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  Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crucial beliefs in Christian teaching are Jesus' incarnation, atonement, crucifixion, and resurrection from the dead to redeem humankind from sin and death; and the belief that the New Testament is a part of the Bible.
Christian Love is basic to many forms of Christianity, based in part on Christ's answer to the question, "Which is the greatest commandment?" To which he answered, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
Christians in Western countries are sometimes accused of persecution and discrimination today, although alleged offences are minor compared with the torture and death as forms of persecution elsewhere.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Christianity   (4611 words)

  
 Persecution of Christians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Ethiopia, Queen Gudit, who persecuted Christians around 970 AD and helped bring down the Kingdom of Aksum, is said in Ethiopian chronicles to have been Jewish, though some modern scholars have cast doubt on this, suggesting that she may have been a pagan[3].
Christian tradition reports that Peter was likewise executed in Rome, by crucifixion (upsidedown, at his request because he did not feel he deserved the 'honor' of dying in the same way as Christ died).
Upon the establishment of official ties between the state and Christianity, the state and the Church turned their considerable negative attention to those deemed heretics, although who was and was not a heretic could alter with the winds of political change.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Persecution_of_Christians   (5651 words)

  
 PRINCIPLES AND NORMS ON ECUMENISM
Christian life, notably the life of particular Churches has been enriched throughout history by a variety of expressions, enterprises and spiritualities, according to the charisms given by the Spirit for the building up of the Church, revealing a clear distinction of tasks in the service of the community.
Representatives of other communities with a professional and religious preparation and the ecumenical spirit necessary for a sincere and constructive dialogue may be invited.
Public prayer for other Christians, living or dead, and for the needs and intentions of other Churches and ecclesial Communities and their spiritual heads may be offered during the litanies and other invocations of a liturgical service, but not during the Eucharistic Anaphora.
www.vatican.va /roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_25031993_principles-and-norms-on-ecumenism_en.html   (16473 words)

  
 Shattered Christian Minorities in the Middle East
Christians and Jews were enjoined to affix wooden images of devils to their houses, level their graves even with the ground, wear outer garments of yellow color, and ride only on mules and asses with wooden saddles marked by two pomegranates-like balls on the cantle.
Christians and Muslims were finally content with the election of the army commander Fouad Shihab as the new president, and, consequently, the US withdrew from Lebanon.
Lebanese Christians were always keenly mindful of past atrocities inflicted on their brethren in the Middle East at the hands of the Muslims- namely the demise of Armenians in Turkey and the persecution of Coptic Christians in Sudan and Egypt.
phoenicia.org /christiansmea.html   (14761 words)

  
 The Significance Of Being A Christian - Connected To Other Christians
The bottom line is that Christians rarely survive spiritually apart from their proper relationship with other Christians d.
Christian are obligated to participate in the life of a faithful congregation, whenever possible a.
The command to withdraw from certain ones implies that participation in the fellowship with other Christians is not optional - cf.
www.bible.ca /eo/sig/sig_07.htm   (1299 words)

  
 Schools Harass Christians, Coddle Other Faiths
At Lafayette High School, in Bensonhurst, in Brooklyn Technical and International in Queens, and in other Brooklyn schools, Muslim students are allowed to assemble and worship publicly in school auditoriums or makeshift prayer rooms during the regular school day.
On the other hand, the Post notes, a Bensonhurst school mural dedicated to youths who had died was painted over just a few weeks before Ramadan, because it featured Jesus Christ.
On the other hand, the Supreme Court ruled in 1962 that school prayer violated the Constitution.
www.hvk.org /articles/0601/81.html   (656 words)

  
 SPUC  Admitting Other Christians to Communion
Yet though it is a spiritual food whose effect is to unite the Christian man to Jesus Christ, the Eucharist is far from being simply a means of satisfying exclusively personal aspirations, however lofty these may be.
With Christians who belong to communities whose eucharistic faith differs from that of the Church and which do not have the Sacrament of Orders, admitting them to the Eucharist entails the risk of obscuring the essential relation between eucharistic communion and ecclesial communion.
Christians may find themselves in grave spiritual necessity and with no chance of recourse to their own community.
www.ewtn.com /library/curia/pccucom2.htm   (1570 words)

  
 U.S. divorce rates: for various faith groups, age groups and geographical areas
The apparently higher rate among born-again Christians, and lower rate among Atheists and Agnostics may be due to the influence of financial and/or educational factors.
One reason for the discrepancy of beliefs about divorce rates among born-again Christians may be that their churches are unaware of the true number of divorcing couples in their midst.
So, they move to other congregations that are either more accepting of divorce, or are unaware of their marital status.
www.religioustolerance.org /chr_dira.htm   (1973 words)

  
 Advice for new Christians
This erroneous view leads to the attitude that Christianity is drudgery, sacrificing all the "fun" things in the world for a life of rigidity and boredom.
The Christian life is not receiving the gift of heaven and then trying hard from that point forward to live according to the standards of the Bible.
We are to help each other understand biblical truth, counsel one another regarding situations in life, encourage one another, hold one another accountable, and work together in meeting physical and financial needs.
www.riverpower.org /answers/new_christian.htm   (2182 words)

  
 ELCA : Worship : FAQ : What about Worship and Prayer with Other Christians and Non-Christians?
It should not be confused with the important but distinct responsibility for the Church to enter into conversations and reach greater understanding with people of other faiths." With this distinction in mind, first the question of worship and prayer with other Christians will be considered, then the latter issue, relations with non-Christians.
The commitment to Christian unity is a part of the ELCA’s very identity, as outlined in chapter 4 of its constitution.
Taken together, Scripture invites Christians to be open to people of other religious traditions while at the same time witnessing through their lives of the liberating power of salvation through Christ.
www.elca.org /dcm/worship/faq/miscellaneous/ecumenical_interfaith.html   (1184 words)

  
 Armstrong Williams: Why Christians support Israel   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
His sentiments are shared by millions of Christians around the world, who steadfastly believe that a Jewish state is necessary for the Second Coming of Jesus.
Others Christians support Israel out of a sense of spiritual debt to the Jews, noting that the majority of the Bible was written in Hebrew and ordained by God to the Jews.
Many orthodox Christians and Catholics, for example, subscribe to the "replacement theology," or the belief that the Christian Church supplanted the Jews as God's "chosen people," when the latter refused to accept Jesus as Messiah.
www.townhall.com /columnists/Armstrongwilliams/aw20030401.shtml   (729 words)

  
 Christian Fellowship Devotionals - 2000-08-14 - Love to fellow Christians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
As Christians we are to love those who delight to love Christ also.
We love other Christians because they, like us, are made in the image of God, and that image is being renewed in us both day by day.
It is therefore helpful to remind ourselves that, even when our interactions with other Christians seem to prove that these things are not so, that yes, indeed, they are true.
www.cfdevotionals.org /devpg00/de000814.htm   (436 words)

  
 Christians hit theological rift on Mideast policy | csmonitor.com
At the same time this spring, other Christians from the American heartland were at the Sea of Galilee singing in four-part harmony at the enshrined site where Jesus delivered his Sermon on the Mount.
The other is that being faithful means supporting Israel to honor God's prophecy as stated in Ezekiel 37:21: "I will take the people of Israel from the nations among which they have gone, and will gather them from every quarter, and bring them to their own land."
Perhaps the one area where many Christians agree is to concede that a lasting solution may be out of reach.
www.csmonitor.com /2002/0514/p01s02-ussc.html   (1089 words)

  
 Step 4 - Participate with Other Christians
Christian fellowship provides an atmosphere where we can share our joys and sorrows.
As we share in the lives of other believers, we are energized to live out our faith.
The first Christians knew they needed to be empowered by the living Lord Jesus.
www.bellevue.org /templates/cusbellevue1103/Details.asp?id=1360&PID=6529&RID=5175   (339 words)

  
 Cell LEaders Handbook - Caring for New Christians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
One of the most exciting things that we can be involved with is helping new Christians grow in their understanding of and love for God.
New Christians need to know they are loved by Father God, their sins are forgiven and they have been given a brand new start.
It is often hard for new Christians as they may only know one or two other Christians and need to know they are not on the outside looking in.
sublime.hants.org.uk /fresh/yclth11.html   (318 words)

  
 Pillar 4: Your Love for Other Christians
For instance, members of a baseball team may not like each other, but they play together because of their love for the game.
John said that your love for other Christians will give you the assurance that you are a member of God's family.
This brother/sister kind of love is not merely a subjective feeling that Christians are to have for one another.
www.rbc.org /ds/q0601/point5.html   (625 words)

  
 Christians and Other Religions and Lifestyles
Obviously, many people are Christians because they were raised Christian.
I was raised believing that all Protestants are going to Hell because the Catholic Church is the only true Christian Church and Protestants follow the teachings of people who were excommunicated (kicked out of the Catholic Church).
To really be a Christian a person must sincerely try to live his life the way Christ said to live it!
www.godonthe.net /evidence/tolerate.htm   (744 words)

  
 Understanding These Other Christians
In his four years of research, Grant came to a foundational understanding of how Christians receive the LDS message; an understanding which is often lacking in Evangelical/Latter-day Saint dialogue.
In discussing the middle position of the Christian view of the Bible, Grant uses Bishop John Spong as spokesman for the orthodox Christian camp.
In a discussion of the Christian doctrine of the inerrancy of the Bible, Grant quotes Boice explaining that if we did not have a trustworthy Bible all theology would be open to speculation.
www.answeringlds.org /revOtherChristians.html   (1069 words)

  
 Online places to debate with hardcore Christians
Below are forums intended for debate between Christians and non-Christians, or for debate among people of different religions generally.
Still others are run by people who are very good at appearing neutral, at least at first glance.
If you choose to debate with Christians, either online or in person, please share with us both your triumphs and your frustations in my counter-evangelism email group -- which is, itself, NOT a place to debate with Christians but rather a place to talk about counter-evangelism strategies.
www.angelfire.com /ny5/dvera/CoEvan/forumsDebate.html   (620 words)

  
 Lutheran Council of Great Britain - Lutherans and other Christians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Meissen Declaration, signed in 1991, makes provision for cooperation between Lutheran and other member churches of the EKD (German Evangelical Church) and the Church of England.
Lutheran and Anglican churches in certain other parts of the world (such as Canada and the USA) have also established full communion.
In some countries Lutheran churches have close relations with other Christian traditions, such as the Reformed, Methodists and Moravians, which can include intercommunion and ministerial exchange.
www.lutheran.org.uk /a-ecum.htm   (357 words)

  
 MeetChristiansOnline : Single Christians Only
Single Christians is owned, maintained, and run by fellow Christians who actively strive to promote relationships with other Christians.
Our primary goal is to help single Christians in their search for the partner God has chosen for them.
The purpose of Single Christians Only.com is to glorify God by uniting Christians in their search for the mate that God has designed for them.
www.meetchristiansonline.com /singlechristiansonly.htm   (127 words)

  
 Catholicism and Homosexuality Bibliography: Other Christians
According to an editorial, the report is a wholesale departure from the heritage of the Christian church.
In this instance, as in the others, a norm is discerned and defended by appeal to scripture, tradition, reason and experience.
ABSTRACT: In May, 1982, the Metropolitan Community Churches (UFMCC), a Christian community formed in 1968 to minister to those alienated from their churches because of sexual orientation applied for membership in the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA (NCCC).
www.fordham.edu /halsall/pwh/lgbcathbib7.html   (6022 words)

  
 Pope to meet with Muslims, Jews, other Christians during German trip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI will visit the synagogue in Cologne, address Muslims and meet with representatives of other Christian denominations during his Aug. 18-21 trip to Germany for the Roman Catholic Church's World Youth Day, the Vatican annouced Wednesday.
The first officials details to be released for the trip underlined the German-born pope's efforts to reach out to other religions since his election to the papacy in April.
He is scheduled to make an hourlong visit to the synagogue, which was destroyed by the Nazis, and deliver a speech there on Aug. 19.
www.uja.org /content_display.html?ArticleID=158212   (284 words)

  
 FELLOWSHIP WITH OTHER CHRISTIANS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The basis of our fellowship is not around this doctrine, that doctrine, the other doctrine; or around this group, that group, or the other group—it is around Christ and only around Christ.
When the disciples said to Jesus that they had seen a man casting out devils in His name and they had forbidden him, "because he was not following us," they were revealing their immaturity.
But this passage does not refer to fellow Christians, but to the non-Christian, pagan world around them, for a part of the passage says: "Do not be mismated with the unbelievers...What accord has Christ with Belial?...What agreement has the temple of God with idols?" (Vss.
homepage.mac.com /pastorken/iblog/C1878832586/E1939335914   (393 words)

  
 Aren't you doing more harm than good attacking other Christians?
And despite the attempts of today's non-offensive, tolerant Christianity, it is not possible to separate the "sin from the sinner".
Just because we are dealing with Christ-professing people does not mean we are to "turn a deaf ear" or develop a "see no evil, hear no evil" attitude.
We are presenting the truth about Christian rock in the light of the word of God.
www.av1611.org /question/cqnogood.html   (384 words)

  
 Welcome to World Religions Index   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
A table that will take you to data on Christianity, Christian Science, Spiritualism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Eastern Mysticism, The Way International, Unity, and the Unification Church.
A table that will take you to data on Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Primitive Religion.
Our recommended links for other sites that deal with world religions, cults and religious philosophies.
wri.leaderu.com   (103 words)

  
 Other Christians & Cult Deception   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
any Christians have their own little corner where they hold their preconceived beliefs that have never been tested in the light of cold reality.
Yes, most Christians think they are immune from spiritual deceit and betrayal if they just "stay in the Book." I thought I was in that Book when I started with Herbert Armstrong.
And now these Christians tell me that nothing like this could ever happen to them because they "know the Word." The fact is, these Christians failed in the first place to warn their own sheep!
home.datawest.net /esn-recovery/dee/trauma/other.htm   (648 words)

  
 Una Fides - Apologetics for Catholics and Other Christians   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In the Gospel of St. John, Chapter 17, just after the celebration of the first Eucharistic Sacrifice but before His passion and death, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, prayed with His apostles that all those who come to believe in Him because of them would be united as He and the Father are united.
With each additional person that claims to have direct inspiration from the Holy Spirit to teach and interpret sacred scripture, the Christian community ends up with one more stumbling block to the goal of Christian unity.
The Catholic Church is the only Church that claims the authority to interpret sacred scripture and to teach on matters of faith and morals without error.
mafg.home.isp-direct.com   (657 words)

  
 Christians and Other Cultures?
She must have heard that Jesus didn't have the same prejudices that the Jews in general had.
The problem that Christians get into is they forget that this is why we are to associate with the “world”, and too often they began to “play” with those of the world.
Example: The children of Israel, who were victorious before their enemies, but after they began to associate with the “heathen” (people who are not Christians or act like they are not Christians), they started to play, eat, drink, and worship a false god -- even prostituting themselves in a drunken orgy!
www.wordoftruthradio.com /questions/42.html   (917 words)

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