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Pope Benedict Speaks About Unity
In an unprecedented effort to reaffirm the unity of the Catholic Church in China, Pope Benedict XVI addressed a letter to all the clergy and the faithful in China to overcome their differences and end the disputes between the state-sustained Catholic Church and the underground counterpart. He also revoked a decree dating back to 1980'ies that stated relations with the Chinese Communist state must be reduced to a minimum (...)

Beijing Wants Calm
The Papal letter to the bishops of both state-recognized Church and the clandestine Church was known by the Chinese authorities before it was released on June 30th. The letter was sent to the Chinese authorities as a gesture of courtesy and it was subjected at a reunion of the Community Party's United Front Work Department and of the State Administration for Religious Affairs, both institutions stating the letter must be met with calm (...)

Christian Speech And Politics
Senator Barack Obama's speech before the United Church of Christ opens a new door for politicians to address the Christians in the public space. Obama, a Democrat, is the first the new tendency in the American electorate: the faith of the representatives must be clearly stated and affirmed publicly. The senator seems to have arrived to the same conclusion as the Apostles did: love your neighbor involves a contract with the Roman State (...)

First Creation Museum
In Petersburg, Ky. there is now a museum dedicated to show people that a six-day literal interpretation of the Bible is backed by solid science. In the course of a month, the museum had received 40.000 visitors, a number far more greater than any of the initiators would have ever hoped for. The museum has fossils and other scientific proofs of the literal truth of Genesis and has been met with joy and anger in the non-Christian and Christian environment altogether (...)

Gaza's Christians
A sum of incidents, never mentioned in the media, triggers a disturbing question: is there 
no interest for the Muslim anti-Christian manifestation or are they so common it's no use 
in mentioning them? Starting from here, John L. Allen, Jr. tries to fire out the solutions 
possible in today's context to the Muslim offensive towards Christians (...)

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