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		Bringing the World to Israel - September 2, 2010 Sep 2, 2010 Mention the word Meggido to students of the Bible and thoughts of the world’s great final battle will quickly come to mind.
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		Group Traveling to Israel Explores Joppa - September 1, 2010 Sep 1, 2010 Imagine standing on a hillside looking down at the harbour where Jonah tried fleeing from God and where the cedar logs for two temples came floating down from Lebanon.
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		UK Study Finds Decisions by Non-Religious Doctors May Hasten Death - August 31, 2010 Aug 31, 2010 A recent study by Dr. Clive Seale, a professor at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry discovered that doctors who are atheist or agnostic are twice as likely to make decisions that could end the life of their terminally ill patients, compared to those who are very religious.
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		United Nations Group Calls on Iran to Protect Ethnic Minorities - Monday, August 30, 2010 Aug 30, 2010 A United Nations Human Rights group has called on Iran to do more to protect its minority ethnic groups such as Kurds, Arabs and Baluch as well as women.
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		Religious Freedom in Maldives Remains Non-existent - Friday, August 27, 2010 Aug 27, 2010 They are a beautiful string of tropical islands but if you’re not a Muslim, life is anything but beautiful.
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		Former President Jimmy Carter In North Korea to Seek Release of Christian - August 26, 2010 Aug 26, 2010 Like many other North Americans, 30-year old Aijalon Mahli Gomes went to South Korea to teach English.
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		Right to Believe Petition Signed by Thousands - August 25, 2010 Aug 25, 2010 Open Doors, a ministry that supports persecuted believers worldwide, has introduced a petition expressing support for millions of believers around the world who are denied the right to practice their faith.
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		Former Model's Faith Based Fashion Company Rescues Women - August 24, 2010 Aug 24, 2010 Gisella Meza is a former model whose career took her to some of the most exotic locations on the planet.
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		British Record Producer Admits that Most Music Videos are Soft Porn - August 23, 2010 Aug 23, 2010 In a recent interview, legendary British record producer Mike Stock expressed concern about the pornographic nature of music videos and believes that they are sexualising children.
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		1.5 Billion Barrels of Oil Discovered in Israel - August 20, 2010 Aug 20, 2010 The Israeli petroleum company Givot Olam Oil has reportedly discovered an oil reserve under Israel with 1.525 billion barrels of oil.
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		Actor Fired From TV Role Because of His Moral Beliefs - August 19, 2010 Aug 19, 2010 Neal McDonough is a rare breed in Hollywood.
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		British Christian Tweeting A Chapter A Day - August 18, 2010 Aug 18, 2010 It started out as a way to be more focused in his personal devotions.
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		Taliban Stones Couple Accused of Adultery - August 17, 2010 Aug 17, 2010 For the first time since the Taliban regime was ousted from power in Afghanistan in 2001, they have stoned a young couple to death for adultery.
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		Muslim Group Committed to Building Mosque Near Ground Zero - August 16, 2010 Aug 16, 2010 Plans for the building of a mosque two blocks from Ground Zero are progressing.
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		The Couple That Prays Together ... - August 13, 2010 Aug 13, 2010 The results of a new report likely won’t come as much of a surprise to couples that regularly worship, pray and study the Bible together – they are significantly happier in their marriage than those who aren’t involved in these activities.
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		Organization Wants to Stay in Afghanistan Despite Killings - August 12, 2010 Aug 12, 2010 Ten workers with the International Assistance Mission (IAM) were killed on August 5 as they returned from a trek through the Hindu Kush Mountains in Afghanistan.
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		Korean Pastor Trained As An Assassin - August 11, 2010 Aug 11, 2010 Lieutenant Kim Shin-jo was part of a 31-member special North Korean force that was dispatched to Seoul to assassinate South Korean President Park Chung-hee.
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		British Couple Banned From Fostering Because of Their Beliefs - August 10, 2010 Aug 10, 2010 A former vicar in the Church of England, and his wife, have been banned from fostering children because they would rather not have homosexual adoptive parents into their home.
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		Atheist Says �Turning to Christ� on Deathbed Would be �Pathetic� - August 9, 2010 Aug 9, 2010 Christopher Hitchens has cancer.
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		Church in Pakistan Requests Prayer for Flood Victims as Crisis Continues - August 6, 2010 Aug 6, 2010 As many as four million people have been affected by the worst flooding in recent memory in Pakistan and an estimated 1500 have been killed.
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		New Poll Show Most Canadians Don�t Know Nation Has No Abortion Laws - August 5, 2010 Aug 5, 2010 Canada has no restrictions on abortion but most Canadians aren’t aware of this.
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		Church in China Growing Like Never Before - August 4, 2010 Aug 4, 2010 According to the Director of International Affairs and Public for the World Council of Churches, there is a “unique and explosive growth” of Christianity among Chinese people.
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		Indonesian Church Forbidden to Construct Building Faces Violent Threats - August 3, 2010 Aug 3, 2010 For the third time in three weeks local authorities prepared for Sunday morning violence.
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		Australian Prime Minister Promises Her Atheism Won�t Affect Her Support of Funding of Church Schools and Agencies - July 30, 2010 Jul 30, 2010 Australia is currently in the midst of a federal election, called by Prime Minster Julia Gillard a month after she became leader of the Labour Party and was sworn in as Prime Minister.
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		Palestinian Christian Leader Requests Prayer that Believers Will Not Leave - July 29, 2010 Jul 29, 2010 The recently elected President of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) and President of the Fellowship of Middle East Evangelical Churche has urged believers to pray that Christians in Palestine will “not lose faith and leave the country.”
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		G-rated Movies Top Money Makers of Summer - July 28, 2010 Jul 28, 2010 In spite of Hollywood’s determination to pump out R-rated films, it is family friendly movies that are topping the box offices so far this summer.
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		Brazilian Church to Build Replica of Jerusalem Temple - July 27, 2010 Jul 27, 2010 The controversial Universal Church of the Kingdom of God in Sao Paulo Brazil has received permission to build a new church building and it will be a replica of Solomon’s Temple.
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		Government-Incited Gang in Vietnam Attacks House Church � July 26, 2010 Jul 26, 2010 Since Vietnam achieved its goal of obtaining U.S. trade privileges in 2006 and acceded to the World Trade Organization in 2007, it has hardened its treatment of democracy, rights and religious freedom activists.
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		Police Demolish Church House in Indonesia � July 23, 2010 Jul 23, 2010 Public order personnel supported Bogor police officers who demolished a house where a church regularly met in a village in West Java, Indonesia this week.
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		Monster Star Discovered that Challenges Stellar Evolution � Thursday, July 22, 2010 Jul 22, 2010 Scientific astronomers in Chile have discovered a bigger star than ever thought possible.
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		Two Falsely Accused Christian Leaders Shot Outside Pakistan Courtroom - July 21, 2010 Jul 21, 2010 Suspected Islamic extremists outside a courthouse in Pakistan shot dead two men falsely accused of “blaspheming” Muhammad, the prophet of Islam on July 19.
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		New Director Appointed for Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion - July 20, 2010 Jul 20, 2010 In an attempt to further dialogue between scientists, ethicists and people of faith, the National Association for the Advancement of Science has appointed NASA astrophysicist Jennifer Wiseman as the director of its Dialogue on Science, Ethics and Religion.
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		Evangelists Arrested at Michigan Arab Festival - July 19, 2010 Jul 19, 2010 Four Christian evangelists who were arrested June 18 at the Dearborn Michigan Arab International Festival and charged with disorderly conduct were arraigned in the 19^th District Court on July 12.
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		Religious Leaders Call for Followers to Vote for Southern Sudan Independence - July 16, 2010 Jul 16, 2010 Sudan’s 22 year civil war ended recently with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that among other things schedules a January 2010 vote regarding independence for southern Sudan.
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		Iranian Pastor Facing Execution - July 15, 2010 Jul 15, 2010 The government of Iran is putting increasing pressure on the growing Protestant church movement in that Islamic nation, and the latest move was the arrest and sentencing of well known Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani.
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		Cuba Keeps Promise and Releases 7 Political Promises - July 14, 2010 Jul 14, 2010 The first seven of 52 political prisoners that Cuba promised to release were freed Monday.
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		Canadian Charged With Plotting Genocide - July 13, 2010 Jul 13, 2010 For the first time a Canadian has been charged with promoting hatred and advocating or promoting genocide.
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		Quebec Judge Uses Preamble to Charter of Rights and Freedoms in Decision - July 12, 2010 Jul 12, 2010 A Quebec judge’s ruling last week, based on the Preamble to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms has opened up a bit of a judicial hornet’s nest.
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		Swedish Parliament Outlaws Home Schooling - , July 9, 2010 Jul 9, 2010 The Parliament of Sweden has recently passed sweeping changes to the nation’s education system and except in “extraordinary circumstances” has made it illegal for parents to educate their children at home.
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		Kenyan Vote on New Constitution Pitting Christians Against Muslims - July 8, 2010 Jul 8, 2010 The thought was that a new Constitution would help unify Kenyans, after the violence of 2008.
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		Bible Translation Speeds Up � Work Continues on Last Languages - July 7, 2010 Jul 7, 2010 When God confused the language of the world at Babel, he was tremendously successful.
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		Hand of Indian Lecturer Hacked Off By Muslim Fanatics - July 6, 2010 Jul 6, 2010 Lecturer TJ Joseph was returning home from church on Sunday when he and his family were accosted by a gang of Islamic extremists.
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		Update: Son of Hamas Granted Asylum - July 5, 2010 Jul 5, 2010 Mosab Hassan Yousef has been granted political asylum and will be legally allowed to remain in the United States.
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		Private Member Bill on Human Trafficking Passes Senate - Friday, July 2, 2010 Jul 2, 2010 It is rare for Private Members Bills to be passed by Parliament – only one has since the last election in 2008. Even rarer are those that contain Criminal Code amendments – only 14 have been adopted since Confederation in 1867.
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		Christian Son of Hamas Founder Faces Deportation from USA Wednesday, June 30, 2010 Jun 30, 2010 Mosab Hassan Yousef is the son of Sheikh Hassan Yousef, a founding member of Hamas and its most popular leader. In his recent autobiography Son of Hamas he tells the riveting tale of growing up with Hamas, working for the Israeli Security Agency Shin Bet, and his journey to faith in Jesus Christ.
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		Christian Pakistan Professor Refuses to Deny His Faith - June 29, 2010 Jun 29, 2010 Samuel John has been a psychology professor at the University of Peshawar in Pakistan for the past 12 years.
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		Joni Eareckson Tada Having Major Surgery Today - June 28, 2010 Jun 28, 2010 The 1980 movie Joni told the true story of Joni Eareckson, who on July 19, 1967 broke her neck in a diving accident.
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		Andrea Bocelli Shares Pro-Life Testimony - June 25, 2010 Jun 25, 2010 A video that Italian singer Andrea Bocelli made a year ago is getting a lot of attention lately.
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		Ancient Paintings of Apostles Discovered by Archaeologists - June 24, 2010 Jun 24, 2010 Archaeologists believe they have discovered the oldest paintings of the faces of four of Jesus’ apostles.
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		Christians in Morocco Being Targeted Using Facebook - June 23, 2010 Jun 23, 2010 The social networking website Facebook is being used by Muslim extremists in Morocco to encourage the government to slander and pursue Christians, according to church leaders in that North African nation.
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		Kyrgyzstan Christians Offer Aid To Refugees - June 22, 2010 Jun 22, 2010 The latest reports from Kyrgyzstan are that the situation there remains very complex.
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		Martyr�s Home to be Restored In Ecuador - June 21, 2010 Jun 21, 2010 Missionary Pilot Nate Saint was killed by members of the Huaorani Tribe in Ecuador along with teammates Jim Elliot, Ed McCully, Peter Fleming and Roger Youderian on January 8, 1956.
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		Speech by Prince Charles Draws Criticism - June 17, 2010 Jun 18, 2010 A controversial comment at the end of a recent speech by the Prince of Wales has drawn the criticism of demographers as well as experts on the writings of C.K. Chesterton and C.S. Lewis.
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		Kyrgyzstan Christians Protected During Time of National Upheaval - June 17, 2010 Jun 17, 2010 Recent reports from the Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan tell of social and military upheaval following the revolution of April 7, 2010.
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		Former Residential Schools Students Say Their Feelings About Christianity Are Complicated - June 16, 2010 Jun 16, 2010 The residential schools that aboriginal people were forced to attend were part of the Canadian experience for a century and a half.
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		Multi-site Churches Growing Across Europe - June 15, 2010 Jun 15, 2010 A report just published by Leadership Network (LN) offers some positive news about the growth of multi-site churches in Europe.
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		Egypt To Draft New Marriage Law For Non-Muslims - June 14, 2010 Jun 14, 2010 In keeping with Egyptian law, in March 2008 a court ruled in two separate cases that Coptic Christian men could divorce their wives and remarry.
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		Modern Science Sheds Light on Jewish History - June 11, 2010 Jun 11, 2010 Scientists decided that they would wade into a centuries old argument about the roots of European Jewry.
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		Vietnamese Authorities Threaten to Remove Children From Martyr's Widow - June 10, 2010 Jun 10, 2010 K’Pa Lot was detained by Vietnamese authorities on March 20 for publicly expressing his Christian faith and fighting for religious rights.
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		English Youth Exchange Weapons for Bibles - June 9, 2010 Jun 9, 2010 Michael Smith became disturbed by the increase in the number of stabbings and killings among young people in the UK and decided to do something positive about it.
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		Religious Freedom in Uzbekistan Appears Under Attack - June 8, 2010 Jun 8, 2010 The former Soviet Republic of Uzbekistan officially allows Christians to worship freely.
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		Chinese-American Christians Mark Tiananmen Square Anniversary - June 7, 2010 Jun 7, 2010 Chai Ling was one of the leaders of the failed 1989 Tiananmen Square protest.
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		Christian Woman Kidnapped in Pakistan Escapes - June 4, 2010 Jun 4, 2010 A Christian woman in Pakistan who was kidnapped, forced to marry a Muslim farmer and told to convert to Islam amid a dispute over a loan, returned home this week after weeks of “captivity and torture.”
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		Messianic Jews in Israel Seek Public Apology for Attack � June 3, 2010 Jun 3, 2010 After a final court hearing in Israel, a church of Messianic Jews awaits a judge’s decision that could force an ultra-orthodox Jewish organization to publicly apologize to them for starting a riot and ransacking a baptismal service.
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		Washington�s National Cathedral May Sell Treasures - June 2, 2010 Jun 2, 2010 The National Cathedral in Washington DC is facing a reduced budget and a third round of layoffs in the near future.
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		Gospel of Luke Now Available in Patois - June 1, 2010 Jun 1, 2010 More than five million people around the world speak the Jamaican dialect called Patois, and for the past 17 years Bible translators have been working on a translation of the Bible in that language.
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		Iranian Christian Converts Acquitted of Charges - May 31, 2010 May 31, 2010 Maryam Rostompour and Marzieh Amirizadeh Esmaeilabad were born into Muslim families in Iran, but became Christians as young women, and have paid a high price for their conversion and subsequent walk with Jesus Christ.
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		The Bible League of Canada Holds Day of Inspiration - May 28, 2010 May 28, 2010 The Bible League of Canada held a Day of Inspiration on Thursday, hosting over 800 volunteers and ministry partners at the Bingeman Conference Centre in Kitchener Ontario.
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		British Coalition Government Promises to Increase Number of Faith Schools - May 27, 2010 May 27, 2010 The new government in Britain has made public its coalition agreement, and there is good news for faith groups and their schools.
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		Canadian Journalist Establishes Scholarship Program - May 26, 2010 May 26, 2010 Even though she is only 28 years old, Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout is an experienced journalist, having covered some of the world’s most dangerous events in the past few years.
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		Scientists Create First Artificial Cell - May 25, 2010 May 25, 2010 Scientists have crossed another threshold in their drive to create artificial life.
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		Ontario Court Rules in Favour of Christian Horizons - May 21, 2010 May 21, 2010 The Ontario Divisional Court has overturned a 2008 ruling by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal (OHRT).
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		China Asks Faith Group for Help Following Earthquake - May 20, 2010 May 20, 2010 In a surprising move for the officially atheist nation, the government of China has posted a “help wanted” notice on its official website, aimed specifically at faith groups.
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		Canadian Athlete Discovers Running Attire Missing - Wednesday, May 19, 2010 May 19, 2010 Canadian hurdler and Olympic medallist Priscilla Lopes-Schliep recently traveled to Doha, Qatar, to compete in the Diamond League.
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		Christian in Pakistan Forced to Sell His Kidney to Pay Debt - Monday, May 17, 2010 May 17, 2010 In spite of recent legislation aimed at curbing trafficking in human kidneys, Pakistan remains the world’s “kidney bazaar” to quote a recent article by Compass Direct News.
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		Israel Bans Fishing in Sea of Galilee - Friday, May 14, 2010 May 14, 2010 Overfishing on the Sea of Galilee has led to a decision by the government of Israel to set a two year moratorium on fishing in Israel’s only lake.
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		Bloc Leader Disparages Christians - Thursday, May 13, 2010 May 13, 2010 Bloc Quebecois leader Gilles Duceppe delivered a speech in the House of Commons on May 6 that criticized the Conservative Government for pulling funding to a number of pro-abortion groups.
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		Klassen Sisters Share Stories of Pain and Overcoming - Wednesday, May 12, 2010 May 12, 2010 The 45^th annual National Prayer Breakfast was held at the Westin Hotel Ottawa on Tuesday morning, May 11.
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		Anthony Calvillo shares Story at Ottawa Banquet - Tuesday May 11, 2010 May 11, 2010 The 45^thNational Prayer Breakfast began as it has for many years – with an evening banquet.
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		Saskatchewan Court of Appeals to Rule on Religious Exemption in Performing Same Sex Marriage - Monday, May 10, 2010 May 10, 2010 The Saskatchewan Court of Appeals will decide on Thursday whether marriage commissioners in that province can refuse to perform marriages for same sex couples on religious grounds.
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		Graham Prays at Pentagon in Spite of being Uninvited - Friday, May 7, 2010 May 7, 2010 In spite of a ruling by a US District Judge that it is unconstitutional for the government to encourage its citizens to pray, President Barak Obama declared May 6 as the National Day of Prayer.
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		Christians Forced Out of Village by Buddhist Extremists - Thursday May 6, 2010 May 6, 2010 Four Christian families in southeastern Bangladesh were forced to leave their village Sunday under pressure from radical Buddhists when they refused to repudiate their faith.
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$Toronto Mosque Shut Down for By-law Infractions - May 5, 2010$		Toronto Mosque Shut Down for By-law Infractions - May 5, 2010 May 5, 2010 10 Cedar Drive in Scarborough, a Toronto neighbourhood, may look like a single dwelling home, but it is advertised as a mosque and used as one.
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		Jordan River Could Be Dead Within The Year � May 4, 2010 May 4, 2010 Environmentalists announced on Monday that the once mighty Jordan River, whose water is used by Israel, Jordan and Syria, could be dead within the year if major changes aren’t made immediately.
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		University Study Ties Abortion With Mental Disorders � May 3, 2010 May 3, 2010 The University of Manitoba announced on Friday the results of a study regarding the relationship between abortion, mental illness and suicide.
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		Vancouver Hospital Welcomes Abandoned Babies � April 30, 2010 Apr 30, 2010 St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver has announced that it has launched a program to accept the babies of any woman who feel she can no longer care for their infants.
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		Will the Internet be the Key to Fulfilling the Great Commission? � April 29, 2010 Apr 29, 2010 Walt Wilson, founder and CEO of Global Media Outreach, was a guest speaker at a recent conference held at Biola University.
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		Hong Kong Evangelicals Announce The Finding of Noah�s Ark � Wednesday, April 28, 2010 Apr 28, 2010 If proven to be true, the implications are staggering.
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		Canada�s G8 Health Plan To Exclude Abortion -- April 27, 2010 Apr 27, 2010 After months of confusion and conjecture whether abortion would be included in Canada’s G8 family planning initiative, the government announced yesterday that Canada would not be funding abortions.
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		Euthanasia Bill Is Defeated In Canadian Parliament � April 23, 2010 Apr 23, 2010 The bill was defeated by a vote of 228 to 59 with two members stating immediately after the vote that they had mistakenly voted in favour when they had meant to vote against it.
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		Pentagon May Un-Invite Franklin Grahm -- April 22, 2010 Apr 22, 2010 Evangelist Franklin Graham has been invited to appear at the Pentagon on May 6 – the National Day of Prayer.
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		Christians Arrested In Indian State of Chhattisgarh -- April 21, 2010 Apr 21, 2010 Since the passage of a controversial anti-conversion law by the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Christians have come under increased persecution.
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		Blasphemy Law Upheld in Indonesia - April 20, 2010 Apr 20, 2010 While Indonesia’s 1945 constitution, as well as its national ideology, known as Pancasila, both give nominal support to religious freedom, it’s a 1965 decree that guides the courts when it comes to religious liberty issues.
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		Saskatchewan Government May Shut Down Human Rights Tribunal - April 19, 2010 Apr 19, 2010 Saskatchewan’s Justice Minister Don Morgan announced on Friday that the provincial government may scrap its Human Right’s Tribunal.
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		African Christians and Muslims Generally Get Along - April 16, 2010 Apr 16, 2010 The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, a US based organization, has just released the results of a major survey of religion in Africa.
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		Canadians Honoured for Helping Save Apollo 13 Crew - April 15, 2010 Apr 15, 2010 Professor Barry French is a life saver. So are Phil Sullivan, Rod Tennyson, Irvine Glass and Ben Etkin.
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		Limits to be Put on Churches Offering Sanctuary - Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Apr 14, 2010 Gankhuyag Bumuutseren has been living at St. James Anglican Church in Toronto since August 2009.
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		Mexican Bandits Hold Up and Rob Canadian Couple - April 13, 2010 Apr 13, 2010 Jack and Michelle Vander Byl have spent the past seven winters living in their trailer in Mexico. They won’t be returning.
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		British Authors Explore Bringing Charges Against Pope - April 12, 2010 Apr 12, 2010 Richard Dawkins is best known for being the author of two best-selling anti-religion books The God Delusion and The Selfish Gene.
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		American in North Korea Sentenced to 8 Years Hard Labour - April 9, 2010 Apr 9, 2010 Aijalon Mahli Gomes was sentenced on Wednesday to eight years of hard labour in a North Korean prison for entering the country illegally.
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		Israel Bus Company Pulls Ad - April 8, 2010 Apr 8, 2010 Egged, an Israeli public transportation company, has removed posters from the side of their buses that call for the building of the third Temple in Jerusalem.
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		English Nurse Ordered to Stop Wearing Cross - April 7, 2010 Apr 7, 2010 Shirley Chaplin has been nursing for 30 years, and for that entire time has worn the cross that she received at her confirmation in 1971.
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		Haitians Arrested Trying to Sneak into the USA - April 6, 2010 Apr 6, 2010 This past weekend, the US Border Patrol arrested 8 Haitians who had been attempting to illegally enter the US. This brings the total number of arrests to 120 since the earthquake in that Caribbean country.
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		Holy Saturday Service at Garden Tomb a First - April 5, 2010 Apr 5, 2010 For a number of years, evangelical Palestinian Christians held their own worship service celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. They did so again this year, but with a difference.
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		Peterborough Church Offers Free Gas - March 29, 2010 Mar 29, 2010 Victory Christian Church in Peterborough Ontario thought they had found a unique way to help people on a tight budget and entice them to visit the Sunday morning services.
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		Vietnamese-American Representative Speaks Up for Religious Freedom - March 25, 2010 Mar 26, 2010 Ahn Cao, who now uses the name Joseph, fled Vietnam when he was 8 years old. He came to the United States in 1975 as a refugee with two siblings and an uncle.
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		Quebec Bill to Draw Line in the Sand - March 26, 2010 Mar 25, 2010 The Quebec Liberal government tabled a bill this past Wednesday that according to Premier Jean Charest is aimed at “drawing a line in the sand” in demonstrating that gender equality is a core value in the province.
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		Anti-Christian Attacks Continue in Indian State of Karnataka - March 24, 2010 Mar 24, 2010 Richard Howell, the general-secretary of the Evangelical Fellowship of India reports that his organization has recorded over 1000 anti-Christian attacks in the southern Indian state of Karnataka in the past 500 days.
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		Woman Graduates from High School at 98 - March 23, 2010 Mar 23, 2010 Ida Ruth Hayes Greene will celebrate her 99^th birthday on April 9.
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		German Home Schoolers Apply for Refugee Status - March 22, 2010 Mar 22, 2010 The Immigration and Refugee board in Alberta doesn`t have to deal with applicants from Germany very often.
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		Pastor Has Toy Guns Confiscated - March 19, 2010 Mar 19, 2010 It seemed like such a good idea. With the annual Good Friday Youth Rally coming up, Youth Pastor Rob Knight of Cobourg Alliance Church in Ontario came up with an idea to create a video that would portray in a contemporary way what Jesus accomplished on the Cross.
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		Manning Centre Releases Annual Barometer of Canadian Views - March 18, 2010 Mar 18, 2010 The Manning Centre is a federally registered non-profit organization founded in 2005. According to its website, its vision is “a free and democratic Canada where conservative principles are well articulated, understood, and implemented.”
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		Funeral Held for Accused Killer of OPP Officer - March 17, 2010 Mar 17, 2010 When the funeral for OPP Officer Vu Pham was held last Friday, it was attended by thousands of police officers and covered by a variety of media outlets.
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		U.S. State Department Report Focuses on Religious Issues - March 16, 2010 Mar 16, 2010 The annual U.S. State Department Report on Human Rights was released this past Thursday.
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		Quebec Government Bans Religion from Daycares - March 15, 2010 Mar 15, 2010 Quebec Family Ministry announced this past Wednesday that the provincial government will ban all religious instruction in government funded daycares.
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		Jerusalem Archaeologists Confirm Story of King Solomon - March 12, 2010 Mar 12, 2010 Israeli archaeologists have made another staggering discovery that supports Biblical teaching and history.
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		Morocco Shuts Down Christian Orphanage - March 11, 2010 Mar 11, 2010 Although the African nation of Morocco has improved its human rights record since King Mohammed VI ascended to the throne in 1999, the country’s Christians remain a persecuted minority.
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		Slain Police Officer a Christian - March 10, 2010 Mar 10, 2010 Vu Pham was going about his job as a constable in the Ontario Provincial Police this past Monday, March 8, as he had for the last 15 years. He was serving the good guys and working hard at catching the bad guys.
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		Christians Slaughtered in Nigerian Village - March 9, 2010 Mar 9, 2010 They came under the cover of night in the early hours of Sunday, March 7, 2010. The residents of Dogo na Hauwa, a small village in central Nigeria, were sleeping.
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		Conservatives Recant on Plan to Change Lyrics to 'O Canada Mar 8, 2010 In the Throne Speech of March 3, 2010 the Conservative Government promised to examine the official words for Canada’s national anthem, specifically looking at making changes to one line.
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		Bible Distribution Leads to Human Rights Complaint - March 5, 2010 Mar 5, 2010 A complaint to the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario has been lodged over the distribution of Bibles to Grade 5 students by Gideons in the Niagara Region. Rene and Anna Chouinard contend that the public board should not have allowed the Gideons to hand out New Testaments over the past 12 years.
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		Jarome Iginla -- The Man Behind the Golden Goal -- March 4, 2010 Mar 4, 2010 There is a reason why a point is given in hockey not only for a goal, but for an assist as well – most goals are set up by somebody else. That was certainly the case in Sunday’s golden moment.
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		Christians Protest Killings in Iraq - March 3, 2010 Mar 3, 2010 This past Sunday, February 28, Christians in Iraq took to the streets to protest the killings and kidnappings of believers, something that has been on the increase recently.
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		Ethiopian Authorities Concoct New Charge against Christian, Feb 18, 2010 Feb 22, 2010 NAIROBI, Kenya, February 18 (CDN) — Prosecutors and police are trying to concoct a terrorism case against an Ethiopian convert from Islam who has been jailed since May without formal charges, Christian leaders said.
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		Islamic Militants Murder Christian Leader January 26, 2010 Feb 10, 2010 Al Shabaab extremists threaten widow of slain pastor of underground church.
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		Spike in Anti-Christian Violence Feared before Burma Elections - January 21, 2010 Jan 21, 2010 CHIANG MAI, Thailand, January 21 (CDN) — As Burma’s military junta gears up for its first parliamentary election in two decades this year, observers fear attacks on the Christian minority could intensify.
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		Church Planter attacked in India Dec 17, 2009 Pastor Anil, is out of the hospital and recovering from injuries suffered at the hands of anti-Christian extremists.
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		News from the Frontlines of Persecution in India Dec 3, 2009 Karnataka, November 30 (Compass Direct News) – Police on Nov. 24 detained three Christians after Hindu extremists falsely accused them of forced conversion in Raghavendra Colony, Madugere, Tumkur district.
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		Islamic Extremists Execute Young Convert in Somalia Nov 24, 2009 NAIROBI, Kenya, November 23 (Compass Direct News) – Islamic extremists controlling part of the Somali capital of Mogadishu this month executed a young Christian they accused of trying to convert a 15-year-old Muslim to Christianity.
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		Recent Incidents of Persecution in India Nov 24, 2009 News briefs from the Frontlines of Persecution in India
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		Jailed for Handing Out Bibles Sep 25, 2009 Leader in Christian-Muslim relations accused of malicious distribution. By Simba Tian
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		Attack in Gujarat, India has Positive Ending Aug 26, 2009 A literacy class in the western Indian state of Gujarat was attacked by a mob of 24 men on August 11th.
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		Burmese Refugees at Risk as Thai Authorities May Force Them Back to Burma Jun 24, 2009 Alarming reports from our frontline ministry partners in Burma can barely keep pace with the horrors facing the 4,000
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		Burma Christian converts face crackdown Sep 27, 2007 Excluded from homes, villages in Buddhism-dominated nation
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TBLC News

		November is Persecution Awareness Month Aug 27, 2010 The Bible League of Canada invites you to take a seven day prayer journey with North Korean Christians, using “…pray for me” resources.
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		Churches! Pre-order your 2011 Devotional Day Planners Today Aug 10, 2010 2011 Devotional Day Planners are now available to pre-order!
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		Student Connection Planners Jun 4, 2010 Schools, place your orders today for your FREE* 2010/2011 Student Connection Planners.
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		The Bible League of Canada holds Day of Inspiration Jun 2, 2010 The Bible League of Canada held a Day of Inspiration on May 27, 2010.
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		Prison Ministry Seminar Mar 12, 2010 On February 27, 2010, people from across Ontario gathered for the Bible League Prison Ministry Seminar.
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		The Name of God Proclaimed Dec 17, 2009 On Friday, December 11, 2009, from coast to coast, the name El Shaddai, God All Sufficient, appeared in the Globe & Mail, Lifestyle section.
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		A Tale of Two Organizations Dec 9, 2009 In the words of Charles Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This in many ways mirrors the state of our global society.
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		Manga Mutiny -- NEW RELEASE Sep 22, 2009 Manga Mutiny, the third book in the Manga Messiah series has just been released!
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		Ministry Workers in India Intimidated Aug 21, 2009 On August 11, 2009, a group of 80 ministry field workers in the state of Karnataka, India were gathered together for a four-day training event for Children's Bible Clubs. Suddenly around midnight a mob of 20 Hindu extremists burst into the rented buildin
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		The League of Ordinary People May 9, 2009 Article in Lethbridge Herald by Ric Swihart
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		The Manga Messiah series continues! May 1, 2009 The Gospel message comes alive in a whole new way with the edgy manga graphic art style. Join in the excitement and order the Manga Messiah
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