ASSIST News http://www.assistnews.net The ASSIST NEWS SERVICE (ANS) provides a wide variety of national and international stories that goes to 2,600 media around the world. The news service is headed by veteran journalist Dan Wooding and has a string of experienced journalists and writers that include Michael Ireland, Mark Ellis, Jeremy Reynalds, Elizabeth Kendal, Rolland Baker, Bill Ellis, Maurice Rowlandson, Gordon Bailey, Herbert Eze, and many others. en-us Christian News Agency’s Open Letter to United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran, Points Out Injustices Toward New Believers http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020036.htm In a recent open letter to the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran, a Christian news agency says a ‘Sword of Damocles’ has been hanging over the heads of new converts to Christianity since the 1979 Iranian Revolution. Dan Wooding goes ‘In the Market with Janet Parshall’ tomorrow (Tuesday) on the Moody Radio Network http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020035.htm Veteran journalist, Dan Wooding, will be featured as guest on one of America’s most popular radio shows – “In the Market with Janet Parshall” on the Moody Radio Network at 4:00 PM (Central Time) on Tuesday, February 7, 2012. Religion & Ethics Digest with Scott Cramer Takes to the High wire with the Flying Wallendas, Visits Albuquerque’s Joy Junction -- and there’... http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020034.htm Dear friends of ANS: I am pleased to let you know that we have just released our latest fast-moving Religion & Ethics Digest which is hosted by veteran broadcaster, Scott Cramer. Glowing tributes at service for Latin America’s beloved Christian broadcaster http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020033.htm Family and friends gathered to pay tribute to Hermano Pablo (Paul Finkenbinder), the veteran broadcaster who led thousands to faith in Christ through his crusades and programs on radio and television. Nine-year-old Lakshmi works in a factory as a cigarette roller. http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020032.htm “My sister is ten years old. Every morning at seven she goes to the bonded labor man, and every night at nine she comes home. He treats her badly; he hits her if he thinks she is working slowly or if she talks to the other children,... A Red-Letter Day Awaits you http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020031.htm “The words of our Savior in red,” some Bibles say on their spines. But what about the words printed in black? I recently posted a picture on Facebook of a tattered Bible, opened to no place in particular, but the two pages looking like... Pakistani Christian Youth began New Era of Sharing Love with Muslims http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020029.htm Pakistani Christian youth in Toba Tek Singh, which is in Pakistan’s Western Punjab Province, have begun a new era of promoting “peace, love, and harmony” as well as understanding with Muslims. A Very Special Time at Joy Junction http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020028.htm Joy Junction is typically thought of as being a homeless shelter, a place where needy people can find a place to stay and enjoy a warm, nourishing meal. UK Christians told by advertising authority that they cannot say that people can be healed from physical illness http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020027.htm The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has told a group of Christians in the city of Bath, located in Somerset, south west England, not to make any claims which state or imply that, by receiving their prayer, people could be physicall... Pakistani Christian leader addresses challenges that Christians in his country are facing http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020026.htm Mr. Riaz Anjum, Chairman of the Pakistan Christian Movement and an advocate who is practicing as a private lawyer in Pakistan, has told a conference in Rawalpindi, about the many challenges facing Christians in his country. When A World Renowned Surgeon Opened His Heart To A Remote Village In Africa -- Amazing Things Happened http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020025.htm Dr. Isadore Lieberman is an orthopedic spine surgeon at the Texas Back Institute of Plano, TX. He has been leading medical mission trips to remote villages in Africa for seven years. Iran concerned over spread of Christianity in Malaysia http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2012/s12020024.htm The ruling Islamic Regime of Iran is not only worried about the growth of Christianity inside the country, but is also concerned about the increase in tendency of Malays towards Christianity.