Archive for the ‘Christian Society’ Category
by Keene and Cheshire County (NH) Historical Photos More than 600 are confirmed dead but Japan is bracing itself for a final death toll of more than 1,000. ”I hope we can overcome this unprecedented national crisis by the power of each individual and the government as well as relevant institutions,” Prime Minister Naoto [...]
by State Library and Archives of Florida The Christian Federation of Malaysia – which comprises the nation’s largest ecumenical, Evangelical, and Roman Catholic Christian bodies – announced Thursday that it is “greatly disillusioned, fed-up and angered by the repeated detention of Bibles written in our national language, Bahasa Malaysia”. “Since March 2009, all attempts [...]
by Smithsonian Institution Peter and Hazelmary Bull were ordered by a judge in January to pay £3,600 in damages to civil partners Steven Preddy and Martyn Hall. The court ruled that the Bulls’ policy of reserving double rooms for heterosexual married couples only broke equality laws. When deciding upon the level of damages, the [...]
by The Library of Congress Strictly Come Dancing star and politician Ann Widdecombe is the latest public figure to support a campaign urging Michael Gove to include religious education in the new English Baccalaureate. The RE.ACT campaign, spearheaded by Premier Media Group, is appealing to the Education Secretary to reconsider his decision to omit [...]
by Smithsonian Institution Heinrich and Irene Wiens were fined €2,340 after withdrawing four of their children from the classes and a mandatory interactive play in 2006 because they felt the content of the lessons went against their Christian, in Christian Family, beliefs. Although school officials contended that the play’s purpose was to prevent the [...]
by The Library of Congress Egypt’s health minister Dr Ashraf Hatem said on Wednesday that ten people had been killed in the violence and around 90 wounded. The clashes broke out on Tuesday afternoon as around 1,000 Christians protested the burning of a church last week. A Coptic priest said on Wednesday that six [...]
by The Library of Congress At least one Christian, in Christian Family, has been killed and more than 4,000 Christian, in Christian Family,s have reportedly been displaced in and around Asendabo, around 186 miles from capital Addis Ababa. The attacks occurred after a Christian, in Christian Family, was accused of desecrating a copy of [...]
by The Library of Congress Grow Zones is being supported by Shrinking the Footprint, the Church of England’s national environmental campaign, and has been endorsed by BBC Gardening expert Alys Fowler. Under the project, local teams will share skills, tools and produce to eliminate food miles. A resource kit has been developed to help [...]
by Bibliothèque de Toulouse In his pastoral letter to the Catholic Church, the Archbishop said repentance, self-denial, almsgiving and prayer were “part of the recipe” for Lent. He said the season helped believers prepare to celebrate afresh “the great events of our faith” – the suffering, death and resurrection of Christ. He asked Christians [...]
by The Library of Congress Around 6,000 migrant workers face a wait of around six days to be processed through the border. The workers are mostly men from Asia and Africa. With around 5,000 arriving daily, the need for better sanitation is becoming increasingly urgent. Team member Jason Belanger, of Caritas member Catholic Relief [...]
