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World Leaders Celebrate and Pray for Human Rights and Peace
This last Sunday, while leaders from the United Nations celebrated the International Day of Peace, the religious leaders from the World Council of Churches and worldwide churches prayed and acted together to nurture lasting peace in the hearts of people, their families, communities, and societies.
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China Soul Urged Prayers for Society and Church in Mainland
China Soul Ministry has always been very concerned with the church and society in China, especially when China has experienced the damages from the earthquake, price inflations, which adversely affected the church.
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House Church in China For the First Time Files Lawsuit Against Religious Bureau
On Sept. 16, Chengdu Qiuyu Church filed an indictment of administrative proceeding to the Shuangliu County court in China with the plaintiff as Wang Yidi, a professor of management at Chengdu University, and the defendant as Shuangliu County Religious Affairs Administrative department.
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Christians in Macau to Evangelize Mainland Tourists During China’s Golden Week
With the passing of the China Olympic and the mid-autumn festival celebration where families and friends gathered, China’s National Day celebration will begin on Oct. 1. Last year, over 120 million Chinese traveled throughout the China and overseas. Hong Kong Tourism Board predicts that there will be more tourists at the upcoming Golden Week than ever before.
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Chinese Interfaith Delegation of Leaders Concluded Visitation to U.S.
About a week ago, a delegation of leaders of the five major religions in China concluded their visitation to the United States. This is China’s first interfaith religious delegation to visit America formally. According to China Central Television (CCTV), this U.S. visitation-interfaith representative is the most important delegations sent by China following the interfaith delegations sent to participate in the millennium religious leader’s conference in 2000. This visitation received wide-spread
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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.
