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Written by Lucian Dragos   
Monday, 09 October 2006

Our weekly guide to relevant info, news & events that underline Christianity in its habitus

Cross Banned at BBC
After wearing a cross while presenting the news for BBC, a TV newsreader become something of a case-study. BBC bosses held a meeting asking themselves if this should be seen as an act that demonstrates an affiliation. They answered "yes", so any political or religious symbols are from now on, banned while in the air (...)

A Book Aimed at Those Who believe
New York Times published on Sunday a page in which it speaks of a book "Letter To A Christian Nation" by Sam Harris. The book starts with some numbers on how the Americans relate to religion and how religion is important for the statesmen. Read here more about a Christian perspective on this book (...)

Pope Fights Back
After using the words of a Byzantine emperor in a conference he held in Germany, Pope unleashed strong protests against the Church. Some Islamist radicals saw in his statement an argument to fight Christianity. After the waters have calmed, the Pope steps in now saying his words were used by extremists to argue their cause (...)

Belarus Takes Over A Church
Using communist practices and in spite of lacking any legal argument, the state has already bought the building used by charismatic New Life Church for their prayer. The Church argues the price was thirty five times smaller than the paid on the free market. This gesture reinforces the opinion Belarus is a country where religious freedom is still a dream (...)

A Rare Ritual
In New York, one of the oldest and unknown Christian rites was enacted when a 42-year old cook from Christ The King Seminary chose to dedicate her virginity to Christ. This ritual can only received by virgin women who want to dedicate their entire life to Christ. This ritual is so rare that one of the priests asked to perform it didn't know it existed (...)




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