http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/greek/ en-us Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:37:35 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2092033/posts Today, few people are aware of the fact that the Pope has his own particular rite of Mass. Special ceremonies and liturgical customs are present at solemn papal liturgies which are not found in the ordinary rites of the Roman Church. The reason for these special ceremonies lies in the identity of the Bishop of Rome himself: besides being the principal hierarch of the Latin Church (thus, until recently bearing the title Patriarch of the West), the Pope is the Father and Head of the Universal Church. Symbolic of this universal headship is the presence at solemn papal functions of... Annales Ecclesiae Ucrainae blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2092033/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:37:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091060/posts Slavery still stalks the American consciousness, its wounds yet festering in many hearts. If Barack Obama were to set his mind to it, he could heal much of the damage this peculiar institution wrought on our national soul. This great and tragic error that must be given justice. Obama is the best person in the world who can recognize, remember and honor the deaths of 125 million and the enslavement of tens of millions of people. His unique qualifications can be found in his names. Until he was 20 years old, he went by the first name Barry. Then he... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091060/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:09:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069085/posts Reuters reports that “Barack Obama’s big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple.” John McCormack posts a photograph of the stage under construction here. The Political Inquirer visualizes the scene below.Is it no coincedence that Barack’s speech has a tinge of an Ancient Greek theme?First Michelle Obama echo’s Queen Gorgo and now Barack is giving his speech from the set of Gladiator.What next? A townhall meeting at the Parthenons? The Real Democrat Party http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069085/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:47:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069023/posts DENVER (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's big speech on Thursday night will be delivered from an elaborate columned stage resembling a miniature Greek temple. Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069023/posts#comment Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:17:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2049184/posts BERLIN - More than 1,600 years after it was written in Greek, one of the oldest copies of the Bible will become globally accessible online for the first time this week. From Thursday, sections of the Codex Sinaiticus, which contains the oldest complete New Testament, will be available on the Internet, said the University of Leipzig, one of the four curators of the ancient text worldwide. High resolution images of the Gospel of Mark, several Old Testament books, and notes on the work made over centuries will appear on www.codex-sinaiticus.net as a first step towards publishing the entire manuscript online... Reuters via MSNBC.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2049184/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:45:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2040690/posts This audio was played this morning on WMAL's "Grandy & Andy Morning Show" and I was laughing so hard I almost fell over. You will totally enjoy this. Here's the YouTube blurb: "This was sent to me by a friend, its legit... following is the story from him. Okay guys here is the info on this voicemail. One of my friend's from work and her friend were out one night in the SF Marina district and were hanging outside of the bars trying to find a cab. One of the girl's, Olga ends up meeting this guy Dmitri and they... YouTube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2040690/posts#comment Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:20:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037137/posts At first sight, the statistics are positively wine-dark. As part of school education, countries may maintain it in theory but rarely in practice. Portuguese pupils have it as an option in their final year; in Sweden fewer than 100 schoolchildren study it, in Belgium around 800. In Britain, of a mere 241 entrants for Greek A-level (typically taken at 18) in 2007, fully 226 were from independent (private) schools... Though some classics departments in the United States have had to close or merge, the number of students enrolled in Greek has been going up since the 1990s. In 2006 fully... The Economist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2037137/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036482/posts Greek Style Architecture Found in the Ancient Achaemenid City Achaemenid city of Istakhr in Fars Province Tehran , 25 June 2008: Archaeologists have used geological surveys in the south of Iran to reveal rectangular formations inspired by Greek architecture dating to the Sassanid era. Archeologists have said that the structures located in Fars Province are part of the urban planning of the ancient Achaemenid city of Istakhr during the Sassanid period (226-651 CE). The design is loaned from Hippodamus style of urban planning during a series of armed conflicts with Persias great rival to the west, the Roman Empire, said... Cultural Heritage News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036482/posts#comment Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:43:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2028919/posts One controversial translation issue is the phrase, “mia ton sabbaton.” This has traditionally been translated as “the first of the week.” Under pressure from 7th-day Adventists, however, some translations of the bible have taken to translate this “on one of the Sabbaths.” But the Adventists’ translation is based on a faulty transliteration. In the Greek, “sabbaton” is spelled with either an omicron (“small ‘o’”) or an omega (“big ‘o’”). When spelled with an omega, “sabbaton” is the genitive plural. In other words, it means “Sabbaths’.” The Adventists’ position is that “primus” means “first;” “mia” means closer to the number, one.... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2028919/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:10:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001421/posts Pytheas visited the Isle of Man in 300BC - claim ANCIENT GREEK: The explorer Pytheas By ADRIAN DARBYSHIRE AN Ancient Greek explorer's extraordinary voyage took him to the Isle of Man 300 years before the birth of Christ, new research claims. Scientist and geographer Pytheas (pronounced Puth-e-as) is now believed to have visited the Island in about 325BC to take sun measurements during a three-year voyage – the first recorded circumnavigation of the British Isles. Pytheas was born in the Greek settlement of Massalia, now Marseille, about 360BC and was a contemporary of Alexander the Great (356-323BC). Marseille at that... IOM Today http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2001421/posts#comment Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:08:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981115/posts Ancient tomb found on Greek island By NICHOLAS PAPHITIS Associated Press WriterA partly demolished, 3,000-year-old tomb recently discovered on the western Greek island of Lefkada is seen in this undated hand out photo released by Greek Culture Ministry on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. Archaeologists said the beehive-shaped tomb, which contained several human skeletons and grave offerings, was the first major Mycenaean-era monument to be found on the island.ATHENS, Greece --Road construction on the western Greek island of Lefkada has uncovered and partially destroyed an important tomb with artifacts dating back more than 3,000 years, officials said on Wednesday. The find... The Charlotte Observer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1981115/posts#comment Thu, 6 Mar 2008 03:15:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1963460/posts Vatican City, Feb 1, 2008 / 10:25 am (CNA).- For the first time in 70 years, the bishops of the Greek-Catholic Church of Ukraine were able to pay a visit to the tomb of St. Peter and to meet with his successor, Pope Benedict XVI.“You are welcome, dear brothers, in this house in which intense and incessant prayers have always been said for the beloved Greek-Catholic Church of Ukraine," the Pope told the bishops. The ‘ad limina’ visit comes after years of  limited freedom for the Greek-Catholic Church."Now that your Churches have rediscovered their complete freedom", the Pope said,... CNA http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1963460/posts#comment Fri, 1 Feb 2008 22:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1962208/posts From the VIS under "Pontifical Acts" - Reorganised the Greek-Catholic Slovak Church, making in a "sui iuris" Metropolitan Church and adopting the following provisions: - Elevating the eparchy of Presov for Catholics of Byzantine rite (Catholics 137,203, priests 259, permanent deacons 1, religious 111) to the status of metropolitan see and promoting Bishop Jan Babjak S.J. of Presov to the office of metropolitan archbishop. The archbishop-elect was born in Hazin nad Chirochou, Slovakia in 1953, he was ordained a priest in 1978 and consecrated a bishop in 2003. - Elevating the apostolic exarchate of Kosice for Catholics of Byzantine... Closed Cafeteria http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1962208/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:39:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960545/posts A burglar who broke into a Greek Orthodox bishop's car made off with quite a haul, but fencing one of the stolen items could prove difficult. Among the items stolen from Bishop Metropolitan Isaiah's car was a jeweled crown of gold and silver, which Isaiah estimated to be worth between $6,000 and $10,000. Isaiah, who is based in Denver and is bishop for the Northwest region of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, said he was dining with others at a restaurant when the break-in occurred. He said the car was parked in a well-lit spot. "We came out at... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1960545/posts#comment Mon, 28 Jan 2008 02:18:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958891/posts A Hellenic Case Against Hillary by Theodore G. Karakostas The following critique is not motivated by partisanship. I am a critic of the anti-Hellenic and anti-Orthodox policies of both major political parties. However, the focus now is Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party. In 1992, then Presidential Candidate Bill Clinton promised the Greek-American community he would not recognize Skopje with the name Macedonia. In 1994, the Clinton administration broke its promise and subsequently recognized Skopje under the Hellenic name of Macedonia. The Clinton administration subsequently tried to pressure Athens to lift the embargo that had been justifiably imposed by Greece... http://www.helleniccomserve.com/helleniccaseagainsthillary.html http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958891/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:14:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1946095/posts Tradition attributed the prophetic inspiration of the powerful oracle to geologic phenomena: a chasm in the earth, a vapor that rose from it, and a spring... The ancient testimony, however, is widespread, and it comes from a variety of sources: historians such as Pliny and Diodorus, philosophers such as Plato, the poets Aeschylus and Cicero, the geographer Strabo, the travel writer Pausanias, and even a priest of Apollo who served at Delphi, the famous essayist and biographer Plutarch... in about 1900, a young English classicist named Adolphe Paul Oppe['s] opinions were so strongly expressed that his theory became the new... Scientific American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1946095/posts#comment Mon, 31 Dec 2007 01:01:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1908379/posts This Little Britain, about the various ways in which we Brits have a history of being the exception. In areas such as law, government, economics, agriculture and science, we've often been a uniquely British exception to a general European rule. Ditto, in such things as men's fashion, Victorian sewers, drunken yobbishness, and - not least - in the whole area of language and literature. Take spellings. George Bernard Shaw famously commented that English spelling would allow you to write the word 'fish' as 'ghoti' - ... Throw in other pronunciation changes and an appetite for foreign borrowings, and it's no... daily mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1908379/posts#comment Mon, 8 Oct 2007 22:56:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897486/posts ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's ruling conservatives appeared headed on Sunday for a narrow election victory that may complicate economic reform efforts after a campaign overshadowed by deadly forest fires and scandals. Early official results, which had yet to reflect voting in large urban areas, showed the conservative New Democracy winning about 45 percent of the ballots. Exit polls earlier showed the ruling party winning a thin parliamentary majority that may make it hard for it to tackle the difficult reforms aimed at bringing the euro zone's second poorest member in line with its partners. Conservative Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and... Swissinfo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1897486/posts#comment Sun, 16 Sep 2007 20:34:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887422/posts A group of 25 Israeli firefighters were on the first plane to Greece on Monday after a desperate appeal by the Greek government for assistance in fighting one of the worst outbreaks of wildfire ever to hit the country. The Israeli contingent is the largest of those sent by a total of eight nations. At least 56 people have died in the fires that have ravaged various parts of the country since Friday. Worst affected was the Zaharo area of the Peloponnese in southern Greece, the scene of most of the deaths. Tragedy also struck on the island of Evia,... Arutz Sheva israel national news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887422/posts#comment Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:11:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887408/posts Greek fires may be treated as terrorism Staff and agencies Monday August 27, 2007 Guardian Unlimited (UK) Burned cars sit in a field near Artemida, one of the villages caught in the fires which have spread through the Peloponnese forests. Photograph: Milos Bicanski/Getty A Greek prosecutor today ordered an investigation into whether arson attacks, which have been blamed for the worst forest fires in decades, could be considered terrorist acts. The public order ministry said Dimitris Papangelopoulos, who is responsible for prosecuting terrorism and organised crime, ordered the investigation to determine "whether the crimes of arsonists and of arson attacks... The Guardian (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1887408/posts#comment Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:40:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886964/posts Complete Hell 26 Aug 2007 16:36:00 By Annita Paschalinou Sources: ΝΕΤ - ΝΕΤ 105.8 - ΑNA Firefighters and people are battling against tens of fires raging in the largest part of the country , while efforts to the point of sacrifice are made in Ancient Olympia where flames are threatening the ancient ruins and the museum of Olympia, a world heritage site. According to NET correspondents the fire is approaching the villageÂ’s medical center while it has burned many houses. Kronio hill is on fire. Four firefighting aircrafts and four helicopters are dropping water to save the ancient monuments from... http://news.ert.gr/en/c/8/26835.asp http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886964/posts#comment Mon, 27 Aug 2007 00:45:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886621/posts Greek forest fires kill 47 as blaze nears Athens By Roya Nikkhah, Sunday Telegraph Last Updated: 1:40am BST 26/08/2007 Forest fires have ripped through southern Greece, killing 47 people, injuring 40 and leaving hundreds homeless. A hot, dry summer and a three-day heatwave with temperatures of 40C created the tinderbox conditions A national state of emergency was declared yesterday as firemen fought up to 170 fires which have raged since Friday, forcing the evacuation of dozens of villages. The southern Peloponnese region was described as a "crematorium" by officials, who said the death toll was expected to rise as gale-force... The Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886621/posts#comment Sun, 26 Aug 2007 03:18:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886411/posts Greek emergency workers continue to find the charred bodies of people burned to death by forest fires that are raging in the south of the country. Officials raised the death toll from the fires over the past two days to 44. Searches of burnt cars, houses and fields were still turning up the remains of those who could not escape. The Prime Minister, Kostas Karamanlis, called the situation "an unspeakable tragedy" and the government appealed to the EU for help. Greek newspapers are calling the southern Peloponnese region a "crematorium", says the BBC's Malcolm Brabant in Athens. The fires have... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1886411/posts#comment Sat, 25 Aug 2007 15:00:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1830951/posts Greek archaeologists discover rare example of 2,700-year-old weaving The Associated PressPublished: May 9, 2007 ATHENS, Greece: Archaeologists in Greece have recovered a rare section of 2,700-year old fabric from a burial imitating heroes' funerals described by the poet Homer, officials said Wednesday. The yellowed, brittle material was found in a copper urn during a rescue excavation in the southern town of Argos, a Culture Ministry announcement said. "This is an extremely rare find, as fabric is an organic material which decomposes very easily," said archaeologist Alkistis Papadimitriou, who headed the dig. She said only a handful of such artifacts have... IHT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1830951/posts#comment Wed, 9 May 2007 21:42:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1818086/posts The Greek View Until we can reconstruct with some confidence the emergence of Gnosticism, it is highly speculative to speak of the influence of Gnostic ideas on the emerging Christian faith. There is, however, a body of Greek literature that contains a view of man and the world very close to that of developed Gnosticism, namely, those Greek philosophical and religious writings that reflect the influence of Platonic dualism. These are writings that are well known and datable; and it is profitable to compare their view of man and the world with the biblical view in both the Old and... Present Truth Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1818086/posts#comment Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:23:19 GMT