After 2-Year Battle, Christian Couple Finally Leave Qatar

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After 2-Year Battle, Christian Couple Finally Leave Qatar

Matthew and Grace Huang, the American couple that had been facing charges in connection to their 8-year-old daughter’s death, are now free to leave Qatar.

Sunday, a Qatari appeals court overturned charges of wrongdoing against the couple. But when the Huangs tried to leave the country, they were stopped at the airport and had their passports confiscated.

The family’s attorney, Eric Volz, said the delay was caused by procedural steps that needed to be completed first.

The Huangs received assistance from U.S. Ambassador Dana Shell Smith, reflecting the intensity of American government interest in the case.

“We feel relieved. We feel gratitude to the legal system in the state of Qatar, which after some time worked as a good legal system should,” Smith told The Associated Press after ensuring the couple made it to their departure gate.

The Huangs’ adopted daughter, Gloria, died in March. The couple explained that the child would go through periods of time when she refused to eat.

They spoke to CBN News before they went to court about the case and their daughter’s death. Watch that interview here.

“Gloria was adopted from a difficult impoverished background. She was neglected, abused as a child.” Grace Huang told CBN News. “That is quite common for children adopted out of who have experienced hunger and malnutrition to experience difficulties.”

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New Movie: ‘Christmas Under Wraps,’ Breaks Record

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New Movie: ‘Christmas Under Wraps,’ Breaks Record

Christian actress Candace Cameron Bure’s latest Hallmark movie, “Christmas Under Wraps,” broke records for the channel, and Bure took to social media to thank her millions of fans and God.

“You guys…. I just can’t even…. I’m so humbled by this. I don’t even know what to say,” Bure posted to her Facebook page on Tuesday. “I’m so grateful and so excited and so blessed. All praise and glory to God for He provides every single step. Thank you all for watching! You made this happen!”

The made-for-TV movie’s premiere on Saturday drew in 5.8 million viewers and a 5.0 household rating, which makes it cable’s top-rated original movie of the year and the second most-watched. It also set records for Hallmark Channel. Bure actually executive produced the film as well as played the lead character, a doctor who moves to Alaska to start life anew but finds herself having to choose between her new life and her old one…Read More

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December Movies Line Up

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December Movies Line Up

To Movie Lovers out there,the festive season is surely a time for good movies that will keep our spirits up during the season.Here are a few movies that would be very entertaining this month.

Tim Hawkins: That’s The Worst
This is the WORST. 90 Minutes of Terrible!

The Giver
This film, based on Lois Lowry’s book, tells the story of a perfect world. Everyone here is happy. When Jonas is 12 years old, he’s chosen to be the community’s Receiver of Memories. He enters into training with an old man called The Giver. From the Giver, Jonas learns about pain, sadness, war, and all the unhappy truths of the “real” world. He quickly realizes that his community is fake. Confronted with this reality, Jonas faces difficult choices about his own life and his future.

Words of Art
Words are dream makers or destiny breakers, it’s your choice. Let your life count by making your words count, take the “journey of words” today.
Bestselling author and global entrepreneur Evan Money traveled the United States for over a year interviewing the greatest thought leaders, speakers, authors and artists of our time. His goal was to discover the true impact of the spoken word; what he discovered was truly groundbreaking.

Imagine sitting with Joel Osteen and learning the most impacting words ever spoken to him, or sitting with scholars and analyzing the true force of Martian Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Words of Art is an individual journey for each viewer.

When the Game Stands Tall
Inspired by the remarkable true story of the De La Salle Spartans and visionary, Coach Bob Ladouceur (Jim Caviezel). Ladouceur led a struggling high school football team to 12 undefeated seasons, the longest winning streak in American sports history, through his unyielding focus on character-building, faith, responsibility and commitment. In doing so, he created one of the country’s greatest football dynasties.

Dolphin Tale 2
Several years have passed since Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble) and the team at Clearwater Marine Hospital gave Winter the dolphin a prosthetic tail, thereby saving her life. Now however, a new crisis has arisen. Winter’s elderly surrogate mother, Panama, has died, which leaves Winter without a pool mate. According to USDA regulations, dolphins cannot be housed alone; unless a new companion can be found quickly, Clearwater will lose Winter to another aquarium.

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Vicar and Daughter Arrested on Suspicion of Murder

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Vicar and Daughter Arrested on Suspicion of Murder

A Church of England vicar and his daughter have been arrested after the body of a new-born baby was found at a Lancashire vicarage.

Rev Jim Percival, 64, the vicar of Holy Trinity Church, Freckleton, and his 28-year-old daughter, Ruth, are suspected of killing the baby boy, who is thought to be Ruth’s child.

Both father and daughter are also suspected of attempting to conceal the child’s birth. A 65-year-old woman, said to be the vicar’s wife, Susan Percival, has also been arrested for conspiracy to conceal a birth.

The Telegraph reports that police were initially sent to the house on Tuesday 25 November after reports of a stillbirth.

Shortly afterwards, Jim Percival is said to have disappeared for a few days.

He was seen in the parish again on Monday this week at the switching-on of the Christmas lights, and was arrested by police on Tuesday.

Concerns arose after inquiries were made into the cause of the baby’s death. The police reported that a post-mortem had been carried out but proved inconclusive. The boy’s death is now being treated as suspicious.

Source and Original Content by CT

Christian Association of Nigeria fixes December 7 as day for Anti-Boko Haram Prayers

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Christian Association of Nigeria fixes December 7 as day for Anti-Boko Haram Prayers

The Christian Association of Nigeria has declared Sunday December 7 2014 as day of special prayers for victims of insurgency and special offering for the victims.

The General Secretary of CAN, Dr. Musa Asake in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja on behalf of the Christian community in Nigeria also extended warm greetings to fellow Nigerians “especially as we come towards the end of another year as a nation.”

He said, “At different fora and on different occasions, CAN has urged Nigerians of different faith to pray for peace and the end to the insecurity plaguing the nation.

“CAN has undoubtedly remained the strong voice against the evil of Boko Haram and other vices in the society, condemning their acts and suggesting ways of countering them, to the appropriate authorities.

“Unfortunately, Nigerians are still inundated with pictures and reports on the ceaseless mayhem in parts of North East in Nigeria and this has prompted CAN to appeal to all churches in Nigeria to set aside December 7 as a day of special prayers for the victims of the insurgency and to collect special offerings to assist them.”

According to him, it is pertinent in times like this for all brothers in faith, to reflect on the individual and collective lives of Nigerians vis-à-vis “the challenges that we have all faced in the course of the year.”

“We are expected to offer special prayers, not just for our slain Christian brethren but for all those who lost their lives in the attacks, that the Almighty God will grant them eternal rest and through these prayers intervene in the challenges that the insurgency has brought to the countless number of families that have been directly or indirectly affected by the crisis.

Pray that God will give us all the wisdom and strength to execute this task with minimal difficulty to the glory of God the Father.”

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Footballer Castigated over Jesus picture

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Footballer Castigated over Jesus picture

Former England footballer Phil Neville’s under fire via social media after putting a picture on his Instagram page depicting Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea as Jesus.

He posted the picture with the message ‘Great saves @d_degeaofficial’ after the Spaniard’s performance against Stoke City on Tuesday night.

The goalkeeper recieved widespread praise for a number of fine saves in United’s victory.

But the picture sent to Phil Neville’s 139,000 followers didn’t go down well with everyone.

One said ‘Delete it…this is not funny! God isn’t for joke (sic)’. Another said ‘you should respect others and the God they believe in’.

Source and Original Content by Premier Christian Radio

Imprisoned and Tortured Egyptian Christian Convert Vows to ‘Starve Himself to Death

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Imprisoned and Tortured Egyptian Christian Convert Vows to ‘Starve Himself to Death

The Christian convert who made history by becoming the first person in Egypt’s history to attempt to legally change his religious affiliation on his government identification from Islam to Christianity, has “vowed to starve himself to death” in response to his “illegal” imprisonment, his attorney said.

Bishoy Boulous, who is formerly known by his Muslim name of Mohammed Hegazy, was sentenced to five years imprisonment by an Egyptian court in July on the allegation of causing “sectarian strife.”

Boulous’ attorney, Karam Ghobrial, claims that the 32-year-old’s detention is in “violation of the law” and that the charges against him were motivated by his original attempt in 2007 to have the Egyptian government legally recognize his conversion from Muslim to Christian, Front Page Magazine reports.

“The [current] judge is behaving in a prejudiced manner in this case because Bishoy had public[ly] announced his conversion to Christianity, [stressing] the need for attention to this case and escalating it so everyone knows what this convert is being exposed to,” Ghobrial said.

In July, a Minya Criminal Court judge sentenced Boulous, who was working as a reporter for a Coptic Christian television station at the time, for “disturbing the peace by broadcasting false information.”

At the time, Boulous was producing a documentary regarding the social turmoil pertaining to Islamic attacks on Egyptian Christians.

Although Boulous’ appeal hearing was scheduled for Nov. 16, it is unclear whether or not Egyptian State Security allowed him to travel from his prison in Cairo to attend the appeal hearing in Minya, which is over 150 miles away.

Ghobrial expressed concern a few days before the hearing that his client would not be allowed to travel to attend his own appeal hearing, which meant that his five-year sentence would have been confirmed…Read More

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Book Review: The Prophetic Blessing by John Hagge

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Book Review: The Prophetic Blessing by John Hagge

THE POWER OF THE PROPHETIC BLESSING by JOHN HAGEE
Pastor John Hagge, the man with the anointing to impact the blessing of the Lord through his teaching is out with another wonderful, impactful and insightful book titled ‘The Power of the Prophetic Blessing’, the book reviews how to step into God’s blessing, how to command supernatural blessing to flow into every areas of your lives and you will also know that a life of blessing is what God set out for you not a life of poverty.

While reading the book, I discovered that things can never go wrong with me because of the secrets of how to access God’s blessing that I found in this book. I also found some powerful words in the book that I believe if you say it to yourself for a month or two, you will experience God’s blessing like never before.

John said these words, I believe it, I claimed it and it is working for me. He said “He (God) has promised to make you the head and not the tail. He will give you houses you didn’t build, vineyards you didn’t plant, and wells you didn’t dig. He will plant you by rivers of living water, and whatsoever you do will prosper! He is the Lord who gives you the power to get wealth.”

These words are the essential ingredients needed for the blessings of the Lord and you will find them in this insightful book ‘The Power of the Prophetic Blessing’ by John Hagge, a man who is in God’s blessing. No matter whom you are or what you have, it’s the blessing of the Lord that will give you peace, why don’t you get a copy of this book to learn how to be blessed by God.

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7,000 Dancers to Tango in Rome for Pope’s 78th birthday.

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7,000 Dancers to Tango in Rome for Pope’s 78th birthday.

Thousands of tango dancers will celebrate Pope Francis’s 78th birthday with a flash mob later this month, according to the Catholic News Agency.

The organisers have promoted the event on social media as “the largest milonga in the world” – a milonga being a more informal, relaxed version of the tango. Some 7,000 dancers are expected to take part.

“We have gotten all of the permits and we will dance a milonga with the official permission of the city of Rome and the Vatican gendarmerie!” said Cristina Camaroni, who is organizing the flash mob.

The event is planned for 4pm on December 17, Pope Francis’s birthday. The flash mob dance, which is expected to last two hours, will take place in Risorgimento Square in Rome, near to St Peter’s.

About 3,000 of the dancers, wearing white handkerchiefs around their necks, are expected to take part that morning in the Pope’s general audience in St Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis is known to enjoy the tango, which originated in the late 19th century on the Uruguayan border of his native Argentina.

“I like Tango very much. It’s something that comes from inside of me. My favorite singers are Carlos Gardel, Julio Sosa and Ada Falcon, who later became a nun,” he said as Cardinal Bergoglio in the 2010 book-interview The Jesuit by Francesca Ambrogetti and Sergio Rubin.

Source and Original Content by Catholic Herald

Commemoration of Christmas Truce top Priority for Churches

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Commemoration of Christmas Truce top Priority for Churches

A Christian charity’s organising carol services with the hymn Silent Night in churches and sports stadia across the country, commemorating one hundred years since the Christmas truce between British and German soldiers.

HOPE together’s picked the hymn because British and German soldiers are said to have sung it together on Christmas Eve as part of the truce. They also famously played a football match together on Christmas Day.

Fans at Stoke City Football Club will be singing Silent Night with a 400-piece choir, when they take on Chelsea Football Club later this month.

Roy Crowne, the Director of HOPE together, told Premier’s Inspirational Breakfast: “On Christmas Eve on the German side, there was a song that was sung… The English recognised the tune and recognised it was Silent Night… and because of the significance… everyone realised it was Christmas Day the following day.

“They went as whole groups from parts of our country and I’m sure parts of Germany, and I think in the light of that, and the horrific war that it was, this was a moment where they just thought: ‘it’s Christmas’.

“And I think, the significance of Christmas they still remembered, and said: ‘how can we shoot each other on Christmas Day’?

“Isn’t it amazing that the Gospel and a Saviour coming into the world to bring peace, reconciliation, was born on that day: ‘surely we should try to remember’? And they did.”

The carol events come as Staffordshire County Council has published a war general’s letter from one hundred years ago, providing new details on the famous truce between British and German soldiers over Christmas in 1914.

The letter says a German shouted for a truce, and offered to leave his trench as long as a British soldier did as well.

A British soldier carefully left, and seeing a German was doing the same others followed from both sides, the letter says.

It also says soldiers shared cigars, sung songs and walked on No Man’s Land together.

General Walter Congreve VC, who wrote the letter to his wife, said he was invited to leave the trench as well, but chose not to “as I thought they might not be able to resist a general.”

Source and Original Content by Premier Christian Radio

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