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Christian News, Updated daily en-gb Updated: Sunday, 26 May 2013, 0:13 (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>'2013-05-19 09:31:27' AND output='Y' AND category='11' ORDER BY submittime DESC LIMIT 50 The Southampton Council of Faiths has added its voice to the condemnation expressed over the attack on a soldier in Woolwich on Wednesday http://au.christiantoday.com/article/woolwich-attack-faith-leaders-united-in-condemnation/15471.htm Fri, 24 May 2013 09:58:28 +1000 A new museum is to be opened in London telling the story of Methodism and its enormous influence in Britain and the world http://au.christiantoday.com/article/new-museum-in-london-tells-story-of-methodism/15469.htm Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:12 +1000 International Christian Concern ICC has learned that Burmese President Thein Sein was warmly welcomed by President Barack Obama to the White House on Monday even as reports of severe human rights abuses including persecution of Christian ethnic groups continue to emerge The historic visit was the first in almost fifty years by a national Burmese leader and came as a result of major political reforms made by President Thein Seins nominally civilian administration to a government dominated for more than five decades by a military junta http://au.christiantoday.com/article/white-house-welcomes-burmese-president-despite-persecution-reports/15468.htm Fri, 24 May 2013 09:41:23 +1000 The Bishop of Woolwich has said he is deeply saddened and distressed to hear of a fatal machete attack on a man in southeast London http://au.christiantoday.com/article/bishop-distressed-by-terrorist-incident-in-woolwich/15463.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 10:17:18 +1000 A Syrian Christian leader has spoken of the desperate plight of the church in the wartorn country http://au.christiantoday.com/article/syrian-churches-desperate-exhausted/15462.htm Thu, 23 May 2013 09:56:30 +1000 Ahead of a samesex marriage debate in parliament on Monday a group of Christian leaders in the UK said that changing the definition of marriage can have a chilling effect on young people seeking careers as teachers and doctors http://au.christiantoday.com/article/uk-christian-teachers-doctors-to-suffer-discrimination-if-gay-marriage-passed-says-church-leaders/15458.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 12:58:14 +1000 Reverend Robert Asserian a pastor at the Central Assemblies of God AoG Church in Tehran was arrested this morning while conducting a prayer meeting at the church Christian Solidarity Worldwide CSW has also received reports that the church may be forced to close by the end of June due to continued pressure from the Iranian Intelligence Ministry http://au.christiantoday.com/article/iranian-pastor-arrested-church-forced-to-close/15457.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 12:54:31 +1000 A Bible was found among the Oklahoma tornado debris and returned to its owner Ironically the Bible was opened to Isaiah chapter 32 which reads A man will be as a hiding place from the wind and a cover from the tempest http://au.christiantoday.com/article/bible-found-among-oklahoma-tornado-debris-opened-to-isaiah-32/15456.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 12:49:11 +1000 A Muslim political candidate suspected of murdering a Christian has instigated calls from mosque loudspeakers for attacks on Christians whom he blames for his May 11 election loss http://au.christiantoday.com/article/pakistan-calls-for-attacks-on-christians-emanate-from-mosque-loudspeakers/15451.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 12:05:47 +1000 Irans treatment of its Christian minority has come under fresh scrutiny in recent months with some damning verdicts on the countrys human rights record http://au.christiantoday.com/article/iranian-christians-face-systematic-persecution-and-prosecution/15449.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 11:46:44 +1000 Gospel for Asia is responding after Tropical Storm Mahasen left thousands of people displaced and homeless in Bangladesh and Burma http://au.christiantoday.com/article/gospel-for-asia-assists-bangladesh-after-tropical-storm/15447.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 11:30:32 +1000 The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland was today urged to continue speaking up for human rights and religious freedom around the world and especially in Arab Spring countries http://au.christiantoday.com/article/christians-in-north-africa-and-middle-east-under-substantial-threat/15443.htm Mon, 20 May 2013 16:54:30 +1000 Borno State in Northern Nigeria has been teetering on the brink of a takeover by Islamist militant group Boko Haram warned its Governor Kassim Shettima a few days before the declaration by President Goodluck Jonathan of a state of emergency in Borno and two neighbouring provinces http://au.christiantoday.com/article/nigeria-shock-and-sorrow-over-christian-leaders-murder/15439.htm Sun, 19 May 2013 23:28:28 +1000 The opening of St Josephs Roman Catholic Church in Arusha Tanzania was supposed to be a joyful occasion Instead it became a scene of terror and death when a bomb exploded only minutes into the inaugural Mass service As only the most recent act of violence in a series of attacks on Christians in Tanzania since the fall of 2012 it seems the countrys reputation as a country free of religious violence is in jeopardy http://au.christiantoday.com/article/church-grand-opening-in-tanzania-ends-in-tragedy/15438.htm Sun, 19 May 2013 23:22:36 +1000