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Pastor and Religion Adviser Advocates For Mangochi Muslims After Africa Building Raids
Mangochi police officers Tuesday raided the same government premises that Muslim Jamaat community representatives had seized from the government a few weeks ago, report media sources. Malawi is among the smallest countries in Africa, with Christianity as the chosen religion practiced by the majority of residents. Mangochi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland.
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Angelina Jolie Proclaims World is Failing Displaced Global Refugees
Humanitarian, actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie said Tuesday that the international community must address the root causes of the global refugee crisis. The actress, who often serves as a advocate for the United Nation's refugee agency, said as a diplomatic solution eludes politicians, simply coping with the growing humanitarian crisis is not a viable alternative.
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Gospel Singer Erica Campbell: 'My President Doesn't Have to Be Christian'
Erica Campbell of the groundbreaking gospel duo Mary Mary said, "My president doesn't have to be a Christian. They have to be a good president. Just because you're a Christian doesn't mean that you can run the country. You have to be so well-educated and so well aware of so many issues."
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Disabled Patients Celebrate Unique MagnaReady Clothing's Functional Designs at Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein
Shirts outfitted with self-closing magnets rather than traditional buttons are one of the new customized features of the MagnaReady LLC clothing line created by a North Carolina woman who starting designing new clothing options to assist people, such as her husband, who live with Parkinson's disease and other debilitating health conditions. Now, the clothing line is about to be available throughout the United States and Canada for those who struggle daily with difficult dexterity and coordinatio
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Marco Rubio Drops Out of Election Race: 'Not God's Plan I Be President in 2016'
In an emotional, but gracious concession speech Tuesday evening, former Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said while it is not God's plan for him to be president this year, "the fact that I've even come this far is evidence of how special America truly is." The 44-year-old former and first-term senator from Florida suspended his campaign after losing his home state primary to Donald Trump Tuesday.
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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.
