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Religious leaders vow civil disobedienceDeclaration opposes forced participation in any 'anti-life act' More than 150 leaders across a spectrum of conservative Christianity on Friday released a 4,700-word document vowing civil disobedience if they are forced to take part in... In this article: Roman Catholic, Christianity, Archdiocese of Washington, Robert P. George, Anglican, Princeton University, Adherents.com, Charles Colson, Martin Luther King, and Washington, D.C. |
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USATODAY.com | 19 hours ago
Christianity's early days debated by scientists
...the motion picture "The Da Vinci Code." Da Vinci Code fans may thrill to dark conspiracies surrounding the secret history of early Christianity, but how many know about the real scholarly debate surrounding the young church? Even without a...
In this article: The Da Vinci Code, Jesus, Long Island University, Harvard, USA Today, Audrey Tautou, Tom Hanks, and Dan Brown
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Arkansas Democrat Gazette | 1 day ago
ON CHRISTIANITY
LITTLE ROCK DEAR REV. GRAHAM: Does God ever give up on a nation, because it keeps shutting Him out of its life? E. McD. DEAR E. MCD.: God can withdraw His protection from any nation that turns its back on Him. It happened with ancient...
In this article: God, Nineveh, Little Rock, and Israel
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | 1 day ago
Christianity explained? Perhaps nowhere better than in New Orleans this weekend
...Philosophical Society sponsors an annual conference in which top seminary faculty from around the country lay out for general audiences Christianity's answers to popular objections from various quarters. This year the conference is here,...
In this article: New Orleans, Evangelical Philosophical Society, New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens, and United States
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
New view of conserative America's influence on church in Africa
Another salvo in the battle in mainline Christianity over sexuality and scripture. Some of you may be following the litigation and infighting in many mainline denominations - Episcopal, Methodist and Presbyterian, among them - over the...
In this article: Africa, Episcopal Church, Homophobia, Methodist, Anglican, and Asia
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Daily Mail | 3 days ago
Afghan asylum seeker wins right to stay in Britain after converting to Christianity
Last updated at 12:39 AM on 18th November 2009 An Afghan who arrived in Britain on a hijacked jet has been granted asylum after converting to Christianity. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, used human rights rules to...
In this article: United Kingdom, London, Kabul, Afghanistan, Islam, and Boeing 727
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National Post | 7 days ago
Prosperity gospel: When Christianity and capitalism go together
...about economics. And that, says Prof. Daniel Finn, is dubious ground to tread. "One of the most fundamental problems Christians face and Christian ethicists, is that the gospels hold love of neighbour and denial of self as the highest moral...
In this article: Jesus Christ, God, Capitalism, Economics, Lloyd Blankfein, and London
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scotsman.com - Scotland | November 12, 2009
Dundee to celebrate Christmas with no reference to Christianity
...Grinch that Stole Christmas. City leaders in Dundee are planning a spectacular festive celebration a but with no references to Christianity. Hailed as a celebration of Dundee's contemporary culture and innovative past, festive season...
In this article: Dundee, Islamic, and Tayside Police
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Huffington Post | November 12, 2009
Atlantic: Did Christianity Cause The Housing Crash?
OBAMA TO ANNOUNCE DECEMBER 'JOBS SUMMIT' TO ADDRESS UNEMPLOYMENT... America's churches always reflect shifts in the broader culture, and Casa del Padre is no exception. The message that Jesus blesses believers with riches first showed up...
In this article: God, Jesus, Derivative, Tax, Unemployment, Autism, and Tannin
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The Japan Times: All Stories | November 10, 2009
Ozawa lashes out with scathing remarks on Christianity
Ichiro Ozawa, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, criticized Christianity on Tuesday, saying the religion is "exclusive and self-righteous" and that Western society is "stuck in a dead end." Ichiro Ozawa Ozawa also said...
In this article: Ichiro Ozawa, Buddhism, Democratic Party of Japan, and Wakayama Prefecture
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Christianity (from the word Xριστός "Christ") is a monotheistic religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. The Christian faith is essentially faith in Jesus as the Christ, the Son of God, and as Savior and Lord.
Adherents of Christianity, known as Christians, believe that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (the part of scripture common to Christianity and Judaism). The majority of orthodox Christian theology claims that Jesus suffered, died, and was resurrected to open heaven to humans. They further maintain that Jesus ascended into heaven, and most denominations teach that Jesus will return to judge all humans, living and dead, and grant immortality to his followers. He is considered the model of a virtuous life, and both the revealer and physical incarnation of God. Christians call the message of Jesus Christ the Gospel ("good news") and hence refer to the earliest written accounts of his ministry as gospels.
Christianity has played a prominent role in the shaping of Western civilization at least since the 4th century. As of the early 21st century, Christianity has between 1.5 billion and 2.1 billion adherents, representing about a quarter to a third of the world's population and is the world's largest religion. In addition, Christianity, is the state religion of several countries.
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