CP World Report: Iran Terrorist Plot, Coptic Christians, Mitt Romney
CP World Report: Iran assassination plot, 26 Coptic Christians Killed, Iranian Christian Pastor Still AliveA Senior U.S. official has reported an assassination attempt on the life of the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. : Adle al Ja-bear. It was said that the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration disrupted the plot by elements of the Iranian government to carry out the assassination on American soil. Two people have now been charged in New York. The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York gave details of the alleged murder for hire plot at a news conference.
Yet a spokesman for the Iranian president called the alleged plot a “fabrication”. The FBI says one of the men in custody is a U.S. citizen with a Iranian passport, while the other is a member of the Iranian Revolutionary guard.
At least 26 Coptic Christians were killed and hundreds injured during protests against persecution in Cairo. Egypt’s military leaders are now under intense international pressure to explain the deaths. According to some independent reports— Soldiers used an armored vehicle to plough into a crowd of Christians as they sang hymns and held a cross. Officials at Open Doors USA, said their contacts in Cairo reported that the violence was initiated by the Egyptian government’s security forces, against people who were peacefully protesting. Funeral processions have begun while the death toll is expected to rise. Since the ousting of President Hosni Mubarak, persecution against Egypt’s 10 percent Christian population has increased .
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The Iranian Christian Pastor awaiting execution for converting to Christianity from islam is still alive. Yousef Nadarkhani’s fate according to his lawyer is now in the hands of Iran’s highest religious and political leader: The Ayatollah Khamenei. The 34 year old pastor of a 400-strong home-church movement protested against his children being forced to read the Koran in 2009. He stated that the Islamic republic’s constitution allowed children to be reared according to their parents’ faith. He was subsequently arrested for apostasy and since…trumped up charges about being a threat to national security. His high profile case has drawn calls for his release from heads of state internationally and… Christian and human rights organizations.
For the first time, all 535 members of congress will be allowed to witness live ultrasounds. “Voices from the Womb” pro-life campaign will be launched tomorrow morning, allowing members of the House of Representatives and the Senate to hear the pre-born children of America. It will be in the Congressional Auditorium in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center in Washington D.C., and open to the public. After that "Voices From the Womb" will begin a national tour performing live ultrasounds throughout the country in places like schools, churches and public events. It is co-sponsored by The Christian Defense Coalition and The National Pro-Life Center.
A scuffle between Amish groups in the U.S. At least three people face charges for allegedly attacking and cutting off the hair of fellow Amish people. That includes the beards of men and the hair of ladies. Take a look….. TRT:
The attacks are still under investigation. Amish men typically grow beards and Amish women often do not cut their hair.
The stir over Republican candidate Mitt Romney being a Mormon was re-ignited after his address with fellow candidates at the Family Research Council’s …”Values Voter Summit”, in Washington D.C. Megachurch Pastor Robert Jefferies raised heat when he said that the Southern Baptist Convention has "officially labeled the Mormon religion as a cult." But all the other Republican candidates stood in unison with their view that Romney’s religion should not be an issue. And instead of describing Mormanism as a cult, the president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Dr. Albert Mohler Jr. responded to the controversy by saying Mormonism is a “rival world view” when compared to Christianity.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird has announced Canada will donate $10-million to the new regime in Libya to help it secure the country’s stock of weapons of mass destruction; and also….. track down 23,000 surface-to-air missile launchers . Baird made the announcement after meeting with the head of Libya’s National Transitional Council in Tripoli….where he also raised a flag over the Canadian Embassy there. While former president Muammar Gaddafi claimed he destroyed his regime’s stockpiles of nuclear and chemical weapons, rebel forces reportedly found two warehouses full of them.
IN SPORTS……..
Anyone with plans to go to an N-B-A game next month, will have to rethink.
The regular season will not start on time after players and owners failed to reach an agreement on a new labor deal. Take a look…..
