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Brazil, A New El Dorado
Some of the fast-growing communities developing in South America are driven by other motivations than the regular ones. The Pentecostal Church in Brazil is now one of the most dynamic communities, challenging the US Church as the largest Pentecostal community. The Brazilian community is now shattered by a fraud and money laundering scandal involving the Hernandes, a couple conducting many of the church’s actions (...)

ChristianTube
Many of the surfers on the net may not be aware of the existence of GodTube.com, the Christian answer to youtube.com. This is actually a trend among the sites on the internet. More and more specialized sites try to be developed as a Christian alternative, but also responding to demands inside the regular market. Godtube.com is a place to view video clips with a Christian message (...)

Ecology Touches Palm Sunday
In Brooklyn, a priest's choice and the will of his community has introduced a more environmentally friendly way of celebrating Palm Sunday. Instead of just cutting as much leaves as they need from the forests, they chose to buy leaves that are cut in a special way to preserve the plants. And if you would come to know the American Churches use about 35 million palms, you will find this is a green Christian initiative (...)

Gnosticism And Contemplative Prayer Criticized
Although some of the arguments expressed by the writer of the text liked here make sense, a host of her critiques expressed towards the contemplative prayer may produce worries in the working minds of Christianity. Without discarding the existence of some mystical practices that may harm the mind, the author discards centuries of mystical practices that have produced the beautiful literature and the spiritual heritage of Christianity (...)

The Meaning Of Anglicanism
The deadline given to the Episcopal Church to answer the moratorium of the Anglican Churches is September 30. But the US Church is not willing to step back in relation to the key issues that have produced the split inside the community. Thus, the debate has reached the point where the churches speak about the Anglican identity. What is more important: preservation of the local heritage, sacrificing the unity, or universal union at the expense of the local principles? A tough call (...)

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