Mexico: blasts
Explosions about half an hour apart shattered the serenity of morning services at two
Las Cruces churches on Sunday 2 August,
but caused no injuries and only minor damage, police said.
Las Cruces police spokesman Dan Trujillo
said they are still investigating what happened
near Calvary Baptist Church around 8a.m.
and Holy Cross Catholic Church about 30
minutes later.
USA: children of gay homes speak up
It was reported in early May that children of
gay parents are speaking out as the Supreme
Court considers the legalisation of same sex
marriage in Tennessee, Michigan, Ohio and
Kentucky.
Two daughters of women filed a ‘friend of
the court’ brief stating that their childhood
living situation caused them harm. Heather Barwick and Katy Faust wrote: ‘While we
love and cherish our mothers, we feel it's
imperative that we bring to the court's attention the impact that redefining marriage will
have on children like us.
USA: love Muslims
A former Muslim said that Christians must love Muslims in a speech at the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission Leadership Summit at the end of March.
Afshin Ziafat was born in Houston, but moved to Iran with his family at age two. They returned four years later during the Iranian Revolution. Ziafat is now a Christian pastor. In the speech, Ziafat said: ‘Racial reconciliation is not just a good idea because racial equality is a politically correct idea, but it’s because the reconciling message of the gospel is at stake.’