Monthly Archives: December 2010
Heavy snow disrupts Christmas holiday in Europe
CONTINUED heavy snowing in Europe that forced several big airports to close and threw air traffic out of gear has also dampened the Christmas holiday mood across the continent.
Israeli expert says Jerusalem can’t defeat Hezbollah
AN Israeli expert has said that Israel cannot defeat Hezbollah directly as the group has a domestic political base. Moreover, the group has recently bolstered an arsenal in a strategic threat to Israel.
Children injured in Egyptian police firing on Coptic Christians
SEVERAL children of Coptic Christians were injured and nearly two dozen minors detained by the police when Egyptian security forces opened fire on a group that protested authorities’ decision to halt the construction of a church on Dec 9.
‘Films can’t give you peace, only Jesus can!’
The film industry is a high voltage place where you can’t think about anything spiritual. You are always thinking about how to meet someone, how to bag that contract and make more money, says Vijay Benedict.
Are we salt of the earth and light of the world?
MY heart goes out to those 2,977 people who lost their lives in the suicide attacks launched by al Qaeda. But should that make me hate Muslims en masse?
Christians most persecuted group in the world: Pope
CHRISTIANS are the world’s most persecuted religious group in the world, Pope Benedict XVI said in his annual world peace day message on Dec 16.
Iraqi Christians demand autonomous region
DESPITE suffering some of the deadliest attacks on their community since 2003, most Iraqi Christians are in no mood to call it quits.
They want...
Muslim demonstrators seal house churches in Indonesia
HARDLINE Muslim demonstrators disrupted Sunday worship of a church in Bandung and chased over 100 Christians out of the building.
Most Christmas cards don’t have religious themes: survey
A newspaper in the UK which investigated Christmas greeting cards in that country has revealed that most of them did not have a religious theme.
Hobby Lobby CEO, wife among top wealth sharers
DAVID Green and his wife, owners of Hobby Lobby one of the biggest chains of arts and crafts stores in the US, have added their names to The Giving Pledge.
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‘Mandisa loved God, found comfort in the Bible’
Despite her personal hardships, she maintained a message of hope and resilience, attributing her strength to her relationship with God.
