an Australian Church has placed two signs reading OMG Oh My God on the outside of his Church attracting the attention of the local community and sparking an Internet frenzy http://au.christiantoday.com/article/st-pauls-anglican-in-caulfield-north-hangs-omg-sign-outside-church-sparking-internet-frenzy/12808.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:40:37 +1100 Christian model Kylie Bisutti says her faith led to her stop working for Victorias Secret http://au.christiantoday.com/article/victorias-secret-model-quits-want-to-be-a-better-role-model-for-young-christians/12807.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:34:27 +1100 Whoever said that getting there is half the fun must not have been travelling with children http://au.christiantoday.com/article/surviving-air-travel-with-kids/12806.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:23:41 +1100 The 28 young writers who serve as volunteers in WellBeing Australias Press Service International ministry writing Sport Comment Movie Reviews Fashion and IT for Christian Today Australia are being encouraged to save for the Australasian Religious Press Association in New Zealand later this year http://au.christiantoday.com/article/young-writers-encouraged-to-save-for-the-australian-religious-press-association-conference-in-nz/12805.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:09:12 +1100 Uganda is once again considering a bill that was defeated three years that calls for those who commit homosexual acts to face life imprisonment and for witnesses and sympathizers of homosexuals to be locked up for up to 14 years Some argue however that lawmakers are overreaching in their aim to protect the countrys culture and Christian values http://au.christiantoday.com/article/ugandan-government-reconsiders-bill-to-sentence-homosexuals-to-life-imprisonment/12802.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:54 +1100 The Archbishop of York has reportedly received racist emails in response to his comments over gay marriage http://au.christiantoday.com/article/police-investigating-racist-emails-to-archbishop-of-york/12801.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:09:17 +1100 The Church of Englands governing body took the middle ground on women bishops today as it approved draft legislation seeking to safeguard the equal status of women in the episcopate whilst ensuring provision for opponents http://au.christiantoday.com/article/church-of-england-nears-consensus-on-women-bishops/12800.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:52:42 +1100 The Neighbour to Neighbour program which is the combined Churches of Townsville National Day of Thanksgiving community outreach activity was awarded a Spirit of Townsville award at the Australia Day awards ceremony last week http://au.christiantoday.com/article/combined-churches-of-townsville-awarded-for-community-outreach/12799.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:17:34 +1100 The Uniting Churchs Rev Bill Crews has called for a federal parliamentary inquiry into the Therapeutic Goods Administrations handling of the Poly Implant Prothese PIP breast implant issue http://au.christiantoday.com/article/uniting-church-minister-supports-inquiry-into-pip-breast-implants/12797.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:05:05 +1100 In preparation for Australias pilgrimage to World Youth Day WYD in Rio de Janeiro in July 2013 the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference ACBC has named Harvest Pilgrimages as their official Tour Operator for the Conferences National Pilgrimage of Australian groups attending this universal event http://au.christiantoday.com/article/australian-catholic-bishops-conference-names-national-wyd-2013-pilgrimage-tour-provider/12796.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:37 +1100 Islamic extremists from the rebel al Shabaab militia in Somalia beheaded a Christian on the outskirts of Mogadishu last month sources said http://au.christiantoday.com/article/islamic-extremists-behead-another-convert-in-somalia/12795.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:57:31 +1100 I have never been good at faith Of course I know that I have it I could not have a relationship with God without it But the truth is I have always struggled with trusting God particularly when it relates to his purpose for my life As a super control freak who likes lists and schedules the concept and application of faith has always been a difficult one for me to obey http://au.christiantoday.com/article/youve-got-to-have-faith/12793.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:46:43 +1100 Nelson Cook founded and heads up COIN in Los Angeles a ministry that centres on supporting Christian Sports Coaches Coaches of Influence WellBeing Australia chairman Mark Tronson and Nelson Cook have been collaborative ministry colleagues since 1984 http://au.christiantoday.com/article/coin-message-is-just-as-poignant-and-applicable-to-australia/12792.htm Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:43:38 +1100 The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall led the celebrations today to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens http://au.christiantoday.com/article/service-commemorates-bicentenary-of-charles-dickenss-birth/12791.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:01:12 +1100 Christian ministry leader Mama Maggie Gobran has been nominated for the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize by several members of the United States Congress for her selfless work offering aid and assistance to the impoverished people of Cairos garbage slums http://au.christiantoday.com/article/coptic-christian-nominated-for-2012-nobel-peace-prize-for-work-in-cairo/12790.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:56:32 +1100 At a recent Human Rights conference Irans Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani who played a significant role in the case of Iranian Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani has claimed that Iran made a mistake by signing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights http://au.christiantoday.com/article/iranian-judiciary-chief-who-delayed-pastor-youcefs-vertict-criticizes-the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights/12789.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:52:25 +1100 It just happened overnight I never thought it would happen to me But now it makes complete sense One evening I picked up a book read it from cover to cover and it changed my life It completely hit home to me and in the blink of an eye I lost all trust for the natural product industry The book I read was about the chemicals hidden and not so hidden in the products we use every single day The ones we use to clean our home wash our clothes bath our children spray on our skin and clean our teeth just to name a few http://au.christiantoday.com/article/shopping-can-be-dangerous-to-your-health/12787.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:24:59 +1100 WellBeing Australias chairman Mark Tronson said that his wife Delma and he were praying for 2012 on New Years Day Delma was in a room which is utilised as an office when visitors are not here and he was in his office under the house which is in turn located on a hill overlooking the Tweed Heads canal systems http://au.christiantoday.com/article/an-action-packed-start-for-well-being-australia/12786.htm Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:18:33 +1100 Bible League International is fulfilling its role as a strategic Christian service organization by supplying almost two thousand Bibles to Hindi speaking churches in Fiji http://au.christiantoday.com/article/thousands-of-fijian-families-receives-bibles-after-being-introduced-to-jesus-through-operation-christmas-child/12785.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:16:26 +1100 Amidst increasing security issues in several African countries plagued by violence political turmoil religious intolerance and lack of democratic governance churches are called to engage in peacebuilding said African church leaders in a presentation on Burning issues of insecurity in Africa at a World Council of Churches WCC consultation in Kigali Rwanda http://au.christiantoday.com/article/world-christian-body-calls-churches-to-be-peacemakers-in-africa/12784.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:52:31 +1100 Bob Marley was born on Feb 6 and although many are familiar with the reggae legend as a Rastafarian others may be surprised to hear that he was baptized as an Orthodox Christian before his death http://au.christiantoday.com/article/bob-marley-was-christian-long-before-death-said-to-have-called-upon-jesus-on-his-deathbed/12783.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:28:30 +1100 With a growing number of authors and theologians releasing books about doomsday and rapture predictions one title that stands out is by the Rev Gerald Haug who insists the world is not ending any time soon and that religious leaders teaching otherwise are doing damage to the church http://au.christiantoday.com/article/author-on-end-times-christians-are-making-same-mistakes-as-pharisees-misreading-scripture/12782.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:11:23 +1100 The head of Christian Concern has called upon the Church of Englands governing body to defend traditional marriage http://au.christiantoday.com/article/call-to-church-of-england-to-defend-traditional-marriage/12781.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:03:26 +1100 The Church of England and Oriental Orthodox Churches have formalised their ecumenical relationship http://au.christiantoday.com/article/anglicans-and-orthodox-churches-formalise-ecumenical-relationship/12780.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:57:08 +1100 The Queen has renewed her pledge of service to the British people on the 60th anniversary of her accession to the throne http://au.christiantoday.com/article/queen-marks-60th-anniversary-of-accession-to-throne/12779.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:52:47 +1100 Every now and again a talented individual will make a huge contribution to his or her craft or profession Cricket writer Peter Roebuck 55 was such a person He raised sports journalism to a higher level with his knowledge of cricket as player and analyst with his fantastic communication skills with his quick wit and most of all with his immense intelligence http://au.christiantoday.com/article/three-months-have-passed-since-peter-roebuck-died-and-the-continuing-interest-raises-issues-for-us-all/12778.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:04:34 +1100 Wondering what it might be like when any one of us get to that point in our life where hope fades and disappears for a period of time where our faith in Jesus is severely tested http://au.christiantoday.com/article/trust-is-the-key-to-issues-of-personal-difficulty/12777.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:58:46 +1100 One thing is certain sport engages people When we watch sport we are emotionally connected We are passionate about Australia beating India in the cricket or Federer not making the Australian Open Final Aussies love sport like our life depends on it Even companies know this Sporting giant Nike links their products to the emotions of sport to help sales Sport engages http://au.christiantoday.com/article/why-sport-the-church-go-hand-in-hand/12776.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:53:35 +1100 China and Russia Saturday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution condemning Syria which is likely to further embolden President Bashar alAssads embattled regime to carry on with the alleged killing of civilians http://au.christiantoday.com/article/un-resolution-against-syria-vetoed-by-china-and-russia-world-leaders-blood-will-be-on-their-hands/12775.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:22:32 +1100 A Christian organisation in Bath has been asked to take down claims stating that God can heal certain illnesses after a complaint from an unofficial adviser to the media http://au.christiantoday.com/article/advertising-authority-rules-against-healing-ministry/12774.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:18:08 +1100 The food crisis in Africas Sahel region is deepening Christian Aid has warned http://au.christiantoday.com/article/famine-forcing-people-from-homes-in-africas-sahel-region/12773.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:08:05 +1100 The Footplate Padre Mark Tronson maintains that February 2012 in celebrating the business start a new year it might be a good idea to consider the past 100 years of Australian railway development In a sense 1917 proved to be a pivotal year for the railways at least in New South Wales and its ramifications affected the entire rail network across the nation http://au.christiantoday.com/article/footplate-padre-overviews-of-100-years-of-rail/12772.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:53:39 +1100 I had never really understood why the bible counsels us not to be involved in a relationship with a person that is not of the same Christian faith I always questioned why and didnt quite understand the reasons behind this request Even if my partner hadnt surrendered his life to Christ and chosen to live by Gods principles indeed if I continued to attend church read my bible attended bible study and simply continued to do all that I always did to remain close to God then why couldnt I be in a relationship with a person that does not share in my Christian faith ie a nonbeliever http://au.christiantoday.com/article/a-life-union-a-life-example-of-considering-being-unequally-yoked/12771.htm Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:47:47 +1100