Aaron J. Leichman

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• Apr 9, 2009

  Annual Christian Speed-Filmmaking Contest Announces '09 Winners

  The winners of this year's premier Christian speed-filmmaking competition have been announced. And the big winner was "Up In The Air," a film about a retired naval pilot taken aback by his long-absent wife's sudden return.

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  Apr 9, 2009

  Over 28,000 Homeless, 270 Dead in Wake of Italy Quake

  Relief groups are working furiously to assist some 28,000 people now homeless in central Italy following Monday's magnitude-6.3 quake.

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  Apr 6, 2009

  Prayers Follow N.Y. Immigrant Shootings

  Like most pastors, the Rev. Arthur Suggs had prepared a Palm Sunday sermon for this past Sabbath day. But the pastor of the First Congregational Church in Binghamton, N.Y., had to scrap the sermon after an angry gunman killed 13 people at a nearby immigrant aid center on Friday before killing himself.

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  Apr 3, 2009

  Israel Ministry of Tourism Reports 40 Percent Increase in U.S. Christian Visitors

  Nearly 1.8 million of the 3 million tourists who visited Israel last year were Christians, the Israel Ministry of Tourism reported Thursday.

• Apr 2, 2009

  Ministries Team Up to Equip NCAA Basketball Coaches with Audio Bibles

  Two Christian ministries have teamed up to encourage around 700 NCAA men's basketball coaches this week to lead their teams from a biblical perspective and then provide them with free audio Bibles.

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  Apr 2, 2009

  Evangelical German Family Seeks U.S. Asylum to Homeschool Kids

  The case of a homeschooling family seeking for political asylum in the United States after fleeing Germany is expected to go before an immigration judge in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday.

• Mar 31, 2009

  Creation Festival Announces Star-Studded '09 Lineup

  Although only a few days have passed since the official start of spring, the lineups for two of the largest and most popular Christian music festivals of the summer have already been announced.

• Mar 29, 2009

  America's Largest Prison Hosts Gathering of Inmates and Children

  The prison once deemed the most violent in America hosted the nation\'s largest gathering of inmates and their children on Saturday to promote reconciliation and healing within families.

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  Mar 22, 2009

  Killer Turned Believer Speaks Out Amid Outcry Against Him

  A convicted child killer who is staying temporarily at the home of an evangelical pastor in Chichester, N.H., says his conversion to Christianity 16 years ago has made him a different man.

• Mar 19, 2009

  Child Killer Turned Jesus Follower Stirs Up Town

  Residents of a small town in New Hampshire have created a neighborhood watch program to monitor the home of an evangelical pastor who, despite protests, is providing shelter for a convicted child killer.