http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/conversion/ en-us Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:39:38 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2442513/posts This morning my devotions took me to the final chapters of John (which, to those who know the reading plan I’m using this year, is an admission that I’m a few days behind). We find such poignant little stories in these chapters, stories like Peter and John running to the empty tomb, Thomas falling on his face before the risen Lord, Jesus restoring Peter after his three denials. There is one story among them, though, that I love most of all. Mary Magdalene has come to Jesus’ tomb and is distressed to see that his body is gone, the stone... Challies.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2442513/posts#comment Tue, 2 Feb 2010 11:39:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2441729/posts After reading some more Koran tonight, I had an epiphany. I realized that some of the worst parts of the Koran were similar to worst parts of the Christian Bible. I now believe many parts of both were misinterpreted. While I realize that Islam has been violent throughout its history, so has Judeism and Christianity (think Crusades). I'm not sure I believe in the 72 virgin promise, but I am starting to get Mohammed's believe in a better after-life. I need to read more. That said, our world has gone to shit. There can be a better place for those... vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2441729/posts#comment Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:06:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2437712/posts Hello! My name is Father Jay Kythe. I am the pastor of the Church of St. Pius V in Cannon Falls and St. Joseph’s in Miesville. I wanted to tell you a little about myself. I was born in 1969 in New Orleans to parents from India. They arrived two years before I was born, desiring a better life for their family. My father came to become a professor of mathematics at the University of New Orleans, and my mother is a stay-at-home mom. I have one older brother, who is now married and lives near Los Angeles. They wanted... Frontiernet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2437712/posts#comment Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:25:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421688/posts Isabella and Lisa Miller Alexandria, Va., Jan 5, 2010 / 06:13 am (CNA).- In a case showing some ramifications of the legal recognition of same-sex unions, a Virginia woman has disobeyed a Vermont court order to turn over sole custody of her biological daughter to her former lesbian partner.Lisa Miller conceived and gave birth to her daughter Isabella through artificial insemination in 2002 while living in a same-sex civil union with Janet Jenkins in Vermont. Miller left Jenkins and homosexual practice a year later and converted to an evangelical form of Christianity, the New York Times reports.Jenkins brought a... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2421688/posts#comment Tue, 5 Jan 2010 21:43:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420137/posts Brit HumeBrit Hume stated that he does not believe that Tiger WoodsTiger Woods’ Buddhist beliefs have the resources by which to find full recovery from his wayward lifestyle. Allvoices Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2420137/posts#comment Sun, 3 Jan 2010 19:51:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412286/posts My new son, Jeff, is out of jail, as of last February. Now this Christmas he put up the tree with his two children—Haley and Jeff Jr. I saw them last evening. When I walked into the house, there the three of them were sprawled across the living room floor playing a board game. Haley is 8. Jr. is 11. Jeff Sr. is 35. jgrantswankjr http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2412286/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:32:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2411868/posts Part I Pope Benedict has released a new motu proprio titled Omnium in mentum which revises the Code of Canon Law on two points.First, before getting into the changes, let me offer a high five to canonist Edward Peters for predicting, over ten years ago, that this would be the model followed in the future for changing canon law. Following the codification of canon law in 1917, the Code underwent a thorough revision in 1983. Rather than letting issues build up and then having another thorough revision at some point, John Paul II issued a motu proprio in 1998 that... Jimmy Akin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2411868/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 22:27:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2397198/posts Egyptian evangelist Father Zakaria Botros is one of the most controversial figures in the Middle East.He's a born again Coptic priest who's led thousands of Muslims to Christ via the Internet and television-- and militant Muslims want him dead because of that.Zakaria is perhaps the most hated man in the Middle East. He's confronting Islam with an "in your face style" of TV and Internet evangelism."Muslims are fainting. They are brainwashed," he said. "They believe that Islam is the most beautiful religion in the world."CBN News spoke with Amani Mustafa, co-host of Father Zakaria's show Truth Talk.  Click play... cbn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2397198/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:20:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2391734/posts One of the more commonly shared experiences of Protestant converts to the Catholic Church is the discovery of verses “we never saw.” Even after years of studying, preaching, and teaching the Bible, sometimes from cover to cover, all of a sudden a verse “we never saw” appears as if by magic and becomes an “Aha!” mind-opening, life-altering messenger of spiritual “doom”! Sometimes it’s just recognizing an alternate, clearer meaning of a familiar verse, but often, as with some of the verses mentioned below, it literally seems as if some Catholic had snuck in during the night and somehow put that... Coming Home Network http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2391734/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:02:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388189/posts Sometimes you just don't appreciate all you have and all that has been given to you. Sometimes it takes another to challenge your thoughts, beliefs and preconceived notions, in order to make you see that which has been sitting right under your nose all along. God sometimes uses others, and even their own errors and misconceptions, to wake us up to His presence and the Truth He has preserved for us in His Roman Catholic Church. Throughout college, in all my pre-med courses, I was constantly taught the Darwinian dogma, that we are all the products of the blind... Mary's Remnant http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2388189/posts#comment Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:03:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2387087/posts Convert any unit to another (Book Mark) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2387087/posts#comment Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:34:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2377325/posts Just got hold of the latest issue of the magazine my old alma mater in Spain sends me regularly. A feature about a movie actor, now also a producer, immediately got my attention. First, a magazine that tries to be serious in character would normally not talk about actors and celebrities. Second, though I’ve heard of the story before in a tangential way, I thought it would just have a short shelf life, just a flash in the pan, you know. In short, the article broke my guiding principles. It deserved to be read. And I did. Now, I feel... The News Today (Phillipines) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2377325/posts#comment Tue, 3 Nov 2009 13:48:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370337/posts Senior Anglican Bishop Reveals He Is Ready To Convert To Roman Catholicism The Rt Rev John Hind, the Bishop of Chichester, has announced he is considering becoming a Roman Catholic in a move that could spark an exodus of clergy. Jonathan Wynne-Jones, Religious Affairs Correspondent 24 Oct 2009 Bishop Hind said he would be "happy" to be reordained as a Catholic priest and said that divisions in Anglicanism could make it impossible to stay in the church. He is the most senior Anglican to admit that he is prepared to accept the offer from the Pope, who shocked the Church... Telegraph(UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370337/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:19:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370340/posts I Won't Rule Out Converting To Catholicism, Says Bishop By MAIL ON SUNDAY REPORTER 25th October 2009 Outspoken: Dr Michael Nazir-Ali could set a trend A controversial bishop yesterday became the most high-profile cleric to hint he might convert to the Roman Catholic Church following the Pope’s offer to disaffected Anglicans. The former Bishop of Rochester, Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, an outspoken figure in the Church of England, said: ‘I won’t rule it out or rule it in. I wait with interest to see what the details of the offer are.’ Any suggestion that Dr Nazir-Ali, who retired in September, could... Daily Mail (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370340/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 04:29:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2362469/posts He used to perform abortions. Then he returned to his Catholic faith. Now, Dr. John Bruchalski's mission is to help spread the message of Divine Mercy through his medical practice. His powerful conversion story is why planners for the upcoming North American Congress on Mercy have invited him to give his witness for the historic Nov. 14-15 event. First, he founded the Tepeyac Family Center in 1994. The obstetrical and gynecological facility in Fairfax, Va., combines the best of modern medicine with the healing presence of Jesus Christ. Then, in 2000, he founded Divine Mercy Care, a non-profit organization performing... Fathers of Mercy http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2362469/posts#comment Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:40:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2357713/posts Glenn Beck leans forward on his elbows. His voice hushes. His eyes grow red at the corners. He presses his lips together and clears his throat. He cannot speak. The tears fall, and just for a moment the brashest voice in American conservatism today falls silent. This is what happens when Beck tells the story of his 1999 conversion to Mormonism. “I was friendless, working in the smallest radio market I had ever worked in... a hopeless alcoholic, abusing drugs every day,” Beck said in an interview taped last fall. “I was trying to find a job and nobody would... Religion Dispatches.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2357713/posts#comment Thu, 8 Oct 2009 18:18:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2351741/posts ORLANDO, Fla. -- A conference call by an Ohio teenager, who ran away to Orlando after she says her father threatened to kill her over her religious conversion, has surfaced online, and it has the Department of Children and Families asking questions. Nine minutes of the 17-minute call was posted to YouTube. In the call, Rifqa Bary can be heard praying – at times becoming unintelligible. The call begins with the teenager telling her story of converting to Christianity and fleeing from Ohio to Central Florida in July to escape her Muslim parents, saying her father made threats on her... WESH.Com Orlando http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2351741/posts#comment Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:42:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2344405/posts A Florida judge declined today to decide whether a 17-year-old girl should be sent home to her Muslim parents in Ohio or allowed to stay in Florida with a couple of Christian pastors. Circuit Judge Daniel Dawson instead urged the lawyers, the girl, her parents and the pastors to settle the custody issue in mediation. In the meantime, Fathima Rifqa Bary was ordered to remain under the jurisdiction of Florida's Department of Children and Families. The teenager, who goes by the name of Rifqa, has told Florida authorities that she fled her home in July because she had secretly converted... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2344405/posts#comment Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:54:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338521/posts Rifqa Bary, the teenage girl who converted to Christianity from Islam and then fled for her life after her father threatened to kill her, faces daunting obstacles in her quest to be free. As a high-profile apostate, she is Islamists' highest value target right now. And on top of that, she faces a Leftist media that is complicit with those who want to see her dead or institutionalized. Witness the outrageous treatment that Newsweek gave to her story in its September 9 issue, and especially to Jamal Jivanjee, Rifqa's friend and confidante. Newsweek reporter Arian Campo-Flores, said Jivanjee, asked him... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338521/posts#comment Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:10:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2332614/posts Christian Convert, beaten, raped and India Will Deport her to Iran to Face possible Death unless case can be reopened by petition. Exclusive: RightSideNews Interviews Marzieh Hosseinpoor Imagine, if you can, being Iranian, being a young woman, being an educated young woman. Now imagine being that educated young woman, working to complete a higher degree in her education and conducting research in order to do so. Got the picture? Good, now add to that picture, that this woman's area of research is related to something so taboo, considered so unseemly by the Islamic regime, if discovered, as to be an... Right Side News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2332614/posts#comment Sat, 5 Sep 2009 02:08:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2315632/posts PSE TAC 15   This AR-15 accessory-called the "Tactical Assault Crossbow 15"-will morph your standard AR into a viable crossbow for hunting big game. American Hunter http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2315632/posts#comment Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:52:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305579/posts But they don’t. It costs between $12,500 to $22,500 to convert a gasoline-powered car to natural gas in an autoshop. That old gas hog just can’t be greened up for cheap. Now. But it could be. Natural gas conversions don’t not have to cost that much: there is no technological problem driving what it truly needs to cost for auto mechanics to make a living at it. The true cost is only a few hundred dollars in parts and labor. The reason for this incredible difference is exceedingly interesting, as Robert Rapier notes in a well researched piece over at... gas2.0 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2305579/posts#comment Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:00:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2297839/posts The leader of Gospel for Asia has gladly welcomed the Indian Central Government’s plans to stand in the way of anti-conversion bills that are currently making their way through different state governments. "It's absolutely encouraging to see the government is upholding the Constitution and its secular values of freedom of choice and liberty for the people," said GFA President Dr. K.P. Yohannan. According to NDTV, India’s largest private TV broadcaster, Home Affairs Minister P. Chidambaram has decided to take a firm stand against anti-conversion bills, which critics fear will be abused to punish Christian missionaries. Christians argue that such bills... Christian Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2297839/posts#comment Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:51:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2273692/posts Florence, Oregon, Jun 17, 2009 / 08:17 am (CNA).- He grew up an evangelical Protestant in Oregon, suspicious of Marian theology. Now he’s a Catholic priest and a physicist. Dominican Father Raphael Mary Salzillo was ordained last month in San Francisco and will take up an assignment at the University of Washington Newman Center and Blessed Sacrament Parish in Seattle.Born Wesley Salzillo in 1976, he grew up in Florence, a small coastal town. The family converted to Catholicism in the early 1990s."My family raised me with a strong Christian faith and a very clear sense that Christ should be... cna http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2273692/posts#comment Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:48:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2272357/posts The All Saints Convent chapel at Catonsville. NLM is reporting this morning that the Anglican All Saints Sisters of the Poor in Catonsville, Maryland have announced their intention to be received into the Caholic Church on September 3. These are wonderful women and this is wonderful news. As an Anglican, I made two retreats with the sisters when the men's order I was an associate of held it's chapter at Catonsville and I've visited one or two other times. One of their sisters was assigned to St. Anna's, the small house they maintain in Philadelphia, and I knew her... Sub Tuum http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2272357/posts#comment Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:37:19 GMT