11 posts tagged “christianity”

The Catholic Church continues to Respond Theologian Nancy Pelosi [by William D. Zeranski] Since Nancy Pelosi injected religion into Abortion politics by making erroneous remarks about Catholic teaching, the Church continues to respond  -- sharply.  Straight from the Vatican, U.S. Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, prefect of the Vatican's highest court, said, "The Democratic Party in the United States "risks transforming itself definitively into a 'party of death.'"...

Belief in God 'really can relieve pain' [by Alastair Jamieson] Research at Oxford University has found believers can draw on their religion to endure suffering with greater fortitude, suggesting Christian martyrs may have been able to reduce the agony of torture or slow death. [more]

Churchgoing Catholics returning to GOP fold [by Ben Arnoldy] Gov. Sarah Palin has outsized impact on an important bloc in key battleground states. Observant Catholics are returning to the Republican fold now that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has joined the GOP ticket – a shift that looks to be more enduring than a postconvention bounce. If the trend sticks, it will mark a partial setback for Democrats and the Obama campaign, who have vied vigorously for the pivotal votes of Roman Catholics. [more]

Trends in Candidate Preferences Among Religious Groups [in The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life] The latest survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press includes analysis of the candidate preferences of major religious groups. These charts, based on People-Press surveys conducted on the dates indicated, will be updated as the Center's new surveys are released. [more]

Palin Can Serve Family and Country [by R. Albert Mohler Jr] Sally Quinn wonders how Christian evangelicals -- and Southern Baptists in particular -- can affirm a woman as President or Vice President of the United States and yet believe that women should not serve as pastors of churches. "Is it hypocritical to think that a woman can lead a nation and not a congregation?," Sally and Jon Meacham ask. No, it is not hypocritical -- it is simply the application of biblical truth to different spheres of life and meaning. Sally Quinn's two essays on Gov. Sarah Palin raise fascinating issues, and reveal a basic lack of sympathetic understanding when it comes to conservative Christians. In her first post, she wrote: [more]

Anaheim high school must allow Bible club [by My-Thuan Tran] A north Orange County high school has been told it can no longer ban a Bible club from meeting on campus and must offer them listings in the school's yearbook and website. [more]

Bishops criticize Biden’s abortion remarks for flawed reasoning (CNA).- Bishop of Madison Robert C. Morlino and Archbishop of Denver Charles J. Chaput have responded to Democratic vice-presidential nominee Sen. Joseph Biden’s characterization that the point when life begins is a religious belief, criticizing him for “flawed moral reasoning,” confusing the Catholic faithful and confusing the differences between faith and natural law. [more]

What if Mormons are right and Catholics and Protestants wrong?

by Eamonn McCann - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Thursday, 28 August 2008

Given Christian teaching, does it make more sense to baptise dead adults rather than live babies?
Why are the Catholic bishops so concerned about Mormons baptising dead parishioners? The Mormons didn’t invent baptism of the dead. The practice has a significant history within mainstream Christianity. The decision to order its abandonment was taken only after heated debate, and was a close-run thing.[more]

O representante da Igreja Cristã Ortodoxa junto à União Européia é o Bispo Hilarion Alfeyev, titular de Viena e Áustria. Falando em nome do Patriarcado de Moscou durante um encontro entre religiosos e euroburocratas, ele exigiu uma postura enérgica de proteção aos cristãos, que estão sendo perseguidos em vários pontos da Europa.

Os ataques aos cristãos partem não somente de grupos islâmicos, como também dos próprios governos, que seguem a política virulentamente ateísta dos partidos eurosocialistas. O Bispo Hilarion citou a destruição de centenas de igrejas e cemitérios cristãos em vários pontos do continente.

A situação é mais grave em Kosovo, onde está sendo posta em prática uma política governamental de islamização completa do país, não somente com a tolerância, mas também com o apoio manifesto do governo de Bruxelas.

Também na parte de Chipre que está militarmente ocupada pela Turquia, ocorrem saques de igrejas históricas, e seus tesouros artísticos e arqueológicos são rotineiramente postos à venda em mercados de Istambul e Ankara.

O Bispo Hilarion terminou sua participação lembrando que é dever da União Européia proteger a milenar cultura cristã da Europa em todo o mundo.