CBNNews has an interesting story today about the persecution of Messianic Jews in Israel. When I traveled to Israel in May, one day of touring I had a Jewish tour guide, who told us, without hesitation that Jews who believed in Jesus were not really Jews and also that they were the most dangerous people in Israel. And I have to tell you that I was stunned because here this woman was hosting a bus full of Christians and some of us could've been Jewish for all she knew.

Statement by the President Regarding the Death of Dr. D. James Kennedy Contact: White House, Office of the Press Secretary, 202-456-2580 SYDNEY, Australia, Sept. 6 /Christian Newswire/ -- The following text is a statement by President Bush regarding the death of Dr. D. James Kennedy:

I have thought a lot about whether or not I wanted to comment on a few of the stories I've been reading this past week regarding the repentance of the Korean pastors, and I have to say honestly that I am not sure I really understand their need to repent for doing the work of the great commission.

If you have about 6 minutes to spare and you want to see a nice tribute to Dr. D. James Kennedy, click the following link.

Earlier today Janet Parshall and Todd Nettleton discussed the passing of Dr. D. James Kennedy early this morning.

ISTANBUL, September 5 (Compass Direct News) – An Egyptian court on Monday (September 3) adjourned the hearing of young Christian twins legally forced to take Islamic education after their estranged father became Muslim. Mario and Andrew Medhat Ramsis unwillingly “became” Muslim after their father converted to Islam and used his legal right to change the religion on their birth certificates. The boys’ mother discovered that they had been placed in Islamic education classes at school to reflect their father’s choice, though the Muslim man was no longer living with his Christian family since his conversion and remarriage in 2002. The Ramsis twins’ future hinges on whether the court applies civil law, which allows them to remain with their mother, or certain interpretations of Islamic law, which stipulate that children belong to whichever parent is Muslim. In a related case, an administrative court yesterday postponed a verdict for another set of twins – 14-year-olds Imad and Nancy Halim of the country’s tiny Baha’i community – whose father is suing to leave the religion field on their identification papers blank.Please read the full story at Compass Direct, and we thank them for serving the persecuted church with us.

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Recent Incidents of Persecution Compliments of – China Aid Association

UPDATED 2:15 PM - I wanted to give you some commentary on Todd's interview with Janet. They discussed the recent release of the Korean hostages and some of the issues that have arisen because of the release. They also talked about persecution that is happening in China and Turkey, also highlighted the new book Foxe's book of Martyrs, Bibles Unbound and Prisoner Alert. Be sure to visit www.jpamerica.com to listen to the full interview.

Even though it's a Saturday night, I just had to blog about this news article I just read in the Washington Post concerning the release of the South Korean hostages. But first, let me preface this post with the old saying, "No good deed goes unpunished." Let us all remember the reason these Christian missionaries went into Afghanistan in the first place, was to HELP those in need that the Afghanstan government couldn't.