WASHINGTON (AP) _ As President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the White House today, Coptic Christians plan to be outside protesting the plight of their community in Egypt. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says Egypt has failed to stop Muslim extremists from attacking and persecuting Coptic Christians, who make [...]
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) _ A missionary doctor who was kidnapped and ransomed this month in Nigeria says he prays for his abductors. Dr. Robert Whittaker, a 62-year-old surgeon, is recovering in Tennessee from an arm wound suffered when he was shot Aug. 2 at his Nigerian home. He was taken to a bamboo thicket for [...]
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) _ An 18-year-old who lost her unborn child when her car collided with the tour bus for the Christian band MercyMe has died from her injuries. Police in Fort Wayne, Ind., say Kara Klinker, who had been in critical condition since the crash early Saturday, died Tuesday. Klinker was 35 weeks [...]
WEST ALLIS, Wisc. (AP) _ The Christian band MercyMe performs this evening in Wisconsin after canceling Saturday’s show in St. Louis because of a fatal accident involving the band’s tour bus. MercyMe was leaving Fort Wayne, Ind., where they had performed Friday, when a car carrying several teenagers cut in front of their bus, causing [...]
ISLAMABAD (AP) _ Christian schools have closed for three days across Pakistan to protest the killings of eight Christians by a Muslim mob. Hundreds of Muslims stormed a Christian neighborhood in the eastern city of Gojra on Saturday, burning dozens of houses after reports surfaced that some Christians had desecrated a Quran. Six Christians died [...]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) _ South Korean activists say North Korea publicly executed a Christian last month for allegedly distributing the Bible, which is banned in the communist nation. The 33-year-old woman (Ri Hyon Ok) was also accused of spying for South Korea and the United States and organizing dissidents. A report by the activist [...]
BAGHDAD (AP) _ Iraq has lost more than half the Christians who once called it home, and the U.N. High Commissioner on Refugees says few Christian refugees feel it would be safe for them to return. Iraq’s Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly says when some Christian families recently tried to return to their homes in Baghdad, [...]
From all of us at Faith Radio we hope you have a restful Memorial Day, and also hope you take the time to thank a Veteran.On Memorial Day, Focus on the Family will talk to a Vietnam Veteran who dealt with terrible situations in the war. Join Dave Roever on the next “Focus on the Family” [...]
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) _ Churches and charities have stepped in to assist Kentucky residents waiting on federal assistance after major flooding earlier this month. The mud is mostly cleaned up and water service is back on in most places, but residents in several eastern Kentucky counties are waiting for the Federal Emergency Management Agency to [...]
UNDATED (FR) – Sunday is the Global Day of Prayer. The event started in 2005 and this year there will be a prayer event scheduled in all 220 countries of the earth. Dr. Bob Bakke says, “there are so many dangers in our world that need prayer: nuclear weapons in Iran, tensions in the Middle [...]