Born Again; the need...John 3 pt 2
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. (John 3:2-3)We have been looking at the third chapter of the Gospel of John, a conversation between Jesus and a leading Pharisee, Nicodemus the ‘teacher of Israel’. The topic is the new birth, being born again. We must... |
‘Occupiers’ Throw Bibles, Allegedly Urinate on Cross
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| Members of the Occupy Wall Street movement urinated on a cross, desecrated a church and threw Bibles at police officers in separate incidents over the weekend. Protesters in San Francisco occupied an abandoned hotel and began attacking police – hurling bricks and Bibles at officers. “Once they gained access [to the hotel], some of them made it to the top of the roof and they began to throw Bibles down at the officers,” San Francisco Police Dept. spokesman Carlos Manfredi told ABC News. Several officers were injured in the attack. In New York City, Occupy protesters allegedly urinated on a... |
Cross Removed From San Antonio Tower
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| Cross Removed From San Antonio Tower By Brittany Smith | Christian Post Reporter It was a small cross, but it has created a big debate in San Antonio. The “Torre de Esperanza,” or Tower of Hope, stands close to the entrance of Texas A&M University-San Antonio. The tower’s private owners put a small cross on the structure consistent with its Spanish mission-style design. They also allowed the school to put its seal on the structure. The cross, however, was recently removed. The ACLU of Texas said the developer of the tower, Ralph Lampman of the VTLM Group, ordered the crosses... |
Cross Removed in Afghanistan
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| A large cross that had been prominently displayed outside a chapel on an isolated military base in northern Afghanistan was taken down last week, prompting outrage from some American service members stationed there. “We are here away from our families, and the chapel is the one place that feels like home,” a service member at Camp Marmal told POLITICO. “With the cross on the outside, it is a constant reminder for all of us that Jesus is here for us.” Continue Reading Text Size -+reset Listen Latest on POLITICO Obama address: We can overcome For both parties, reasons to give... |
British Red Cross bans Christmas so as not to ‘offend’ Muslims
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| The charity’s politically-correct move triggered an avalanche of criticism and mockery last night – from Christians. Christine Banks, a volunteer at a Red Cross shop in New Romney, Kent, said: ‘We put up a nativity scene in the window and were told to take it out. It seems we can’t have anything that means Christmas. We’re allowed to have some tinsel but that’s it. ‘When we send cards they have to say season’s greetings or best wishes. They must not be linked directly to Christmas. ‘When we asked we were told it is because we must not upset Muslims.’ Mrs... |
Why Did The Occupier Cross The Road? (People's Cube Humor)
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| Why did the Occupier cross the road? Because his Mom called and said, “It’s time to come home, honey.” Because ‘Ketchup’ broke her glasses during a fit of righteous crying and had to go to Lynz-Krafterz Because some radicals thought “free love” meant “unsolicited surprise sex” Because three homeless guys were occupying his tent "Help, police..." Because a few "more-equal-than-thous" (aka, Party people) appropriated [sic, smoked up] his stach for the Greater Good -- he had to score another bag of kind bud Because the police car looked like a port-o-john Help me out, comrades! What are some other reasons... |
Coptic Christian Student Murdered By Classmates for Wearing a Cross [Egypt]
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| (AINA) -- In mid-October Egyptian media published news of an altercation between Muslim and Christian students over a classroom seat at a school in Mallawi, Minya province. The altercation lead to the murder of a Christian student. The media portrayed the incident as non-sectarian. However, Copts Without Borders, a Coptic news website, refuted this version and was first to report that the Christian student was murdered because he was wearing a crucifix. "We wanted to believe the official version," said activist Mark Ebeid, "because the Coptic version was a catastrophe, as it would take persecution of Christians also to schools."... |
Judge signs off on Houston National Cemetery settlement
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| A federal judge Wednesday authorized the settlement of a lawsuit over allegations of religious censorship at Houston National Cemetery. Local veterans and volunteer groups had accused VA and cemetery officials of banning them from using religious speech - including the words Jesus and God - during services at the cemetery. The parties reached agreement in the case through mediation last month, and Judge Lynn Hughes signed his consent Wednesday. "This agreement preserves VA policy that families' wishes are paramount when their loved ones - our nation's heroes - are laid to rest," Steve Muro, VA's undersecretary for memorial affairs, said... |
Ten years later, World Trade Center cross still consoles
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| <p>Editor's Note: This story was originally published on July 29, 2011 and it being republished in honor of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.</p> <p>The World Trade Center cross is still a “sign of comfort” to many people, says the Franciscan priest who describes himself as its “unofficial guardian.”</p> |
Atheists sue to remove 9-11 Cross from Ground Zero
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| We must fight back. Urgent petition: Keep the Cross at Ground Zero A group called American Atheists is suing to get the World Trade Center Cross removed from the 9-11 Memorial and Museum in New York City. Shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, a construction worker found the Cross-shaped beams in the rubble of the World Trade Center. Immediately, the steel Cross became a powerful sign of hope for those who lost family members on Sept. 11, and for every American who loves God. Now this beloved symbol is under attack from American Atheists. They are suing to get it... |
Protecting the Ground Zero Cross
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| It now appears that the ACLJ has less than two weeks to file a legal brief backing the cross at the new Ground Zero Museum. This is being challenged in court by the American Atheists. It is their view (the ACLJ) that the lawsuit is without merit. The cross was formed by two intersecting steel beams that survived the Twin Towers collapse on 9-11. According to the radio station that I heard this information, you can sign the petition at 1-877-989-2255 OR you can log onto Aclj.com and look under "Radio Årchives". ** I apologize if this format is incorrect... |
Atheist group seeks to tear down World Trade Center cross
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| The two steel girders in the shape of a cross discovered in the rubble of the World Trade Center have since been moved to a museum dedicated to 9/11. ALBANY, N.Y., July 28, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) — When two steel girders were found intact, in the shape of a cross, in the middle of the wreckage of the World Trade Center after 9/11, it was hailed by many as a mini “miracle” and a sign of hope for a country beleaguered by a devastating terrorist attack. Now, however, an atheist group has filed a lawsuit that seeks to tear down that... |
Freep a Poll! (Fox. Does a cross belong at 9/11 memorial?)
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| Does a World Trade Center Cross belong at the site of the 9/11 Memorial in lower Manhattan, or does the site transcend religion? No. The 9/11 victims were of many faiths, and a Christian symbol seems inappropriate. Maybe. Perhaps they should consider symbols representing the religions of all 9/11 victims. Yes. This is a ridiculous lawsuit. The cross should be returned to its proper place. Other (post a comment) |
Atheist group wants to stop World Trade Center cross
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| <p>A group of atheists has filed a lawsuit to stop the display of the World Trade Center cross at a memorial of the 9/11 terror attacks.</p> |
World Trade Center Cross Moved to Permanent Home
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| The September 11 cross is lowered by crane into a subterranean section of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, Saturday, July 23, 2011 in New York. NEW YORK -- A cross-shaped steel beam found amid the wreckage in the days following the Sept. 11 terrorist attack was a symbol of hope for many working on rescue and recovery there, so much so that the construction worker who discovered it believes he stumbled on to a miracle. "I saw Calvary in the midst of all the wreckage, the disaster," Frank Silecchia recalled Saturday. "It was a sign ... that God... |
4 charged with burning cross in Central CA city
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) -- Four people have been arrested and charged with setting a cross on fire next to the home of a black family in a mostly white Central California city. Arroyo Grande police Cmdr. John Hough (hao) said three men and one woman were charged Friday with felony arson, cross burning, terrorism and conspiracy. The charges come with hate crime enhancements. |
Mexican Soldiers Reportedly Cross Border Into U.S. (video)
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| Mexican troops crossed the border into the United States Thursday, KGNS-TV reported Friday. A convoy of three military trucks loaded with soldiers and weapons crossed the border at Bridge No. 2 in Laredo, Texas, the station reported. |
Who Will Cry For Us Now?...(David Wilkerson)
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| Therefore you shall say this word to them: ‘ Let my eyes flow with tears night and day, And let them not cease; For the virgin daughter of my people Has been broken with a mighty stroke, with a very severe blow. (Jeremiah 14:17)Dave Wilkerson, a major christian voice for our generation has gone on to be with the Lord. He and his wife Gwen suffered a head on auto collision, thus far she survived but is in critical condition. What can I say of such a formative influence in my own, and our generation’s life? The Lord used Wilkerson... |
Why God Created the Universe—For Good Friday
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| On the panel at The Gospel Coalition I was asked how my preaching may have become more Christocentric over the years. Here’s the summary of my answer. My devotion to the truth that God magnifies himself in all that he does has been increasingly refined in a Christ-centered direction. I have been driven in this direction by a cluster of insights. 1. The apex of God’s display of his own glory is the display of his grace. “God predestined . . . according to the purpose of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace” (Ephesians 1:5–6).... |
Penitents nailed to crosses, whipped in Philippines religious spectacle
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| More than a dozen people have been nailed to crosses in the Philippines in front of thousands of tourists in a controversial annual event to mark Good Friday. Hundreds more people had their backs whipped until they bled during the grisly religious spectacle re-enacting the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the town of Cutud, north of Manila. The event, held annually despite the disapproval of church leaders in Asia's largest Catholic outpost, saw participants flagellated as they marched to a series of crucifixion sites, AFP said. Some participants said they wanted to prove their faith by taking part in the... |
“Even when He hated us, He loved us”
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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The love, therefore, wherewith God loveth, is incomprehensible and immutable. For it was not from the time that we were reconciled unto Him by the blood of His Son that He began to love us; but He did so before the foundation of the world, that we also might be His sons along with His Only-begotten, before as yet we had any existence of our own. Let not the fact, then, of our having been reconciled unto God through the death of His Son be so listened to or so understood, as if the Son reconciled us to Him in...
That Man Is Accursed of God...(Holy Week 2011)
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree: His body shall not remain all night upon the tree, but thou shalt in any wise bury him that day; (for he that is hanged is accursed of God;) that thy land be not defiled, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.(Deuteronomy 21:22-23)The Christian church has never had such an implacable enemy as Saul of Tarsus. The young Pharisee hated Jesus, and utterly hated christians, seeking to do “many things against... |
Taking the Measure of Relics of the True Cross (Catholic/Orthodox Caucus)
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| Whenever the subject of bogus relics comes up, you can count on someone saying, "There are enough pieces of the True Cross to rebuild Noah’s Ark!" Whoever delivers that punch line probably does not know that he or she is echoing the 16th-century Dutch humanist Erasmus.... Clearly, this is a punch line with a pedigree, but is it accurate?....in the last half of the 19th century, a French independent scholar named Charles Rohault de Fleury assigned himself the task of tracking down and measuring every surviving relic of the True Cross. ...Once he had estimated the weight of the cross,... |
Film claims discovery of nails from Jesus's cross
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Could two of the nails used to crucify Jesus have been discovered in a 2,000-year-old tomb in Jerusalem? And could they have mysteriously disappeared for 20 years, only to turn up by chance in a Tel Aviv laboratory? That is the premise of the new documentary film "The Nails of the Cross" by veteran investigator Simcha Jacobovici, which even before its release has prompted debate in the Holy Land. The film follows three years of research during which Jacobovici presents his assertions -- some based on empirical data, others requiring much imagination and a leap of faith.... |
The Miracle Cross of Mexico [Catholic Caucus]
Thursday 23rd of February 2012 01:51:55 PM
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| The Miracle Cross of MexicoThe Miracle Cross of Poison - Mexico CityIn the year 1602, this crucifix was in a Dominican church, used by seminarians, called Porta Coeli (or Heaven's Gate). Only the Crucifix was white marble! As it was next door to the Cathedral and used by the seminarians, it was the Archbishop's custom to celebrate Mass there daily. It was also his custom to kiss the Feet of the Crucified Lord on the Crucifix, before beginning the ongoing Sacrifice of the Cross, the Holy Mass. Now not everyone was happy with the conversions that had come about, especially... |
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