Category: Christianity
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FECRIS fined for repeated derogatory statements about Jehovah’s Witnesses
HRWF (09.07.2021) – On 27 November 2020, the District Court of Hamburg condemned FECRIS (European Federation of Centres of Research and Information on Cults and Sect) for defaming the general movement of Jehovah’s Witnesses in public statements made in the framework of its conferences from 2009 to 2017 that were posted later on its website.…
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ELSiA invites you to join webinar on LIFE programme
Following up from the Laudato Si’ Reflection Day 2021, the European Laudato Si’ Alliance (ELSiA) is organizing an ad hoc webinar to discover more about the LIFE programme, the EU flagship funding instrument for the environment and climate action. The event will take place online Wednesday July 7th 2021, at 14:30 (CEST).
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Survey finds Jews worry about anti-Semitism
Jewish Americans tend to be white and although many participate, at least occasionally, in some traditional religious practices, they are less religious than the rest of the country, a Pew Research Center survey has found.
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THE COUNCILS OF THE FOURTH CENTURY AND THE CONFLICT BETWEEN EAST AND WEST IN A CHURCH-HISTORICAL CONTEXT
Shortly after the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea in the East (325) , the reaction of the Arians and semi-Aryans arose. Politically strong Arianism came on the scene, in the role of sworn enemy of everything that defined the Nicene Creed. Councils are convened against councils, symbols of faith are drawn up against other symbols…
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THE DUTIES OF THE CHRISTIAN TO HIMSELF
The Christian must strive for infinite moral perfection: “Be perfect,” says the Savior, “as your Father is perfect” (Matt. 5:48). That is why he must be vigilant in his thoughts, feelings and actions, because he is surrounded on all sides by enemies of his salvation, which Christ pointed out to us in His parable of…
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THE DUTIES OF A CHRISTIAN TO NEIGHBORS
In addition to a position with God, the Christian has a commandment to love one’s neighbor as a creation and likeness of God. Christian love of neighbor requires from us an inner union with them – a union that expels from the relationship any pride and selfishness, personal gain and interests to self-denial. Love of…
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THE DUTIES OF A CHRISTIAN TO GOD
One of the Jewish scribes, wishing to test Christ, asked Him before the people, “Master, what commandment is great before the law?” And Jesus answered, “Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” The second such basic commandment is, “Thou shalt love…
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The royal new martyrs of Christianity
A total of 19 Romanovs who were liquidated by the Bolshevik government were canonized as new martyrs for Christ’s sake (victims of anti-Christian forces), first by the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, later recognized as such by the Moscow Patriarchate, and are revered by all Orthodox sister churches. When the villainous execution of the imperial family…
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Biblical aspects of the environmental problem
The problem related to ecology is not only to clean public places and beaches from garbage – this is the concern of local municipal authorities; economic problems are an aesthetic issue that presupposes the preservation of visible harmony between the city and the environment. The problem is not limited to the fight against noise in…
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Card. Hollerich offers condolences on the passing away of former Nuncio to the EU, Archbishop Lebeaupin
It is with great sadness that we learned on Thursday 24 June 2021 about the passing away of Archbishop Alain Paul Lebeaupin, Apostolic Nuncio to the European Union from 2013 to 2021. The President of COMECE, Cardinal Hollerich, released a statement remembering Mgr. Lebeaupin’s outstanding professional experience and most valuable counsel.