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Word from Scotland: There are times when we may have to shed tears
We are in John Chapter 18, where a gang appears at the Garden of Gethsemane and Jesus Christ is arrested, then questioned and then insultingly struck on the face.
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Christians in Laos told: Perform animist rituals or face eviction
Christians from several villages in Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, are being threatened with an ultimatum: perform acts of spirit worship or face eviction.
Christian Living
I’m Looking for my Missing Piece
“I’m Looking For My Missing Piece” Sheldon “Shel” Silverstein had one of the more extraordinary literary, music, and art careers you will ever read about, though many people will not recognize his name or his face. He was the e...
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Q conference seeks to present different face of evangelical activism
(RNS) Gabe Lyons thinks Christian culture warriors are on the wrong path. His sixth annual Q Conference, which opens Tuesday (April 10) in Washington, D.C., is an attempt to do things differently. With 700 participants gathere...
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Jesus-like shadow draws thousands of pilgrims to New Orleans church
NEW ORLEANS (RNS) Arriving steadily as singles, or in clumps of twos, threes and fours, thousands of people have streamed in and out of the dimly lighted chapel at Ursuline Academy to sit or kneel and quietly contemplate a phe...
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Bishops’ point man on ‘religious liberty’ gets a promotion
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (RNS) If there is any Catholic bishop in the U.S. who probably didn’t need a bigger platform, it would be William E. Lori, who was named Tuesday (March 20) by Pope Benedict XVI as the next archbishop of ...
Christian Living
Keeping the Faith: It Must Be Raining
Months ago a friend handed me a little book entitled “Have A Little Faith,” written by Mitch Albom. Honestly, it sat on my shelf for a long time gathering dust. It’s not that I was uninterested; I was plowing through some dense...
Arts & Culture
How much ‘Tebowing’ is too much?
Along with politics, it is one of two things we don’t talk about at parties: sports and religion. Football has always been a religion to some. But now, thanks to Denver quarterback Tim Tebow, sports and religion have become the...
Arts & Culture
Egypt’s Coptic Church may face schism over divorce law
Coptic Christians in Egypt may face a split within its ranks as thousands threaten to leave the church unless the laws of divorce are changed. Christian activists in the Coptic Church, among the oldest Christian churches in Egy...
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Hundreds spend Fourth of July prot
Hundreds of people spent the Fourth of July demonstrating at a cemetery in Texas because the cemetery director banned the use of the words “God” and “Jesus” during burial rites. In a rally that was organized by the Houston Area...
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