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News to Pray For: December 29, 2008
Obama Adviser Defends Pick of Warren for Inaugural Prayer
CHICAGO (AP) A top adviser to President-elect Barack Obama has defended the selection of the Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the inaugural invocation. On NBC's "Meet the Press," David Axelrod said the invitation...[more]
Rick Warren to Headline MLK Observance in Atlanta
ATLANTA (AP) The Rev. Rick Warren, whose selection to deliver the invocation at President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration has angered gay activists, will be in the pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to...[more]
Ohio Governor Says Education Cuts Possible
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is warning that schools and public universities could see significant cuts without help from the federal government. In an interview with The Washington Post, Strickland...[more]
Use of Community Health Centers Soars in Ohio
HAMILTON, Ohio (AP) The number of people seeking treatment at nonprofit community health centers is soaring in Ohio as the economy worsens and unemployment grows. Shawn Frick, director of the Ohio Association of Community...[more]
Financial Crisis Affecting Ministry
USA (MNN) The global economic crisis is creating a crisis for ministries around the world. The stock market has fallen, causing many people to have fewer dollars to give to non-profit organizations. Economic...[more]
Indiana Mom Sues School Over Religious Ed Class
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (AP) School officials in a northeastern Indiana district deny that a religious education program offered during the school day illegally advances religion, as a federal lawsuit claims. A lawsuit filed...[more]
Christians Stand Strong in Iraq
(MNN) While many Christians are fleeing persecution in Iraq, some have chosen to stay. Karen Hawkins of Bible Pathway Ministries says one church of several hundred people is even reaching out to others in the...[more]
Study: Murders Among Black Youths on Rise
WASHINGTON (AP) A new study says the number of younger black males involved in shooting deaths has gone up dramatically since 2000, even as the FBI says the murder rate nationwide is leveling off. Last year, for...[more]
Supreme Court Could Review Exorcism Case
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) A woman who accused her fellow church members of abuse during a forced exorcism in 1996 has asked the US Supreme Court to review her case. Laura Schubert alleged that members of her Assembly of...[more]
Last of 9 Burned Alabama Churches to be Rebuilt
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) The last of nine rural Alabama churches that were burned by arsonists is slated to be rebuilt starting next month. Ashby Baptist Church was one of nine that were struck by Birmingham college...[more]
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