Missionaries

Pennsylvania Church Kidnaps Teens, Holds Them At Gunpoint To Teach Them A Lesson

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 03.28.2012

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The Glad Tidings Assembly of God church in Middletown, Pa., has sparked outrage after a teaching exercise traumatized its youth group and left some wi...

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American Missionaries Murdered In Mexico

AP | PORFIRIO IBARRA RAMIREZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN | Posted 04.03.2012

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EL CERCADO, Mexico — John Casias found his calling when he joined a Texas church group that came to preach the Gospel in the little Mexican town...

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Why Did The Native American People Convert To A Foreign Religion?

Tim Giago | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Native Americans and Christianity, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Native Americans Conversion, Missionaries, Indigenous People Religion, Indigenous People, Native Americans Convert, Religion News

Were the persuasive powers of the missionaries so overwhelming that they could cause a people with spiritual beliefs much older than their own to toss them aside and embrace their religion?

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Pilgrimage to Albert Schweitzer's Lambarene

Katherine Marshall | Posted 11.05.2011

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"Responsibility is a difficult thing. Most people prefer to accept a common code of behavior that takes from them the need to make choices and leaves them simply with the obligation to obey ... "

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Mormons Look To Boost Missionary Numbers

Posted 09.06.2011

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By Chase Hall c. 2011 Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY (RNS) As Mormon leaders seek to add more senior couples to their shrinking missionary force...

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I Don't Own Jesus

Carl Medearis | Posted 08.29.2011

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My entire life and identity was wrapped around being a missionary. Every day I was either passing out gospel tracts or doing some other type of outreach directed towards converting Muslims to Christianity. That was 20 years ago.

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Coalition Of Christian Groups Issues Guidelines For Missionaries

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 08.28.2011

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A coalition of major Christian denominations issued a set of guidelines Tuesday for missionary work with the aim of gaining converts without gaining e...

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Book Says MacArthur Flooded Japan With Post-War Religion

Posted 08.03.2011

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By Suzanne McGee c. 2011 Religion News Service (RNS/ENInews) A new book on post-war Japan says Gen. Douglas MacArthur sought to fill the country's...

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The Question Of Evangelism In India

Suhag A. Shukla, Esq. | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Is conversion wrong?" The answer, as one might expect, is complicated.

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The Honor Code and the Arab Gulf

Anastasia Hobbet | Posted 05.25.2011

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There is almost universal agreement that honor killing is un-Islamic. It's also illegal, yet it claims more than a thousand Pakistani women a year, maybe many more.

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U.S. Missionary Leader Convicted In Haiti, But Free To Go

AP | JONATHAN M. KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The last of 10 Americans detained while trying to take 33 children out of Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake was freed M...

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Madagascar: West Knows Best

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

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Even people who hate colonialism recognize that we have information worth sharing. How can we ensure that the ideas being promoted are the best we have to offer?

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Six Questions for an Evangelical Leader Who Became an Orthodox Jew

Benyamin Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

I caught up with Penina Taylor to ask her about her spiritual journey, her feelings towards Jesus, and to find out if she has any regrets.

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Scientology Missionaries Set Sail For Haiti, Commandeer Coast Guard Boat

Rebecca Harrington | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scientology missionaries set sail from Miami to Haiti today. They boarded a former US coast guard ship packed with 175 tons of supplies, including a...

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'Little Billy's Letters': Reality Intrudes Upon a Hoax Letter Writer When Mormons Show Up For Real (PHOTOS)

Bill Geerhart | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Little Billy's Letters" is a collection of my prank letters written in the guise of a child (that would be the titular "Billy") to government officials, teen stars, serial killers, religious leaders and many others.

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Haiti Frees Ninth Accused Missionary Kidnapper: Organizer Still Held

AP | EVENS SANON | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One of two Baptist missionaries still held on kidnapping charges in Haiti was released and flew to Miami on Monday, but ...

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8 Of 10 Missionaries To Be Freed, Says Haiti Judge

AP | FRANK BAJAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Eight American missionaries were freed from a Haitian jail and left for Miami Wednesday, nearly three weeks after being ...

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Jorge Puello, Adviser To Jailed Americans In Haiti, May Be Human Trafficker, Say El Salvador Officials

New York Times | MARC LACEY and IAN URBINA | Posted 05.25.2011

The police in El Salvador have begun an investigation into whether a man suspected of leading a trafficking ring involving Central American and Caribb...

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Haiti Earthquake Survivor: Chuck Dietsch, Connecticut Missionary, Survives Through Miracles

AP | JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Catholic missionary from Connecticut says a series of miracles allowed him to survive 10 hours trapped under earthquake rub...

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What God Looks Like in Haiti

Madison Smartt Bell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Contemptible as Pat Robertson's Haiti statement is -- in the eyes of God and of all humanity -- I'd just as soon dispose of it by ignoring it... let it fade out as the static it is. Except that it's not just static.

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Many Don't Know of World Vision's Evangelical Mission

Valerie Tarico | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earthquake Relief, Missionaries, Sumatra, Christian Fundamentalism, Earthquake in Sumatra, World Vision International, Red Cross Donations, World Vision International Christian, World News

On October 2nd, The Seattle Times featured an AP article about the recent quake in Sumatra, along with a "how to help" list. At the top of that list was World Vision International.

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Religion and Region

Venkat Srinivasan | Posted 05.25.2011

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A trip to a mosque in Harlem and a church in the Bronx: there are no easy answers in religion, especially when mixed with nationhood.

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Sleeping Versus Converting: Some Thoughts

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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If you're thinking of converting to Christianity and possibly harming other people as a result, maybe take a nap instead. On the other hand, if you are sleeping away your life because you are depressed, try becoming a Christian.

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Venezuelan Rain Forest Tribe Charges Government With Neglect

The New York Times | Simon Romero | Posted 05.25.2011

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PUERTO AYACUCHO, Venezuela -- Three years after President Hugo Chávez expelled American missionaries from the Venezuelan Amazon, accusing them of usi...

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Topless Mormon Missionary Calendar

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 11.17.2011

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The truth is that young Mormon missionaries sacrifice a lot more than Guitar Hero afternoons to go and get rejected in 108 different languages.

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