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  • European Commission disburses €24.9 billion in pre-financing to Italy

    European Commission Daily news Brussels, 13 Aug 2021 NextGenerationEU: European Commission disburses €24.9 billion in pre-financing to Italy
    The European Commission has today disbursed €24.9 billion to I…

  • Alexander McCall Smith and Maggie O’Farrell in Scottish Book News

    … Belhaven Big Top discussing her books, including bestselling novel, Hamnet, … McGhee; Norlan Lichts (Rymour Books) by Sheena Blackhall, Sheila … (Rymour Books) by Ian Spring; The Itchy Coo Book o Aesop … Clark; Wheesht (Foggie Toddle Books) by Susi Briggs and …

  • Munich condemned by Bavarian Admin Court for discriminating a member of Scientology

    The City is now obliged to grant an eBike to a member of this Church. According to the court, the German Constitution protects Scientologists – Practice of the City of Munich violates religious freedom and equal treatment guarantee. The written judgment of the Bavarian State Administrative Court of Appeal (file no.  4 B 20.3008) in […]

  • Councillor Giulio Gandolfi thanked Say No to Drugs volunteers in Milano

    The Drug-Free World volunteers from the Church of Scientology Milano reach out to youth with the Truth About Drugs campaign. Volunteers from the Church of Scientology Milano teamed up with Milan Transportation Association (ATM) to promote the value of an active, drug-free lifestyle.  ATM’s BikeMi, the city’s bike-sharing program, offered these Drug-Free World volunteers the use of bicycles free of […]

  • Forest fires: EU helps Italy, Greece, Albania and North Macedonia to fight devastating fires

    European Commission Press release Brussels, 04 Aug 2021 As forest fires continue affecting various regions in the Mediterranean and the Western Balkans, the European Commission is swiftly mobilising support to assist countries in limiting the spread of the fires and protect lives and livelihoods.

  • Book Club: 13 takeaways from ‘Summer on the Bluffs’ discussion with Sunny Hostin

    “It’s a love letter to Black love in all its forms…I hope people will take away from it that this world exists,” the author said. Last week, the Boston.com Book Club hosted a virtual discussion with author and “The View” co-host Sunny Hostin on her new novel, “Summer on the Bluffs.” Moderated by award-winning writer Deesha Philyaw, author […]

  • Continuing Education Course Educates Professionals on Changes to Baker Act Procedures

    … spurring the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) to begin offering continuing … the mental health law, basic human rights impacted by the Baker Act … Diane Stein Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida +1 727-422 …

  • THE DUALISM OF THE BOGOMILS

    At the end of the first quarter of the tenth century a very difficult socio-economic situation developed in Bulgaria, which gave rise to a new anti-clerical and anti-feudal movement influenced by the teachings of Mani. After the death of the Bulgarian Tsar Simeon (927), several invasions of the Magyars (the medieval Hungarians) led the country to face many social problems, particularly during the rule of his son, Tsar Petar the First (927-69).

  • Scientology celebrated World Friendship Day

    For World Friendship Day, the Church of Scientology Shares the Key to Lasting Relationships LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA • A new “Golden Rule” to kindle compassion, improve relationships, and empower happiness, from a common-sense, universal moral code The Church of Scientology International extends an invitation to people of goodwill to join Scientology Churches and Missions in support of International […]

  • UNODC, Italy’s Department of Public Security step up partnership to tackle organized crime, terrorism

    © UNODC Rome (Italy), 29 July 2021 – The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and Italy’s Department of Public Security of the Ministry of the Interior concluded today a memorandum of understanding to develop joint activities across UNODC’s mandate areas of drugs, crime corruption and terrorism. The MOU was signed by UNODC […]

  • Minority Mental Health Month: Human Rights Group Concerned African Americans May Be Exploited by Marketing Campaigns

    … for the Citizens Commission on Human Rights International (CCHR), has responded to … watchdog, the Citizens Commission on Human Rights has exposed and campaigned against … . Anne Goedeke Citizens Commission on Human Rights National Office +1 202-349 …

  • UK Uyghur-led campaign to highlights China’s abuse of Muslims

    UK Uyghur-led campaign to highlight China’s abuse of Muslims launched, boosted by large donation from Pears Foundation The cause of Uyghur Muslims facing repression in China has received a significant boost, with a £90,000 donation by Pears Foundation, a major funder spearheading the British Jewish community’s support.The donation has been made to ‘Stop Uyghur Genocide’, […]

  • Food systems transformation a ‘silver lining’ in COVID crisis: UN deputy chief

    A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday at the end of a major global food security meeting.

  • Attorneys Educated on New Changes to the Baker Acting of Children and Parental Rights

    … of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) hosted a virtual continuing … campaign to protect individuals from human rights violations committed through the abusive … of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights Humanitarian Award for his tireless …

  • REPX and EPIPOLI join forces to sell prepaid cards of Italy’s Football Teams in retail outlets

    … benchmark for brand analysis in sport and visibility, REPX is ranked … for level of visibility in sport, behind unicorns but ahead of …

  • “Horrific” Baker Act Abuses Fought by Florida Attorney

    … , the mental health human rights watchdog group Citizens Commission on Human Rights Florida, and … an attorney, which allows for human rights abuses and insurance fraud to … defense attorneys fighting mental health human rights abuses, hosted by the Citizens …

  • Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres  

    growing hunger: Inefficient global food production is at the root of a huge rise in hunger as well as one-third of all emissions and 80 per cent of biodiversity loss, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned, in a call to all countries to transform food systems to speed up sustainable development. Up to 811 million people faced […]

  • Volunteers help clean up after floods in Belgium

    Belgian Scientologists respond to the needs of friends and neighbors after unprecedented flooding submerged parts of the country. Brussels-based Churches of Scientology for Europe activated a team of Scientology Volunteer Ministers to help in the aftermath of what has been described as the worst flooding to hit Western Europe in more than two centuries. Cleanup from flooding […]

  • Religious persecution worldwide addressed at bipartisan multi-faith summit in Washington, DC

    … and egregious violations of human rights, such as the confinement … faith and human rights organizations contributed to religious and human rights education with … treaties and human rights education materials from Youth for Human Rights International. Other …

  • Mental Health Watchdog Celebrating 32 Years of Protecting Human Rights in Florida

    … of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) is celebrating 32 … a small group of human rights activists into a statewide … raising awareness on mental health human rights. [1] Over the past … Stein Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida +1 727 …

  • My personal “jihad” against Gaddafi

    1987, April 2, headquarters of the №36050 division of the Bulgarian People’s Army, Momchilgrad. The office of the chief of artillery intelligence. I, the private, sit at his desk and write “The Doctor of My Life” – those 13 pages of handwritten explanations on plaid sheets, on which it depends whether I will go to a military court to disband the army or not. Based on these explanations, the Deputy Chief of Military Counterintelligence of the Army Headquarters decided that I was “either innocent as an angel or the worst scum he had ever met,” choosing the first option and terminating the investigation. Naturally, during my studies at the Theological Academy “St. Kliment Ohridski ”- Sofia I am under constant surveillance with all the negatives of this, but at least I knew that I was being watched, that maybe against me special technical means are used, now known as special intelligence means (in the sense of today’s Bulgarian Law on Special intelligence means these are the technical means and the operational means for their application), but above all to take into account the human factor. The office of the Holy Synod was buzzing with paid, operative workers and agents, as well as volunteer informers and others with the lowest spiritual temperature.

  • ARIUS THE HERESIARCH AND HIS FALSE TEACHING 2

    reading and analysis of the poetic form of Arius’s peculiar “Arian Bible” entitled “Thalia” is found in Rowan Williams and William Bright

  • Climate finance, Fight hunger and poverty, the words ECOSOC President

    Ensuring COVID-19 vaccines for all will be critical if the world is to defeat the pandemic, the President of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), Munir Akram, said on Friday in his address to the closing its high-level segment.

  • ARIUS THE HERESIARCH AND HIS FALSE TEACHING 3

    Another important document on the decrees of the Council of Nicaea and early Arianism, authored by Emperor Constantine and addressed to Arius, is The Wicked Interpreter – Message of the Decrees of the Council of Nicaea, incipit: Κακὸς ἑρμηνεὺς (The Wicked Interpreter; dating: 333. The document ends with the words “Performed by Syncletius and Gaudentius, magistrates, when Paterius was prefect of Egypt, and was read in the palace.” (43.) And on the other hand: May God protect you, beloved.

  • ARIUS THE HERESIARCH AND HIS FALSE TEACHING (1)

    Being an “Antiochian”, Arius chose Alexandria as his field of activity, where he was ordained a presbyter. Here he entered into a dispute with Bishop Alexander and began to preach about the Son of God that He was not born of eternity from the being of God the Father, but was created in time. If He also represents the highest creation of God, through Whom the world was created, but is not equal and is not eternal to the Father, and although He is called the Son, then this is not in essence, but in adoption.

  • Slovenian Presidency debriefs EP committees on priorities | News | European Parliament

    Ministers outlined the priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU to parliamentary committees, in a series of meetings.
    Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport
    Committee on Foreign Affairs
    Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
    Committee on Culture and Education
    Committee on Development
    Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
    Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
    Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
    Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
    Committee on International Trade
    Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
    Committee on Fisheries
    Committee on Regional Development
    Committee on Transport and Tourism

    Source : © European Union, 2021 – EP

  • Minority Mental Health Month: Time for American Psychiatric Association to Disavow Slave-Owning “Father of Psychiatry”?

    … transgressions go far beyond the human rights abuse of enslaving another human … him? The Citizens Commission on Human Rights International traveling exhibit has been … . Anne Goedeke Citizens Commission on Human Rights, National Office +1 202-349 …

  • Reaffirming Parental Rights

    … of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) Florida. “Now … denounced the documented usurpation of human rights, both those of “ … expert in mental health human rights. CCHR Florida and its … an expert in mental health human rights, works to ensure patient …

  • Religious News From Around the Web July 12, 2021

    Supreme Court Religion Cases – Battles Won, More to Come; Mass Graves at Religious Schools in Canada; How Religion Affected the 2020 Election; Government Measures Exacerbate India’s Religious Divide; Sikhs Come to Aid of COVID victims in India; Decline of Christians Slows Supreme Court Religion Cases – Battles Won, More to Come This past Supreme […]

    The post Religious News From Around the Web July 12, 2021 appeared first on World Religion News.

  • PROJECTIONS OF NICEAN TRADITIONALISM AMONG MODERATE ARIANS IN THE IV CENTURY (4)

    After the regulation of the Arian problem with the first canon, the Second Ecumenical Council in its 2nd Canon emphasized the next main point for the reaction of the anti-Nicaean party against the trampling of the metropolitan autonomy and the authority of the provincial synods / councils as a final court. changing the status of the council convened in Serdica from an ecumenical to a local one, and also limited the appetites of the Roman bishop for supremacy. Pope Damasius (366-384) ratified the Creed at the Second Ecumenical Council, held in Constantinople (381), at which new Trinitarian heresies were exposed, but did not accept only the 3rd canon of the same council, which gave precedence. of the Bishop of Constantinople, on equating the dignity of the Primate of New Rome with that of the Primate of Old Rome.

  • PROJECTIONS OF NICEAN TRADITIONALISM AMONG MODERATE ARIANS IN THE IV CENTURY (3)

    The bishops of the East were provoked by the term “one in essence” (omousios) defined in Nicaea, as many of them saw in it a revival of the heresy of Sabelius. It is most probable that many of those who took part in the Council of the Eastern Party in Philippopolis had previously participated in the Council of the Sanctification in Antioch in 341, and in Sozomen we find several familiar names: Not only Eusebius took part in this council, who after Paul’s expulsion was transferred from Nicomedia to Constantinople, but also …. Theodore of Heraclius (formerly called Perintus) …. and many others ruling the Metropolitan Churches or no less important. ”

  • PROJECTIONS OF NICEAN TRADITIONALISM AMONG MODERATE ARIANS IN THE IV CENTURY (1)

    The Eastern bishops, supporters of the semi-Arian party, most of whom were members of the Council of Philippopolis in 343 with the subsequent supreme ecclesiastical forums, express precisely the pre-Nicene conservatism hostile to the term “omousios,” an innovation included in the Creed. the Ecumenical Council. This is one of the main reasons and explanations for the high intensity of church councils in the IV century due to the many anti-Trinitarian heresies and false teachings, in particular the teachings of Arius and his derivatives. Heresies seem to be multiplying, which in turn multiplies the convening of pro and contra fairs, each of them.

  • The second marriage of the clergy in Orthodox perspective (2)

    The church sees a lack of abstinence in remarriage. This defect also affects the person with whom you marry. That is why this rule protects the shepherd from such a reflection and does not allow those who are married to a widow or who have left (divorced) to be accepted in the sacred hierarchy. There was a similar law in the Old Testament church – Judith 16: 22-23: “She was longed for, but the man did not know her until the end of her days, from the day her husband Manasseh died.

  • The second marriage of the clergy in Orthodox perspective (1)

    As a God-man organism, the Church of Christ evolved according to the historical epoch of codification of individual rules, which right has always belonged to the conciliar conscience of the episcopal college on dogmatic or administrative problems and the adoption of new models in canonical practice.

  • The second marriage of the clergy in Orthodox perspective (3)

    Careful exegesis may seek to see whether the apostle, with the precept of monogamy, forbids any other kind of marriage or only certain kinds of existing marital practices. In addition to monogamy, the following 6 types of attitudes towards marriage are possible: 1) virginity; 2) celibacy after the first divorce; 3) widowhood after the death of the first wife; 4) simultaneous digamy or polygamy, ie. marriage to two or more women at the same time; 5) digamy or polygamy not in its own sense, ie. concubinage, violation of the purity of married life; 6) consistent digamy or polygamy, ie. marriage after the loss of one or more wives, regardless of the cause of the divorce (death, divorce).

  • PROJECTIONS OF NICEAN TRADITIONALISM AMONG MODERATE ARIANS IN THE IV CENTURY (2)

    Breastfed with the pure Orthodox faith, Wulfila bishop of the Goths (student of Ep. Sophilus Gothic, participant in the First Ecumenical Council) accepted the personal invitation of Emperor Theodosius

  • THE CHRISTIAN TESTIMONY AMONG PEOPLE OF LIVING RELIGIONS

    Christians are obliged to convey the message of God’s salvation in Jesus Christ to every person and to every nation. They testify in the context of their neighbors, who live according to other religious beliefs and ideological views. True witness follows Christ in respecting and acknowledging the uniqueness and freedom of others. We must admit that as Christians we have often looked for the worst in others and given a negative assessment of their religions. May we, as Christians, learn to witness to our neighbors in a spirit of humility and joy.

  • Honoring the saints of the West (2)

    The author of this text himself St. Archbishop John (Maximovich) of Shanghai Miracle Worker (+1966) was canonized a saint on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Orthodoxy in America in 1994 and his memory is celebrated on July 2 in all Orthodox Sisters-Churches. The text we offer here is from his report to the Council of Bishops in 1950.

  • CCHR: 25-Year Career Pharmacist Presents Holistic Solutions to Mental Health

    … of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), a mental health watchdog … Diane Stein Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida +1 727-422 …

  • Italy, US armies give food assistance to communities in AMISOM liberated areas

    … the Italian Contingent of the European Union Training Mission in Somalia, EUTM …

  • THE ANTHROPOLOGY IN THE “THEOLOGICAL EPISTLES” OF ST. GREGORY OF NAZIANZE

    Cappadocia has been a Christian territory for sixteen centuries. In this land one finds that dreamy intimacy of the Byzantine church, the supernatural atmosphere which the Fathers of the Orthodox Church, like Gregory of Nazianzus, wished to see realized in the sanctuary. St. Gregory bequeathed us 244 letters / epistles (Greek Patrology, volume 37), which, like most of his verses, we date to the period of his withdrawal from Arians between 383 and 389. But the two epistles to Presbyterian Cledonius (CI and CII) were written in 382 and were directed against the heresy of the Apollinarians (cf. J. Mossey, Gregoire de Nazianze, – Dictionaire d ”Histoire et de Geographie Ecclesiastique, Fascicule 126, 1987, col. 17-18). A deliberate local church council was convened against Apollinarianism in Rome in 382, ​​in which he took an active part and blah. Jerome. Together with letter CCII (202), they compiled the three “Theological Messages” of the saint, which were thoroughly studied by P. Gallay of the Institute of Scientific-Critical Publishing “Christian Sources” in Paris.

  • THE STATE, THE CHURCH AND THE FREEDOM

    In human society, freedom does not consist in the ability to do whatever you like, it would be an extreme disorder in the State, which would turn into oppression. But it consists in the possibility, thanks to civil laws, to live according to the precepts of eternal law. For those who rule, freedom is not to be able to command indiscriminately and on their whims. This would be criminal for the Church and very harmful for the State. The power of human laws must be such that it is seen as an application of the eternal law, and nothing is decreed that is not contained in the divine law, which is the source of all law – ecclesiastical or state. Very wise bl. Augustine wrote: “I believe that you see well that that civil law has nothing just and lawful that men have not drawn from this eternal law” (On Free Will, Book I, Chapter IV, No. 15).

  • LET’S NOT BE BLIND FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE FOREIGN SOUL …

    Representatives of Orthodox groups initially perceived it as a new concept that could lead to doctrinal compromises and that is alien to the Orthodox theological approach, because the truth cannot be divided and distinguished “to varying degrees of validity.” In the Holy Scripture, on which the unity of the Church is based, no distinction is made between major and minor truths, essential and insignificant teachings. Jesus Christ is “the way, the truth, and the life.” The understanding of the truth is a result of the grace of St. The Spirit of truth (John 16:13), who guides us to the fullness of this truth and testifies of Jesus as Lord (1 Cor. 12: 3). The Orthodox Advisory Group of the World Council of Churches clarified that this critical position does not mean that there is no distinction or distinction in Orthodox theological discussions and formulations. Orthodox theologians believe that the concept of “hierarchy of truths” could help to recognize and recognize constant and common teachings of the faith, such as the seven Ecumenical Councils and others. expositions of the Christian faith. The assertion of a “hierarchy of truths” is based on the belief that there is indeed a difference in the “closeness” of each individual truth to the foundation of faith, and the center and foundation is the person of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, to whom faith and life are oriented. .

  • Qumran horoscopes (4Q186, 4QMessAr)

    Among the Dead Sea manuscripts were found two documents from cave пе 4, one of which was written in ancient Hebrew and the other in Aramaic, and the dating of these manuscripts probably dates back to the end of the first century BC. These documents contain fragments of “horoscopes” or more precisely – of astrological physiognomies about the relationship between the characteristics of the individual and fate, according to the configuration of the stars at the birth of the individual. The Hebrew text published by J. Allegro is written with a childish cryptography (cipher). The text goes from left to right, instead of the normal for biblical Hebrew – from right to left, and also uses along with the standard square font (“ketav meruba”) and letters from the archaic (paleo-) Hebrew (or Phoenician), as well as letters from the Greek alphabet.

  • THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN THE THIRD MILLENNIUM

    It is difficult to determine the exact number of practicing (regular church) Orthodox Christians, it is only certain that the majority of self-identified as such do not know what God’s commandments are or what the Orthodox Catechism teaches, because they are from the so-called “Christmas Christians” ( celebrating Christmas and Easter in a family circle) or, as similar Christians around the world are also called – “four-wheeled Christians”, i.e. those who attend church for the first time in a pram to be baptized, their next entry into the temple is in a wedding limousine, when they enter into a church marriage, and finally they all leave for the last time for the temple, riding in the mourning hearse.

  • FORERUNNERS OF ARIANISM (PHENOMENOLOGY OF ARIANISM)

    Paul of Samosata is Bishop of Antioch, where he holds the public office of Procurator ducenarius, and has the unreserved support and patronage of Queen Zenobia of Palmyra. In 267, Zenobia’s husband Odenat and his eldest son died, and nominally the rule over the Palmyrians and the titles of great “King of Kings” and corrector totius orientis passed to his younger son Vabalat, but he actually ruled his widow. The educated ruler of Palmyra is tolerant, against any persecution, protector of Christians, unlike the Roman Empire, which is a systematic persecutor of Christianity.

  • FORERUNNERS OF ARIANISM (TRIADOLOGICAL DISPUTES)

    For the Church in the East and in the West, Origen is considered the most famous theologian of his time. He is generally perceived as an Orthodox theologian, although his Christology is not at all Orthodox. He is the most productive writer on Christological topics and has contributed immensely to the history of theology, developing the thesis of the eternal birth of the Son, but it is here that in relation to the divinity of the Son he interprets the “only begotten Son” in the sense that it is an instruction. only for the eternal sonship of Jesus Christ by God. For, if He is born in time, then the Son will not be different from the other creatures, from which it follows that He should not be called “the only begotten”.

  • The Geneva Kulturkampf (Projections of 19th century religious discrimination)

    Kulturkampf is a term in the history of Prussia and Germany, denoting a period of political and ideological clashes in the most general sense between German Protestantism and German Catholicism, and in a narrower sense between the rising German statehood represented by Otto von Bismarck and the perceived from it as hindering the national rise (in terms of secular education, civil marriages, etc.), subordinate to the Pope Catholic clergy. It all began in Berlin in 1870 with the annexation by Prussia of the other German states, which gave rise to the second (and later the third) German Reich. In 1872, the influential Jesuit order was banned. A number of other laws and administrative measures limit the influence of the Catholic Church in Germany. After a period of more or less intense struggle, in 1887 the new Pope Leo XIII declared the conflict over, which he said “harmed the church and did not benefit the state.”

  • ANCIENT LIBRARIES

    The Library of Solomon’s Temple in Jerusalem, built by the Holy King and Prophet Solomon 3,000 years ago. There, in the temple library, the sacred books (of the Old Testament) were kept in order not to add anything to the sacred text. This, according to the Talmud, guaranteed the purity of the scriptures. There were three sacred scrolls in the Jerusalem temple (Hebrew for Sefer, Megillat Sefer): Sefer Mahon (named after a settlement near Tiberias, an important literary center), Sefer Zatute (miniature, minuscule scroll), Sefer Hee ( according to the name of its owner, who was a noted writer).

  • Philippi or Philippopolis (2)

    Prof. Asen Chilingirov presents a very plausible hypothesis for a possible change in the New Testament geography sacra – to the citizens of which ancient city was the Epistle to the Philippians addressed to the Apostle Paul. Born in 1932 in Sofia. Graduated in history, music and art history in Bulgaria. Since 1964 he has lived and worked in Berlin, Germany. He also studied art history at Humboldt University. He is the author of over 400 scientific papers. Among them are “Great History of Christian Art in Bulgaria” and “Cultural History of Bulgaria”, published in German in FRGermany and the GDR. He teaches at the Universities of Berlin and Leipzig. He was a chief consultant for Balkan art in the Encyclopedia of Medieval Art in Rome from 1984 to 1995.

  • The Council of Philippopolis (Nicene Orthodoxy and Arian Heresy)

    The core of the theme is chronologically situated in the Roman-Byzantine period, when with the construction of the new capital, the center of gravity of the Empire moved from West to East. Some forms of Christianity do not accept the Nicene doctrine. The antagonism between Orthodoxy and Arianism was to the detriment of the Empire, so during the reign of Emperor Constantius II, a staunch and zealous Arian, the struggle against Nicaean Orthodoxy was waged mercilessly.

  • Orthodoxy and Heresy in IVth century

    We can assume that there was a first meeting of the Eastern bishops invited by the imperial vicar of Philippopolis – held on the city’s Acropolis (as suggested by Leslie Barnard in his study of the Council of Serdica in 343) or at the stadium where it met The “Thracian National Assembly” of the autonomous ancient city, probably before they left for Serdica, where the ecumenical council convened in 343 was to be held. With the constitution of a separate eastern council in Philippopolis, there is every reason to locate, as the venue of the council sessions of 344, an early Christian basilica in Palestinian-Roman style (at the address of the metropolitan house of today’s Roman Catholic bishop of the city Plovdiv, Blvd. “Kn. Maria Luiza” №3). The early Christian church is astonishing in its size (including the atrium and the courtyard): its total length is 86.30 m (the length of the nave with the apse is 56.50 m) and its width is 38.50 m; it is the largest building of its kind from the IV-VI century in the Balkans – for comparison, the Basilica of Constantine in Rome is 100 m long by 76 m wide, and the basilica in Pompeii – 67 m by 25 m.

  • THE UNIVERSAL CHRISTIAN – VLADIMIR SOLOVYOV

    ue to the totalitarian nature of communist monoideology in the Eastern Bloc countries, the rich treasury of Russian religious philosophy was repressed and locked to a wide readership. My interest in Russian religious philosophy and, in particular, my piety for this philosopher, called “the father of Orthodox ecumenism”, date back to that time.

  • 40 years of WCC and Vatican in the scope of the KGB

    and will reveal more thoroughly Secret services’ interest in religious organizations. The book “The KGB and the Bulgarian State Security Service – connections and dependences” is a Collection of Records (1950-1991),ISBN 978-954-92467-1-1, Sofia, 2009, edited by the Committee for Disclosing the Documents and Announcing Affiliation of Bulgarian Citizens to the State Security and the Intelligence Services of the Bulgarian National Army (CDDAABCSBNA) of the Republic of Bulgaria. It is the first in a series of publications which will facilitate researchers in their work with confidential files from the funds of the archives of the Bulgarian former secret services.

  • The Qumranite Society or the New Union Society

    e discovery of the Dead Sea Manuscripts between 1947 and 1956 was an event that ushered in a new era of Bible study, early post-biblical Judaism, and the beginning of Christianity. Written in Hebrew and Aramaic and dating from 200 BC. until the middle of the first century AD, they allowed an incomparable and revolutionary view of Jewish life and worldview in Palestine during a fateful period in the development of Jewish and Christian religious thought. With their first publication in 1962 and the revised 1975 edition, these unbiblical Qumran texts became an accessible and convenient introduction to the organization, customs, history, and beliefs of the municipality that created them. These remarkable documents serve as an authoritative guide in the study of ancient Judaism and the nascent Christianity of the same period.

  • Views on socio-political construction of Vladimir Solovyov and his followers

    Russian religious philosophers, without exception, hold the view that Christianity is not limited to morality, that the essence of Christianity is the God-man Jesus Christ himself, and once he accepts Him as God and man, we cannot but accept mystical metaphysics, with a development of which Russian religious thinkers are engaged.

  • CHURCH AND FINANCES

    tely, it is talked more and more of Islamic banking and Islamic insurance, penetrating Europe. Little is known, however, of the initiatives of Christian churches for regulating the financial situation of religious Christian organizations in the age of global secularism.

  • Milano Say No to Drugs volunteers work with City on international Day against drugs

    WORLD DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND TRAFFICKING 2021. Say NO to drugs volunteers in Milan with the support of CityHall Bike service BIKEMI The Say NO to Drugs volunteers in Milan brought the Truth about Drugs to Milan by bicycle thanks to the support of BIKEMI which offered the use of their bicycles free of […]

  • Billions risk being without access to water and sanitation services by 2030 

    Without an urgent injection of cash, billions globally are at risk of still being without lifesaving access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030, according to a new UN report published on Thursday. 

  • Involuntary Psychiatric Treatments: Documentary Raises Human Rights Group’s Concerns About Electroshock

    … , including the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), contend that ECT is … electroshock. The Citizens Commission on Human Rights National Office in Washington, DC … . Anne Goedeke Citizens Commission on Human Rights, National Office +1 202-349 …

  • Watchdog Group Helps End Abuse of Parental Rights

    … years the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) Florida’s … an expert in mental health human rights, works to ensure patient … all constitutional, civil and human rights. It was L. Ron … Samuel Guillard Citizens Commission on Human Rights Florida +1 727-442 …

  • Mental Health Watchdog Hosting Legal Continuing Education Course for Attorneys

    … The Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida (CCHR) … to protect individuals from human rights violations committed through the … the Citizens Commission on Human Rights Humanitarian Award for … Stein Citizens Commission on Human Rights of Florida +1 727 …

  • Norway returned ancient coins to Bulgaria

    The most valuable among them is from Thassos, dating from 525-463 BC. Today, the Minister of Culture of Norway Rabid Raja handed over to the Bulgarian Ambassador Vera Shatilova 51 ancient Roman and one ancient Greek coin, exported illegally from our country. Among the artifacts returned to Bulgaria, the coin from Thassos, which dates from […]

  • Handcuffed and Carted Away

    … , the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) Florida and others … an expert on Mental Health Human Rights, is certified on the … an expert in mental health human rights, works to ensure patient … all constitutional, civil and human rights. It was L. Ron …

  • THE COUNCILS OF THE FOURTH CENTURY AND THE CONFLICT BETWEEN EAST AND WEST IN A CHURCH-HISTORICAL CONTEXT

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    Monday 7 June, 2021

    Jessie May is delighted to announce that Skechers UK, based in St Albans, have joined the charity as corporate partners.


    Jessie May is a hospice at home care charity that provides palliative and respite care to terminally ill children, and their families, across the South West. A Jessie May nurse will provide specialist nursing care to terminally ill children with extremely complex medical needs in their own home.


    Skechers have provided all Jessie May nurses with a free pair of their memory-foam trainers, to help them keep comfortable during their daily work. They have also generously offered 50% off to all office staff, recognising the hard work that they undertake behind the scenes to support the team of nurses.


    The partnership has come about through the friendship of Jessie May nurse Charlotte Baker and Skechers MD Pete Youell. Having heard many stories from Charlotte about the work Jessie May do, Pete was keen to help.


    “Here at Skechers we endeavour to help our community the best way we can” says Peter Youell, Managing Director at Skechers UK & Ireland. “Partnering with the amazing children’s hospice, Jessie May, on such an important cause is an honour and we managed to provide care staff with comfortable work shoes that are essential to their role”. Lindsey Horton, Corporate Partnerships Officer at Jessie May, is delighted with the support.


    “Jessie May nurses can be on their feet all day, supporting children and families when they need it the most. Could you walk a mile in their shoes? I doubt it, but Skechers decided that a little comfort would help and embraced our nurses by offering them footwear that supports their feet as well as looking fashionable. It’s so lovely to partner with a company that has so much “sole”. Thank you so much and welcome to the Jessie May family.”



    Corporate partners form an essential aspect of support for Jessie May. There are many ways companies can get involved including Caring at Work https://www.jessiemay.org.uk/caring-at-work/ or having Jessie May as your Charity of the Year


    https://www.jessiemay.org.uk/fundraising-and-events/corporate-fundraising/charity-of-the-year/



    //:ENDS




    Distributed by https://pressat.co.uk/

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    … community with help. On the Scientology website, an interactive timeline, 20 … Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. The Miami Church is featured … platforms. Media Relations Church of Scientology International +1 323-960-3500 …

  • AI technologies must prevent discrimination and protect diversity | News | European Parliament

    Reducing gender, social or cultural bias in AI technologies is key, said the Culture and Education Committee in a resolution adopted on Tuesday.
    Committee on Culture and Education

    Source : © European Union, 2021 – EP

  • Celebrating the Birthday of Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard

    … Founder of the only major religion to emerge in the 20th … the overwhelming curiosity about the religion and its founder as … into the everyday lives of Scientologists, the Church as an … platforms. Media Relations Church of Scientology International +1 323-960- …

  • How Scientology Volunteer Ministers Helped Orlando Get Through the Worst of the Pandemic

    … A Look Ahead, the Scientologists were on the front lines … ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion. For more information, visit … ;21 interactive timeline at Scientology.org/2021. … Media Relations Church of Scientology International +1 323-960 …

  • Cross-Border Friendship Continues with Relief for a Croatian Town from the Italian Scientology Community

    … Croatia earthquake relief initiative, Scientology Volunteer Ministers bring supplies to … Scientology of Padova and has participated in each of the Scientologists … City, Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige called on Scientologists to …

  • Meet Three Scientologists Who Are Moving Forward Creating the Future Despite the Pandemic

    … photographs. Scientologists@home is an original series featured on the Scientology Network … on Scientology Network and the Daily Connect website, the Scientologists@home … Miscavige, ecclesiastical leader of the Scientology religion, on March 12, 2018. …

  • Scientology Volunteers Help Clean Up After a Massive Oil Spill in Israel

    … Jaffa, volunteers from the Scientology Center of Tel Aviv … in the mid-1970s by Scientology Founder L. Ron Hubbard … strength as well.” The Scientology Center of Israel was … of the Scientology religion. Media Relations Church of Scientology International +1 …

  • Tribute Special Honoring Jazz Legend Chick Corea to Stream on Scientology Network

    … chickcoreatribute.tv. — The Scientology Network debuted on March … curiosity of people about Scientology, the network takes … the everyday lives of Scientologists; showing the Church as … uplifting communities. Broadcast from Scientology Media Productions, the …

  • Italian Scientologists Rally to Reopen Croatian School Destroyed by the Earthquake

    … of February. The Church of Scientology Volunteer Ministers program is a … City, Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige called on Scientologists to redouble … well.” Media Relations Church of Scientology International +1 323-960-3500 …

  • As the Scientology Super Bowl Ad Aired, a New Interactive Timeline of the Church’s Global Pandemic Response Went Live

    … scenes at how Scientology Churches and Scientologists reached out … and preventive gear. Scientology Volunteer Ministers then carried … The Founder of the Scientology religion is L. Ron Hubbard … the religion’s ecclesiastical leader. The Church of Scientology …

  • SuperBowl runs a new Scientology ad for the 9th consecutive year

    A new Scientology Super Bowl ad has run for the ninth year running, and while the graphics and music, pacing and use of light are very similar to the ones of previous years, there is one point that makes it unique. Most of earlier productions were intended as stand-alone, timeless communications. This year’s was clearly […]

  • The Great Chick Corea last words to continue joy of creating

    His last words “I want to thank all of those along my journey who have helped keep the music fires burning bright. It is my hope that those who have an inkling to play, write, perform or otherwise, do so. If not for yourself then for the rest of us. It’s not only that the […]

  • MEPs: EU recovery instruments must also support young people and sports sector | News | European Parliament

    MEPs call on the Commission and member states to increase their efforts to prevent the pandemic from having lasting negative effects on young people and the sports sector.
    Committee on Culture and Education

    Source : © European Union, 2021 – EP

  • Scientology helps new businesses get off on the right foot.

    … purposes? The Church of Scientology Volunteer Ministers are offering … , of the Church of Scientology National Affairs Office. The … of the Church of Scientology. Additional courses based on … . Susan Taylor Church of Scientology National Affairs Office +1 …

  • Volunteers helped Croatian families after Earthquake

    Hungarian and Italian Scientologists Deliver Vital Aid to Croatian Families Devastated by Last Month’s Earthquake Freezing temperatures add to the challenges facing victims of the 6.4 magnitude Croatia earthquake. Volunteer Ministers bring cooking and heating equipment along with other aid. Two bright yellow vans rolled into Croatia last week. On the side of each van was […]

  • Faith in the Frontline with COVID19

    Interfaith Response to COVID-19 Faith-based organizations and religious institutions have been in the frontline mitigating the impacts of COVID19 and providing communities with much needed guidance and support. This page highlights some of the actions that have been taken and guidelines that have been issued by faith institutions. This is not an exhaustive nor a […]

  • Scientologists organized blood drive in California

    … Church of Scientology on Sunset Boulevard is configured to serve Scientologists in … first episode of Inside Scientology on the Scientology Network. It premiered in … March 2018, when Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige …

  • Public evangelism may be doing more harm to religion than good

    … them with the message, “my religion is the truth, you are … , understand and resonate with another religion. Know this and know peace …

  • FRANCE : A White Paper on the bill confirming respect for the principles of the Republic

    Experts question the 1905 Law and make proposals HRWF/ Bitter Winter (11.01.2021) – While the bill Consolidating Respect for the Principles of the Republic (former bill on separatism) is currently being examined by a special committee of the French National Assembly, three renowned experts have just published a white paper entitled Laïcité, How to Preserve it. To […]

  • Volunteer Ministers from Scientology of Italy Respond to Earthquake in Croatia

    … Civil Protection Volunteers of the Scientology Community—raise donations and … Civil Protection Team of the Scientology Community—are experienced Volunteer … City, Scientology ecclesiastical leader Mr. David Miscavige called on Scientologists to redouble …

  • Scientology Volunteer Ministers Calm Dangerous Environment

    … Director of the Church of Scientology Volunteer Ministers of Florida. “People … nineteen subjects covered in the Scientology Handbook, the basic textbook for … . About the Church of Scientology: The Scientology religion was founded by humanitarian and …

  • Monterey author empowers her character, herself, and her community

    … an audience. Champion titled the book “Salmon Croquettes,” after the recipe … seasoned reader, as well. The book is written in the first … other reason to buy the book, the recipe is killer.” P … , is available at River House Books in Carmel and online at …

  • State aid: Commission approves €108 million Danish aid measure to support coronavirus-related research and development activities of Bavarian Nordic

    European Commission Press release Brussels, 23 Aug 2021 The European Commission has approved a €108 million Danish aid measure to support coronavirus-related research and development (R&D) activities of Bavarian Nordic, a company active in the vaccine development and manufacturing industry. The scheme was approved under the State aid Temporary Framework.

  • Bandit attacks in northern Nigeria take their toll on besieged Christians

    A church is seen guarded by soldiers behind sandbags, in Maiduguri, Nigeria May 23, 2014. Christian houses of worship are guarded by military soldiers at all times in Maiduguri. Life is fraught for many Christians in northern Nigeria, and at least 3,462 of them, including 10 priests or pastors, were murdered this year in the […]

  • UN warns of Afghanistan ‘humanitarian crisis’ – Vatican News

    The United Nations has sent a stark message to world leaders, warning that Afghanistan is facing an “absolute catastrophe” including widespread hunger and financial collapse.

  • Hurricane Grace lashes eastern Mexico as it moves inland – Vatican News

    At least eight people have been killed and three are still missing, after Hurricane Grace hit Mexico twice in two days, causing widespread damage, flooding, and landslides.

  • What happens to your body if you drink tea every day

    It’s no secret that tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world. People drink it before bed, in the morning to wake up or in the afternoon – when it’s time for tea.

  • France has entered the fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic

    Attal said the new wave was “faster” and had a “steeper slope” than all previous ones, adding that “the dynamics of the pandemic are extremely strong”.

  • Lack of a nutrient can shorten your life

    Eating greasy fish irregularly means a lack of omega-3s in your diet, which can shorten your life even more than smoking, warn new research, quoted by the Daily Mail.

  • States have the primary responsibility to … protect the human rights of religious minorities

    Today we honour and remember the victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief. Across the world, we continue to witness a rise in hate speech, intolerance, and even physical violence and attacks on individuals, groups, and sites, purely because of their religious beliefs or significance. This violence often goes hand-in-hand with the […]

  • International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief | 22 August

    Human Rights Related to Freedom of Religion or Belief Freedom of religion or belief, freedom of opinion and expression, the right to peaceful assembly and the right to freedom of association are interdependent, interrelated and mutually reinforcing. They are enshrined in articles 18, 19 and 20 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Upholding these rights […]

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