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WORLD ANTI-CHRIST. Islamic insurgents have burned Christian villages in Mindanao
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Islamic extremists on February 8 burned the Christian village near the town of Mlang in Mindanao. It is reported that no casualties, but dozens of people were forced to leave their homes.
According to representatives of the Philippine armed forces, for arson is America Umbra Kato, the former leader of the terrorist organization Islamic Liberation Front Moro (Milf), recently created a new army to continue the struggle and the establishment of an Islamic state in Mindanao.
Two days ago, Eid Kabala, a spokesman for the Islamic Liberation Front, denied involvement of his organization in the arson. In his opinion, the reason for arson were internecine strife between Muslims and Christians.
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WORLD ANTI-CHRIST. In Indonesia, the Islamists have set fire to two Christian churches
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It happened during a clash with police Islamists, who defended the killing of a man accused of "blasphemy."
Last Tuesday a group of aggressive Muslims in clashes with police set fire to two Christian churches in Indonesia, another temple was ransacked.
Unrest in the city Temangung in the central part of Java island began after the court announced the verdict, 58, Bavenganu Antonius, who, according to investigators, distributed leaflets insulting to Muslims content. Accused of "blasphemy," the man received the maximum for such cases a prison sentence - five years.
However, local Muslims have considered such a sentence too lenient and demanded the execution of Bavengana. About 1,5 thousand violent Muslims began throwing stones at police and torched a police vehicle. In response, law enforcement officers used tear gas and fired into the air.
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A unique exhibition of Bibles will go on a tour of Kazakhstan
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Karaganda Protestants have created a unique exhibition of the Bible, which plans to send a tour of Kazakhstan.
The exhibition is dedicated not only to the Bible itself, but also the persecution of believers. To keep the books, they hid their scriptures in a loaf of bread in jars with a double bottom and even in gas cylinders.
Pride exhibition - read the Bible to the holes 1929.
"There were times when a book was at the church. It passed from hand to hand ", - says organizer Victor Ohman.
By the way, the organizers say they have made the exhibition by his parishioners in just three weeks, and especially did not expect to succeed. But because of the influx of visitors to no end, they decided to send the exhibit on tour to Kazakhstan.
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ROC offers distant learning social service
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In the course of employment, in particular, will be discussed especially by different categories of need.
Synodal Department for Church Charity and Social Service opened on its website (diaconia.ru) section "Distance Learning", which aims to provide the necessary information and to become a training ground for anyone who wants to engage in social service.
Distance learning technologies of social service includes a story about the methods of social work and suggests an opportunity for everyone to get expert help Synodal Department for charity, responsible for various areas of social ministry of the Church.
Training will be conducted online, using web technology seminar, which suggests that the questions and interactive communication speakers and listeners.
Among those lessons - to raise funds for social projects, organization of volunteer service, work "with the case, assistance to various categories of need: women in difficult life situations, drug addicts, alcoholics, homeless ...
Classes will be scheduled once or twice a week. They can take part as representatives of the dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church, NGOs, and active laity who want to help their neighbors. One lesson will be about half to two hours.
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WORLD ANTI-CHRIST. British minister offered to remove the word "Christians" of the European Parliament resolution against the oppression of Christians
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UK Minister for European Affairs, David Lidington opposed the use of the word "Christians" in the European Parliament resolution concerning the harassment of Christians.
"It's a sad day for our country when a minister from the Conservatives, David Lidington opposed any mention of Christians in the text of an international resolution, designed to protect and support the persecuted and exterminated the Christian minority", - writes the Internet-portal «Protect the Pope» citing the Catholic newspaper «The Tablet».
The authors urge their readers to write D. Lidingtonu and demand from him an explanation on the matter.
Resolution on the situation of Christians in the light of the protection of freedom of religion ", condemning the killings and discrimination against Christians in different countries, was adopted on 20 January. Data, widely publicized MEPs suggest that Christians are brutally persecuted in Egypt, Nigeria, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, the Philippines.
The resolution, addressed to governments and parliaments of those countries, was adopted by majority vote. She voted for the representatives of all political parties present in the European Parliament.
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Baptists asked to Lebanese Christians around the world for prayer support
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Lebanese Baptists appealed to Christians around the world asking for prayers for their country.
Appointment billionaire Nadshiba Mikati new head of government has provoked in many cities across the country rally supporters of his predecessor, Saad Hariri.
Mikati's candidacy was put forward by pro-Iranian movement Hezbollah. In Parliament he has received the most votes: 68 MPs voted for him, 60 for Hariri's Western-backed. January 12, after the opposition has put its powers, the government collapsed Hariri. Cause of the crisis became the UN tribunal investigating the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005. In addition to Saad Hariri's father, were also killed another 21 people. According to reports, the murder charge be brought against the leading members of Hezbollah.
Nabil Costa (Nabil Costa / Beirut) - Director of the Lebanese Baptist Society asked for prayer support: "Pray for our youth. How can we convince them that they have a future in Lebanon, if our country got into a vicious circle, returning us to a time where we desperately are trying to say goodbye? ".
Fearing that from time to time repeating the tensions in the country have a negative impact on their future, more and more, mostly well-educated Christians are leaving Lebanon every year - about 150 thousand.
In his letter, Costa thanks, above all, the Lebanese army, which ensures peace and order in the country. Despite the chaos in the country, he believes that God is at the helm. Need to believe His promises and His word. Costa points to a place in the New Testament: "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, present your requests to God" (Philippians 4:6). "Our country needs a responsible leader in the heart of God. God is not difficult to achieve this goal. We are praying and waiting for his intervention. "
In recent years, the number of Christians in Lebanon is much reduced. In 1975, Christians accounted for roughly 60% of the population today - just over 30%. Of the four million inhabitants of the country's majority - the Muslims. Baptist Union in Lebanon has 27 communities with approximately two thousand members.
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In Britain, published a practical guide to converting Muslims to Christianity
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In the UK, have unusual handbook, which clearly shows Christians how to step by step should be to evangelize Muslims.
The author - Nick Chetret, English Orientalist and simultaneously one of the leaders of Evangelical Christian community in Oxford.
Although there are many similar publications that explain how to convert to Islam, Christians, a book that tells about the treatment in the opposite direction, appears in Britain for the first time: the subject of converting Muslims to Christ for some reason considered more delicate than the Islamic proselytizing among Christians, and even dangerous .
Therefore, Nick Chetret approaches the question very carefully. The title made no mention of any appeal to Christianity, but he speaks only about how to reach out to Muslims. Chetret, above all, trying to show how you can tie the friendly relations with Muslims, so be open their eyes to Christ, whom, in his opinion, they already know and love.
English evangelists warned about having to start building a relationship with the Muslims by talking about issues such as sharia law, or "holy war". So we just create a wall of distrust and fear, says Nick Chetret. Instead, he proposes to focus on the person of Jesus Christ to our Muslim interlocutors may know Him in a new capacity.
Chetret also claims that would be a great naivety to repeat that both Muslims and Christians believe in one and the same God. We do agree on the question of monotheism, but do not question our vision of God, which is entirely different from the Christians and Muslims. An example would be central to the concept of faith for salvation. From the perspective of Christians, it is through repentance and faith in Christ. In Islam, the same person is saved, when God decides that his good deeds outweighed the bad, the author notes.
What is interesting, the book also teaches the art of conspiracy. It explains that in many cases, a Muslim who takes Christianity, must be within a certain time to preserve Muslim traditions, including prayer in the mosque. Sometimes it is really necessary, though of course it would be better if it was only a transitional stage, according to a tutorial on converting Muslims to Christianity.
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Churches of Europe calls on EU to take decisive action against the discrimination of Christians in the world
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Committee of the Conference of European Churches and the Council of European Bishops' Conferences in the outcome of the Belgrade meeting urged EU countries to take decisive action against the discrimination of Christians in the world.
The document was adopted on February 17-20, held a meeting in Belgrade, the main theme of which was "National identity and European integration: the contribution of Christians." Representatives of European Churches, stressed that "the persecution of Christians should not go unpunished."
Representatives of European Churches emphasize that the religious freedom to speak, not only within the privacy of individuals, but at the state level: "Any democratic society must be prepared to defend the right to religious freedom of its citizens." This call has become one of the main themes of the letter that the meeting participants sent Catherine Ashton.
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The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom has strongly condemned acts of violence against Christians in Egypt
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The U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom (USCIRF) insisted on the observance of justice in cases of anti-Christian violence in Egypt, especially with respect to the explosion in Alexandria, which claimed 23 lives.
On Sunday, Egyptian court acquitted two men suspected of killing six Coptic Orthodox Christians and one Muslim, a security guard in January 2010 in Naga Hammadi.
Leonard Leo, head of the USCIRF, noted that this case "was considered an Egyptian court for a year, but there were serious violations of due process and fairness." Last month, Mohammed Hussein Ahmed, one of three men accused of murder, was convicted and sentenced to the death penalty. The court ratified the verdict on Sunday and at the same time, acquitted two accomplices. In the light of political developments in Egypt, Mr. Leo said that: "The new Egyptian government must, by ship, to disclose lawsuits perpetrators of sectarian killings in the country."
He added that "the government must complete a thorough investigation and court proceedings and bring to justice the perpetrators of the explosion of New Year's Eve in Alexandria, which killed 23 people. "Imperfect Justice does not change the situation, not controlled by the government of Egypt", - said Mr. Leo. "The government must ensure that Christian and other non-Muslim places of worship increased security measures, especially in the current context the increasing vulnerability of religious minorities in front of extremist attacks. In particular, there is the threat of extinction of Christians in the region "- summed up Leonard Leo.
In a press release USCIRF, an independent bipartisan federal commission of the Government, said, inter alia, that "for many years the Egyptian government has not taken sufficient steps to stop the repression and discrimination against Christians and other believers, or, in many cases, for punishment of those responsible for violence or other serious violations of religious freedom. " The Commission stressed, echoing the old recommendation to the Egyptian government "to set a single law on the construction and maintenance of places of worship, abolished the ban for religious minorities", and "abolishing the blasphemy law in Egypt."
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