Category: Church
NPR:- In Syria, Ban On Veil Raises Few Eyebrows (Audio)
July 22nd, 2010"A few tables away, 20-year-old Rolan Alakel, sat bareheaded and checking her Facebook account while smoking sheesha, a traditional water pipe. She says she hadn't heard about the government ban."Here? They did? Seriously?" she says, her face brighteni… more »
Somali Muslims assault Christian in Ethiopia
July 29th, 2010VOM Canada:On July 16, five Somali Muslim men assaulted and seriously injured a Christian man in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for reading a book critical of the Prophet Muhammad. Mike Abdul Falahow, a Christian convert from Islam, was reading "The Great Decepti… more »
Lasvegas Clark County Zoning Commission denies plan to build Ethiopian Church
July 27th, 2010"A number of neighbors expressed concerns about the size of the building proposed by the Debre Mihret St. Michael’s Ethiopian Orthodox Teawhido Church and its influence on surrounding homes."The Lasvegas Sun:An Enterprise Township church is still searchi… more »
Rev. Shim Habte accepts challenge of mission at Willows United Methodist Church
July 27th, 2010"In December 1972, Habte arrived in New York City. Then 18 years old, he had planned to attend a Campus Crusade for Christ in California, he said.Coming from Ethiopia, where the weather was warm, he was not dressed for the cold New York streets. A ta… more »
Ethiopia man accused in Murder of his wife sought help from priest
July 22nd, 2010"He visited the St. Tekle Haimanot Ethiopian Orthodox Church on Merivale Rd., one of several Christian churches serving Ottawa's Ethiopian community of about 5,000, asking if the priest there, Melak Genet Senay, would baptize his 18-month-old daughter."Y… more »
Addis Journal:- Controversy over a new erected statue of Abune Paulos grow
July 20th, 2010"A new statue erected in the chic parts of Addis is getting residents talking. Standing serene and sedate in the western parts of Bole Medhani Alem Church, the sculpture depicts someone who is currently alive."Addis Journal:-A new statue erected in the c… more »
The Economist:- The religious right in east Africa
July 19th, 2010"Despite threats of imprisonment from a repressive government they are enjoying success in Eritrea and have also built a large following in traditionally Coptic Christian Ethiopia, where all Protestants are simply known as “Pentay” for Pentecostal. The l… more »
Mass allows Ethiopian community to come together in Lebanon
July 18th, 2010"Until recently, Ethiopians lacked a church of their own, as they have been renting the Convent of the Franciscaines for the past decade, and before that, services used to be held at a church in Gemmayzeh. Finally, an Ethiopian Orthodox church was built… more »
Europeans approve, Americans reject Muslim veil ban: study
July 8th, 2010"The French overwhelmingly endorse a ban on Muslim face coverings, also known as the burqa or the niqab, as do majorities in Britain, Germany and Spain, a survey conducted by the Washington-based Pew Research Center?s Global Attitudes Project found."AP… more »
Presbyterian leaders approves gay clergy policy
July 8th, 2010AP:-MINNEAPOLIS – Presbyterian leaders voted Thursday to allow non-celibate gays in committed relationships to serve as clergy, approving the first of two policy changes that could make their church one of the most gay-friendly major Christian denominati… more »
World's oldest Bible published in full online
July 8th, 2010"The world's oldest surviving Bible, which has been scattered around the globe for more than a century, has been published in full online."Telegraph:-More than 800 surviving pages and fragments from the The Codex Sinaiticus, which was written in Greek on… more »
Ethiopian Charismatics Strengthen Catholic Ties
July 4th, 2010"The charismatic movement has been drawing in an increasing number of young Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants, especially in Addis Ababa, and the leaders of the different churches are reacting in variant ways."Zenit.orgADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia: Faced to… more »
Ezra Literature Online magazine Issue # 005
June 29th, 2010In this Issue:- A review or inspection of Pastor Seyfu Kebede book "Yefewse Kidan" (The Healing Covenant) and the modern-day exercise of the gift of healing. Also, a short article on the false claims and teachings of Mormons and more...To Read Full Story… more »
Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus President urged youth to protect their Church from false teaching
June 23rd, 2010"Rev. Dr. Wakseyoum Idosa President of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY) has called upon the EECMY Youth to play active role in efforts to protect the teaching and doctrine of the Church from false and unbiblical teachings such as soc… more »
African church waivers on homosexuality
June 19th, 2010"This loud warning was seen as a prelude to split from its main financial partner, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), which now supports gay rights.But those strong statements have toned down considerably since the head of the ELCT rece… more »
Islamic Police Ridding Streets of Sin and Vice (Video)
June 13th, 2010"Imagine a place where adulterers are stoned to death and for engaging in premarital sex you receive one hundred lashes. In one Islamic province of Indonesia, hundreds of Muslims patrol the streets to guard against these and other so-called vices."CBN:-B… more »
Documentary 'The Prize' to Air During World Cup
June 12th, 2010"Testimonies from world class soccer players Kaka, Edmilson, Chris Klein, Marvin Andrews, Reynaldo Parks, Silvano Espindola, Silas Sandra, Austin Delgado and referee Dario Garcia are included. It follows their discovery that the real prize in life is not… more »
Indonesia's 'Religious Revolution' ( Video)
June 12th, 2010""I think people in other Muslim countries will be shocked and surprised to see this," said 19-year-old student Nindy -- who was wearing shorts in public. "But it's not about what you wear, but what it is in your heart. We should be open and respect each… more »
Tanzanian Lutheran bishops reject aid from supporters of same-sex marriage in the U.S. and Europe
June 10th, 2010"This spring, bishops of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT) said it would no longer accept money or help from groups that allow or support the legalization of same-sex marriages."York Daily Record/Sunday News :-Recent statements from Tanz… more »
Ethiopians' Church rises again in new home (Audio)
June 5th, 2010"Ethiopians' spirit wasn't broken after first church burned"THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH:-The Rev. Moses Haregewoyn likes to think of his congregation as the mythological phoenix that burned and then emerged anew from the ashes.After all, the group of more… more »
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