Monthly Archives: January 2015
Sri Lankan bishop hopes for a new era of peace
Bishop Fernando he had met president-elect before the vote as apt of a delegation of bishops. He had shown his program of good governance, with the fight against corruption and commitment to development and reconciliation, the bishop said.
Andrae Crouch, Grammy-winning gospel singer and pioneer, dies
A dyslexic who in childhood had a bad stutter, Crouch was known for pioneering a gospel sound with a contemporary feel — sometimes to the dismay of critics who felt his work was too secular.
‘Middle East most violent region for Christians’
THE Middle East is the most violent region in the world for Christians, according to a report released recently by the Open Doors World Watch List; and the Palestinian territories were listed among the ranks.
Bajrang Dal activisits vandalize church building in Bihar
Police officials said the Bajrang Dal activists raided the Christian Bhawan during prayer and damaged the furniture along with other things.
200 churches destroyed in Nigeria from Aug to Oct, 2014
THERE was a surge of anti-Christian violence by Muslims around the world that included the destruction of nearly 200 Christian churches in Nigeria during a short period around October.
Go to church more and be happy, happy, happy: Research
IN some ways the research conducted by the Austin Institute for the Study of Family and Culture confirmed what similar studies already have said about the relationship between religion and satisfaction – religious individuals are happier than those with no faith.
Abandoned by missionary agencies, Christianity is dying in Europe
IN highlighting the extraordinary number of churches that have been abandoned due to absent congregations, the Wall Street Journal included a graph showing the lack of church attendance among many of Europe's countries.
2015 may be the year of Christianity
JUST when everyone thought God was dead, The Creator seems to be making a serious comeback.
Gunmen kill 2 cops guarding Coptic church in Cairo
EGYPTIAN security officials say gunmen have killed two policemen who were guarding a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo.
Christian organizations condemn forcible reconversion to Sikhism
DIFFERENT Christian organisations have condemned the alleged forcible 're-conversion' of 128 people to Sikhism, and said such practice was gross violation of human rights and should be stopped forthwith.
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Do Jews consider Jesus now more than ever?
Kalisher – the son of a Holocaust survivor and born into one of the most prominent and influential Messianic Jewish families in all of Israel – gives a fascinating explanation of why many Jews don’t believe that Jesus is the Messiah but also why more Jews than ever do believe.
