Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 138 | Wed 14 Dec 2011 By Elizabeth Kendal By 31 December 2011 all US and NATO troops will have completely withdrawn from Iraq. Whilst the US and NATO had wanted to keep thousands of military trainers there, the Iraqi parliament — dominated by pro-Iran Shi’ites — ruled […]
Hi, I wanted to send some sort of holiday greeting to my friends and colleagues, but it is difficult in today’s world to know exactly what to say without offending someone. So I met with my lawyer yesterday, and on their advice I wish to say the following : Please accept with no obligation, implied […]
Here’s an excellent comment in a Facebook thread Peter Robert Green: First, there has never truly been a Judaeo-Christian country. * Second, the influence of Christianity on wider society ebbs and flows depending largely on the health of the churches * Third, the influence of Christianity, despite the shrill complaints of radical secularists, is currently […]
Dear God, My prayer for 2012 is for a fat bank account & a thin body. Please don’t mix these up like you did last year. AMEN!
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 137 | Wed 06 Dec 2011 SYRIA: CHRISTIANS FEAR FOR THEIR FUTURE By Elizabeth Kendal When democracy is decoupled from its Judeo-Christian foundations it is diminished, becoming little more than majoritarianism. When majoritarianism is inserted into highly tribal and sectarian cultures it risks enabling and legitimising tyranny by the […]
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TAKE 40 PERCENT OF EGYPTIAN VOTE MALAYSIA GEARS UP FOR A YEAR OF PRAYER IN 2012 IRAN OFFICAL DECLARES HOUSE CHURCHES A THREAT TO YOUTH MORE CHRISTIANS ATTACKED IN NIGERIA AS MILITANTS SEEK TO ‘SPLIT THE NATION LIKE SUDAN PRAYING FOR EGYPT – A NATION IN TRANSITION CHRISTIAN RADIO […]
A man went to the Police Station wishing to speak with the burglar who had broken into his house the night before. “You’ll get your chance in court,” said the Desk Sergeant. “No, no, no!” said the man. “I want to know how he got into the house without waking my wife. I’ve been trying […]
Note from Rowland Croucher, December 2011: Here is a compelling story of one person ¢â‚¬â„¢s journey from Islam to Christianity. He writes: ¢â‚¬ËœAfter I told my father I was a believer in Jesus Christ as Lord, he immediately disowned me. I never saw him again, until three days before his death in 1999… ¢â‚¬â„¢ [seventeen years later] […]
World Council of Churches – FeatureCOULD ¢â‚¬Å“ARAB SPRING ¢â‚¬ TURN INTO ¢â‚¬Å“CHRISTIAN WINTER ¢â‚¬ ? For immediate release: 08 December 2011 Churches in Egypt are praying and helping migrants, who flee home due to political turmoil, violence and uncertain future. There is a great need to develop stable democratic societies if the ¢â‚¬Å“Arab spring ¢â‚¬ is to bear fruits. […]
By Christine Jones This is a message given at St Paul’s Anglican Church Boronia. December 2011, at A Remembering Service, specifically designed for those who have lost loved ones over the year. Today we are all united by our love and our loving memories for someone we have lost. Today we are brought together, linked with […]