Arab States Dictate Peace Terms to Sharon

Arab foreign ministers met in Cairo over the weekend and demanded that Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon stick to the land-for-peace script laid out in UN resolutions and the Madrid and Oslo peace talks or else.

Palestinians Test Sharon with New Spiral of Violence

Palestinian rioters and terrorists escalated the renewed intifada in recent days throughout Gaza and Judea/Samaria, including Jerusalem, in a move meant to “test” Israeli Prime Minister-elect Ariel Sharon even before he formally assumes office.

Sharon Closing In On National Unity Government

Likud leader Ariel Sharon’s decisive win in last week’s election and the subsequent escalation in Palestinian violence have spurred calls for Labor to hurry up and join a unity coalition.

Europe, US Parting Ways Over Peace Process

In what appears to be a growing divide between US and European approaches to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the European Union this week expressed support for the Palestinian position that Israeli concessions made since the Camp David talks should serve as the starting point for future negotiations.

Plot Uncovered For Sarin Gas Attack in London Subways

Britain’s security services have discovered a plot by an unidentified “Middle East group” to perpetrate a terrorist attack on London’s Underground rail network using the highly lethal sarin gas.

Nigerian Churches will Challenge Islamic Law

LAGOS, Nigeria (Compass) — Disturbed by some northern Nigeria states’ widespread declaration that they are Islamic states and have adopted Islam as the state religion, Nigerian Christian churches have resolved to go to court to challenge what they see as an onslaught on their rights.

New Human Rights Council in Peru Tackles Plight of Innocents

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia (Compass) — In late June, the government of Peru initiated a special task force, the National Human Rights Council, which is charged with freeing persons wrongfully imprisoned as terrorists.

Dutch weigh legalized euthanasia even for children as young as 12

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (BP)–Pro-life activists in the Netherlands are facing an uphill struggle as they mobilize opposition to a government proposal to legalize euthanasia and “assisted suicide” — even for children as young as 12.

Earth Day Joins Easter — A Sign of Our Times?

“The emergence of a civilization in which knowledge moves freely and almost instantaneously throughout the world… has spurred a renewed investigation of the wisdom distilled by all faiths. This panreligious perspective may prove especially important where our global civilization’s responsibility for the earth is concerned. Native American religions, for instance, offer a rich tapestry of ideas about our relationship to the earth.”[1] Al Gore, Earth in the Balance

Deadly Ebola Virus Strikes Close to Home for Uganda Missionary

KAMPALA, UGANDA (November 1, 2000) — Former Canadian grid iron and nightclub singing star Peter Simon Turko, who is now a pastor in Kampala, Uganda, ministering to homeless children and those infected with the AIDS virus, has written an update from the mission field concerning the recent outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus now claiming lives in Africa.

Netherlands legalize Euthanasia

The Netherlands has become the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia, after the Dutch senate formally approved a bill allowing mercy killing.

Religious Freedom in the Classroom Disputed in Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile (Compass) — The issue of religious discrimination is in the public spotlight in Chile, due to the case of San Pedro de la Paz, a town some 300 miles south of Santiago. There a Baptist lawyer named Raul Romero has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Education and Gospel Task Force for Chile because of evident acts of religious discrimination against evangelical students in the community schools.

On Cults, Leaders and Politics in China

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“Here we only have one registered church, which is packed out with people standing in the courtyard. However, since the church was opened, none of the accounts listing all the believers’ donations have ever been made public to them. The pastor has dismissed several Christians who originally were responsible for the finances. He also hands over the donations to the Religious Affairs Bureau to use. Not long ago, several elderly believers formed a church, but the Three Self pastor asked the Religious Affairs Bureau not to grant them a license and called the police to come and arrest them. Can such a church be blessed by God? How can it cause the gospel to spread?”

— Letter from a Christian in Anhui dated March 29, 2000

Egyptian Christian’s Verdict Delayed another Month

ISTANBUL, May 9 (Compass) — An Egyptian criminal court stalled again today on delivering a verdict against Shaiboub William Arsal, the Coptic Christian defendant in the highly-publicized El-Kosheh double-murder trial.

Egyptian Court Releases All 89 El-Kosheh Defendants

ISTANBUL, December 8 (Compass) — A criminal court in Egypt’s Sohag governate yesterday released without bail all 89 defendants charged in the New Year’s massacre in El-Kosheh village, promising a final verdict against the suspects on January 9.

Barak Re-Enters Political Fray With Right-Ward Tilt

Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak delivered on Monday his most outspoken comments yet on the violent Palestinian intifada since it drove him from office last February, insisting there should be no more negotiations with PLO chief Yasser Arafat.

Arab/Islamic Threats Against Israel Never End

In recent days, Hamas Sheikh Ahmed Yassin has defended Islamic suicide bombings as a “democratic right,” a leading Egyptian newspaper urged Palestinians to kill Israelis everywhere, and Saddam Hussein has called on Jordan to open its borders to Iraq’s 6.5 million volunteer army recruited to “liberate Jerusalem.”

Ancient Israel, the Zodiac, and the Sun God

The latest edition of Biblical Archaeology Review asks an interesting question: Did some ancient Jews observe the Zodiac and worship Helios, the Greek sun god? Raiders News Update believes 2 Kings 23: 11 and similar verses prove this to be true–but what does this mean?

What’s Really Happening In Indonesia?

A militant fundamentalist group from Idaho is spreading terror across the Midwest-and federal troops are siding with the attackers.

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