Wednesday, 30 March 2016

Old church buildings, like their denominations, are often beyond repair

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And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here! And J...
Monday, 28 March 2016

An example from Saskatoon of a community service centre masquerading as a Christian church

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Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. Therefore...
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Saturday, 26 March 2016

Flashback--1938: Economist and churchman Roger Babson anticipates the Church Growth Movement

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Students of American economic history may recognize the name of Roger W. Babson . An economist and investment adviser, Mr. Babson was beari...
Friday, 25 March 2016

Seattle scam artist ordered to shut down "pay for prayer" website and repay almost $7.75 million to bilked consumers

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Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be ...
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British scholar raises the question of whether Jesus was nailed or tied to the cross

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Meredith J.C. Warren, Lecturer in Biblical and Religious Studies at the University of Sheffield, wrote the following article, published in t...
Thursday, 24 March 2016

50 years ago: Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey and Pope Paul VI sign the Common Declaration

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On March 24, 1966, Archbishop of Canterbury Michael Ramsey and Pope Paul VI concluded their two-day summit at the Vatican--where the Pope pr...
Saturday, 12 March 2016

Fans of Catholic high school basketball team in suburban Boston shout "You killed Jesus" at Jewish players of opposing team

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Another magic moment for multiculturalism, as reported by Valerie Strauss of The Washington Post , March 12, 2016 : BOSTON — An ugly thing...
Thursday, 10 March 2016

Aboriginal bishops in Anglican Church of Canada invoke "colonial occupation" in opposition to same-sex marriage

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Aboriginal bishops in the Anglican Church of Canada seem to be as liberal as their brethren when it comes to the acceptance of sodomites an...
Friday, 4 March 2016

Five young Chinese women arrive in Israel to make aliyah

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1And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou sha...
Thursday, 3 March 2016

Roman Catholic priest in Northern Ireland is caught on video, snorting cocaine--in his apartment full of Nazi memorabilia

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A night of jocularity in the life of a Roman Catholic priest in Northern Ireland--and wouldn't you know it, by horrible coincidence, the...

1,700-year-old gravestones of unknown rabbis have been discovered in northern Israel

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A nearly 2000-year-old Greek inscription (Photo: Mickey Peleg, courtesy of the Israeli Antiquities Authority) As reported by Michael Ba...

Israeli boy on hike finds 3,400-year-old Canaanite figurine

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As reported by Michael Bachner of Tazpit News Service, February 28, 2016 : ( Photograph ) A seven-year-old child recently discovered an...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men should be prohibited from flying on planes

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I'm generally opposed to discrimination against Jews, but the following items illustrate why airplanes (and hot air balloons and airship...

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish politician in Israel compares Reform Judaism to a mentally ill person

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Judaism isn't a monolith, especially in Israel. It ranges from Reform, which is very liberal, to ultra-Orthodox, also called Haredi. R...