Tag: Church

Kentucky Churches Giving Away Guns To Help People Discover Jesus – Christianity

BY REBECCA LEBER The Kentucky Baptist Convention wants to “point people to Christ” by giving away guns at Second Amendment Celebrations hosted across the state. In the words of spokesman Chuck McAlister the strategy is “outreach to rednecks,” and 1,000 people are expected to attend the next event. To lure the nonreligious into the fold, the churches… Read More ›

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Islam Is Ireland’s Fastest Growing Religion

DTT: As much as media make out Islam look evil and backward with their propaganda, Islam keeps growing. The fact that it grows should make people ponder and reflect. When Islam’s true teachings are read one will see the beauty of it and embrace that path. It is reported that Islam in Ireland is growing…. Read More ›

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Turkey to reinstate citizenship of exchanged Greeks

The chairman of the Istanbul Greek Universal Federation, Nikolas Uzunoglu, revealed that efforts were being put in to grant ethnic Greeks who were exiled from Turkey 50 years ago with Turkish citizenship. World Bulletin / News Desk Turkey is in the process of working to reinstate ethnic Greeks who were exiled from Turkey 50 years… Read More ›

An Imam and Greek Orthodox clerics gather outside St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Waukegan at a news conference addressing vandalism of the church, which occurred the same night as a similar incident at a nearby mosque. From left are Imam Matthew Ramadan of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, Rev. James Gordon of Ascension of Our Lord Greek Orthodox Church in Lincolnshire, Bishop Demetrios (center) of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis, Rev. Cosmas Halekakis, pastor at St. Demetrios and Rev. Sotirios Malamis (partially hidden), of St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church in Des Plaines. (Chris Walker, Chicago Tribune / February 19, 2014)

Waukegan and Gurnee houses of worship vandalized

  By Lisa Black Nearly a dozen houses of worship in Gurnee and Waukegan have been vandalized over the past week, with an obscene “hateful message” scrawled in red on at least two buildings, officials announced Wednesday. Police are asking the public for help identifying a young man caught on videotape in connection with their… Read More ›

Fmr Pastor Pleads Guilty in Record-Breaking Drug Bust; Used Church as Distribution Site

BY MORGAN LEE , CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER A Kentucky church pastor and two other men have plead guilty in what authorities have suggested is one of the “biggest drug busts” in state history. Scott Gilliam, 42, Brandon Logan, 28, and his uncle, Michael Scott Logan, 38, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, reported WSAZ. Gilliam,… Read More ›

Pastor Robert Martin Gumbura sentenced to 50 years in jail/XINHUA

A Pastor sentenced to 50 years in prison, for raping 4 women

HARARE, Feb 4 – A Zimbabwean pastor was jailed on Monday for 50 years for raping four female congregants and threatening to cast evil spells on them if they exposed him. Robert Martin Gumbura, the founder of “Robert Martin Gumbura Independent End Time Message Church”, had 10 years of his sentence suspended because he had… Read More ›

62 year-old Christian pastor gets 2 years for raping a 10 year old girl

An Egor Magistrates’ Court, Benin, on Friday  sentenced a 62-year old pastor, Alfred Idonogie, to two years imprisonment for defiling a 10-year old girl. Chief Magistrate Taye Omoruyi found Idonogie guilty of the offence after the prosecutor presented five witnesses who testified in proof of the charge. The prosecution witnesses included the victim’s grandmother, the… Read More ›

Snake-handler priest dies from bite after refusing anti-venom

A Kentucky preacher and reality TV star, whose sermons involved handling of deadly snakes, has died from a snake bite. He refused medical treatment, because he relied on God’s protection to save him from the venom. Pastor Jamie Coots was found dead at about 10pm EST on Saturday at his house in Middlesboro, Kentucky, local… Read More ›

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Letter: Sharia law no threat to U.S. Constitution

DTT: Conspiracy theorists, right-wing bigots for years have peddled the lie that Muslims want to take over governments. In reality this lie pushed by propagandists in order for the wider public to hate Muslims. By Nathan C. Lean Researcher, Georgetown University Sunday’s letter, “Sharia law will overtake U.S. if we’re not vigilant,” is a typical display of… Read More ›