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Wednesday, April 19th, 2006

Christianity and Iraq

Every month Reverent Andrew White AKA Canon White travels to Baghdad to minister to the faithful, including Western Protestants and Iraqi Assyrian Christians, who must be bused into the U.S.-protected Green Zone, to hear him preach after al-Qaeda put a price on his head! Because killing obviously is the solution here (not).
Over the past three […]

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Tuesday, April 18th, 2006

Christian preachers arrested in India’s Hindu nation

Police arrested two women in central India yesterday for allegedly violating state laws on the preaching of Christianity. “The women were distributing pamphlets telling people how they may overcome their problems by following the Bible,” said D Srinivas Rao, police chief of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh state.
“Several other objectionable pamphlets have also been seized […]

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Monday, April 17th, 2006

The history of how candy relates to Easter

Here’s the secret history of eating sugar to celebrate the resurrection of Christ:
In Europe, during the early 1800’s, Chocolate was all the rage. It was the treat of choice for most middle and upper class denizens. Chocolatiers sought to use the image of the egg as a way to celebrate Easter and sell their products.
The […]

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Friday, April 14th, 2006

Scum of the Earth shows 21st century Christianity

More and more churches are getting a new look. Walk right in and you might see people knitting, drawing, cooking, maybe even enjoying a massage, as part of what is called the “Emergent Church,” a new approach to preaching and living the gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s not a denomination. What it is, is a […]

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Thursday, April 13th, 2006

The Gospel of Judas papyrus televised on National Geographic

The Gospel of Judas tells a riveting story that many people find new. It says that Jesus asked Judas to betray him, thus setting the Passion into motion. But the gospel’s provenance shows that some things don’t change in a couple of millenniums, except for inflation. Thirty pieces of silver then, or $1.5 million now: […]

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Wednesday, April 12th, 2006

What’s up with Christians and celebrating Easter?

Every religion has its collection of beliefs and practices. There may be so many, that members often find it difficult to list them in a priority.
For Christians, this weekend’s celebration of Easter (the resurrection of Jesus Christ) can resolve this difficulty. Easter is the bottom line of Christianity. It is its most important belief and […]

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