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PARLIAMENTARIANS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS
New Delhi: "Christmas is a festival of
joy, love and friendship. During this occasion as I
greet every Christian I want to thank them for their
commendable services to the nation," said the Prime
Minister as he commended Christians at the
Parliamentarians' Christmas Get-Together Dinner 2009 at
7-B Janpath New Delhi.
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THE HIGH AND THE LOW IN OUR SOCIETY
New Delhi: The Ruchika case in which it
took judiciary 19 years to punish a DGP who had molested
a helpless girl has caught the attention of the media
like the Jessica Lal and Priyadarshani cases earlier.
And the investigations had brought out how those in
power were more interested in shielding the guilty
senior official, than in getting justice to the victim
of wrong doing. One lesson that those in power is yet to
learn in this nation is to dispense justice without fear
or favour.
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JOHN DAYAL RE-NOMINATED TO THE NATIONAL INTEGRATION
COUNCIL
New Delhi: The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
has re-nominated Dr.John Dayal to be a member of the
reconstituted National Integration Council. The Prime
Minister is the chairman of the NIC & Chief Ministers of
every state are members.
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PM GREET THE NATION ON CHRISTMAS DAY
New Delhi : The Prime Minister, President
and Vice President today greeted the nation on the
occasion of Christmas. In his message, the Prime
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh construed Christmas as a
"celebration of peace, love and hope and a time to
rejoice in the company of family and friends.”
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ARTICLE 377: CHURCH LEADERS MEET PM
New Delhi, December 14, 2009 (CT): Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh was last week urged to oppose
the decriminalizing of homosexuality in India. An
inter-faith delegation led by Archbishop of Delhi,
Vincent M Concessao, on Dec. 9 met the Prime Minister
and informed him the consequences of the July 2 Delhi
High Court verdict that legalized consensual gay sex by
overturning a 148-year-old colonial law.
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SAFC CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS
Delhi : As usual this year too the
congregations of the Sacred Assemblies Fellowship Church
celebrated Christmas in their respective areas of
Panipat, Samalkha, Gannaur, Sonepat, Devilal Colony in
Haryana and Holambi, Palla, Badli, Karala, Sultanpuri,
Mangolpuri and Rohini in Delhi through sharing the real
meaning of Christmas and distributing gospel packets.
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INDIAN FIRMS LOSE PRODUCTIVITY TO SOCIAL NETWORKING
SITES
New Delhi: Indian firms are losing
productivity because office staff spend too long on
social networking sites, a survey says. The Associated
Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) says
workers use Orkut, Facebook, Myspace and Linkedin for
"romancing" and other purposes.
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COMMUNAL BRUTALITY DURING CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT
NAJAFGARH
Delhi, 22 Dec '09: Christians were again
at the receiving end of communal ire of misguided youths
when some pastors on their way to attend a Christmas
meeting were stopped near the venue and beaten
mercilessly on 22nd December at Najafgarh on the
outskirts of New Delhi.
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PASTOR BRUTALLY ATTACKED IN NALGONDA DISTRICT, ANDHRA
PRADESH
Nalgonda District, 21, December 2009 : A pastor
was brutally injured on his head at Devarakonda village,
Nalgonda district, Andhra Pradesh on 20th December 2009.
On Sunday evening around 7.30 pm Pastor R Timothy and
his wife Nirmala along with their youngest child were on
their way to Kottaguda village on his bicycle. Three RSS/BJP
radicals followed the pastor on two motorcycles and
stopped him on the way. They beat the pastor with an
iron rod on his head and also beat up his wife Nirmala
on her left leg.
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MASS CONVERSION TO HINDUISM IN SURAT CENSURED
CT December 23, 2009 - Jagadguru Narendracharya
Maharaj is in soup for conducting mass conversion of
thousands in Surat on Monday. The Hindu seer who
spearheads a religious campaign against Christians was
censured for holding a function in which 1,747 people
were reconverted to Hinduism without the permission of
the district magistrate.
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ECUMENICAL MEETINGS CALL TO RESPECT EACH DENOMINATION
Bhopal: 13/12/2009: An ecumenical meeting
held in Bhopal called Christians to respect each
denomination and beliefs of other religions. Commission
for Ecumenism and Dialogue organized a prayer meeting
and an open discussion on various problems faced within
Christian community in Bhopal. The meeting was chaired
by Archbishop Dr. Leo Cornelio.
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EFI LOBBIES FOR CHANGE IN THE ELECTION SCHEDULE
Chhattisgarh, 15 December 2009:
Chhattisgarh State Election Commission issued a
notification on 19th November 2009, according to which
civic polls for Nagar Nigams, Nagar Palika Parishads and
Nagar Panchayats were scheduled in three phases on 21st,
24th and 27th December 2009.
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RANGNATH COMMISSION REPORT UNCONSTITUTIONAL: VHP
Ahmedabad, December 18, 2009: Criticising
Justice Rangnath Mishra Commission report recommending
10 per cent reservation for Muslims, Vishwa Hindu
Parishad(VHP) on Friday said religion-based reservation
is unconstitutional.
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KERALA CATHOLIC CHURCH CAUTIONS AGAINST HASTY
MARRIAGES
December 16, 2009 CT: In an attempt to
scale down the increasing number of divorce cases in
Kerala, the Catholic Church has cautioned its faithful
against marrying in haste. The Kerala Catholic Bishops
Council (KCBC) urged its members to enter into marriage
only after proper investigations by both the parties.
This should be a prerequisite if the bride and groom are
residing abroad.
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MINORITY RIGHTS DAY CELEBRATED
JAMMU. DEC 18: To mark the United Nations
Minority Rights Day and to seek justice for the various
religious minorities in the State of Jammu and Kashmir,
a seminar on the political, legal and social status of
the minorities in Jammu and Kashmir was organized by the
newly constituted Minority Rights Forum here. The
seminar was presided over by Bishop Dr. Peter Celestine
of Jammu-Srinagar. Tundup Rinpochee, President of the
Ladakh Budhist Gompa Association, was the chief guest.
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CHRISTIAN GROUPS WELCOME MISRA REPORT, DEMAND
IMMEDIATE IMPLEMENTATION
NEW DELHI, 19 December 2009: Christians
groups across the country have welcomed the Government
tabling the report of the Justice Rangnath Misra
Commission, and have urged the government to immediately
implement its important recommendation that Christians
and Muslims of Dalit origin be given the same benefits
now given to Scheduled Castes professing Hinduism,
Buddhism or Sikhism as their religion.
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CHRISTMAS PRAYER STOPPED BY CHICKMAGALORE POLICE
Bangalore, 19 December 2009: Believers of
Christ fellowship church, Shanthaveri, Chickmangalore
had a rude shock, when they saw police inspector
Shivakumar along with other police personnel from
Lingadahalli police station at their church premises.
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EXHIBITION OF CHRISTIANS ATTACKED IN GWALIOR
Gwalior (MP), Dec 20 (PTI):A group of
people stormed into an exhibition here put up by local
Christians and allegedly tore off photographs, damaged
an idol and tried to set aflame religious text, police
said. Police have booked four persons in connection with
the incident, one of whom -- Santosh Godyale -- is a
local office bearer of BJP''s Scheduled Caste Cell, the
police said.
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'GLORIA DEO 2009' CONCERT IN KOCHI
KOCHI: The biggest international Christmas
tour in India, Gloria Deo 2009, came to the city on
Saturday, 12 December. The music concert was held at
Durbar Hall Ground at 5.30 pm on Saturday.
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CHRISTMAS IS NOT A FAIRY TALE FOR KIDS: POPE
Pope Benedict XVI, has reminded Christians that
Christmas was much more than the season of Santa Claus
and sugar plums and it was also God's answer to
mankind's yearning for peace. He said Bethlehem: "is a
city-symbol of peace in the Holy Land in the whole world
and that it does not represent an achieved and stable
peace, but rather a peace that is laboriously sought and
awaited".
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ORAL ROBERTS GOES HOME AT 91
California (NYT) Dec 22: Oral Roberts, the
Pentecostal evangelist whose televised faith-healing
ministry attracted millions of followers worldwide and
made him one of the most recognizable and controversial
religious leaders of the 20th century, died Tuesday in
Newport Beach, Calif. He was 91. The cause was
complications of pneumonia, said Melany Ethridge, a
spokeswoman for Mr. Roberts. He died at a hospital in
Newport Beach, where he lived.
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WOMAN ASSAULTS THE POPE ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Vatican: A woman jumped a barrier at the
start of Christmas Eve Mass at St. Peter's Basilica and
knocked down the pope, briefly disrupting ceremonies.
Screams erupted from onlooking worshippers when the
woman ran toward Pope Benedict XVI and grabbed onto his
vestments as he walked down the main aisle of the
church, video footage showed.
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ANGLIAN PRIEST ASKS THE POOR TO SHOPLIFT
Wales News, Dec 23, 2009 : Is it ever OK
to steal? After parish priest Tim Jones said the poor
should steal from major stores we asked clergymen,
academics and politicians whether extreme poverty can
ever justify theft.
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TWO MORE IRISH BISHOPS QUIT OVER CHILD ABUSE SCANDAL
DUBLIN (AFP) - Two more bishops said on
Friday they were offering their resignation to Pope
Benedict XVI in the wake of a child sex abuse scandal
that has shaken Ireland. Auxiliary Bishops of Dublin
Eamonn Walsh and Raymond Field said in a statement they
had informed the Archbishop of Dublin, Diarmuid Martin,
on Christmas Eve Thursday of their intention to quit.
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93% BRITONS SKIPPED CHURCH ON CHRISTMAS
London: A new survey done before Christmas
had revealed that almost 93% of Britons would have been
skipping church on Christmas Day. They would either be
spending Christmas eating turkey, drinking champagne or
opening presents - but will not attend church. The study
by Opinion Matters said only 11% had the intention of
attending Midnight Mass last night on Christmas Eve,
while 86% said they sent Christmas cards.
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GFA MISSIONARIES WORKING WITH FAMINE VICTIMS IN
MYANMAR
CARROLLTON, Texas, Dec. 16 -- A natural
phenomenon is causing a plague of rats in Myanmar,
leading to starvation in the country's poverty-stricken
Chin state and hampering the recovery from Cyclone
Nargis in the Irrawaddy Delta area. The heart-wrenching
crisis is rooted in what the Asian people called the
mautam. Mau is the Burmese word for bamboo, and tam
means famine. About every 50 years a certain species of
bamboo plants produces a bloom that, when eaten by the
rats, increases their fertility and causes an explosion
in the rat population. The latest mautam began in 2006.
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NEW VIOLENCE FLARES IN IRAQ, WITH CHRISTIANS AND
SHIITES AS TARGETS
BAGHDAD (NYT): As Muslims in Iraq observe
the 10-day holiday of Muharram, and Christians warily
prepare for a subdued Christmas, episodes of violence
erupted around the country on Wednesday, some of them
aimed at worshipers of each faith. There were four
separate bomb attacks in Baghdad on Shiite pilgrims
marching toward Karbala in observance of Muharram, and a
fifth attack on people giving food and drinks to the
marchers.
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US MISSIONARY CROSSES OVER INTO N. KOREA
SEOUL, South Korea (AP): An American
Christian missionary slipped into isolated North Korea
on Christmas Day, shouting that he brought God's love
and carrying a letter urging leader Kim Jong Il to step
down and free all political prisoners, an activist said
Saturday. Robert Park, 28, crossed a poorly guarded
stretch of the frozen Tumen River that separates North
Korea from China, according to a member of the
Seoul-based group Pax Koreana, which promotes human
rights in the North. Two other activists apparently
watched and filmed the entry.
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SWEDISH FAMILY PERSECUTED FOR HOMESCHOOLING
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PURCELLVILLE, VA, Dec. 22 /Christian Newswire/ --
Christer and Annie Johansson, a Christian
homeschooling family, are in the unimaginable position
of permanently losing custody of their only child,
seven-year-old Dominic Johansson, simply because they
homeschool.
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WORLD VISION ENDS GLOBAL 'SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS' TOUR
WITH FINAL STOP IN AFRICA
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ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Dec. 14 -- After
traveling more than 22,000 miles through five countries
over the past five weeks, World Vision's "Spirit of
Christmas" tour team ends its worldwide journey with a
final stop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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EGYPT'S COPTIC CHRISTIANS BATTLE FOR ID CARDS
BBC News, Cairo: In the grounds of one of the
city's oldest Christian churches, Girgis Gabriel Girgis
is tattooing a baby girl. She is very young, only about
three years old, and branding the blue cross onto the
girl's inside wrist brings a piercing shrill scream.
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PAK'S GOJRA CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS IN FEAR
GOJRA: No Christmas decorations brighten the
tent camp sheltering Christians left homeless by the
worst violence against minorities in Pakistan this year.
Instead, there is a pervasive sense of fear. The
Christians have received cell phone text messages
warning them to expect a “special Christmas present”,
they said, and are terrified of their tents being
torched or their church services being bombed.
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COPTIC CHRISTIANS IN NY DEMAND END TO PERSECUTION IN
EGYPT
NEW YORK, Dec. 12 -- The Egyptian government
facilitates attacks against Coptic Christians directly
by destroying church properties, unlawfully detaining,
raping and torturing converts to Christianity and
failing to prosecute the Islamic extremists who attack
Coptic Christians.
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