By Peter Saunders — Originally published in Christian Medical Comment — via Contact Online Weblog The moral status of the embryo is one of the key pressure-points in ethical debates about post-coital contraception, therapeutic cloning, pre-implantation diagnosis, artificial reproduction, embryo research and cloning. The issue, which has profound implications for medical […]
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A trickle becomes a stream, a stream becomes a waterfall
[notice]A response to what is happening prophetically in the world today — A monthly column by Julie de Lisle[/notice] God’s favour on youth at moment Last week I attended the four12 conference in Cape Town. The heart of Four12 is: to equip his people for works of service, so that […]
The Brotherhood is down, but is it out?
By World Watch Monitor These are dark days for the Muslim Brotherhood. But it has seen dark days before. For now, it has been shoved aside by Egypt’s military, which took up the cause of millions of protesters fed up with their country’s myriad problems, many of which they placed […]
Egyptian military ousts Morsi, suspends constitution
Originally published by Fox News Egypt’s top military commander announced Wednesday President Mohammed Morsi had been ousted and replaced by the chief justice of the constitutional court as the interim head of state. In addition, Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said the country’s constitution has been temporarily suspended and new elections would […]
Texas woman’s final words before execution: “I am going home with Jesus”
Originally published in God Reports Kimberly McCarthy became the 500th person to be executed by the state of Texas on Wednesday since the death penalty was reinstated. In her final words, she said that she was “going home” to be with Jesus, and encouraged witnesses to “keep the faith.” “This […]
Christian families in Communist Laos lose farms, citizenship because of faith
Originally published in All-Christian News.com Six Christian families in Laos have had their citizenship and farmland taken by local authorities because they refuse to denounce their faith in God and Christ. Reportedly, the authorities refuse to give back the families papers and land until the 16 members of these families […]
First-ever Ex-gay Pride Month to be held in US
Originally published in Christian Post Members of the ex-gay community are celebrating the first-ever “Ex-Gay Pride Month” and have asked President Obama to issue a proclamation to recognize the rights of the ex-gay community and to commemorate their month, just as he’s done for the LGBT community with “Gay Pride […]
Christian voices from the Egyptian revolution
By World Watch Monitor Who stole Egypt? The answer depends on who you ask among the thousands of Egyptians who have swarmed the streets across the country since Sunday (June 30), either to force President Mohamed Morsi out of office, or to support him. “Now we’re seeing the revolution being […]
Faeces-throwing a cry of pain?
The repeated use of human excrement in recent protest actions in the Western Cape shows that people have lost their respect for humanity or their elders. Years ago during consumer boycott campaigns during the years of apartheid young men and women – in fact teenagers – would confront women and […]
Shofarband…ons sal sing!
CD-Resensie deur Nagel Myburgh shofarband — Ons sal sing Die CD bevat opnames van Shofar Gemeente se oorspronklike liedere, met komposisies van Jaques van Tonder, James Pringle, Richard Wade, Robert Kellerman, Hennie Swart, Jane la Grange, Fred May, Christo Viljoen en Markus Coetsee. Ons sal sing is ’n besondere musikale […]