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Teacher, has passed the crucifixion of the class, dismissed
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Such a decision by the court in one of the Swiss cantons.
Court of the Swiss canton of Valais has confirmed the decision to suspend a teacher, which made the classes of the crucifixion. Final sentence, the court has not ruled.
Teacher Valentine Abgottshpon was fired in October 2010 after refusing to return the crucifixion, which earlier withdrew from the walls of classrooms. In this Abgottshpon said that the presence of crucifixes in schools contradicts the freedom of conscience.
In November, a teacher filed a complaint with the local court. Now, after a court decision, he is considering a new complaint.
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In the Bavarian Garmisch-Partenkirchen, an exhibition of "Church and Sport"
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At the opening in the Bavarian mountain resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the World Championships in winter sports is a large exhibition of "Church and Sport", which is already in the morning inspecting the first visitors of the number of athletes participating in competitions. Reported by the Munich church radio online.
Responsible for organizing the exhibition is representative of the Catholic Church, Msgr. Kambenzi Martin, who believes that "there are many parallels between sports and faith, contributing to the overall unity of body and soul."
Church tent, where an exhibition, together with its consultants offer its visitors daily from 8:00 to 13:30 am and meditation, and "dinner music".
Organizers of the exhibition "Church and Sport" who believe that pastoral care should be present in all situations, including at the World Championships in winter sports. "
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Priests to conquer the musical Olympus
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Three clergymen of the city of Gap in the French Alps to conquer the French musical Olympus and continue triumphal procession through the world's best sites.
In March 2010, in France, was released a music album with the Latin name of «Spiritus Dei». Trio "Priests" - the cure, Jean-Michel Barde, vicar of Charles trash and a young seminarian, a native of Vietnam, Nguyen Dinh Nguyen marks a quarter of the Suite in D minor for harpsichord "Sarabande" by Georg Friedrich Handel. Words to music by Handel wrote the bishop Gapa and Embry, Jean-Michel di Falco Leandro, which is partly owned and the idea of creating a trio of singing priests. Adapted the work of the great composer Didier Barbelivien.
Proceeds from album sales are transmitted to the restoration of the Church of Our Lady of Lo, at St. Teresa School in Madagascar and other charities.
In 2011, the album «Spiritus Dei» trio "priests" remains in the top ten most popular music CDs in France (at the end of December 2010 the disc has sold 750 thousand copies).
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WORLD ANTI-CHRIST. Fox TV Channel has banned advertisements referring to the Gospel
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American broadcaster Fox has banned advertisements for the show site lookup316.com, which contains a reference to the Gospel of John. As reported by portal The Hollywoodreporter, advertising has been banned because of its religious orientation.
Movie scheduled to show during the finals of the National Football League (Super Bowl) on February 6.
In the video, which is available on the Internet, showing how a group of young people watching on TV football. Later in the frame appears footballer, who has written on his face paint John 3:16 (ie: John 3:16). TV viewers asking each other what it meant, and then decide to see the answer on the Internet.
In the third chapter, and verse 16 of John's Gospel says: "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life." The Hollywoodreporter notes that this is one of the most quoted verses of the entire Gospel.
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In Latvia, the Gospel published in the form of an illustrated magazine
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The Latvian Bible Society published the Gospel of Luke on the layout of a modern and brightly illustrated magazine.
The purpose of publishers - with the help of associative images reveal for the modern man the meaning of ancient texts.
According to the newspaper Latvijas avize, today executed a similar way the Bible become the world's more popular because many people are more inclined to magazine format.
"This does not mean that the Bible will no longer be published in a traditional form" - said the representative of the Latvian Bible Society theologian Valdis Teraudkalns, adding that the publication of the magazine version of the Gospel of Luke - it's "a step toward rapidly developing world."
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China has not become a country of mass atheism
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Despite the continuing over half a century rigid ideological "war on religion", China has not become a country of mass atheism. The data suggest that the latest research, atheists consider themselves to be barely 15% of its citizens.
The actual level of religiosity in China is very difficult to determine. Thus, according to official figures of 1 billion 300 million Chinese are only 100 million are believers, but in reality this figure may be an order of magnitude greater.
In recent years, sociologists of the most authoritative research centers in China, including Peking University, conducted a thorough study of Chinese attitudes toward religion. The scientists note that their findings may have serious errors, because, despite the guarantee of complete anonymity, not all participants were honest in the answers, all the same fear of possible reprisals "for religion." Nevertheless, it was found that 85% of Chinese people have religious beliefs. Even members of the Communist Party of China, in which atheism is a condition of membership, not too true atheist ideology: 17% of them confessed to the commitment of any of the religions, while 65% - of involvement in religious practices during the past year.
The most popular religion of China is Buddhism. Considers himself a Buddhist, one in five Chinese (18% of citizens).
750 million Chinese have admitted to worship their ancestors. Christians called themselves the 33 million Chinese and 40 million more said they believe in Jesus Christ and help participate in Christian rituals. According to the authors, the real number of Christians in China may reach 60 million.
Faced with the failure of an atheistic state seeks to put all the faithful under their control. For this purpose, are controlled by the regime of "hand" of believers, like "Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association." Total to date are five such groups: Buddhist, Taoist, Islamic, Catholic and Protestant. They signed a joint declaration calling to serve the People's Republic, and tolerance for each other.
The Chinese government, meanwhile, announced its intention to "take seriously" for the Protestant underground. The official purpose of such action - to force them to join the recognized authorities in church structures. It is expected that the objects of repression become, above all, the so-called "house churches", sometimes numbering several thousand faithful.
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Tula diocese launches educational program for the prevention of child alcoholism
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Tula diocese launches educational program for the prevention of child alcoholism.
In the Tula diocese launched the Orthodox educational program designed to fight child beer alcohol.
As described in the missionary department of the diocese, the program "finch-Pyzhik, where were you?" Is designed primarily for seniors and students in specialized secondary schools - those who may have faced or will face with the alcohol or drug addiction.
Missionaries offer schoolchildren and students kinolektsii, which include two documentaries: "finch-Pyzhik, where were you?" (Author - Archimandrite Tikhon Shevkunov, Co Church Community Council to counter the threat of alcohol) and "The World at Your Fingertips" ( author of the film - Viacheslav Orekhov, won the Grand Prix Festival Radonezh in 2009).
In addition, the clergy is carried out with the guys talk about the terrible effects of child alcoholism, during which the missionaries and students "work together" are the main cause of alcohol beer - "spiritual emptiness adolescents' inability to take his life that should be its content - the belief , sports, creativity, and future child-rearing, career choice.
The premiere of a new program of the Missionary Department of the Tula diocese held on February 7 Belkovskoy rural school district Venevsky and aroused great interest among the students, noted in the missionary department.
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Minturizma Israel will participate in an international conference of Christian media in the U.S.
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This coming Saturday, February 26, in the U.S. city of Nashville, Tenn., will be the largest international conference of Christian media - NRB (National Religious Broadcasters).
According to preliminary data, in this representative forum will be attended by five thousand journalists from around the world, including leading commentators and television and radio, whose audience consists of millions of people.
Israeli Tourism Ministry is considering participation in the NRB as an integral part of the larger marketing program initiated by the head office Stas Misezhnikov (NDI) from the very beginning of his inauguration. With the main emphasis is on positioning Israel as the Holy Land, with its center in Jerusalem.
At the conference in the Israeli pavilion visitors will meet representatives of the tourism industry, whose activities are focused primarily on working with Christian communities.
Ministry of Tourism will hold in Nashville special festive meal, which invited more than a thousand people - Christian leaders and media representatives. Will be discussed and the diversity of existing opportunities to visit Israel, the intensification of the pilgrimage to the Holy Land, in particular evangelical Christians.
It should be noted that in the past, the 2010-meters in Israel, visited by about three and a half million visitors, of whom 70% were Christians, for the most part - the pilgrims.
"Christian" Inbound tourism is a basic component of our business. This year the main focus in this area will focus on strengthening and developing cooperation with religious authorities, leaders of various Christian communities, especially evangelists. The implementation of the existing capacity of this community, there are millions of people around the world, will significantly increase the inflow of tourists to Israel! "- Said Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov (NDI).
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WORLD ANTI-CHRIST. In southern Sudan, killed a Catholic nun
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The extremist group called the Lord's Resistance Army »(The Lord's Resistance Army, LRA), has moved into the territory of Southern Sudan after a series of bloody atrocities committed in northern Uganda.
In Sudan, the LRA rebels massacred 37-year-old nun tells CWN with reference to Bishop Edward Hiiboro biting, head of the Catholic Diocese of Tombura-Yambio.
"Every day is going, and address the LRA or not, every day brings terror and pain for all of us living in constant fear of renewed attacks," - said the Bishop in a conversation with a representative of "the Church in Need", discussing the recent chain kidnappings and killings that have taken place in recent weeks.
"The threat to the expansion of violence could complicate the work of the new Government of Southern Sudan, destroying the resources of a young country, because he will fight to protect its citizens" - said the bishop to the outcome of the recent referendum, in which the vast majority of the inhabitants of southern Sudan called for the creation of a separate state.
"Lord's Resistance Army" - the nationalist parahristianskaya Ugandan rebel group, recruited its fighters from the representatives of the Acholi. Founded by Joseph Kony, who had declared himself a prophet and the voice of the Holy Spirit. Grouping works since 1987, fighting against the government of Museveni in Uganda for the establishment of a theocratic regime. First group was called "the Ugandan People's Democratic Christian Army, and then changed it to" Uganda Christian Democratic Army, from 1991-92. movement is its modern name.
In the ideology of the organization of the elements of Christian teaching are combined with traditional African beliefs. In this most cruel terror and violence perpetrated by adherents of LRA, in practice, completely contrary to the declared the motion calls to establish morality based on the Biblical 10 Commandments. Bases and outposts are on the LRA in southern Sudan and neighboring Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Notoriety gained mass abductions of children, of which the LRA rebels educate their followers.
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