CBF Responds to Alabama Tornadoes
Posted Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Baptist News, Denominations, Top Religion News
Church volunteers help a neighbor recover items.
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. (ABP) – Amid overwhelming destruction following the second-deadliest tornado outbreak in U.S. history, Baptist Christians stepped forwar…
Muslim Mob Attacks Pakistani Christians, Ten People Wounded
Posted Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Ten people wounded in attacks on Christian community residences in Pakistan ICC Note The Muslim mob attacked the Christians after accusing them of blasphemy. In the past, Pakistani Muslims have used false blasphemy accusations to attack Christians. 04/…
Pope Benedict XVI Declares John Paul II ‘blessed’ (AFP)
Posted Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Top Religion News
AFP – Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of “blessed” on the late John Paul II on Sunday in Saint Peter’s Square, filled to overflowing as more than one million people took part in the solemn mass.
F.A.S.T. And Furious
Posted Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Science & Religion, Top Religion News
Creation geologists have undertaken a major new research project to better understand how the Flood deposited sediments across continents while tectonic forces within the crust reshaped the earth’s surface.
Pope John Paul Officially Beatified Before Huge Crowd (Reuters)
Posted Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Top Religion News
Reuters – The late Pope John Paul moved a major step closer to Roman Catholic sainthood on Sunday at a joyous ceremony that drew the largest crowd to Rome since his funeral six years ago.
Asia’s Largest Catholic Nation Remembers Pope (AP)
Posted Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Top Religion News
AP – Filipino Catholics who adore the late Pope John Paul II with rock-star intensity are celebrating his planned beatification with prayers and treasured mementoes.
BREAKING NEWS: Osama Bin Laden Killed
Posted Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Top Religion News
WASHINGTON – Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11 attacks against the United States, is dead, and the U.S. is in possession of his body.
Syrian Christians Facing Uncertainty During Turmoil
Posted Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
Church Leader Pleads for Prayer, Fasting for Peace ICC Note: “The current situation in Syria is very uncertain for Christians in the country… Because of the fear of a worsening situation, churches are silent in the midst of the anti-government …
Algeria: ‘This Savage Kind of Departure’
Posted Sunday, May 1, 2011 in Persecuted Christians, Top Religion News
When death is a victory ICC Note: “In March 1996, an Islamic terrorist group kidnapped seven French Trappist monks from their remote monastery in Tibhirine, Algeria. They were held for two months, then beheaded. At the heart of this atrocity is a tal…