By Jim Brown, OneNewsNow.com A spokesman for a Muslim group that is seeking to construct a large worship and recreation facility on a farm in a small western Maryland town is seeking to allay the fears of residents who believe the Muslim center would threaten their quality of life.

As part of the ongoing efforts of Operation Compassion to assist survivors of the string of natural disasters in Indonesia, five containers were recently shipped.

Almost 2,000 women experienced the Renewal ’07 conference sponsored by the Church of God International Department of Women’s Ministries October 12-14, 2007.

More than 1,100 participants representing states from Florida to Washington and foreign countries from Scotland to Nigeria were on hand for the presentation of the Jubilee Awards during closing ceremonies at the fourth annual San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival, held at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in downtown San Antonio this last weekend.

(NOTE: The Largest U.S. Churches list published in the same issue is correct and remains the same. The corrected Fastest-Growing list is posted on OutreachMagazine.com, and inaccuracies are corrected in the revised release below. Outreach magazine regrets any confusion that may have occurred as a result of the error.)

By Allie Martin, OneNewsNow.com

The founder of the American Family Association (AFA) says it’s outrageous that a complaint from one person can put a halt to a long-standing tradition at funerals throughout all 125 national cemeteries.

The International Department of Youth and Christian Education and Pathway Press are partnering together in the 4th annual Teacher of the Year award to be announced on Christian Education Workers Appreciation Sunday, January 27, 2008.

ChristiaNet.com, the world’s largest Christian portal with twelve million monthly page loads, recently asked, “Should Christians participate in Halloween?” President of ChristiaNet, Bill Cooper, stated, “It is the responsibility of the parents to explain the origins of traditions to their children.”

President Bush will abide by his senior advisors’ counsel and veto ENDA should the proposed bill land on his desk. This move, commended by Focus on the Family, would help steer businesses away from costly unnecessary lawsuits.