Archive for May, 2013
Arts & Culture
Anne Rice defends Nativity Scene
Bestselling author Anne Rice defended recently the Nativity Scene and all it implies in an essay she wrote about what Christmas means to her. In the Wall Street Journal, Rice, who authored the books Interview With The Vampire a...
Christian, Muslim leaders in Nigeria decry Christmas eve bombings
Christian and Muslim leaders came together recently to condemn the Christmas eve bomb blasts in Jos, Plateau state and Maiduguri, Borno State which together left 86 people dead and over 100 wounded. Three days later, on Tuesday...
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Lutheran leaders invite Pope to play a part in their 500th anniversary
The Lutheran World Federation invited recently Pope Benedict XVI to be involved in preparations for the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. LWF president Bishop Munib Younan, along with a seven-member delegation, i...
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Chinese government publication lambasts pope for Christmas remarks
China’s state-run newspaper lambasted recently Pope Benedict XVI in its editorial, accusing the Vatican of being untrue to Catholic core beliefs, and saying it is unrealistic in its policy towards China. While the Chinese gover...
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Media neglects Christian global growth and its implications
Media has failed to give due coverage to the global rise of Christianity in nonwestern countries and what it implies, academic leaders told the Religion Newswriters Association recently. The Dallas Morning News reported that Ma...
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Obamas go to church in Hawaii Marine base
President Barack Obama and his family attended church last Sunday at a US Marines Corps base in Hawaii where the first family is spending the Christmas and New Year holidays. This is the eighth public church attendance Obama ha...
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Pope condemns church bombings in Nigeria, Philippines
Pope Benedict XVI decried recently the Christmas holiday attacks against Christians in several churches in Nigeria and a church in the Philippines, leaving 32 people dead and 83 wounded from both assaults. The pope called both ...
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U.S. Commission gives go signal to synthetic biology
The U.S. Bioethics Commission has given the go signal to pursue research on synthetic biology and sees no need to impose regulation on the controversial new field of study. Instead, the Presidential Commission for the Study of ...
Pakistan evangelist set on fire by Muslim extremists
An evangelical pastor in Pakistan is recovering slowly from wounds he received after Muslim extremists set him on fire in Punjab last month, because they were angry at him for preaching the gospel. Pastor Wilson Augustine, 26, ...
Arts & Culture
Ancient baptismal pool in Istanbul will be open to public next year
An ancient baptismal pool that had been hidden for 500 years under the ground in Hagia Sophia Museum in Istanbul, Turkey, will be open for public viewing in 2011. The baptismal font was discovered while restoration work was bei...