Evangelical father accused of murdering pregnant wife and three children, Billy Graham plans two more missions, and other stories from online sources around the world
Christian tattoo artist claims world record | Texas man who uses tattoos to spread the Gospel believes he set a new world record during the weekend by adorning the skin of one of his friends—non-stop for more than 30 hours (Reuters)
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod recalls 28 overseas missionaries | One-fourth of the overseas missionaries of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod are being recalled to the United States at month's end because of a shortfall in donations (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Missionary dangers:
Faith in their work | Risks not deterring US Christians who labor overseas (The Boston Globe)
Missionaries under fire | Danger, restrictions force many into undercover mode (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Going with God | As the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association prepares to move to new headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., loyal Minneapolis workers looked for divine guidance in their decision whether to move along too (Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.)
'Elvis Priestly' church opens:
Elvis-impersonating preacher rocks Canada | In the Christ the King Graceland Independent Anglican Church of Canada, "Rockin' Reverend" Dorian Baxter presides with the sideburns and singing of Elvis Presley to attract the wayward to Jesus Christ (Associated Press)
In rare rite, women pledge to live their lives as virgins | For the second time in a month, a Chicago-area woman has participated in an ancient and rarely used ceremony to consecrate a virgin in the Roman Catholic Church (Chicago Tribune)
Yoga gains a Christian following | Richard Faulds prefers "yoga for Christians" to "Christian yoga" because it suggests an "invitation for people to share Christian fellowship and explore the practice of yoga" rather than "making it Christian." (Karen Garloch, The Charlotte Observer)
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