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UK Prime Minister David Cameron Lays Out Roadmap to Block Internet Porn
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron has announced that a joint UK-US task force is being formed to lead a global alliance with tech industry leaders, such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo, to stamp out online child pornography and pornographic images of rape that promote violence against women.
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Jeremy Lin and Rockets Teammates Get Head Start on Building Chemistry
Houston Rockets players Jeremy Lin, James Harden, and Chandler Parsons met up with Rocket’s prized offseason acquisition Dwight Howard in Los Angeles for practice and introduction. The young team is getting a head start in building “team chemistry” in preparation for their highly anticipated 2013-14 season.
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Nelson Mandela's Health 'Steadily Improving', Celebrates 95th Birthday in Hospital
Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela has spent his 95th birthday in hospital in Pretoria as millions of children in South Africa began school Thursday singing “Happy Birthday” to Madiba or “Father of the Nation.”
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Nelson Mandela's 95th Birthday: Christian Faith, the Bedrock of His Extraordinary Life
Mandela has been a Methodist Christian and has consistently proclaimed his commitment to Christ as his Lord throughout his adult life. His fight against racial inequality as well as leadership in reconciling the white South Africans, Afrikaners, with the black South Africans have reflected the ideals of Christian principles of justice, forgiveness and reconciliation, forming the bedrock for his political and social motivations.
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Jeremy Lin Breaks Silence Since Trade Rumors: Getting Dwight Howard is 'Huge'
Jeremy Lin broke his silence on Sunday through an interview with Los Angeles Times. The interview came a day after Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey emphasized again at the Dwight Howard’s Houston Rockets introduction that he is not looking to trade Lin and Asik. James Harden and Dwight Howard have expressed their desire to play together with the first Chinese-American NBA player and Asik, the GM announced.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
