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...year the monks and priests of the Church of Narga Selassie on Dek Island in northern Ethiopia gather to bless an urn of water scooped from the lake that surrounds them. They pray over the water for three days and ask God to sanctify it in the name of Jesus. Then, in a small stone alcove, the head monk pours the water over a silver cross, its detailed engravings worn almost smooth with centuries of polishing, and onto the heads of believers who come in their dozens to be baptized. For the rest of the year the waters of Lake...
...victory over Silvio Berlusconi for the job of Prime Minister. In his first interview since his victory was sealed, Prodi, 66, talked to Jeff Israely about why the U.S. has nothing to fear and how he plans on keeping his political allies in line. Berlusconi compared himself to Jesus Christ, accused you of being a "front man" and used vulgar language to put down your supporters. How do you campaign against such a free-swinging opponent? You're doomed if you play his game. So we never responded to his insults. Still, his way of communicating and his attacks were...
...Harvard, a highly intellectual campus, harbors condescension towards anything that reeks of religion? Aside from their stellar SAT scores, Harvard students are distinguished from students elsewhere by their intellectual capacity, which demands explanations for everything and refuses to accept anything on mere faith. “If I saw Jesus walk on water, I would believe it—but unless I do, why would I believe it?” exclaimed a friend of mine.Such a skeptical attitude is understandable, as it is nurtured in academia. After all, students of science conduct experiments and rely on the results...
...prosecuted the case in front of over 100 attendees while Dershowitz defended Pharaoh. “This isn’t the first time I’ve defended political characters,” Dershowitz said. “Last year at the Divinity School, I defended Jesus. And then, of course, there was OJ Simpson.” The trial was marked by the professors’ jokes and jabs at each other, though they did give opening statements, cross-examined “witnesses,” and delivered closing statements. Executive Director of Hillel Bernard Steinberg...
...assassin in the film, Opus on Monday went public with a letter on its website requesting that Sony add a "disclaimer" before the movie explaining that it is fiction, admonishing that "an eventual decision of Sony in this direction would be a sign of respect towards the figure of Jesus Christ, the history of the Church, and the religious beliefs of viewers...