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Dr Michael Nazir-Ali, one of the Church of England’s most outspoken leaders, has unexpectedly announced his retirement as Bishop of Rochester, effective 1 September. He will turn 60 in August and could have remained in office for another ten years. Instead, he now plans to minister to Christians in Muslim-majority nations who face harassment and [...]
The collect for today, the Fifth Sunday in Lent, commonly called Passion Sunday, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canadian, 1962): We beseech thee, Almighty God, mercifully to look upon thy people; that by thy great goodness they may be governed and preserved evermore, both in body and soul; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. [...]
Klaas Hendrikse, pastor in the Protestant Church of the Netherlands, wrote a book entitled Believing in a God who does not exist: manifesto of an atheist pastor. Two church regional authorities have decided that disciplining an atheist pastor would entail “protracted discussion” and other unpleasantnesses they’d rather avoid. Ecumenical News International has the story. The [...]
Canon Andrew White, vicar of St. George’s, Baghdad, the only Anglican church in Iraq, says Iraqi Christians are still being killed and forced into exile. He does not condemn the invasion of Iraq and is glad Saddam was deposed, but the situation today is disastrous for non-Muslims. I look around our church and most of [...]
Rick Mercer wants to know. Iggy: The no-policy candidate. Hey, it worked for Obama. h/t: Dr Roy’s Thoughts
A woman has told a court in New Delhi, India, that she wants to marry the man accused of raping her in 2005 and has converted to Islam to make that possible. She has been ostracised and harassed since the rape and believes that marrying her rapist will put an end to her distress. A [...]
Instead of spending oodles of money it doesn’t have, the province of New Brunswick is stimulating the economy by simplifying personal income taxes and cutting corporate taxes. The government hopes that will make N.B. a more attractive place to live and to do business. The Frontier Centre for Public Policy says the province has “a [...]
Farsi Christian News Network is reporting that two Christians from Isfahar, Iran, involved in internet evangelism and blogging were taken into custody last month. A man masquerading as a Christian pastor deceived them into thinking they were going to a secret house church meeting. [A] 30 years old Christian man by the name of Mazaher [...]
In the past year, Northern Ireland police have rescued women from Asia, Eastern Europe, and the Far East who were imprisoned in homes and forced to work as sex slaves. Assistant Chief Constable Drew Harris detailed the extent of the illegal sex trade at the launch of a new support service to help victims. The [...]
It’s the end of an era. Elevator music is no more. They were the jaunty, forgettable streams of synthesized music you would hear between the lobby and your floor. But like so many other cultural reference points, the elevator-music industry has faded away. And barely anybody noticed. The breaking point came in February, when Muzak, [...]
A Coptic Christian couple in Egypt recently accused the country’s Civil Registry of fraud for registering their two children as Muslims, even though they were born to two Christian parents and had never converted. Now the mother Mrs Suhair Abdo has been arrested by security agents and charged with forgery for claiming to be a [...]
Kuwaiti blogger The 4th ring posted this priceless photo. Amira Ali Hussaini of Global Voices informs us that the Arabic spelling is also incorrect. UPDATE: O.K. from The 4th ring left a comment saying the car isn’t Kuwaiti. He think it’s Saudi.
Internet users in the Far East are making fun of a Chinese government campaign against online pornography and other allegedly subversive material, and China has responded by trying to stamp out the satire. Chinese netizens are reacting angrily to reported attempts by government censors to stamp out a humorous form of protest against a recent [...]
As part of a negotiated settlement with Taliban forces in Swat Valley, Pakistan has established Sharia courts in the region. However, the system is apparently not working to the satisfaction of Swat Taliban. “I am not going to change the decision as it is valid according to Sharia,” says Maulana Ehsan-ur-Rahman softly but adamantly. Maulana [...]
The collect for today, The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, from The Book of Common Prayer (Canada, 1962): We beseech thee, O Lord, pour thy grace into our hearts; that, as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an angel, so by his cross and passion we [...]
