An important story that slipped through the cracks somewhat over the weekend. from ABC News:
While it's nearly impossible to know the exact number of Christians in China, the growth of Christianity in officially atheist China has been a tremendous development over the past twenty years. Estimates generally range between 50 and 100 million Chinese Christians, making Christianity China's second most popular religion after Buddhism.
As Olympic fever continues to heat up China, it's almost impossible to walk through Beijing without seeing every type of Olympic paraphernalia imaginable- hats, stuffed animal mascots or action figures, and limited-edition Olympic Bibles.
New developments are coming out of Zimbabwe at a dizzying pace...
As the days count down to the presidential runoff election, the showdown between the current president, Robert Mugabe, and the Opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, seems to be getting more complicated.
Most Americans have never heard of Macau, and couldn't even begin to locate it on a map. But Macau packs quite a punch in its nine square miles off the southeast coast of China, an hour ferry ride from Hong Kong. As one of China's two Special Administrative Regions, Macau has been a large beneficiary of China's growing economy. Because it doesn't have the same laws and regulations as Mainland China, including a ban on gambling, it has become one of the hottest gambling hubs in the
The German government continues its shameful eradication program against a small number of homeschooling families. Next month, homeschoolers Bert and Kathrin Brause go on trial for child abuse. They face 2 years in prison and the loss of their 8 children.
Greetings…
Just a few thoughts.
I didn’t know or ever meet Tim Russert, the NBC host of Meet the Press, who died last week of heart failure. However, I know some people who did know and work with him.
An update on yesterday's post. It only gets worse. from the UK's Sun:
Barack Obama has released his first national campaign ad. It's called, "Country I Love." Watch it here.