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The "Jerusalem Prayer Team" Facebook page, which has 77 million followers, was blocked last week (Friday) without warning. Dr. Mike Evans, director of the page and head of the Friends of Zion Association, claims that Facebook fell for an "anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist conspiracy," Channel 2 News reported. The subject was brought to the attention of the Foreign Ministry this morning (Tuesday), during a tour of Sderot, where Evans met Asif Elkayam. According to members of the Friends of Zion Association, Evans' Facebook page was blocked without warning last weekend (Friday). Evans, who is currently in Israel with the aim of...

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas speaking at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Plano, Tex., last month. (Larry W. Smith/European Pressphoto Agency) Pray for Ted Cruz.That appears to be among the chief tasks to be undertaken by the Cruz campaign's "national prayer team," a group announced on Thursday and scheduled to begin its work next month.Mr. Cruz, who has aggressively courted the support of evangelicals, said the creation of the team would "establish a direct line of communication between our campaign and the thousands of Americans who are lifting us up before the Lord."Group members will receive emails containing prayer requests...

“A Time for Prayer” Launches at Cruz for PresidentHOUSTON, Texas – Presidential candidate Ted Cruz today announced the formation of a national prayer team, "A Time for Prayer," scheduled to launch on December 1."Heidi and I are grateful for the prayers of people all over this nation," Cruz said. "We experience the power of prayer every day. We're organizing ‘A Time for Prayer’ to establish a direct line of communication between our campaign and the thousands of Americans who are lifting us up before the Lord. Our nation is in desperate need of God's favor – these are dangerous days...

...Former President Gerald Ford recently announced that he is adding his name to the Honorary Committee of The Presidential Prayer Team. As a former Oval Office occupant, Ford says he knows first-hand the responsibilities and pressures of serving as the leader of the free world. When asked what he would ask God for on his 90th birthday (July 14th), Ford said he would wish for God to "protect President Bush and bless him with continued wisdom, strength and resolve to fulfill his noble mission." Ford says he prays for President Bush daily, and in this he is joined by the...