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Originally published in God Reports “I tell you the truth,” Jesus said, “corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.” (Matthew 21:31, NLB) And so he angered the religious people of his time by associating with sinners, with liars, thieves and prostitutes, accepting […]
Originally published in CNN.com Muslims who were among migrants trying to get from Libya to Italy in a boat this week threw 12 fellow passengers overboard — killing them — because the 12 were Christians, Italian police said Thursday. Italian authorities have arrested 15 people on suspicion of murdering the […]
[notice]This news and commentary comes from Citzen Go, an online activist community promoting life, family and liberty[/notice] The Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly has overwhelmingly supported the right of Christians to observe their faith at the workplace and in the education of their children. The resolution called, “Tackling intolerance and discrimination […]
Al Qaeda Claims ‘Charlie’ Attacks, Vows More Ahead Originally published in Christian Examiner From Christians and Muslims to Jews and atheist, religion, race and politics were set aside Sunday, Januart 11, for a momentous act of solidarity as roughly 1.6 million people led by leaders from around the world filled […]
Originally published in Fox News Police stopped a “Belgian Charlie Hebdo” late Thursday, with government agents killing at least two in raids aimed at jihadists returning from Syria who were planning to launch terrorist attacks “on a grand scale,” according to police and prosecutors. The raids included one on an […]
Originally published in Christian Today The Vatican has announced plans to install showers specifically to be used by homeless people in St Peter’s Square. In the shadow of St Peter’s Basilica there will be a space to wash, with clean towels and underwear also available. It will be manned by […]
Originally published in The Christian Post Over one million Germans and people from around the world celebrated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Sunday, associated also with the end of the Cold War. Seven thousand illuminated helium balloons that traced the outline of the wall […]
Originally published in Christianity Today Pope Francis and the general secretary of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) have hailed a “new era” in relations between evangelicals and the Roman Catholic Church. A WEA delegation met with Pope Francis and representatives of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCCU) today […]
Originally published in Christian Today Early pictures depicting Jesus Christ with short hair and without beard, dating back to the 4th century A.D. has been unearthed in the town of Cástulo, Spain. The image, according toBreitbart, strikes resemblance to those found in the Roman catacombs, where Christ is shown as […]
Originally published in Israel Today Sweden on Friday announced its intention to become the first major European country, and one of over 100 nations worldwide that, despite their claims to support peace in the Middle East, have put an Israeli-Palestinian agreement further out of reach by unilaterally recognizing “the State […]