Tag: Orthodox

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By micoots
06/07/2016 0

New Archbishop of Kenya will fight for the future of his church, his country and its young

The new Archbishop of Kenya, Dr Jackson Ole Sapit, with President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy President William Ruto

The new Archbishop of Kenya is spoken of by friends and admirers with not so much shock as a considerable amount of awe.

One reason is because this large, strong and unqestionably holy man is from the influential Masai tribal group – a warrior tribe which the charisma of the new primate's presence personifies. His mother was the seventh of his wealthy fath..

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By micoots
06/07/2016 0

Israel criticised by US, UN and EU for plans to extend settlements

The US has criticised Israel for its plans to build hundreds of new homes in Palestinian territory.

John Kirby, a spokesman for the US state department, called the move the “latest…in a systemative process of land seizures”. The building will extend existing settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

The West Bank Jewish settlement of Efrat is one of many deemed illegal by the UN.

According to Associated Press, the plans announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu o..

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By micoots
06/07/2016 0

Harmony in land of conflict: Followers of different faiths provide model of peaceful co-existence at Israeli hospital

Two nurses at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem are featured in a video presentation at the medical institution's website.

In a land beset with religious and political conflicts since time immemorial, a hospital is showing that inter-religious harmony and peaceful co-existence is still possible.

The Hadassah Medical Center-Ein Kerem in Jerusalem has both staff and patients coming from various religions—Judaism, Christianity, Islam and other..

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By micoots
05/07/2016 0

300 denominations meet for ecumenical gathering in Munich

German Cardinal Walter Kasper, who attended the ecumenical gathering in Munich

Some 1,700 Christians from around 300 denominations have met in Munich for a 'Together in Europe' gathering of the Ecumenical Congress promoting unity between Catholics, Protestants and Evangelicals.

In a meeting supported by Pope Francis and Orthodox Patriarch Bartholomew I, leaders of the Catholic Church, the Anglican Church, several Orthodox Churches, Protestant denominations and free evangelical..

By micoots
05/07/2016 0

Confessions of an ex-liberal theologian

Thomas C. Oden is a prominent theologian who formerly was a major practitioner of liberal, modernist theology. But then, after reading the Church Fathers, he did an about face, turning to orthodox, historical Christianity. He tells his story in A Change of Heart: A Personal and Theological Memoir.
This is the most stimulating and illuminating book that I have read in a long time, giving an inside look at the construction of liberal theology, explaining what happened to mainstream Protestantism, ..

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By micoots
05/07/2016 0

A Nicene Life

Visible traces (on shore and in water) of Constantine’s summer palace.
What does it mean to be “Nicene”?
I am not patristic scholar and I make no suggestion of it in what follows but, rather, I want to sketch the conclusions of one who is: Lewis Ayres, in his exceptional study Nicaea and its Legacy: An Approach to Fourth-Century Trinitarian Theology. Ayres’ work is intense, specialized, academic and widely acclaimed. I highly recommend it and I recommend that you savor it by reading it slowly.

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By micoots
04/07/2016 0

Children at illegal ultra-Orthodox school almost drowned on hiking trip

An illegal faith school for ultra-Orthodox Jewish boys ran a hiking expedition to Dover in which a group of 34 children and two adults nearly drowned and had to be rescued by emergency services.

The students were dressed in ultra-Orthodox clothes instead of hiking gear during the outing on 6 June, and could not understand warning signs because they cannot speak English, according to The Independent.

Compounding the danger, organisers of the trip apparently first attempted to contact community ..

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By micoots
02/07/2016 0

Bible memorisation secrets revealed: Man who can recite 20 books of Scripture shows his techniques in new book

In Proverbs 7:2, Jesus says, “Guard my words as your most precious possession. Write them down and also keep them deep within your heart.”

Perhaps the man who can best follow this instruction today is Tom Meyer, a member of Wordsower International Ministries and a professor at Shasta Bible College in California.

Why?

It's because Meyer holds the record for being able to recite at least 20 of the 66 books of the Bible from memory.

How is he able to do that?

In a..

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By micoots
01/07/2016 0

Judge Strikes Down Religious Freedom Law Protecting Right to Decline Part in Same-Sex Ceremonies

JACKSON, Miss. (Reuters) — A federal judge has blocked a Mississippi law intended to allow people who object on religious grounds to decline services for homosexual ceremonies.

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves, in a ruling late on Thursday, said that the wide-ranging law adopted this spring unconstitutionally allowed “arbitrary discrimination” against the homosexuals, unmarried people and others who do not share such views.

“The state has put its thumb on the scale to favor some religious be..

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By micoots
01/07/2016 0

Egypt: Islamic State claims responsibility for Coptic priest murder

Egypt's North Sinai region is threatened by Islamic State insurgents.

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for shooting dead a Coptic priest in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula yesterday.

Rev Rafael Moussa, 46, was outside a car repair shop near his church in El Arish, the region's main town, when a masked man walked up and shot him. Witnesses said the man threatened them before fleeing.

“Islamic State soldiers were able to successfully target the priest Moussa Azmi, known as..