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Issue: No 2480 18-06-2016
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Ecumenical
Evangelical
Interdenominational
Psalm 68:4-5
“Sing to God, sing in praise of his name, extol
him who rides on the clouds; rejoice before him—his name is the LORD. A father
to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.”
HEADLINE
Pope Francis Meets With Evangelical, Pentecostal
Leaders in John 17 Spirit (Interview)
Vatican, June 15, 2016: Pope Francis and several
prominent Evangelical and Pentecostal leaders met in Rome last Friday to
discuss areas of mutual agreement and where they respectfully disagreed. The
aim of the gathering, which had no official agenda, was to build unity between
Christian traditions that have historic enmity. The Rev. Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe,
...
INDIA
Rising persecution in Punjab, India, alarms Christian
community
Christian beaten almost to death for defending Christian
cemetery On Wednesday 25 May, in the city of Jalandhar in India’s Punjab state,
a Christian was severely beaten by eight Hindu extremists after he protested
against Hindu desecration of a Christian graveyard. Even though a complaint was
registered with the police on the day of incident, ...
To prove potential of Islamic Banking in J&K, valley-based
advocacy group starts district-wise survey
Srinagar, June 14, 2016: : Islamic Banking Kashmir (IBK), an
awareness, research and advocacy group which aims to facilitate implementation
of Islamic banking & finance in J&K, has launched a survey campaign for all
districts in the state to test the potential of Islamic banking in Jammu &
Kashmir. In order to convince concerned authorities ...
Indian religious present 40 rules for Jubilee of Mercy
Mumbai, June 15, 2016: The Conference of Religious India
(CRI), a body of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India, has a 40-rules plan
that includes prayers and seminars, as well as concrete actions for everyday
life and social outreach. This comes in response to Pope Francis’ many appeals
to Catholics to promote initiatives, engage in ...
ASIA +
Ramadan and Jubilee of Mercy: Christians and Muslims fasting
and praying together for peace
Baghdad, June 14, 2016: In the Jubilee Year of Mercy
proclaimed by Pope Francis, Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, which is dedicated
to fasting and prayer, provides Christians and Muslims in the Middle East and
around the world an even greater opportunity to engage in dialogue. Ramadan is
an opportunity to meet, compare, pray, and ...
WORLD
Governments must accept some responsibility for the
increasing harassment of Christians in the West
June 16, 2016: Barnabas Fund has for more than 25 years
supported Christians in context of persecution around the world. However, we
are increasingly concerned about the growing level of harassment of Christians
in the West. In most contexts where Christians face persecution there are a
range different levels at which harassment takes place. These ...
MISCELLANEOUS
Power of peace
Put the power of peace into your thoughts. Feel the power of
Peace throughout your life. When your thoughts are focused on conflict, those
thoughts Are in conflict with each other. That drains their power and
Effectiveness away. Instead of looking for excuses to be in conflict, think of
Reasons to be at peace. Instead ...
CARTOON
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