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 NAMPA, Idaho /Christian Newswire/ — This marks the first time in the 42 year history of the event that a flyover request was denied by the Pentagon.
The event is held ever year to honor the spiritual foundations of our country with a special emphasis on the men and women who serve in the armed forces.
In past years, the “God and Country Rally” has focused on honoring and paying tribute to those veterans who have served our nation in the past and those who are currently on active duty.
At the rally this year, all five branches of the armed services were featured with over 60 new recruits sworn into the military at the event.
After a phone conversation and an e-mail response from the Pentagon, Rally Director Patti Syme says they were denied the request for a flyover this year because of the “Christian” nature of the event.
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 Rock House Church -- abolished and sealed by authorities.
HENAN, CHINA /Christian Newswire/ — Pastor Dou Shaowen and his wife Feng Lu of Rock (Panshi) Church in Zhengzhou city, Henan, were sentenced to one year of re- education through labor for “engaging in illegal religious activities.” Attorney Li Dunyong has traveled to Zhengzhou city to represent Pastor Dou and Feng Lu for the Administrative Review and Appeal.
While Pastor Dou Shaowen is imprisoned at the labor camp, officials released Feng Lu on the evening of June 25. Authorities have permitted Feng Lu to serve her sentence at home, in order to care for their 12- year-old daughter. She is required to report to the Public Security Bureau regularly, and could be sent to labor camp again if she is found “engaging in illegal religious activities” again.
Pastor Dou Shaowen and his wife Feng Lu were arrested on June 14, when several dozen officials from Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of Religion and Zhengzhou Municipal Bureau of State broke into the church’s Sunday worship service. Officials forcibly photographed and videotaped the more than 100 Christians present, cut off the electricity and forced the Christians to leave. Finally, the authorities posted sealing tape from the Bureau of Religion, sealing off all the worship areas of Rock Church. Five other Christians, Li Zhemin, Wei Jianhua, Zhang Julin, Ma Jianbo and Li Cuiying were arrested with Pastor Dou and Feng Lu. Each of the five were sentenced to 15 days of administrative detention and were forced to pay a 800-900 yuan fine.
Continue reading Rock Church Pastor and Wife Sentenced to One Year of Labor Camp in Henan
 Through Angel Mission wells, $5 can provide clean water for a person for 20 years /Christian Newswire/ — Six explosive bands will be performing LIVE on GOD TV this weekend as the Angel Mission Benefit Concert is broadcast around the globe. This far-reaching initiative aims to raise support for desperately needed clean water wells in Africa – literally saving lives that would otherwise be lost to the global water crisis.
The Angel Mission Benefit Concert forms the climax of a full day’s line-up at the ‘I Love America’ Celebration in Springfield, Missouri. This grand scale event will be televised LIVE on GOD TV from 6pm (ET) on Friday July 3rd, with an edited version broadcast on Independence Day, July 4 at 1pm.
The featured artists include the cross-cultural worship style of Israel Houghton & New Breed ( www.newbreedmusic.com); Leeland, the alternative and progressive rock band from Texas ( www.leelandonline.com); and Press Play, which captivates its growing fan-base with pop/rock, rap and urban sounds ( www.thisispressplay.tv).
Also featured are: The Afters, a Dove Award winning band famous for pounding out beats that change gear from pop to ballad to alternative rock (www.theafters.com); Vicky Beeching an anointed worship leader from the UK who sings words of deep adoration ( www.vickybeeching.com); and Live Out Loud: an alternative rock duo from Zimbabwe who create inspirational rock tones with lyrics that tackle the issues facing Africa. ( www.myspace.com/liveoutloud5).
The public is invited to participate in this event. Those wanting to get involved can attend in person, watch on GOD TV, watch the webcast at www.5dollarwater.com or donate $5 by texting the word WATER to 90999.
Continue reading An All Out Blast for Africa on GOD TV
Changing Demographics (Part Three)
The report claimed that by 2050 the U.S. will no longer have a majority of people with European heritage and that in an interdependent world “this is a very positive thing.”
This is a frightening statement, to know that the United States will not be the land in which we all love and enjoy in just 40 years. What about our children and our grandchildren, who will they be serving at that time. The Muslims say they will have a caliphate world. Today there are about 7 million of them in America, they seem to be growing and the church seems to be declining. I am afraid that an interdependent world is not a good thing. It makes me think about the Crusades in the days of old and Armageddon in the near future. The statements former President Clinton made to this crowd of American-Arabs also seem to fit end time scenarios that will usher in the rein of Antichrist and his regime. It is wonderful and sad at the same time. We have placed in this country a President that wants universal peace and a universal religion. There are also leaders in major countries around the world who want the same thing. Now let’s look at some biblical truths in this remaining part. I remember the words of the Apostle Paul when he sent a letter to the church in Thessalonica. (For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night. For when they say peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child, and they shall not escape) 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3. These people are using words like interdependent, unity, peace, and wanting all religions to have a common goal so as not to be offensive or abrasive. A let it be attitude, if you will, so that we all can get along. It may sound good, but you and I as Christians know it is false. During the first half of the Tribulation the Antichrist will seem to have peace in the entire world. This is a false peace and soon chaos will take place and I pray that the church is out of here. Also remember the Church is declining today and we see it everywhere. It is looking very bleak for the Church, but it is prophetic. Paul made it clear to the church in Thessalonica not to be deceived; (Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;) 2 Thessalonians 2:3. Paul is talking about the great apostasy of the last days, if you look around it is happening as God said it would. We see all these things happening around us, but yet we do nothing to prevent the lost from being lost. Sitting in our Churches today across America are people who do not know Jesus, they come in and do repetitious motions and go home the same person. Their Salvation is of the mind and not from the heart. We need to do a mighty work for God in these last days, because the return of our Lord and Savior is near even at the door. He is coming and the church needs to be ready, busy do his will. God Bless.
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I have to confess that I am by no means an expert on this subject. I’ve read the articles, heard the news stories, and the varying and different opinions. Some feel like those claiming that our world is warming up don’t have the slightest idea of what they’re talking about, while others take the matter very seriously. I’ve expressed my opinion which, if you put with a dollar might get you a small cup of coffee these days.
The claim is that all the “green house” gases we’ve been spewing from our automobiles, and that have been filling the sky above our heads from all those gigantic smoke stacks have created a canopy in our atmosphere that intensifies the rays of the sun much like the glass or plastic coverings of a literal green house. In a way it makes sense. But again, I haven’t studied this effect. I don’t have all the answers and I frankly don’t know what I’m talking about concerning this subject. It’s just my opinion.
I have noticed that the rays of the sun feel hotter than I remember. When we were children we didn’t hibernate the summer away in an air conditioned house playing video games. We couldn’t wait to get outside in the heat of the day and play until we had exhausted ourselves. There were all kinds of things to stimulate our minds. We’d get with neighbors and friends and have gangs of kids, some being cowboys and some being Indians one day, while on another day we’d be soldiers, spies, or astronauts exploring “strange new worlds” to coin a phrase from the old “Star Trek” series. We didn’t even know what air conditioning was until our teenage years.
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