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Mission Network News – Oct 31, 2002

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News headlines for October 30th 2002 (Malawi)–We begin today’s newscast in Malawi, where, faced with a 200-thousand ton food deficit, millions are risking starvation. According to the World Food Program, emergency aid is on its way. However, more is needed to fight the devastating famine that followed a prolonged drought, resulting in a poor harvest. […]

Belarus: Repressive Religion Law

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SOURCE: KESTON INSTITUTE Become Law Anyway. KESTON INSTITUTE, OXFORD, UK ______________________________________ KESTON NEWS SERVICE, 20.00, 23 October 2002. Reporting on violations of religious liberty and on religion in communist and post-communist lands. ______________________________________ BELARUS: REPRESSIVE RELIGION LAW STILL AWAITS PRESIDENT’S SIGNATURE . Three weeks after its adoption by Belarus’ parliament, the new religion law has […]

Sudan Peace Act

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IRD NEWS RELEASE The Institute on Religion and Democracy October 25, 2002 Bush Signs Sudan Peace Act in the Presence of Activists: Signing ceremony includes IRD’s Church Alliance for a New Sudan WASHINGTON, DC (IRD) – The IRD’s Church Alliance for a New Sudan (CANS) was represented along with other activists from the broad-based Sudan […]

Christian Leaders From Jerusalem Blocked From Attending Interfaith Meeting In London

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interfaith meeting in London October 23, 2002 2002-245 Christian leaders from Jerusalem blocked from attending interfaith meeting in London by James Solheim (ENS) A high-level delegation of Christian church leaders from Jerusalem was harassed at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv and prevented from flying to an important three-day international, interfaith meeting in London, beginning […]

Russia: Escalating Missionary Expulsions

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KESTON INSTITUTE, OXFORD, UK ______________________________________ KESTON NEWS SERVICE, 11.00, 25 October 2002. Reporting on violations of religious liberty and on religion in communist and post-communist lands. ______________________________________ RUSSIA: ESCALATION IN MISSIONARY EXPULSIONS. Since the mid-1990s Keston News Service has been hearing about foreign religious workers forced to leave Russia. Until recently, however, they were usually […]

The Persecution & Prayer Alert (October 23, 2002)

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The Persecution & Prayer Alert The Voice of the Martyrs, Canada http://www.persecution.net Wednesday, October 23, 2002 A summary of news concerning the Persecuted Church and how you can respond. *********************************** Contents: 1. Massacre Witness Faces Police Harassment (Pakistan) 2. Militant Muslim Group Disbands (Indonesia) 3. Question of the Week 4. Attacks Against Priests Continuing (Colombia) […]

Mission Network News – Oct 23, 2002

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News headlines for October 23rd 2002 (Iraq)-Headlining today’s news, as a military attack seems imminent in Iraq, an evangelical ministry is asking Christians to pray. According to Open Doors International’s[1] President Johan Companjen, there are many Christians in Iraq, and they could face hardship if war breaks out with the United States. “It will be […]

Pastor’s Prison Letters Reveal Torture And Murder Of Chinese Christians

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Chinese Christians Correction: note correct address for VOM web site is http://www.persecution.com NEWS RELEASE Pastor’s prison letters reveal torture and murder of Chinese Christians The treatment of Chinese Christians–who now outnumber Chinese Communist Party members–must be placed near the top of the agenda when President Bush meets Friday with Chinese President Jiang Zemin. “At a […]

Hiv/Aids In Southern Africa

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Evangelical churches find creative ways to respond to HIV/AIDS in Africa In a major breakthrough for the Christian church in Africa, Evangelical Alliance networks from Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Malawi, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, were hosted in Pretoria by the Evangelical Alliance of South Africa (TEASA) at an International Conference on the Church and Aids. […]

Reflection On Bali Bombings

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for an inter-faith memorial service at Macquarie University, Thursday October 24, 2002 by Rod Benson, Baptist chaplain [I was asked to reflect for three minutes, at the end of an hour-long University memorial service, on human nature in the context of a liberal democracy. Representatives of Anglican, Baptist, Uniting, Catholic, Brethren, Greek Orthodox, Baha’i, Jewish, […]

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