CP World Report: Obama, Afghanistan, Southern Baptist Convention

By World Report, The Christian Post in partnership with Crossroads, Friday, September 23, 2011

President Barack Obama welcomed Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu at the U.N. He reinforced the bonds between the U.S. and Israel….

A new blow to peace efforts in Afghanistan.
The leader of the Afghan peace council has been killed in a suicide attack at his home.
He was a former President…. working to bring Taliban leaders into the reconciliation process. Take a look……

Some conflict between Saudi Arabia and Canada over the Alberta Oil Sands. Canada has promoted its oil through an “ethical oil” advertisement campaign, that has also run on the Oprah network in Canada. It’s sponsored by a small organization called: ETHICAL OIL.ORG The Saudi’s weren’t happy. They hired lawyers to tell the Television Bureau of Canada to withdraw its approval of the ads. ETHICAL OIL.ORG became so outraged by Saudi intimidation tactics, that the add is also now running on Sun News and the CTV network.

A string of cases uncovered where women have been misdiagnosed with ectopic pregnancies. They are then given a powerful drug to induce miscarriage or abortion in order to save their lives. But researchers have documented mistakes happening, and that they are more common than you would think. Such errors usually go unreported because of fears of legal ramifications. The cases were catalogued in both Canada and the U.S., then published in the American Journal of obstetrics and gynecology.

A mother and father vow to carry on the message of their young son who tragically took his own life. They believe years of bullying finally pushed their son too far.
Take a look….

America’s largest Protestant denomination-- The Southern Baptist Convention, is giving serious thought to changing its name in order to better reach people for Christ. The name has been around for 166 years and when the plan to change it was first put on the table, vigorous and emotional debate ensued. A reason listed for the change: the offence of racism. Says R. Albert Mohler-- president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary--The Southern Baptist Convention was established as an association of churches that would appoint slaveholders as missionaries

A new study shows that a majority of Americans believe God is the guiding force that is leading America's economy and the government is too big. As a result, sociologists concluded these believers are upset about U.S. economic policy because they believe increased government interference in personal freedoms goes against God's plans. According to the Baylor Religion survey data: 73.1 percent of Americans agreed or “strongly” agreed with the statement “God has a plan for me.” Of those who believe God has a plan, more than 96 percent believe the government was doing too much.

An act of defiance against everything ousted Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi stands for.
In exclusive image in the southern city of Sabha, Revolutionary forces are burning copies of Gadhafi's infamous “Green Book”.

The Green Book is Gadhafi's political manifesto, first published in 1975.
It used to be required reading for all Libyans. But Gadhafi is no longer in a position to force it into the hands of his people.
The Congressional Black Caucus has opened its 41st annual legislative conference. And according to the labor Department, the caucus came down hard on President Obama. That’s because of the high unemployment rate among blacks. Missouri Democratic Representative Emanuel Cleaver told the media…. had any president other than Obama fail to address this problem, the Congressional Black Caucus, would probably be marching on the White House.”

The American national D-6 youth conference focused on discipling, has dis-invited the makers of a documentary that rejects modern youth ministry. The documentary is called Divided, and it chastises the age-Segregated Ministry approach as dividing the Church. Organizers of the Conference maintain that their decision to disinvite the group behind “Divided” was made based on the non-inclusive nature of the film, not the viewpoint of its producers. Divided is produced by the National Center for Family Integrated Churches and was released online earlier this year. It went viral.