10 http://www.christiannewswire.com Islam Sat, 18 May 2013 09:54:48 -0600 en-us Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72118 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72118 Contact: Office of Press Relations, U.S. Department of State, 202-647-2492   WASHINGTON, May 17, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Secretary of State John Kerry will release the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom for 2012 on Monday, May 20, 2013, at 11:30 a.m. in the State Department Press Briefing Room.   Secretary Kerry will introduce the report and Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Suzan Johnson Cook will give remarks and take questions. The report Source: White House Fri, 17 May 2013 18:54:45 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72108 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72108 Contact: Chase Anderson, Trunews, 772-569-8880, Chase@Trunews.com VERO BEACH, Fla., May 16, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- An Iranian filmmaker told Trunews radio host Rick Wiles today that the current Arab Spring uprisings in the Middle East are the work of a secret society that used Western intelligence agencies to plan and instigate the 1979 Iranian Revolution to overthrow the Shah of Iran. Mr. Bahman Nassiri is the writer and producer of the independent film Golden Veil released in 201 Source: trunews Thu, 16 May 2013 17:36:33 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72097 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72097 The announcement was made yesterday during a meeting with Dr. Andrew Bennett, Ambassador to the Canadian Office of Religious Freedom. Contact: Brian Mayes, 615-771-2040, brian@nashvillepublicity.com TORONTO, May 15, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- On Tuesday evening, One Free World International founder Majed El Shafie met with Dr. Andrew Bennett, Ambassador to the Office of Religious Freedom, to announce the successful rescue of Shoaib and Najiba Assadullah from Afghanistan, where Shoaib en Source: Nashville Publicity Group Wed, 15 May 2013 13:28:26 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72063 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72063 Contact: Hal Meawad, Coptic Solidarity, 240-644-5153, info@copticsolidarity.org WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) latest annual report, once again includes Egypt as a 'Country of Particular Concern,' or CPC for ongoing, systematic, and egregious violations of religious freedom. The overall situation for religious minorities in Egypt further deteriorated under the Morsi administration.  There have been a l Source: Coptic Solidarity Fri, 10 May 2013 13:49:48 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72045 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72045 Contact: Brett Benson, 952-829-2529 BLOOMINGTON, Minn., May 6, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- What used to be an exotic religion of people halfway around the world is now the belief system of people living across the street. Relying on the media and politicians for information about what Muslims believe isn't going to cut it. Christians need to be better informed, whether the goal is to understand global politics or to talk to a Muslim neighbor. A respected scholar, apologist, and ministry Source: Bethany House Publishers Tue, 07 May 2013 12:16:02 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72031 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=72031 "Evangelical Christians in America are among Israel's strongest friends." -- IRD President Mark Tooley Contact: Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion and Democracy, 202-682-4131, 202-413-5639 cell, jwalton@TheIRD.org WASHINGTON, May 3, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) President Mark Tooley was honored to co-host today's Christian Israel Solidarity Event at the Israel Embassy in Washington, D.C. Other members of the host committee included Samuel Rod Source: Institute on Religion & Democracy Fri, 03 May 2013 16:24:49 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71995 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71995 Open Doors USA Urges Believers to Pledge to Pray on Saturday, May 11 Contact: Jerry Dykstra, Media Relations Director, Open Doors USA, 616-915-4117, jerryd@odusa.org SANTA ANA, Calif., April 30, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Most churches in Syria will unite in prayer on Saturday, May 11, in many places around the war-torn nation. This will be an extraordinary show of unity of Christian denominations in Syria, where the on-going civil war has claimed over 70,000 lives. Syrian Christians Source: Open Doors USA Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:05:45 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71986 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71986 Contact: Peggy Nienaber, 202-546-8329 WASHINGTON, April 29, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced "Shank") will spend four hours reading the Bible from the West Terrace of the US Capitol on Monday morning, April 29, from 4:00 to 8:00 AM, in spite of the forecast for rain. The reading is part of the 90-hour, uninterrupted US Capitol Bible Reading Marathon, now in its 24th year, which runs from April 28 to May 2. Source: Faith and Action Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:01:00 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71982 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71982 Contact: Rev. William Keller, 727-420-7005; Liveprayer.com ST PETERSBURG, Fla., April 29, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Rev. Bill Keller, the world's leading Internet Evangelist and the founder of Liveprayer.com, with over 2.4 million subscribers worldwide reading the Daily Devotional he has written every morning for nearly 14 years on the issues of the day from a Biblical worldview, will be back on TV, "LIVE" every Monday-Friday from Midnight-2am starting Monday May 6th. Source: Liveprayer Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71981 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71981 "It is appalling that President Obama has invited one of the key architects of Sudanese genocide to Washington." -- Faith J.H. McDonnell, IRD Religious Liberty Director Contact: Jeff Walton, Institute on Religion and Democracy, 202-682-4131, 202-413-5639 cell, jwalton@TheIRD.org WASHINGTON, April 26, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- The Institute on Religion and Democracy is criticizing the Obama Administration after news this week that it has invited a high-level Sudanese delegation to Was Source: Institute on Religion & Democracy Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:01:50 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71967 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71967 Contact: Thomas Sharp, 877-887-0222 NEW YORK, April 25, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- The rapid-fire pace with which natural and man-made disasters continue to pummel the United States has had a riveting effect upon the nation, causing many to seriously consider "what is going on?" And while most of those asking continue to lean toward "more laws" to combat these phenomena, the answer just may be much simpler than that. The latest disaster to grace the international headlines is the t Source: ICON Publishing Group Thu, 25 Apr 2013 07:00:00 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71966 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71966 Contact: Laolu Akande, Executive Director, Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans (CANAN), 516-819-4355, laolu@cananusa.org NEW YORK, April 24, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- On behalf of all Nigerian-Americans, we would like to express our heartfelt condolence to our fellow Americans on the death of three and several more injured & traumatized people due to last week's terrorist attack on the world-renowned Boston Marathon. The evil of terrorism in today's world are now well known a Source: Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:23:39 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71956 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71956 Contact: Bob Sturm, ConservativeHQ.com, 703-396-6974, rav@conservativeHQ.com;  After 6 PM Eastern & on weekends, 703-307-8176   MANASSAS, Va., April 23, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Richard A. Viguerie, Chairman of ConservativeHQ.com, wrote a tribute to Howard Phillips, a key founder of the religious right, who recently died.   Viguerie's article, which is posted on his ConservativeHQ.com website, states in part:   "During the 1970s and 1980s, Howard Phillips Source: American Target Advertising Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:55:14 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71947 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71947 Contact: Jerry Dykstra, Open Doors USA, 616-915-4117, jerryd@odusa.org SANTA ANA, Calif., April 23, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Islamist extremists want Iraq to be a "Muslim only" country. As a result, Christians in Iraq remain continuous targets of violent attacks. Each month Open Doors field workers receive sad phone calls and emails of Christian acquaintances who report attacks against the Christians near them. While most of them are part of the general violence, such a Source: Open Doors USA Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:18:37 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71944 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71944 Contact: Ms. Stella Slow, Assistant to Dr. Milton, 704-962-8347; michaelmilton.org CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 23, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Commentary by Dr. Michael A. Milton, President & CEO, Faith for Living, author of "Silent No More: Why the Church Must Speak Biblically to State and Culture" It was enough to choke up even the hardest core Yankee fan. When the Boston Red Sox fans, players and coaches, police, government officials, marching bands, military, and more American flags fl Source: Faith for Living, Inc. Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:02:00 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71922 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71922 David Rubin Draws Link between Boston and Israel, Gives Insight into What Israel Would Do Contact: Ty Mays, 770-256-8710, ty@infinityconcepts.net; See bio, photo, book excerpts @ www.davidrubinisrael.com NEW YORK, April 18, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- As the entire nation joins Boston in mourning three deaths and massive injuries and amputations, Americans are once again facing the reality of homeland terrorism and resurrecting questions of security. David Rubin, Israeli Source: InChrist Communications Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:10:19 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71905 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71905 Open Doors, Damascus Church Reaching Out to Refugees with Supplies, Medicines, Love of Jesus Contact: Jerry Dykstra, Media Relations Director, Open Doors USA, 616-915-4117, jerryd@odusa.org SANTA ANA, Calif., April 16, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- More than 1.3 million Syrians have fled the war-torn country, according to the latest figures from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. The number of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Syria is over 2 million. Source: Open Doors USA Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:18:11 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71899 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71899 Contact: Kelly Hengesbach, 571-257-7423 MEDIA ADVISORY, April 15, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Ambassador Ufuk Gokcen, Permanent Representative of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to the United Nations, released the following statement today in reaction the bombings in Boston: "The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemns the cowardly attacks in Boston today during the annual celebration of the Boston Marathon. "The OIC has consistently fought against terro Source: Just Consulting Mon, 15 Apr 2013 18:38:53 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71871 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71871 How many Coptic Egyptian Christians have to die before you take action? Contact: Mounir Bishay, 310-641-3387, Calcopts@sbcglobal.net WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- What has been described as the Arab Spring has evolved into deadly seasons, especially for the original Christian inhabitants of these lands. The dictators who once ruled these countries are being replaced by militant Islamic regimes that are bent on cleansing their nations from all Christians. Not a Source: Christian Copts of California Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:05:00 -0600 Islam http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71869 http://www.christiannewswire.com/index.php?module=releases&task=view&releaseID=71869 Contact: Hal Meawad, Coptic Solidarity, 240-644-5153, info@copticsolidarity.org WASHINGTON, April 10, 2013 /Christian Newswire/ -- Coptic Solidarity condemns in the strongest terms the violent attacks over the past few days in Egypt against Coptic Christians and the outrageous attack against the seat of the Coptic Pope, Tawadros II, at St. Mark's Cathedral in Cairo. On Friday the 5th, six Coptic Christians and one Muslim were killed on the outskirts of Cairo in an area called Khosous. R Source: Coptic Solidarity Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:48:09 -0600