An Independent Clergy & Laity Partnership Initiative  Issue: No 2471   09-06-2016 ** Please add hq@thecsf.org to your address book to ensure future delivery. ** If the images below do not display correctly, please click here Ecumenical Evangelical Interdenominational Matthew 7:13-14 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.”
HEADLINE Franklin Graham on Muhammad Ali’s visits with Billy Graham after conversion to Islam U.S, June 6, 2016: Following the death of cultural icon Muhammad Ali, Franklin Graham is sharing his personal memories of the boxing champion who visited his father, evangelist Billy Graham, at the family’s home in North Carolina. “The world has lost a champion. Muhammad Ali was considered by many as the greatest boxer of all ...
INDIA Bangladeshi Hindus seeking safety in India India, June 07, 2016: The number of Hindus living in Bangladesh continues to shrink as many of them leave to seek refuge in neighboring India. Experts blame it on religious persecution and systematic oppression against the minority community. Ananda Gopal Ganguly left his home early in the morning on Tuesday, June 7, to offer morning ... India’s human rights record to be discussed at US Capitol Washington DC, June 7, 2016: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is yet again in the United States. He is scheduled to address a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday. On the eve of his address, a group of activists to testify at a special hearing on the human rights conditions in India. The Tom Lantos Human ... New report on discrimination within the Church in Tamil Nadu Chennai, June 7, 2016: Conversion from Hinduism to other religions, it is generally argued, is to escape the untouchability and caste-based discrimination inherent in Hinduism. Christianity, however, is not able to eradicate untouchability, and casteism continues to dominate both the Protestant and Catholic Church even though Dalits form the majority of the Christian population in ...   ASIA + UN condemns Vietnam over torture of Christian activist Bangkok, June 5, 2016: U.N human rights officials have called on the government of Vietnam to stop the persecution of Christian activist Tran Thi Hong. Tran “has been repeatedly arrested and tortured as retaliation for informing the international community of human rights violations against her husband, who is in prison for peaceful religious activities,” said ...   WORLD After hosts and tabernacle desecrated in Handan, police ban reparation ceremonies and novenas China, June 06, 2016: Police and the Religious Affairs Bureau in Handan (Hebei) banned local Catholics from gathering today for a day of prayer and fasting that the bishop had called as an act of reparation for the desecration of the Eucharist. Police said that the diocese did not have permission to rally the faithful ...   MISCELLANEOUS Chilies! Chilies have always been known as ingredients that add spice to indian food. Without chilies, any indian food cuisine is incomplete. Both have distinct tastes and also have different health benefits. Here’s a comparison between the two: Red Chilli: Red chilies are dried and then used in food a preparation. It is spicier or hotter ...	CARTOON