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Joy and Fear for Christians in Sri Lanka

Persecution has been growing in the island nation throughout 2013 as Buddhist extremists attacked many churches and gatherings of Christians in the country.

(COLOMBO WorldMag.com) - Christmas is a time of joy, but also of fear for Christians in rural areas of Sri Lanka.

Yamini Ravindran, National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka’s (NCEASL) advocacy officer, said, “Christmas is commercialized for the Christians residing in the main city areas; however, for most Christians in the rural or Buddhist-dominant villages it is a completely different scenario. It is an event filled with joy and fear for them. Joy to remember the birth of Christ—fear to conduct services boldly and fear of attacks against churches, pastors, or Christian members.”

Hindus Greet Christians on Xmas

Rajan Zed, who is president of Universal Society of Hinduism, stressed that all religions should work together for a just and peaceful world. Dialogue would bring us mutual enrichment, he added.

(RENO) - Hindus have sent greetings to Christian communities world over for Christmas.

Distinguished Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a release in Nevada (USA) today, expressed warmest greetings on the Christmas, wishing that it brought joy, happiness, blessings and cheer to all.

`The Answer to BDS is Jewish Power`

You may note that Cohen doesn’t refer to the ‘Israeli Lobby’ or the ‘Zionist federation.’ He is precise and accurate. He points at ‘Jews’, ‘their power’ and the ability to ‘wield it.’

(LONDON) - While the BDS and Electronic Abunimah make a continuous and relentless effort to stop us from talking about ‘Jewish Power', Ben Cohen and The Algemeiner stated today, in the open, that “The Answer to BDS is Jewish Power.”

Christmas 2013 in Bethlehem

Nowhere can we hear the same singers mix Christmas and patriotic songs in the Manger Square and the Shepherds’ field.

(BETHLEHEM) - Christmas 2013 in Bethlehem (Beit Laham, Aramaic for House of Laham, the Canaanitic God of Sustenance) is still a very special and meaningful time even under the brutal Israeli apartheid occupation.

We are not talking about the visual aspects and the unique religious services at the Church of Nativity (you can now follow these live stream for example on the link shown below).

Christmas - Time to Remember the Special Ones

Christians of Pakistan always try to celebrate the Christmas in their best available resources.

(LONDON) - When it comes to the celebrations of Christmas so much to be seen everywhere in the world in terms of decorations, shopping, food and much more. With the passage of time, the Christmas has become a global festival irrespective of the fact that the basis of this festival is the cornerstone of Christianity.

The celebration of Christmas in Pakistan, which is dominantly a Muslim country, has also taken a different turn during the past few years.

Respect Jesus` Teachings and Do Not Include Us in SC Category

Indian Church authority efforts to put Dalit Christians yet again in the scheduled Caste list would promote casteism in Christianity.

(NEW DELHI) - The Poor Christian Liberation Movement (PCLM) and United Christian Democratic Forum (UCDF) have named Church Authorities of conspiring to include them in the Scheduled Caste list, which they said is not acceptable to Dalit Christians.

In an open letter to His Holiness Pope Francis and Church Authorities, the PCLM President R. L. Francis, Advocate George Tomas, Rev. Ashwini Kumar and P. B. Lomeo said that Dalits converted to Christianity prefer to preserve their dignity, and are willing to forgo Scheduled Caste tag.

SLMP Wins Blasphemy Case in Pakistan

Group sees difficult case through to the end and a woman accused of a serious crime is allowed to return to her family.

(LAHORE) - Eventually reality prevailed and 56 year old Agnes won her case after a difficult three years.

According to the report publicized by "Sharing Life Ministry Pakistan" (SLMP), Agnes, a mother of 5, was arrested on blasphemy charges on January, 2011, when a regional property dealer filed a report with police station in the city Faisalabad.

Blacks Ridiculed Again by the Mormon Church

Only in the recent past has the “Complete History” of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints come to the attention of its own membership, much less to the under developed regions of the world.

(MONROVIA, Liberia, West Africa) - For several years now, every Tuesday evening I have had the great privilege of hosting “Teaching The Truth”, an LDS focused broadcast to the Christian and Mormon listeners of Worship FM 101.7 in Monrovia, the capital City of Liberia, West Africa.

I have come to know several of the station managers and a number of the more frequent callers to this weekly program. Through their comments, questions and photographs, I have been genuinely moved to see the application of their unyielding faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

Nativity: The Story of Whistle-Blower Kevin Annett and the `Little Matter of Genocide`

Duty to Warn...

(DULUTH, MN) - One of the most meaningful Christmas stories that I have ever heard came from my Vancouver, Canada friend, Reverend Kevin Annett. His story is titled “Nativity” and is printed further below.

Kevin spent a week at my home in Duluth, Minnesota a couple of years ago. The week was spent giving scheduled radio and film interviews, giving informal talks over meals, delivering a major speech to the Lake Superior Freethinkers, conducting forums at churches and answering questions following a Zinema 2 screening of his award-winning documentary, Unrepenant.

Richard Dawkins

If Richard Dawkins argues for evolution with a passion and, that “natural selection is a cumulative process with graded ramps of slowly increasing complexity,” then he advocates a creative process that necessitates mind-brain-intelligence, in order to be able to choose and select.

(KELOWNA, BC) - Is Biology Professor Richard Dawkins actually a Believer, and doesn’t know it? In a video, at the pearly gate, Dawkins asked the man in the sky; what kind of God are you? Thor-Zeus-Apollo-Yahweh or?

Why did you conceal yourself? This is not a very profound enquiry from a serious scientist.