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Overview of reactions and demonstrations against the anticipated war on Iraq in the US, Denmark, Australia, Portugal and Egypt.
Dozens of Christian religious men in the US urged President Bush to avert waging war on Iraq. They asserted that such a war would be a violation of the teachings of Christ. They published their appeal in a full-page in The New York Times.
Background about the life of Father Christian van Nispen in Egypt [member of the AWR-Editorial Board], his activities and his relationships with Muslim sheikhs and scholars.
The number of monks and nuns in Europe decreased from 4500 in 1966 to 927 in 2001. This decrease is due to the radical change in the role of the Church and its impact on the society. Furthermore, sexual liberty and luxury helped in the youth’s turning away from the Church and monasticism.
The author criticizes the Azhar for not defending Islam against the Western attacks. He gives many examples on how Islam is attacked in the Western press and by American Evangelical leaders.
The Archbishop of York will lead special prayers in the Anglican Church for the Iraqi people. The Mufti of Turkey issued a fatwa to the effect that soldiers who will die in such a war will not be considered martyrs.
The US Evangelical Lutheran Church has requested that Israeli authorities destroy the wall being built around Palestinian-governed lands. The church’s annual nation-wide convention issued a statement which called for the building of trust instead of the building of a wall.
An American church has adopted resolutions boycotting American companies that support Israel. This church has also been joined by other churches who have promised to adopt similar resolutions unless the United States removes the wall dividing Israel and Palestine.
News of the inauguration of the first female priest in France yet adds to the shock waves sent to Egypt’s Orthodox Church from the West, after past announcements on the ordainment of a homosexual priest, the sanctioning of same-sex marriage and late Pope John Paul II’s statements exculpating the...
Christianity can be abbreviated in just one word: love, which is the center of Jesus Christ’s teachings. It is, however, the most difficult religion to understand, according to French magazine VSD, which published a special file on the three divine religions.

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