http://au.christiantoday.com Copyright (c) 2013 Christian Today. All Rights Reserved. Christian News, Updated daily en-gb Updated: Monday, 20 May 2013, 7:01 (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>'2013-05-13 07:26:56' AND output='Y' AND subcat='1112' ORDER BY submittime DESC LIMIT 50 Crisistrained chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team are deploying to Granbury Texas following a series of tornadoes last night that damaged hundreds of homes and resulted in numerous injuries and deaths to those in its path http://au.christiantoday.com/article/billy-graham-rapid-response-team-chaplains-deploy-to-texas-following-deadly-tornadoes/15437.htm Fri, 17 May 2013 11:22:43 +1000 Former NBA superstar Dennis Rodman is apparently using the friendship he has developed with North Korean leader Kim JongUn to call for the release of Kenneth Bae the US citizen sentenced to 15 years of labor in the isolated Republic http://au.christiantoday.com/article/former-nba-star-asks-friend-kim-jong-un-to-release-imprisoned-american-christian/15401.htm Fri, 10 May 2013 10:49:53 +1000 Dallas Willard an American philosopher professor and author specializing his studies in Christian spiritual formation died early Wednesday morning at age 77 after enduring a battle with stage four cancer http://au.christiantoday.com/article/dallas-willard-dies-at-77-after-stage-4-cancer-battle/15392.htm Thu, 09 May 2013 09:12:42 +1000 An IranianAmerican pastor spent his 33rd birthday in solitary confinement today suffering from untreated injuries from beatings by prisoners and officials in an Iranian prison http://au.christiantoday.com/article/pastor-saeed-abedini-spends-birthday-in-solitary-confinement/15386.htm Wed, 08 May 2013 15:31:33 +1000 Following the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15 reports have come out revealing that clerics who rushed on site to minister to the injured and dying were held back by authorities due to security risks http://au.christiantoday.com/article/clergy-were-refused-by-officials-to-minister-at-boston-bombing-site/15369.htm Fri, 03 May 2013 10:48:00 +1000 A California megachurch pastor involved in the National Day of Prayer who has recently come under fire for his views on homosexuality has declared that he will not be intimidated http://au.christiantoday.com/article/i-won -back-down-greg-laurie-declares-ahead-of-national-day-of-prayer/15359.htm Thu, 02 May 2013 09:10:10 +1000 US Pastor Saeed Abedini has been sent to solitary confinement in Evin Prison in Tehran Iran raising concerns for his deteriorating health family members have confirmed http://au.christiantoday.com/article/pastor-saeed-placed-in-solitary-confinement-suffering-internal-bleeding/15353.htm Wed, 01 May 2013 10:09:34 +1000 More than 250 people participated in a charity rally in Nampa Idaho and raised money to show support for US Pastor Saeed Abedini who is in jail in Iran and has been tortured because of his Christian faith http://au.christiantoday.com/article/us-hundreds-march-to-support-pastor-jailed-and-tortured-in-iranian-prison/15346.htm Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:51:37 +1000 The US State Departments virtual embassy to Iran which highlights that countrys human rights abuses has a site listing those jailed for dissent or religious beliefs but it doesnt include imprisoned American Pastor Saeed Abedini who has been tortured because of his Christian faith http://au.christiantoday.com/article/american-pastor-held-and-tortured-in-iran-excluded-from-prisoner-list/15341.htm Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:09:00 +1000 The captured suspect behind the Boston Marathon bombing 19yearold Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been answering questions by authorities regarding the attack telling officials that he and his older brother who was killed in a shootout do not have ties to any terrorist organizations New information has suggested however that they held strong antiAmerican and antiChristian views http://au.christiantoday.com/article/boston-bombing-suspect-held-strong-anti-american-anti-christian-views/15319.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:45:56 +1000