Michelle A. Vu

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  Dec 19, 2008

  Underserved Students Go Christmas Shopping with Good Grades

  Hundreds of underserved students in the District of Columbia went Christmas shopping this week, only having to worry about achieving good grades and not money. World Vision awarded students \"spend\" voucher points that they can trade in at the Holiday Shop for gifts for themselves and family members.

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  Dec 18, 2008

  Obama Invites Rick Warren to Pray at Inauguration

  President-elect Barack Obama has invited evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration in January, sparking disgruntled complaints from the gay rights camp angry at Warren for supporting the anti-gay marriage amendment, Proposition 8, in California.

• Dec 18, 2008

  Evangelicals Praise Cizik; Ask NAE to Maintain Broad Agenda

  Dozens of evangelical leaders recalled fondly the contribution of Richard Cizik to their movement and have asked the National Association of Evangelicals to continue to support the broad agenda that began under Cizik\'s leadership.

• Dec 17, 2008

  Watch Group Presses U.S. Action for Iraqi Minorities

  A U.S. religious freedom monitoring body said on Tuesday that religious minority groups in Iraq are facing \"ongoing severe abuses\" and urges the U.S. government to take stronger action to address the situation.

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  Dec 16, 2008

  Orissa Christmas Will Be 'Extremely Fraught' with Fear, Says Minister

  When Christians should be celebrating the birth of their Savior, those in Orissa will instead be facing uncertainty and fear in a \"very threatening environment,\" said Dr. Carl Moeller, president of Open Doors USA, on Monday.

• Dec 13, 2008

  Progressive Evangelical Lauds Cizik as Hero, Pioneer

  Richard Cizik, ex-vice president of the nation\'s largest evangelical body, is a "real hero" and "pioneer" in the "new evangelical" movement, said a progressive, left-leaning Christian leader in response to Cizik\'s resignation this week.

• Dec 12, 2008

  NAE VP Resigns after Culture War Controversy

  Long-time evangelical lobbyist Richard Cizik has resigned as the vice president of governmental affairs for the National Association of Evangelicals, the group announced Thursday.

• Dec 11, 2008

  Iowa Pastors Plead for Immigration Raid Reform

  Christian leaders in Postville, Iowa – site of the largest immigration raid in U.S. history – discussed the sadness that now pervades the rural town and why U.S. laws should be changed to avoid another humanitarian disaster like the one the town experienced.

• Dec 8, 2008

  NAE President Reassures Critics of Pro-Life Stance

  The president of the National Association of Evangelicals reassured the organization\'s Board of Directors as well as media outlets this past week that the group remains fully committed to its long-held stance on abortion, marriage and other biblical values after several controversial statements were made by the group\'s vice president.

• Dec 4, 2008

  Christian Activist Rises to Pakistan Cabinet Post

  A prominent and long-time Christian human rights activist was recently appointed as Pakistan\'s federal minister for minorities affairs and recruited as a member of the cabinet – the first time a minorities affairs minister has a cabinet-level post.