Ethan Cole

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  May 1, 2009

  Churches, Mission Groups Prepare for Swine Flu Threat

  As alarm over swine flu intensifies, church denominations are joining other public institutions in offering recommendations to their members on how to best respond to the airborne virus.

• Apr 26, 2009

  Taliban Attack, Kill Christians in Pakistan Town

  Masked Taliban militants attacked and killed at least one Christian and injured dozens of others this past week in a Christian colony in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, according to local media.

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  Apr 25, 2009

  Christian Relief to Distribute Food Near Sri Lanka War Zone

  Hundreds of thousands of civilians caught in Sri Lanka's escalated civil war will soon receive food from a church-based relief group that, like many other charities and governments, is alarmed at the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the north.

• Apr 23, 2009

  U.S. House Committee Mulls North Korea Sanctions Bill

  The U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs was introduced a bill this week that seeks to impose economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation on North Korea until it abandons its nuclear weapon programs and fixes its human rights problems.

• Apr 21, 2009

  South Africa Baptist Union Urges Citizens to Vote

  The Baptist Union of Southern Africa is urging its members to pray and vote in the national and provincial elections on Wednesday in South Africa.

• Apr 20, 2009

  United Methodist Lauds Obama for Immigration Reform Priority

  Bishops of the United Methodist Church applauded President Barack Obama on Friday for his intention to start the immigration reform process this year.

• Apr 17, 2009

  Iraq VP Urges Christians to Stay; Pledges Protection

  The vice president of Iraq, Adel Abdul Mahdi, urged the country's Christian population to resist fleeing Iraq and called on the international community to help protect the dwindling minority group from extremists.

• Apr 15, 2009

  Sudanese Convert Beaten by Husband, Brother

  A Sudanese woman who converted from Islam to Christianity is living in terror after the people closest to her suddenly turned on her and left her beaten, homeless, and in jail for becoming a follower of Jesus Christ.

• Apr 15, 2009

  China Debuts First Human Rights Action Plan

  China released its first human rights action plan Monday that contains actual benchmarks for improving the treatment of minorities and doing more to prevent abuse of detainees.

• Apr 14, 2009

  Number of God-Believing Canadians Drops 13 Percent

  Canadians who believe in God dropped 13 percent within a nine year time span, between 2000 and 2009, according to a new survey.