Current Events (Religion)
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Syria's Christians belong to one of the oldest Christian communities in the world, but chased away by the threat of violence some are heading for neighbouring Turkey, where they have been greeted with considerable enthusiasm. Driven by a deep and humble faith, Father Joaqim is a young man with a sense of destiny. He has returned from 11 years in Holland to revive his dying community in eastern Turkey. We are standing together on the terrace of his newly restored monastery, high on a remote escarpment near Nusaybin, looking south over the Mesopotamian Plain. "Thank God our community is alive...
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Mid-East Prophecy Update - August 11th, 2013 Pastor JD talks about the prophecy in Ezekiel 38 concerning an alliance of enemies seeking to destroy Israel as a nation and how it's yet another reason, that Christ's return for His church is sooner than we may think.
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Father Patrick Dowling. Courtesy of the Diocese of Jefferson City. Jefferson City, Mo., Aug 12, 2013 / 02:12 pm (CNA).- The mysterious Missouri priest who gave anointing to a woman in her wrecked car near Center, Mo. has been identified as Father Patrick Dowling, of the Diocese of Jefferson City. “I thank God and the amazingly competent rescue workers,” Fr. Dowling stated today in a comment on CNA's original article on the Aug. 4 incident. “I thank them for making me welcome in such a highly charged situation and allowing me to minister as a priest.” Katie Lentz was trapped...
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A comprehensive demographic study of more than 200 countries finds that there are 2.18 billion Christians of all ages around the world, representing nearly a third of the estimated 2010 global population of 6.9 billion. Christians are also geographically widespread so far-flung, in fact, that no single continent or region can indisputably claim to be the center of global Christianity. A century ago, this was not the case. In 1910, about two-thirds of the worlds Christians lived in Europe, where the bulk of Christians had been for a millennium, according to historical estimates by the Center for the Study...
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Take a few minutes and listen to this stirring speech by Rafael Cruz, the Father of Senator Ted Cruz. He speaks for the rapidly marginalized true America, which is unapologetically Christian. Whatever happens is up to God. I dont see a political solution to our spiritual problem, but Truth is refreshing to hear, especially when passionately presented, Enjoy, and pray! Pastor Rafael Speaks
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Professor Richard Dawkins, known as the worlds most famous atheist, has risen to rock star status for his attacks on God and religion, in particular, his attacks on the God of the Bible. But when he recently criticized Muslims, he was in for a surprise. Before looking at Dawkins rather mild criticism of Muslims, lets remember the depth of his vitriol against Christians and the Bible, most of which has only enhanced Dawkins reputation. In an April interview aired on the Qatar-based TV network Al Jazeera, Dawkins railed on the Catholic Church, saying that, as Horrible as sexual abuse no...
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He writes: - A Pentecostal church in the favela is located in front of the place the Pope spoke to the people. This church lead a vigil the whole night before the visit making a lot of noise and pestering the neighbours as a form of protest and resistance against the Pope’s presence in the community. When the Pope arrived, he saw the church and said “let’s go there to salute them”. He went to the church, praised the pastors, prayed a Our Father together with them saying that we all who follow Christ are His children. The church then...
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Eastern Michigan University hosted a day-long conference Saturday that dared to ask the question: Is Islam a Religion of Peace? Leaders of the states Muslim community apparently didnt care to hear the answer because they tried mightily to get the conference cancelled. We respect the freedom of speech, claimed Victor Begg, senior advisor of the Michigan Muslim Community Center. However, denying the Holocaust, yelling fire in a theater, or glorifying Hitler would not constitute freedom of speech. In other words, anyone who wonders aloud whether Islam truly is the peaceful religion its adherents claim is on a moral par with...
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I haunt flea markets, partly because the stuff is so cheap (and I am genetically Scottish), but partly, too, because I find things there that will never appear in a big box store, or any other chain retail environment. Likewise, I haunt second-hand bookstores, where the range of possible titles to be found is vastly greater than in stores confined to selling only those books that happen to be in print.Quality is an issue here. Most things one finds in a flea market are better made and will last longer, as well as being a lot cheaper than anything...
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Denver, Colo., Aug 10, 2013 / 06:03 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Although a controversial new book on the “historical Jesus” is topping best-seller lists, claims made by its author are tired when it comes to New Testament scholarship, a Scripture professor says. “There's basically not a lot new,” Dr. Andre Villeneuve from Denver's St. John Vianney Theological Seminary said of Reza Aslan's recent “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.” “It kind of re-hashes what's been said in the last – not just 20 or 30 years – but the last 100 or 200 years about the search...
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