Three Easter Classics (Easter Is / The Magic Boy's Easter / The Puzzle Club Easter Adventure)
Irenic Thoughts (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
In 1779, students at Cambridge University in England were required to receive Holy Communion at least three times a year. That year, 20 year old Charles Simeon (1759-1836) entered the university in January interested in horses, games, and fashion. Baptized as an infant, his family was not religious. Simeon said that at that point in his life, Satan was as prepared to receive communion as was he. But...
Catholic Fire (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Image Source Today the Church celebrates the feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica in Rome. The Basilica of St. John Lateran is the cathedral of Rome. This is not St. Peter's, but it is the Pope's cathedral. Also called the Church of Holy Savior or the Church of St. John Baptist, it was the baptism church of ancient Rome. It was built in the time of Constantine and was consecrated by Pope...
WOK3 (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Years ago, a mother who had recently joined up with some nut-job Christian church told me how she would no longer allow her daughter to go out on Halloween because of its Pagan origins. I said that is would be too bad that she would no longer be able to celebrate Christmas or Easter, since [...]
Adrian's Blog (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
As I near the end of the long process or writing and editing " Raised With Christ - How The Resurrection Changes Everything " my thoughts are beginning to turn towards the subject of how to make sure anybody actually reads the thing! I will be letting readers know soon how you can pre-order it. It has been amazing to me to see how some very kind endorsements have been coming in. I already...
Christian Community (Free subscription) | 08/30/2009
EASTER...with their backs toward the temple of the Lord; they worshipped the sun toward the east Act 17:30 And the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent: The Pagan Origin Of EASTER Easter is a day that is honored by nearly all of contemporary Christianity and is used to celebrate the res...
Monkey in the Middle (Free subscription) | 08/22/2009
Once again Barack Hussein Obama is reaching out to the Muslim World. This time it is a message to celebrate Ramadan. And once again he is showing his preference towards Islam.President Obama gave no special speech or address on Easter, or Passover. In fact, all he did was add a paragraph to his weekly address.This will be his fourth speech to the Muslim World. His first being a warm New Year
Bridgend Patriot (Free subscription) | 07/18/2009
The Bridgend Patriot, which is a patriotic site that supports the British National Party, has been contacted by one of their local readers over a letter sent in to the Glamorgan Gazette. A Ms Lloyd wrote a letter to the Points of View page after the paper published an article entitled "Schools insight into Islamic Faith" , an event that was also reported on this site . The paper published...
FIRST THINGS (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
The word fundamentalist was first used in July 1920, and for much of the next decade American Protestants fought bitter internal battles over who would control their denominational seminaries, mission boards, and local churches. While those liberal Protestants who called themselves “modernists” sought to accommodate traditional Christian beliefs to modern science, politics, and culture,...
THE WEEKLY VICE (Free subscription) | 07/09/2009
San Antonia, TX ( The Weekly Vice ) - John Calvin Hegedus , a 32-year-old teacher at Holy Name Catholic School was arrested Monday on accusations of soliciting sex from fifteen year old boy. A Guadalupe County Jury Indicted Hegedus after he allegedly used text messages and email to seduce the boy and then traveled to the boy's home to sexually assault him. Police say Hegedus sent the boy nearly 100...
A Church for Starving Artists (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
For years I have wanted to visit the St. Paul's Cultural Center in Antalya . Today I worshipped with the congregation there, many of whom I am now traveling with to ancient sites in the Western Meditteranean part of Turkey. It's dangerous enough to be a follower of Jesus in Turkey that a guard is posted at the entryway of this establishment. They just finished two weeks of Olive Grove - their summer...
Law at the End of the Day (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
The 4 th of July is traditionally used as a day to celebrate the first formal acknowledgment of a rupture within a nation state, one that led to violent separation and the recognition of the autonomy of one territorial unit from out of what had been an integrated territorial kingdom, formed in a manner that was conventional for the time. But those who celebrate have always been cautious in the way...
RSD Reports (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
The hope that all Christians will be able to celebrate Easter on the same day in the future was reaffirmed by an international ecumenical seminar organized by the Institute of Ecumenical Studies at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, 15 May. The problem is just about as old as the church itself: As Christianity started to spread around the world, Christians came to differing results on when...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
ATLANTA - Easter Sunday was supposed to be a day to rejoice. It didn't feel that way to Morris Johnson, whose 6-year-old daughter died in a grisly three-car crash, or to Kathy Smith, who lost her daughter, her son-in-law and two grandchildren.
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 05/05/2009
When things get tough in Tonopah, residents call on inmates to help fix roofs and fight wildfires. Now state budget cuts threaten to close the prison. Diane Perchetti couldn't pull off the Easter celebration alone. Her to-do list was too lengthy: stack chairs, mop floors and haul out the decorative jail cell from the recent Muckers Ball fundraiser.
Religion News Blog (Free subscription) | 04/23/2009
In what religious freedom advocates regarded as a breakthrough in Vietnam, authorities granted rare permission to unregistered house church groups to hold a large, public Easter-related service here last night. More than 15,000 people gathered at Tao Dan Stadium. Leaders of the celebration and religious freedom advocates in Vietnam said the event was significant in that unregistered house churches...
The 3 latest articles published by users on Easter :
terric | 01/26/2009
Great Ideas For Easter Meals Spring has sprung, Easter is just around the corner. One of the most celebrated holidays is Easter and part of the reason why this holiday is loved is the food associated with it. If you are hosting an Easter dinner with yo...
mtorresx7 | 01/03/2009
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tantelina | 12/12/2008
The Easter Island is one of the most isolated pieces of land in the world. This volcanic island in the South Pacific has its nearest neighbors, Chile and Tahiti, 2000 miles away. If you are from North America, you have to take an airplane, another aircraft, and a boat to see the famous Easter Island statues.
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The Easter Island
Looks like place for must visit one day .
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