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Issue: No 2450 19-05-2016
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Ecumenical
Evangelical
Interdenominational
Hebrews 6:10
“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work
and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to
help them.”
HEADLINE
Obama losing fight with nuns: Birth control battle
returns to lower court
U.S, May 16, 2016: The United States Supreme Court sent
several challenges to the Human and Human Services Department’s contraception
mandate back to the lower courts, vacating the earlier rulings. Plaintiffs,
including the Little Sisters of the Poor, East Texas Baptist University, and
the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington will have their lawsuits decided at
...
INDIA
California textbooks: new battleground for Hindutva
groups
California, May 17, 2016: Every six years, the
California Board of Education reviews its History and Social Science frameworks
in a multi-year series of public hearings. These hearings are meant to be part
of a transparent process where members of the academic and general community
from across the state can weigh in on what the ...
Heritage church in Hyderabad under Army blockade
Hyderabad, May 17, 2016: A church built at Queen
Victoria’s wish over a century ago is now practically dysfunctional due to road
blockades imposed by Army Cantonment at Bolarum. Holy Trinity church, Sunday
mass of which used to be attended by close to 1,200 people is now inaccessible
to believers in the flock, as the ...
75% of all children out of school are Dalits, Adivasis
& Muslims
New Delhi, May 2016: A reply to a questioned asked in
the Rajya Sabha has brought forth alarming statistics in terms of education in
India: despite the Right to Education and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, about 60.64
lakh children remain out of school across the country. In response to a
question asked by KK Ragesh, Member ...
ASIA +
Catholic villagers in fear after blasphemy allegation
Pakistan, May 16, 2016: A tense calm has taken hold of
a village in Pakistan’s Punjab province following accusation of blasphemy
against a local Catholic. The village — Chak No. 44 — is located in Mandi
Bahauddin district, some 125 kilometers from Lahore, the province’s capital.
Intelligence officers, dressed as common civilians, roam the village’s ...
WORLD
The persecution of Catholics during the Cultural
Revolution
China, May 17, 2016: The period of the Cultural
Revolution has been officially judged by the Chinese authorities as “ten years
of catastrophe”. For religions and for the Catholic Church they were years of a
most violent persecution and systematic suppression. However there is little
documentation of what exactly or how much Chinese Catholics suffered ...
MISCELLANEOUS
What to do with unused ability?
“When the master comes and finds the servant doing his
work, the servant will be blessed.” (Luke 12:43 NCV) All of us have unused
abilities. But there are three ways that you can start cultivating your
abilities so that they are being used for good and God’s glory. 1. Estimate
your abilities. You need to ...
CARTOON
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