China Christians sent to labour camps: rights group

BEIJING, Dec 2 (AFP) – Police in northern China have sentenced five Christian church leaders to two years of “education through labour” after they protested against a police raid on their church, a rights group said Wednesday. Link: http://www.mysinchew.com/node/32304

Coins found bearing name of Joseph

Egyptian coins carrying the name of Joseph, the biblical patriarch whose arrival in Egypt as a slave eventually provided salvation for his family during decades of drought across the Middle East, have been discovered in a cache of antique items shelved in boxes in a museum, according to a new report.

Dissent from Darwin statement

More than 600 scientists have signed the Discovery Institute’s Dissent from Darwin statement. Scientists of all disciplines have courageously stepped forward to sign this growing list. The statement reads: “We are skeptical of claims for the ability of random mutation and natural selection to account for the complexity of life. Careful examination of the evidence for Darwinian theory should be encouraged. These scientist are truly brave to have signed this list as many now will face being “expelled” as per the movie “Expelled” staring Ben Stein. To view the list and other information about it go to: http://www.dissentfromdarwin.org/