Contact: Dr. Gary Cass, Christian Anti-Defamation Commission, 954-551-9770; Woody Woodrum, Eagle Forum San Diego (USN-Ret), 858-227-4290SAN DIEGO, May 28 /Christian Newswire/ -- Preparing to celebrate Memorial Day, we do so knowing brave veterans and our shared faith have been maliciously attacked, first by thieves and now by our own Federal Government.The recent theft and desecration of the Mohave Cross, serving as a WWI veterans war memorial since 1934, was more than a symbol of grati Source: CADC

Contact: Daniel Morgan, Christian Citizens against Corruption, 423-519-6540, stopdcsabuse@gmail.comTELLICO PLAINS, Tenn., May 26 /Christian Newswire/ -- On May 6, 2010 Scott Morgan was arrested by Sergeant John Acuff of the Monroe County Sherriff's Department. A cash only bond was set at $15,480.46.Mr. Morgan's former wife Deborah Morgan Everett and ACLU Affiliate attorney Peter Alliman prompted the warrant for Mr. Morgan's arrest on March 31, 2010 in another on going scheme to extor Source: Christian Citizens against Corruption

Contact: Jerry Dykstra, Open Doors USA, 616-915-4117, jerryd@odusa.orgSANTA ANA, Calif., May 25 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today more than 100 million Christians face unwarranted arrest, imprisonment, beatings, torture and even execution in restrictive countries around the world. Their crime? They are followers of Jesus Christ.Rarely will the public watch and hear about their plight on television in the United States; they are almost invisible to many Americans.B Source: Open Doors USA

Iranian Christian Women Who Refused to Recant Their Faith Now Safe in Another Country Contact: Jerry Dykstra, Media Relations Director, Open Doors USA, 616-915-4117, JerryD@odusa.org SANTA ANA, Calif., May 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Acquitted and free. That's the report this weekend from Elam Ministries regarding Iranian Christians Maryam Rostampour, 28, and Marzieh Amirizadeh, 31. Fourteen months after they were arrested for their Christian faith and activities Source: Open Doors USA

Contact: Jeff Field, Director of Communications, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, 212-371-3191, catalyst@catholicleague.org NEW YORK, May 24 /Christian Newswire/ -- Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on Day 9 of the protest campaign on behalf of Mother Teresa: Today I am writing to the U.S. bishops in the West notifying them that Anthony Malkin, the owner of the Empire State Building, has decided not to overrule those who have chosen to deny a tribu Source: Catholic League

Amnesty International has called on Mexican authorities to release three hungers strikers protesting against their detention for taking part in a campaign against high electricity prices.

Pressure is growing on defence ministers, who appear to have ruled out including Trident in their strategic review. The LibDems have been accused of accepting Tory policy on the issue.

With scientists making headlines about recent advances in synthetic biology, the Church of Scotland became the first major Christian body to make considered comment on the research.

Love is no crime, the Rev Sharon Ferguson, CEO of the Lesbian and Gay Christian Movement has said in response to a"horrific"14-year prison term for a gay couple.

The Church of Scotland’s General Assembly meets this week under huge financial pressure – but determined to make changes to secure a renewed future for the Kirk.

A senior Sudanese church official says political parties must agree on the sharing of oil wealth to minimise north-south border tensions in Africa's largest nation.

One potential positive about the coalition Government's new agreement, isits policy on faith schools.We highlighted the inherent tensionin the Conservative policy before the election. On the one hand the Conservatives want faith groups to be able to run new schools. On the other, they have been reluctant to say that faith schools should be able to discriminate in admissions - and possibly employment. The Lib Dems, whilst supporting faith schools, have also been opposed to allowing faith schools to discriminate in such ways.read more

The World Council of Churches has lamented the"intolerable loss of life"in Thailand and asked for all parties to abandon violence and return to negotiations.

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Human rights advocates have reacted with revulsion at the decision of a Malawian court to imprison Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga for being a same-sex couple.