Archive for May, 2009

/ May 31, 2009 11:52 pm

Church Security Expert Comments on Church Shooting Death of Abortion Provider

Churches with high-profile or controversial leaders or members are at greater risk and need to take added precautions All church attendees deserve protection, despite their opinions Contact: Ty Mays, 770-256-8710, tmays@inchristcommunicatiions.com WICHITA, Kans., May 31 /Christian Newswire/ – Prominent late-term abortion provider George Tiller was shot and killed today (Sunday, May 31) in a Wichita church where he was serving as an [...]

/ May 31, 2009 10:32 pm

A.L.L. Statement on George Tiller Killing

Contact: Katie Walker, American Life League, 540-907-5826, kwalker@all.org WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ — The following is a statement from Shaun Kenney, executive director of American Life League, on the killing of abortionist George Tiller. “Leaders within the pro-life movement often discuss justice in connection with our mission to end the tragedy of abortion. Today, Dr. George Tiller’s life ended [...]

/ May 31, 2009 9:01 pm

Susan B. Anthony List Statement on Death of George Tiller

Contact: Joy Yearout, Susan B. Anthony List, 703-380-6674 WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ — Susan B. Anthony List President Marjorie Dannenfelser offered the following statement in response to the death of abortionist George Tiller from an unidentified gunman today: “The Susan B. Anthony List condemns this anti-life act in the strongest of terms. The heart of the pro-life movement is [...]

/ May 31, 2009 8:15 pm

Tiananmen Square Leaders Speak June 2 at Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission

Contact: Katherine Cason, 267-210-8278, Katherine@ChinaAid.org; Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org, www.MonitorChina.org   MEDIA ADVISORY, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ — On June 2nd, four former student leaders will speak at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission hearing titled “Twenty Years After the Crackdown: Tiananmen Square and Human Rights in China.” The hearing will be held at 3 p.m. in [...]

/ May 31, 2009 7:55 pm

You Cannot Murder People and Call it Pro-Life — ‘Stand True’ Denounces the Murder of Abortionist George Tiller

Contact: Bryan Kemper, President, Stand True, 540-538-2581 TROY, Ohio, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ — Stand True denounces the murder of abortionist George Tiller this morning in Wichita, KS. “We cannot kill people in the name of pro-life.” said Bryan Kemper, President of Stand True. “Answering the violence of abortion with more violence will not serve the babies or help the [...]

/ May 31, 2009 7:40 pm

George Tiller was a Mass-Murderer, says Randall Terry — We Grieve That he Did Not Have Time to Properly Prepare his Soul to Face God

Contact: Sandy Veritas, 904-687-9804 WASHINGTON, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ — Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, led protests against George Tiller’s late-term abortion clinic in Wichita in 1991. Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue states, “George Tiller was a mass-murderer. We grieve for him that he did not have time to properly prepare his soul to face God.   I am more [...]

/ May 31, 2009 6:47 pm

Fr. Pavone on Tiller Killing

Contact: Margaret, Priests for Life, 908-432-7387   STATEN ISLAND, New York, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ — Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, issued the following statement upon hearing this morning of the killing of abortionist George Tiller:   “I am saddened to hear of the killing of George Tiller this morning. At this point, we do not know [...]

/ May 31, 2009 6:34 pm

Operation Rescue Denounces the Killing of Abortionist Tiller

Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org   WICHITA, Kansas, May 31 /Christian Newswire/ — It has been learned today that George Tiller was shot and killed while entering his church on Sunday morning, May 31.   Operation Rescue releases the following statement attributable to Troy Newman, President:    We are shocked at [...]

/ May 31, 2009 6:16 pm

Christian Defense Coalition Condemns Shooting of Dr. George Tiller

News Conference in front of Supreme Court on Monday, 10 AM   Contact: Rev. Patrick J. Mahoney, Director, Christian Defense Coalition, 540-538-4741   WASHINGTON, May 31  /Christian Newswire/ — Christian and pro-life leaders will hold a news conference in front of the US Supreme Court on Monday, June 1, at 10:00 A.M. to discuss the impact the shooting of Dr. [...]

/ May 31, 2009 7:34 am

Government Threatens Bible Study Shut Down; ReDiscovering God in America

It’s an all-too-familiar tale — a local government declaring a home Bible study or church to be in violation of zoning laws. Often citing neighbor’s complaints, parking and zoning restrictions, some local or county governments have moved to close down home fellowships across the country. The latest story to make headlines is concerning a San Diego pastor and his wife [...]

/ May 31, 2009 6:43 am

1 Thessalonians 4:16-17

“For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the [...]

/ May 31, 2009 6:27 am

Government Camps for the Internally Displaced from the Conflict in Sri Lanka Request Assistance from the Church

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Saturday, May 30, 2009 Government Camps for the Internally Displaced from the Conflict in Sri Lanka Request Assistance from the Church By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service VANNI, SRI LANKA (ANS) – An outreach of the church [...]

/ May 31, 2009 6:27 am

Tiananmen Leaders Invite International Community to Join in Solemn Assembly on 20th Anniversary of Student Uprising

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Saturday, May 30, 2009 Tiananmen Leaders Invite International Community to Join in Solemn Assembly on 20th Anniversary of Student Uprising By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) – Twenty years after the massacre at Tiananmen [...]

/ May 31, 2009 5:43 am

Ethnic Korean Pastor Expelled from Tianjin and Church Abolished

Contact: Katherine Cason, 267-210-8278, Katherine@ChinaAid.org; Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy, 202-213-0506, Jenny@ChinaAid.org; www.ChinaAid.org,  www.MonitorChina.org   TIANJIN, May 29 /Christian Newswire/ – On May 16, 2009, the Office for Religious Affairs in Jinghai county, Tianjin issued a notice abolishing Immanuel Church and banning Pastor Han Changxu, an ethnic Korean, from serving in the church. Photo: Pastor Han Changxu Pastor Han Changxu, a [...]

/ May 31, 2009 5:43 am

Pro-Family Leaders Meet at WCF African Conference: World Congress of Families ‘Dialogue of Civilizations,’ in Abuja, Nigeria, June 5-7

Contact: Don Feder, 508-405-1337, dfeder@rcn.com; Carol Griesbach, 815-964-5819, media@worldcongress.org; both with World Congress of Families WASHINGTON, May 29 /Christian Newswire/ – The “World Congress of Families: Dialogue of Civilizations” – our first African conference — will take place in Abuja (Nigeria’s federal capital), at the Musa Yar Adua Conference Centre, June 5-7, 2009. The theme of this historic conference is “Plan of Action [...]

/ May 30, 2009 9:41 pm

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Review

The lovably hapless night watchman Larry Daley returns for the sequel to “Night at the Museum,” upping the stakes as history comes alive at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Click here to go to the movie review now __________________________________

/ May 30, 2009 7:55 pm

Gordon Robertson Visits Lazarus’s Tomb

Gordon travels to Cyprus to see the resting place of this important biblical figure. View the video now from cbn.com

/ May 30, 2009 7:55 pm

Todd White: Healing on the Streets of Vegas

Minister Todd White hits Sin City and performs demonstrations of God’s love. View the video now from cbn.com

/ May 30, 2009 7:55 pm

WorldWatch: May 29, 2009

Watch this week’s WorldWatch episode. Top Stories: Militant Hindus Plant Deadly Bomb in Church; OB Reaches Out to Brazil Flood Victims, Earthquake in Honduras. View the video now from cbn.com

/ May 30, 2009 7:55 pm

Praying for Your Needs: May 29, 2009

Gordon and Terry share answers to prayer and also pray for the needs of requests mailed into CBN, along with words of knowledge. View the video now from cbn.com

/ May 30, 2009 7:55 pm

Bring It On: God and Prosperity

Pat Robertson answers viewer questions: Does God want everyone to be prosperous? Has everyone heard the Gospel? View the video now from cbn.com

/ May 30, 2009 7:55 pm

Daniel Bashta: A Mile in Their Shoes

This musician lived on the streets to start a ministry for the homeless. View the video now from cbn.com

/ May 30, 2009 6:26 pm

Saved from Hell

“Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him!” (Romans 5:9) Wait a minute! What we’ve heard all week as we’ve been building our list from Romans 5 about all the good things that come with our salvation is how kind and loving and sacrificial our good God [...]

/ May 30, 2009 9:55 am

real opportunity: She Speaks scholarships

Hey girls, I’m a Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and just found out some amazing news. Proverbs 31 is offering a number of full scholarships to our She Speaks Conference ~ Next Generation Track for girls ages 12 to 17 who submit winning devotions. What’s really cool about this is that the conference is full–packed! Women are flying in [...] Visit this [...]

/ May 30, 2009 6:41 am

Psalm 56:4

“In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me?”

/ May 30, 2009 6:25 am

A Memorial Day to Remember

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Friday, May 29, 2009 A Memorial Day to Remember By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (ANS) – While many people were fast asleep at four in the morning on Memorial Day, Joy Junction Homeless Shelter’s [...]

/ May 30, 2009 6:25 am

Ethnic Korean Pastor Expelled from Tianjin and his Church Abolished

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Friday, May 29, 2009 Ethnic Korean Pastor Expelled from Tianjin and his Church Abolished By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service TIANJIN, CHINA (ANS) – Chinese authorities have abolished the Immanuel Church in Tinajin and banned Pastor Han [...]

/ May 30, 2009 6:25 am

Ministry Couple in South Africa Attacked, Robbed for the second time

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Friday, May 29, 2009 Ministry Couple in South Africa Attacked, Robbed for the second time By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service MTHATHA, SOUTH AFRICA (ANS) – A couple ministering to orphan children with AIDS has been attacked [...]

/ May 30, 2009 6:25 am

Ruth Bell Graham to be Honored at Billy Graham Library

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Friday, May 29, 2009 Ruth Bell Graham to be Honored at Billy Graham Library Two-month long tribute features family photos, personal writings, and memorabilia By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service MONTREAT, NC (ANS) – For more than [...]

/ May 29, 2009 11:08 pm

Up Review

My challenge when writing about a new Pixar movie is to somehow avoid sounding like a little girl gushing about a puppy. But I’m not even going to try this time. I’m just going to hand over my dignity, roll over, and ask Pixar to rub my tummy, because this is a fantastic, funny, wildly inventive, wise, familiar, devastating, and [...]

/ May 29, 2009 6:24 pm

Dying for Love

“You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man, though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:6-8) If you’re [...]

/ May 29, 2009 6:24 pm

Life on the Edge

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Thursday, May 28, 2009 Life on the Edge Edge: a line or border at which a surface terminates By Kimberly L. SmithSpecial to ASSIST News Service SUDAN (ANS) – There was a time in my life that I [...]

/ May 29, 2009 6:24 pm

Pastor brutally attacked in Madhya Pradesh

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Thursday, May 28, 2009 Pastor brutally attacked in Madhya Pradesh Jacob Philip,Assistant correspondent, Assist news India MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA (ANS) – A Pastor from who was on his way back from ministry was attacked by a group of [...]

/ May 29, 2009 4:59 pm

Pope Benedict XVI Completes Historic Holy Land Pilgrimage

Pontiff Builds Bridges of Peace among Religious Faiths Contact: Gail Barzilay, Israel Ministry of Tourism, 212-499-5647, gailbarzilay@imot.org NEW YORK, May 29 /Christian Newswire/ — On May 15, Pope Benedict XVI completed his first papal pilgrimage to the Holy Land, visiting and praying at holy sites and making a concerted effort to build bridges of peace between Judaism and Christianity. “I [...]

/ May 29, 2009 4:19 pm

Cutting Edge Devotionals Now Available Online TheChristianPulse.com Offers Creative Daily Content

Contact: Kathy Carlton Willis, Kathy Carlton Willis Communications, 956-642-6319, WillisWay@aol.com RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TX, May 29 /Christian Newswire/ — In real life, Christians struggle with family issues, spiritual growth, worship, life topics, and keeping the humor in their everyday lives. In order to provide people of faith with a few words of spiritual nourishment to help them through their day, [...]

/ May 29, 2009 3:10 pm

Obama’s Own Words Indicate Sotomayor is Radically Pro-abortion

Operation Rescue releases a video urging opposition to Sotomayor based on Obama’s statements. Contact: Troy Newman, President, 316-841-1700; Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor, 316-516-3034; both with Operation Rescue, info@operationrescue.org   WASHINGTON, May 29 /Christian Newswire/ — Many questions have been swirling since the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court about her views on abortion. “Those questions can be easily [...]

/ May 29, 2009 2:00 pm

Chesterton for Children: Publisher Announces ‘Uncle Chestnut’ Book Series Based on the Life, Works of G.K. Chesterton

Contact: Paul Nowak, Eternal-Revolution.com, 616-425-8873, sales@dyinglight.com MEDIA ADVISORY, May 29 /Christian Newswire/ — G.K. Chesterton, the prolific and influential Christian writer, is the subject of a new book series for children, which has been announced on the 135th anniversary of his birthday. Eternal Revolution is now taking preorders for the first book in the new Uncle Chestnut series: The Inconvenient [...]

/ May 29, 2009 12:00 pm

Nordskog Publishing Releases Inaugural Title in Noble Novels Imprint

Contact: Helen Cook, PrimeStar Publicity, 979-922-1512, helen.cook@primestarpublicity.com VENTURA, Calif., May 29, /Christian Newswire/ — Lars Walker’s West Oversea: A Nordic Saga of Mystery, Exploration, and Faith launches the Nobel Novels imprint. Publisher Gerald Christian Nordskog promises: “More exciting, thrilling, enjoyable, and fun fictional titles to follow which ring out Saint Paul’s admonition to think on those things that are true, [...]

/ May 29, 2009 7:54 am

Praying for Your Needs: May 27, 2009

Pat and Kristy pray for the needs of requests mailed into CBN, along with words of knowledge. View the video now from cbn.com

/ May 29, 2009 7:54 am

Bring It On: Bone Strength

Pat Robertson answers viewer questions on natural remedies for bloating, increasing bone strength and more. View the video now from cbn.com

/ May 29, 2009 7:54 am

Donna VanLiere: Where Grace Lives

The Finding Grace author shares her story of how a painful legacy of the past can be confronted and met with peace. View the video now from cbn.com

/ May 29, 2009 7:00 am

May 29, 2009 – Gospel Truth TV

How To Fulfill Your Destiny Click here to go to the Andrew Wommack Gospel Truth program now __________________________________

/ May 29, 2009 6:40 am

Psalm 103:17-18

“But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children- with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts.”

/ May 29, 2009 6:23 am

Nigerian Pastor’s Wembley Dream for Global Day of Prayer London

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Thursday, May 28, 2009 Nigerian Pastor’s Wembley Dream for Global Day of Prayer London By Peter WoodingSpecial to ASSIST News Service Jonathan Oloyede ESHER, ENGLAND (ANS) – As many people dream of playing in a major soccer match [...]

/ May 29, 2009 6:23 am

St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols Joins Franklin Graham to Rock the River this Summer

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Thursday, May 28, 2009 St. Louis Cardinals’ Albert Pujols Joins Franklin Graham to Rock the River this Summer Pujols Serves as Honorary Co-Chairman of Day-Long Music Outreach to Young People Aug. 2 at Gateway Arch By Michael IrelandChief [...]

/ May 29, 2009 6:23 am

Baptist group offers assistance to cyclone victims in Bangladesh and India

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Thursday, May 28, 2009 Baptist group offers assistance to cyclone victims in Bangladesh and India By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON, DC (ANS) – An international group of Baptists is sending grants for cyclone emergency relief [...]

/ May 29, 2009 6:23 am

GFA Missionaries Reaching Out

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Thursday, May 28, 2009 GFA Missionaries Reaching Out Gospel for AsiaFor Immediate Release Natural disasters give GFA-supported missionaries a chance to show the love of Jesus. WEST BENGAL, INDIA (ANS) – Gospel for Asia-supported missionaries are mobilizing to [...]

/ May 29, 2009 6:23 am

Bible and Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ” Banned in Uzbekistan

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Thursday, May 28, 2009 Bible and Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ” Banned in Uzbekistan By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service UZBEKISTAN (ANS) – The senior religious affairs official for the Karakalpakstan Autonomous Republic of north-western Uzbekistan, [...]

/ May 29, 2009 6:23 am

Pastors in Pakistan Arrested for Use of Loudspeakers

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Thursday, May 28, 2009 Pastors in Pakistan Arrested for Use of Loudspeakers Police claim amplified Easter Sunday service defamed Islam By Jeremy ReynaldsCorrespondent for ASSIST News Service ISTANBUL (ANS) – Nine pastors from two neighboring villages in Pakistan [...]

/ May 29, 2009 6:23 am

Andrew Palau Festival to Bring Hope and Healing During Rwanda’s 15-Year Genocide Remembrance

ASSIST News Service (ANS) – PO Box 609, Lake Forest, CA 92609-0609 USA Visit our web site at: www.assistnews.net — E-mail: assistnews@aol.com Thursday, May 28, 2009 Andrew Palau Festival to Bring Hope and Healing During Rwanda’s 15-Year Genocide Remembrance By Michael IrelandChief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service KIGALI, RWANDA (ANS) – Rwandan President Paul Kagame has pledged his support for international [...]