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SANTA MONICA, CA (ANS) — Following an appearance on CNN’s prime time evening program, Paula Zahn Now on Wednesday (May 17), where he talked about the storm of controversy over The Da Vinci Code and the debate over a potential boycott, Christian media leader Phil Cooke, has dropped a bombshell. Cooke told ANS that he is believes that the much of the American Church has become irrelevant in the modern world by "preaching to the choir" rather than transforming modern culture.
(AgapePress) – Despite protests from the Christian community, moviegoers flocked to see the screen adaptation of Dan Brown’s controversial novel The Da Vinci Code, the fictional plot of which depicts church conspiracy and cover-up, murder, and mysterious clues about a marriage between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. The film took in $224 million worldwide over its opening weekend. Read more.
As the summer approaches, Musalaha Reconciliation Ministries, which brings together young Israelis and Palestinians, is preparing for several major events this summer. A spokesman for the ministry says there are few opportunities for Israeli and Palestinian children to come together before they reach their teenage years.
The Rev. Martha Ann Englert, pastor of Grace Episcopal Church on the Capitol Square, has been barred from serving as a priest pending an investigation into allegations that she disclosed confidential information about, and made inappropriate remarks regarding, parishioners and staff members. The story is reported in the Friday edition of THE CAPITAL TIMES.
Many Christians see The Da Vinci Code as an opportunity for evangelism; others say it’s a chance to engage the culture. Rubbish. Da Vinci is dangerous, so I’d like to suggest a better alternative
He journeyed into the heart of the Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian war as thousands were fleeing the other way. He agonized with Bosnian women who had been raped or had their husbands & children killed while attempting to council them on how to walk in forgiveness. And he made an impassioned plea for people to not view all Muslims as al-qaeida terrorists.
The State Marriage Protection Amendment, up for a referendum in the fall election, was the main focus of the Family Research Institute’s first Wisconsin Pastors’ Summit. About 200 pastor’s and lay leaders attended the summit, held Tuesday May 16, 2006, at the Alliant Energy Center.
Special to ASSIST News ServiceWELLINGTON, NZ (ANS) — Developments in the Hutt Valley – the dormitory suburbs of New Zealand’s national capital, Wellington – over the past 13 years have brought churches to the point where they can declare there is one church in Hutt City with many congregations.
It could be easy to miss, tucked in between the Trek Bicycle Shop and the Princeton Club, just across the street from East Towne Mall. There’s no big sign above the door. One clue that it’s not just another store front or office suite is the cascading wall of water sculpture just inside the front door. It’s symbolic, perhaps, of the cascade of prayers raining down upon Madison from within.It’s the Madison House of Prayer for All Nations, a non-denominational prayer and worship center, located at 1714 Eagan Road. It’s an outgrowth of a previous house of prayer formerly located…