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Universities Forewarn Bible Students over Graphic Images of Crucifixion
mwaniki wanjiku | | Jan 05, 2017 09:12 PM EST |
Theology students are given advance warning that they may encounter disturbing images while studying the crucifixion of Jesus to give them a chance to leave if they fear getting upset, the Daily Mail reported.
Chinese Christians Swelling In Number As Orthodox Christianity Gets Left Behind
Kristina Fernandez | | Nov 03, 2014 05:18 AM EST |
China, an officially atheist country that is converting into Christianity at a breakneck speed, is bound to become the world’s largest Christian country with about 250 million faithful by 2030, save for one group—the Orthodox Christians.
Vatican Recants Gay Comments, Alters Draft Report
Christl Leong | | Oct 17, 2014 05:08 AM EDT |
The Vatican has altered a draft report detailing the ongoing debate in the Catholic Church on the issue of homosexuals and gay marriage after the document came under fire from conservative English-speaking members of the clergy.
Vatican Family Values Synod Report Radical Change, ‘Welcomes’ LGBT
Erika Villanueva | | Oct 14, 2014 08:00 AM EDT |
The Vatican recently released Monday a preliminary report on homosexuality stating that gays, although with problematic relationships, have gifts to offer the Catholic Church.
Israel Grants Permits For Gazans to Pray at Jerusalem Mosque
Kristina Fernandez | | Oct 06, 2014 01:44 AM EDT |
Hundreds of Muslim Gazans paid a rare visit to a key mosque in Israel on Sunday after restrictions against travel from the Hamas-controlled Palestine eased to make way for the celebration of the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha.
More Christians Escaped Iraq and Stayed in Amman
Rafael Ross | | Oct 03, 2014 06:26 AM EDT |
Jordan is experiencing a surge of Iraqi refugees who escaped the Islamic State (ISIS) persecution.
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