Luanda – Christians worldwide begin next Wednesday, February 22, the Season of Lent, a forty-day period before the biggest party of Christianity: the resurrection of Jesus Christ, celebrated on Easter Sunday. This year, 2012, the event will be celebrated on April 8. Lent starts on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday, in celebration [...]
Swearing off desserts for Lent this Wednesday might seem an easy choice after downing a box full of paczki on Fat Tuesday. But compared to the way local religious leaders advise Christian believers observe the season, the real meaning of Lent — like many religious holidays — is diminished if all it means is locking [...]
Alberto Pizzoli/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesPope Benedict XVI (right) led the Vatican Consistory to appoint 22 new cardinals at St Peter’s basilica on Saturday. LONDON — The splendid ceremony at the Vatican on Saturday at which Pope Benedict XVI created 22 new members of the College of Cardinals did not have the resonance here it [...]
“To me there’s nothing different in principle with a Catholic adoption agency, or indeed Methodist adoption agency, saying the rules in our community are different and therefore the law shouldn’t apply to us. Why not then say sharia can be applied to different parts of the country? It doesn’t work.” He added that religious groups [...]
In the midst serious controversy over the religious foundation of Liberia, a group of Church leaders here are hearing up to launch a campaign to solicit “one million signatures” from the Christian community to petition the House of Representatives to repeal a constitutional clause, which states that Liberia is a secular nation. The luncheon, which [...]
By Will Morris Despite some promising developments, Christians in Turkey continue to suffer attacks from private citizens, discrimination by lower-level government officials and vilification in both school textbooks and news media, according to a study by a Protestant group. In its annual “Report on Human Rights Violations,” released in January, the country’s Association of Protestant [...]
Last week presidential hopeful Rick Santorum warned that President Obama and “other liberals” are leading people of faith down a path that ends at the guillotine. Santorum is right that Christians are facing imminent death. Right now, millions of Christians in Nigeria and Sudan are being bombed, starved, ethnically cleansed, or intimidated. Evidently Santorum wasn’t [...]
<![CDATA[ ]]> To the Editor: So. Catholic Bishops have discovered the Trojan horse in Obamacare: Abortion. And its enforcement through Catholic employers. In violation of our Faith. Why so surprised? The Obamacare embraced by much of the Catholic hierarchy is riddled with the absolute power of the State over medical “services” from conception to death, [...]
<![CDATA[ ]]> To the Editor: So. Catholic Bishops have discovered the Trojan horse in Obamacare: Abortion. And its enforcement through Catholic employers. In violation of our Faith. Why so surprised? The Obamacare embraced by much of the Catholic hierarchy is riddled with the absolute power of the State over medical “services” from conception to death, [...]
I’ve lived decades of my life by the love of Christ who bought me to Himself, therefore, I know the power of love and I celebrate it every moment. Addressing the world through these political and life-changing messages for living was not and ordinary pen-and-paper work; it was love – genuine love for those whom [...]
Not explicitly. The Bible never mentions artificial birth control, although it was certainly practiced in some cultures, even in pre-biblical times. Hippocrates, the father of medicine, described crude contraceptives as early as the fifth century B.C., writing, “If a woman does not wish to become pregnant, give to her in a drink of water moistened [...]
Catholic bishops are warning that if the Bashar al-Assad (left) regime in Syria falls to Islamists, there may well be a mass genocide of Christians, such as seen in Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein. Though Christians cannot support the brutality of the Assad dictatorship, few believe that rule by Muslim extremists will be any [...]
“Anti-choice forces around the country are yelling from the rooftops about religious freedom,” wrote Laura Murphy, the ACLU’s director of the Washington Legislative office, in an email urging supporters to tell their congressional representatives to support the mandate . “But what they actually mean is the use of religion to discriminate and deny millions of [...]
Members of the gay and lesbian community are not the only ones happy to see Proposition 8 struck down at the hands of the United States Ninth District Court of Appeals. Members of the Seventh-day Adventist faith fought against the measure, which amended the state constitution to provide that “Only marriage between a man and [...]
JERUSALEM – Vandals scrawled anti-Arab and anti-Christian slogans in Hebrew on a monastery compound and a school in Jerusalem overnight, Israeli police said on Tuesday. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said unknown people sprayed graffiti reading “death to Christians” and “price tag” on the walls of the compound of the Greek Orthodox Monastery of the Cross [...]
By Arup Roychoudhury and Harichandan Arakali NEW DELHI/BANGALORE (Reuters) – Internet giants Google Inc and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain websites on Monday following a court directive warning them of a crackdown “like China” if they did not take steps to protect religious sensibilities. The two are among 21 companies ordered to develop [...]
CHICAGO, IL, February 5, 2012―It is not the first time religion has been invoked for political gain, and it probably will not be the last. At this year’s annual National Prayer Breakfast Thursday, President Obama tried out a new election year pitch to bolster his argument in favor of taxing the rich: Jesus. “If I’m [...]
For the next few minutes, I want us to think about the subject of “working together.” You know that anything we do can get done more quickly and efficiently if we work in harmony with one another. All too often people want to do things on their own, simply to say, “Oh, look what I [...]
37 Indonesian Christians to Be Deported From US This Month February 03, 2012 Related articles Yasmin Church Suspicious of Police’s Motives 10:44pm Jan 30, 2012 Indonesian Christians Protest Over Intimidation 5:01pm Jan 29, 2012 Philippine Star Christian Bautista Deported From Indonesia 5:43pm Jan 27, 2012 Law Enforcers ‘Rarely Neutral’ in Religious Conflict 3:49pm Jan 26, [...]
Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — A group of Indonesian Christian immigrants will lobby a federal lawmaker from New Jersey as they work to fight deportation. The Rev. Seth Kaper-Dale of Highland Park will join other Indonesians from his community at Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s Newark office on Thursday. They want him to introduce legislation that would [...]
Gov. Mitt Romney’s big win in Florida is not just important because of the momentum or winner-take-all, whopping 50 GOP convention delegates he will receive. It shows that evangelicals, Catholics, social conservatives, and Tea Party supporters are coalescing around one candidate, Mitt Romney. Buried in the exit polls from Romney’s nearly 15 point win over [...]
From her home in a labyrinth of stonewalled alleyways, Samia Ramsis holds a key chain bearing the face of the Virgin Mary as she sits in her yellow pajamas on the morning of Orthodox Christmas. Sunlight pours in through a window. Outside, visitors come to look upon the spot where Egypt’s Christians — most known [...]
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Indonesian Christians Protest Over Intimidation January 29, 2012 An Indonesian priest gestures during a Sunday mass outside the presidential palace in Jakarta. Hundreds of Christian worshipers held a Sunday mass outside the presidential palace in Jakarta calling President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to allow them the right to worship at their church in Bogor which they [...]
Polls have shown Mormonism is the first thing by which Americans identify Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney Source: AP What is a Christian? It is not a Mormon, as the US presidential race is fast teaching us. Political pundits predicted that the Republican presidential nominee’s resident Mormon, Mitt Romney, would fare poorly in the South [...]
Q: I’ve tried to befriend a young man I work with who seems lonely, and have even invited him to our home for dinner several times. But he’s always refused, and finally he told me that he is a Christian and isn’t supposed to be friends with anyone who isn’t a Christian. Is this what [...]
By BosNewsLife Africa Service with reporting by BosNewsLife’s Stefan J. Bos Christians in Sudan are among those being targeted by Islamic authorities, rights groups say. KHARTOUM, SUDAN (BosNewsLife)– Christians in Sudan and newly created South Sudan face possible detention, beatings and even death amid a “deteriorating humanitarian situation” with thousands of people being killed [...]
The African terrorist group has been in the news lately, but they’re more complicated than you might think A car burns at the scene of a bomb explosion for which Boko Haram took credit at St. Theresa Catholic Church at Madalla / Reuters MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Boko Haram. If you’ve heard of them at all, [...]
KANO – Ravaged by their country’s worst attacks in decades, Muslim and Christian leaders came together in the northern Nigerian city of Kano on Monday, January 23, to pray for peace and stability of their nation. “I will pray to God that we should never re-live the catastrophe that resulted in the deaths and maiming [...]
Each new calendar year, many businesses will take “inventory” of supplies and merchandise they have in stock. That means counting different items the business uses or sells as part of its daily operations. I remember on two occasions working for different businesses and taking such inventories. Working in the men’s department of a store, I [...]
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has slipped in recent polls in South Carolina, while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has gained ground. The conventional wisdom about Romney was that he would fare poorly in the state where a great many Republican voters are evangelical Christians because Romney is seen as a social moderate. Rev. Rob [...]
UNDER SIEGE: Mona Hanna says she fears for the future of her town, Abo Korkas, Egypt. She and nine other families fled their homes last year after armed Muslim men set her house afire. (Sarah Lynch/Special to The Washington Times) Facebook Follow @washtimes ABO KORKAS, Egypt — In a sparse, gray room with little but [...]
Religious freedom is hugely popular in America — until, of course, it’s applied to unpopular groups. Consider North Windy Ridge Intermediate School in Buncombe County, N.C. In December, school officials arranged for students to come by the office during break to pick up Bibles donated by the Gideons. In the view of many people in [...]
Rep. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) addressed a crowd gathered Monday at a South Carolina Tea Party conference and resolutely concluded that “the greatest minority under assault today are Christians. No doubt about it.” Speaking between appearances by GOP presidential candidates, including former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, Scott also weighed in [...]
New Delhi: Prateik and Amy Jackson are very busy these days promoting their upcoming film Ekk Deewana Tha, directed by Gautham Menon. Oscar winner AR Rahman has composed the music of the film. The latest catchy number from Ekk Deewana Tha titled Hosanna has run into trouble. The Catholic-Christian Secular Forum (CSF) is extremely upset [...]
The South Carolina Republican primary is a week away. Frontrunner Mitt Romney is once more taking a commanding lead in the polls, with 37%. Rick Santorum is at 19% and Newt Gingrich is behind him. What’s going on? Will the front-runner maintain his lead? If Romney wins South Carolina, it’s hard to imagine him not [...]
“It shows that Nigeria is now coming together as one family,” said Abdullahi Idowu, 27, as he prepared to wash himself before Friday prayers. Labor unions, meanwhile, announced Friday they would halt their five-day strike for the weekend, allowing families stuck largely inside their homes to go to markets and rest. Union leaders also plan [...]
SRINAGAR: All India Christian Council in New Delhi on Friday feared backlash against Christians in the country due to incrimination of pastors Jim Borst and CM Khanna by Srinagar’s self-styled Islamic Shariat court. The self-proclaimed Supreme Court of Islamic Sharia headed by Mufti Bashir-ud-din on Wednesday indicted Pastor C M Khanna and Dutch national, Jim [...]
The biggest news story in the US these days is the Republican primaries, so of course Saturday Night Live had to get in the action with their famous impressions. Andy Samberg has been impersonating conservative Christian candidate Rick Santorum, and in last week’s opening monologue, he gave a very interesting reason as to why the [...]
Authorities say 25-year-old Sami Osmakac, who was arrested Monday, identifies himself as Muslim and wanted to avenge wrongs done to Muslims.
(AP) – 1 hour ago MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s army says suspected members of a radical Muslim sect have killed two Christians in separate attacks despite an increased security presence in the area. Col. Victor Ebhaleme said Boko Haram gunmen attacked two Christian homes Monday evening in back-to-back attacks in the northeastern city of [...]
Attacks by Islamist group Boko Haram are ‘worse than civil war’ of 1960s, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan says, but a nationwide fuel strike sparked by a cut in subsidies presents him with his toughest challenge. By Scott Baldauf, Staff Writer / January 9, 2012 People protest following the removal of a fuel subsidy by the Nigerian [...]
Nigeria Christians liken attacks to civil war run-up Fears have grown over wider religious violence in Africa’s most populous nation The head of Nigeria’s Christians has warned that deadly attacks on churches and faithful suggest “religious cleansing” and compared the violence to the run-up to the 1960s civil war. Ayo Oritsejafor, head of the Christian [...]
(01-07) 03:39 PST CAIRO, Egypt (AP) – Egypt’s Christians celebrated Saturday their first Christmas after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, amid tight security and a display of national unity to allay fears of the growing power of Islamists. The Coptic Orthodox celebration follows an escalation in violence against the minority, an estimated 10 percent [...]
By CHRISTOPHER TORCHIA – 14 minutes ago vdISTANBUL (AP) — Orthodox Christian worshippers plunged into chilly waters across southern and eastern Europe on Friday to retrieve crucifixes in ceremonies commemorating the baptism of Jesus Christ. Hundreds of members of Istanbul’s tiny Greek Orthodox community and tourists from neighboring Greece attended the Epiphany ceremony of the [...]
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Evangelical churches long have been called the Republican Party at prayer. The observation might be close to true in Iowa. And that should make American Christians nervous about their future in politics. The relationship of religion and politics has been fraught with controversy since America’s founding. In Europe a brutal mixture of church and state [...]
Although I try and resist the articles/arguments around religious debate, my curiosity often gets the better of me. I believe in God and that Jesus is my savior but this article is not about that. Instead, I’d simply like to ask a few questions I think are valid. Before I do so, I’d like to [...]
CHICAGO, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) — With only 24 hours ahead of the Iowa caucus, Rick Santorum could not have picked a better time to enjoy the 15- minute of fame so characteristic of this year’s alternating front-runners for the Republican presidential nomination. While only one month ago the former senator from Pennsylvania seemed unable to [...]