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Campaign for a real Christmas: Religious leaders unite against political correctness

Posted by ekawaaz on December 1, 2006

Well Done. This make sense any attempts to suppress Christmas bring a backlash and Muslims get the blame. Like we heard earlier that some local authority attempts to stamp out Christmas include Birmingham’s decision to name its seasonal celebrations ‘Winterval’ and Luton’s attempt to change Christmas into a Harry Potter festival by renaming its festive lights ‘Luminos’ just appease particular community. Any more attempts similar to these will have bigger backlash. Christmas causes no offence to minority faiths, banning it offends almost everybody. Merry Christmas to all in advance.

A campaign to save the traditions of Christmas from the interference of politically correct town halls was launched by an influential coalition of Christian and Muslim leaders yesterday.

Leaders of the two faiths warned that attempts to suppress Christmas bring a backlash and Muslims get the blame.

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Qaeda says Pope wants to pull Turkey from Islam-Web

Posted by ekawaaz on November 29, 2006

Posted in Al-Qaeda, Christian, Christianity, Current Affairs, EU/Europe, Europe, Islam, Islamic, Islamism, Jesus, Jesus Christ, News, News and politics, Radical, Religion, Terrorism, War and Peace, War on terror, church, pope | No Comments »

India’s Christians dig deep for graveyard plot

Posted by ekawaaz on November 29, 2006

Cemeteries in India are either full or nearing capacity and Christian’s citizens make up less than 2 percent of India’s 1.1 billion people are already casting about for places to bury their dead, Reuters reported. The shortage of burial space is tied to the many factors, government denial to offer more land saying other religious groups would make similar demands, second growth of Christianity in some states of India due to the conversion to some low caste Hindus and third restriction on building a new cemetery due to environmental restrictions. Many people are forced to pay fortune to book a plot for the family members and for themselves too. Like in Bihar one of the most poorer state of India asking people to donate up to 60,000 rupees to reserve plots. So for now, that’s the sorry state of affairs in India.

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - India’s Christians are running out of space to bury their dead, leading some to pay small fortunes to book their final resting place in a relative’s grave.

Churches are asking people to empty remains from graves of family members who died more than 25 years ago and store them in specially created vaults, a senior official of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India told Reuters.

“We foresee a major crisis across India and are asking people to empty graves and shift the remains,” said Donald H.R. De Souza, a former deputy secretary general of the conference.

 

 

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Christian Population Falls in Holy Land

Posted by ekawaaz on November 12, 2006

The number of Christians who live in the area where their religion began is in decline. Growing numbers of Christians are leaving the lands where their religion began. Their reasons are different; varying sometimes by sect, sometimes by nationality–but the change is unmistakable. A hundred years ago, Christians made up 25 percent of the population in the Middle East. Today, estimates put that number at about six percent and falling. Call it part of a modern mass departure, the steady flight of the tiny Palestinian Christian minority that could lead, some predict, to the faith being virtually extinct in its birthplace within several generations. The protection of Christians in Islamic-majority countries is one of the most delicate problems facing the Church. So question is Vatican’s top foreign policy official are listening about this “particularly unhappy” situation of the decline of Christians in the Middle East?

BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — The death threat came on simple white fliers blowing down the streets at dawn. A group calling itself “Friends of Muhammad” accused a local Palestinian Christian of selling mobile phones carrying offensive sketches of the Muslim prophet.

The message went on to curse all Arab Christians and Pope Benedict XVI, still struggling to calm Muslim outrage from his remarks on Islam.

While neighbors defended the merchant - saying the charges in the flier were bogus - the frightened phone dealer went into hiding, feeling less than satisfied with authorities’ conclusion that the Oct. 19 note was probably a harmless rant.

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Head of US evangelicals quits over gay sex claims

Posted by ekawaaz on November 4, 2006

The Rev Ted Haggard one of biggest supporter of George Bush and very strong opponent of same sex marriage has resigned after he was accused of paying for sex with a man. He said he is resigning voluntarily so that investigations against him about accusations of paying for sex with man can go smoothly and with integrity. Good Decision. Let see what will be the outcomes. But one thing is for sure if this proves right  than its a matter of great concern for US and for society as whole.

The leader of America’s powerful National Association of Evangelicals, a vocal supporter of George Bush and opponent of same-sex marriage, has resigned after being accused of paying for sex with a man.


The Rev Ted Haggard, a married father of five who is seen as one of the most influential conservative Christians in the nation, vigorously denied the allegations but said he could not “continue to minister under the cloud created by the accusations.”

He also temporarily stepped aside from his position as head of the New Life Church in Colarado Springs – which has 14,000 members - while a church panel investigates the claims.

“I am voluntarily stepping aside from leadership so that the overseer process can be allowed to proceed with integrity. I hope to be able to discuss this matter in more detail at a later date”, he said in a written statement.

Mr Haggard, who was appointed president of the 30 million-member association in March 2003, insisted the claims were untrue, saying: “I have never had a gay relationship with anybody, and I’m steady with my wife, I’m faithful to my wife.”

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Priest burns himself to death over Islam

Posted by ekawaaz on November 3, 2006

Posted in Christianity, EU/Europe, Europe, Germany, Islam, Islamic, Islamism, News, News and politics, Religion, Social and Politics, church, german | 14 Comments »

Pope confirms Turkey trip

Posted by ekawaaz on October 16, 2006

Posted in Christianity, EU/Europe, Europe, Islam, Islamism, News, Religion, Social and Politics, church, pope, turkey | No Comments »

British Government Accused of Favoring Muslims

Posted by ekawaaz on October 14, 2006

Posted in Christianity, Church of England, Church of England News, Current Affairs, Islam, Islamism, News, News and politics, Religion, UK, church | No Comments »

Iraq priest ‘killed over pope speech’

Posted by ekawaaz on October 12, 2006

Posted in Christianity, Current Affairs, Iraq, Islam, Islamic, Islamism, News, News and politics, Radical, Religion, Taliban, Terrorism, Violence, War and Peace, War on terror, church, pope, war | 5 Comments »

The Church says ‘privileged attention’ has been given to the Islamic faith

Posted by ekawaaz on October 8, 2006

Posted in Christianity, Church of England, Church of England News, Current Affairs, Islam, Islamism, News, News and politics, Religion, UK, church, united kingdom | No Comments »