Tag: christianity

Is Christianity, As A Religious Organization, Intolerant?

Is Christianity, As A Religious Organization, Intolerant?

You have heard that it has been said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you, do not fight with the man who wants to fight. Whoever hits you on the right side of the face, turn so he can hit the other side also. If any person takes you to court to get your […]

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Press Release on The False Accusation That ECWA Forces Persons, Including Almajiri, To Convert to Christianity

Press Release on The False Accusation That ECWA Forces Persons, Including Almajiri, To Convert to Christianity

Press Release on The False Accusation That ECWA Forces Persons, Including Almajiri, To Convert to Christianity The attention of the leadership of the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), has been drawn to some distorted media report that the Department of State Security, (DSS) agents raided one of our facilities in Jos where 21 Muslims/almajiris are held hostage and being forcefully […]

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Brian Houston in Sydney, Australia, in 2014. He resigned after an internal investigation into allegations he had behaved inappropriately toward two women.Credit...Mick Tsikas/Australian Associated Press, via Associated Press

Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston resigns after internal misconduct investigation

The founder of global megachurch Hillsong, Brian Houston, has resigned after an internal investigation found he behaved inappropriately towards two women. Key points Head of Hillsong Church Pastor Dooley acknowledged “that change is needed” He thanked Mr Houston and his wife Bobbie for their commitment to the church The church revealed last week Mr Houston had engaged in conduct of […]

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Being Christian In an Age of Fear

Are we living in a generation of fear? It’s not as simple a question as it might seem. It requires digging underneath the seemingly endless sediment of distraction and medication that frees millions of Americans every day from the task of reflection. Fear, like love, is usually only identified by its extreme manifestations, those things which we call “paranoia.” Yet […]

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Christianity Thrives Under The Carolingian Empire (732-814)

Jesus Christ Savior | The Carolingian Empire was among the most significant early medieval empires in Europe. It

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What Are The World’s Major Religions?

There are about 4,300 religions of the world. Nearly 75 per cent of the world’s population practices one of the five most influential religions of the world: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism. Christianity and Islam are the two religions most widely spread across the world. These two religions together cover the religious affiliation of more than half of the […]

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Christianity Isn’t Just Another ‘Lifestyle Choice’

As many believers can attest, Christianity is the ideal program for life. Its moral code empowers the individual and brings order to a society. Its liturgy allows for people of different backgrounds to come together as a real community. Its message of divine charity humbles the proud, lifts the poor, and heals all wounds, while its message of hope enables […]

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Decline of Christianity in the United States

Americans are rapidly self-identifying themselves as religiously unaffiliated, and especially less frequently as Christians, according to a report released by the Pew Research Center. The Pew Research Center compiled the report about Americans’ religious practices using data collected through random-digit-dial (RDD) political polling conducted in 2018 and 2019. “The religious landscape of the United States continues to change at a […]

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The Victory of Reason- How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success

The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success

Author: Stark, Rodney Title: The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success. ISBN: 1-4000-6228-4 Length: 281 pp Published by: New York: Random House, 2005 Rodney Stark is a sociologist and historian of religion at Baylor University whose work I have much admired, especially The Rise of Christianity. He writes in a direct, no-nonsense way, perhaps […]

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What is Orthodoxy?: A Genealogy of Christian Understanding.

A Remarkable History of Christian Self-Understanding

by Gil Bailie | French historian Antoine Arjakovsky has written a penetrating exploration of the struggle to keep or

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