Orthodox
today 16/03/09
Russian Orthodox Church to lecture Kyrgyz legal bodies /Delph:
Senate Honors the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church /St. Sophia
celebrates the end of church mortgage payments / Address by
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia after his enthronement
at the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour / Address by Bishop
Hilarion of Vienna and Austria, Moscow Patriarchate Representative
to European international organizations, at the conference in
Sofia more....
http://www.coptreal.com/ShowSubjectEn.aspx?SID=17217
Using
art to overcome religious differences
Headlines today are dominated wars between East and West,
and conflicts between countrymen. All too often, negotiations fail
to make progress: Officials may be shaking hands, but behind their
backs their constituents are still shaking their fists. And we’re
all left to shake our heads and wonder: Is the gap too wide? more....
http://www.coptreal.com/ShowSubjectEn.aspx?SID=17218
India’s
Christians – The Violence Continues
Imagine this: You wake up in your home, in a neighbourhood
somewhere in Canada, on a Sunday morning and go through your
regular routine of getting your family ready and out the door to
get to church on time. Imagine your shock when you drive up to
your church parking lot, only to find your church building a pile
of still-smoking embers while congregation members mill around
trying to figure out how your church burned down overnight. more....
http://www.coptreal.com/ShowSubjectEn.aspx?SID=17224
Kazakh
church reaches out despite persecution
Kazakhstan (MNN) ― While there's still a question about
whether or not a restrictive religion law will go into effect in
Kazakhstan, the evangelical church continues its work despite
threats of persecution. more....
http://www.coptreal.com/ShowSubjectEn.aspx?SID=17223
Muslim
Villagers are Hounding Coptic Neighbours Out
Advocacy Group Calls on Attorney General to Investigate.
'Children of the Earth' Center for human rights called on the
Attorney General to investigate the sectarian sedition incidents
in Elbeyda village, Temay Elamdid, Dakahliya Province, which took
place this week. more....
http://www.coptreal.com/ShowSubjectEn.aspx?SID=17222
Coptic
Church Urges Probe into Latest 'Trend' in Copts’ Killings due to
Claims of Romantic Relationships with Muslim Girls!!!!
Bishop Markos of Shubra Al Khaimah and Chairman of the
Information Committee of the Holy Synod called for a probing
inquiry into the recent events which led to the killing of two
young Copts last week, due to what was reported as allegedly
romantic involvements with Muslim girls. more
http://www.coptreal.com/ShowSubjectEn.aspx?SID=17221
Egyptian
Christians oppose film tackling church stance on divorce
The film entitled “Wahed Sifr” (One-Zero) deals with the
subject of marriage and divorce within the Egyptian Coptic Church.
The Church considers marriage to be one of the seven canonical
sacraments and allows divorce only in the case of adultery or in
extreme circumstances, which are examined by a special Church
council. more....
http://www.coptreal.com/ShowSubjectEn.aspx?SID=17220
Egyptian
lawyer files suit for rights of Christian converts
An Egyptian lawyer has filed a lawsuit against the
country’s Minister of the Interior, in a bid to gain legal
acceptance for converts to Islam who decide to convert back to
their original Christian faith. more.....
http://www.coptreal.com/ShowSubjectEn.aspx?SID=17219
Indiana
church arsonist apologizes, gets 40 years
RICHMOND, Ind. (AP) — A man in and out of youth homes,
jail and prison since he was a teenager has been sentenced to the
maximum 40 years in prison for setting the fire that destroyed the
only Catholic church in an Indiana city. more.....
http://www.coptreal.com/ShowSubjectEn.aspx?SID=17208
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