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                Tuesday, September 4, 2007

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                  Religion Today Summaries - Sept. 4, 2007
                  Compiled & Edited by Crosswalk Editorial Staff
                  Daily briefs of the top news stories impacting Christians
around the world.

                  In today's edition:

                    a.. Swedish Artist's Mohammed Sketch Prompts Another
Muslim Uproar
                    b.. SWBTS President Says SBC Still Strong in Evangelism,
Missions
                    c.. Pope: Save the Planet Before It's Too Late
                    d.. Eritrean Police Arrest More Christians
                  Swedish Artist's Mohammed Sketch Prompts Another Muslim
Uproar

                  CNSNews.com reports that the government of Pakistan has
joined Iran in protesting the publication in a Swedish newspaper of a sketch
featuring the head of Mohammed on the body of a dog. "Pakistan condemns, in the
strongest terms, the publication of an offensive and blasphemous sketch of the
Holy Prophet in the Swedish newspaper," the foreign ministry in Islamabad said
in a statement Thursday. A Swedish diplomat was summoned to the ministry and
"was told that the publication of the sketch had caused grave affront to the
religious sentiments of Muslims," it said. "Regrettably, the tendency among
some Europeans to mix the freedom of expression with an outright and deliberate
insult to 1.3 billion Muslims in the world is on the rise," the statement said.
A Swedish foreign ministry spokeswoman told Sweden's English-language The Local
that the diplomat had apologized for any hurt feelings the publication may have
caused.

                  SWBTS President Says SBC Still Strong in Evangelism,
Missions

                  OneNewsNow.com reports that former Southern Baptist
Convention president Dr. Paige Patterson says while the denomination has its
problems, it has proven to be resilient. Patterson served as SBC president from
1998 to 2000 before taking his current position as president of Southwestern
Baptist Theological Seminary. Patterson says although many individuals with
special interests are competing for the SBC's endorsement, the denomination's
leaders are theologically conservative. According to Patterson, that helped the
denomination when it was faced with a power struggle between conservatives and
liberals in the 1970s. "When it turns over, it has a tendency to turn over
again and right itself, which is exactly what happened from the end of World
War II until 1980 [when] we were in a decidedly liberal plunge," says Dr.
Patterson, who added that although it will not always be popular to take a
strong stand for God's Word, it is more important for a Christian to worry
about being obedient to God than being accepted by the culture.

                  Pope: Save the Planet Before It's Too Late

                  The Christian Post reports that "Pope Benedict XVI led the
Catholic Church's first 'eco-friendly' youth rally over the weekend, telling
half a million people that world leaders must make courageous decisions to save
the planet 'before it is too late.' 'A decisive "yes" is needed in decisions to
safeguard creation as well as a strong commitment to reverse tendencies that
risk leading to irreversible situations of degradation,' Benedict said Sunday,
addressing a huge crowd of mostly young people over a hillside near the city of
Loreto. The speech was part of the Catholic Church's annual 'Save Creation
Day.' More than 300,000 people slept on blankets and in tents or prayed during
the night, reports Reuters."

                  Eritrean Police Arrest More Christians

                  According to Mission Network News, ten more Christians
have been arrested in Eritrea's capital, and a pastor has been missing since
August 12. Todd Nettleton of Voice of the Martyrs said it's just the latest
crackdown in a country where 2000 Christians are imprisoned, and often
tortured. "None of these people has had a trial of any kind. None of them have
been allowed legal representation, and none of them has actually had written
charges filed against them. They've simply been picked up and put into the
prison system there in Eritrea," Nettleton said. Eritrea, however, continues to
deny the abuse of human rights, saying the repression of Christians falls under
keeping the law of the land.

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