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Year: 2007

Letter by Christians noted in Muslim world

November 28, 2007 No Comments

“I am happy with this letter, which is considered as an unprecedented step to bring the Islamic and Christian faiths and civilisations closer.” Speaking at a press conference held Monday at the Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation, Dr Habib Ali Al Jafri, Muslim propagator, said Muslims and Christians make up 55 per cent of the world’s population, and this new closeness serves as the first firm step towards returning to peace, brotherhood and harmony between people.

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Listen to reason

November 28, 2007 2 Comments

We have been through this kind of thing before — which is what makes today’s situation so disappointing. After all, Copernicus discovered that the earth was not the center of the universe and the Roman Catholic authorities tried to squelch his findings in the name of Scriptural literalism. When Galileo put forth Copernicanism — he was charged with heresy, made to recant, and spent his life under house arrest.

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The church in Hawai’i

November 28, 2007 No Comments

If we are Christians according to the teaching of the Holy Scriptures, we cannot withhold our belief in the Holy Catholic Church established on earth by Jesus Christ our Lord. There are branches of this church in every land.

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The Archbishop and the war

November 27, 2007 No Comments

The blogosphere continues to debate the interview of the Archbishop of Canterbury with Emel, a Muslim lifestyle magazine published by The Times Online. Archbishop Rowan

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USA Today on faith bloggers

November 27, 2007 1 Comment

Faith bloggers — uncountable voices who contest, confess and consider religious beliefs, doctrines and denominational politics in their posts… U.S. Christians may be among the most vociferous of the watchdogs, philosophers and ecclesiastical groupies.

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Bastion of privilege or beacon of hope?

November 27, 2007 No Comments

…two hours of encouragement, worship, and fellowship, acknowledging the deep imperfections of our country but refusing to surrender to despair—and recognizing that churches, Episcopal and other, can be a bastion of privilege or a beacon of hope.

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HUGS for the homeless

November 27, 2007 No Comments

Church youth group members in Reno, Neveda, devised a project last year that became such a success they are doing it again this Christmas. Moved

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Silence your cell

November 27, 2007 No Comments

Ex-nurse Elizabeth Edmunds, mother of six and grandmother of five, is asking every cell phone user on the planet to put their minds and mobiles into silent mode for three minutes at 10am GMT, in a mission to demonstrate the world-changing power of silence and stillness.

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