Archive for March, 2009
Will Mary be used to unite Islam and Catholicism?
Guess I missed it, but it seems that the ‘ecumenical’ dialog between Rome and the Mosque is being united around Mary. Tomorrow 25 March will be the first “Islamic-Christian Day” in honour of the Virgin Mary, L’Orient-Le Jour reports today in an article signed by Fady Noun, who notes that the new festivity will fall […]
In: Islam, Religious News · Tagged with: catholicism, Christianity, God, mary, religion
1 Mind Ministries: Plea Deal Includes Resurrection Clause – The Legal System bows to a Cult
Accepting a plea bargain that her attorney described as unprecedented in American jurisprudence, a 22-year-old Maryland woman yesterday agreed to cooperate in the prosecution of other defendants in the death of her son under the condition that charges against her be dropped if the child rises from the dead. “It also is specifically noted,” Baltimore […]
In: Religious News · Tagged with: children, faith, family, one mind ministries, Queen Antoinette, religion
Vatican to probe conservative religious order
VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict has ordered an investigation of an influential Roman Catholic priestly order whose founder was accused of being a sexual molester and of having had at least one child with a mistress. The Legionaries of Christ announced the inspection, known in Church language as an “Apostolic Visitation,” on Tuesday. The Vatican […]
In: Religious News · Tagged with: catholic church, God, legionaries of Christ, religion, vatican
Income fit for a King: Joseph Prince and the Pastor’s Pay
Doesn’t it sound like a fairytale? THE New Creation Church, which made headlines for raising $19 million on one Sunday last month for its upcoming multi-million dollar building, pays good money to its staff too. The independent church paid one employee between $500,001 and $550,000 in its last financial year, checks by The Straits Times […]
In: False Prophets · Tagged with: joseph prince, pastors, radical grace
Too much Jesus for the Jews?
Here’s a Passover riddle: When is a Haggadah not Jewish? Answer: When it’s got more Jesus than a matzo has holes. A Jewish anti-missionary group has succeeded in persuading Barnes and Noble booksellers to reclassify a Passover guide from a “messianic Jewish” publisher as Christian, rather than Jewish. The group is also pressuring Amazon.com and […]
In: Messianic Judaism · Tagged with: Christianity, God, haggadah, Jesus Christ, jews, judaism, passover, religion
Rick Warren and Saddleback Church Trains 2,400 New Members
Jennifer Riley reports that Rick Warren as 2400 new members, but is that possible during an age when society as a whole is supposed to be turning away from God? Saddleback Church in southern California trained nearly 2,400 new church members on Saturday. It was the largest membership class in the megachurch’s 30-year history. Of […]
In: Joel’s Army, Rick Warren · Tagged with: baptists, Christianity, God, megachurch, religion
(Video) Pastor Joel Osteen to Give Message of Hope at Yankee Stadium – He’s no Jay Leno
For all you Osteenians our there, bare in mind that while Joel is charging people in the name of Christ to bring them ‘hope’, Jay Leno is providing (or maybe has provided) two nights of comedy on his own dime. Mega church pastor Joel Osteen and his wife, Victoria, will host the first non-baseball event […]
In: Joel Osteen · Tagged with: God, prosperity preachers, religion, victoria osteen, word of faith
