Doulabi, who is also a member of the Assembly of Experts, which appoints the Supreme Leader -- noticed the broad disillusion of people with the outcome of Islam in Iran.
"When people look at the output of the religion, they decide to enter the religion or leave the religion," he said in published remarks.
Read moreDuring the following 24 hours (29-20 September) he spoke at the Wales Leadership forum. On the Friday evening he was interviewed about his own Christian experience and then he responded to questions from the floor.
On the Saturday morning he spoke on the theme of hope in a bruised and broken world. He based his address on the concluding words of Habakkuk inviting us to rejoice however difficult our circumstances might be.
Read moreSt Thomas Church was commandeered during the pandemic, with the full knowledge and blessing of the CinW and local Bishop, as it was a modern building with good accessibility. The Parish of Bedwas, which had two church buildings, were not in a financial position to look after both. Attendance at St Thomas had declined, as had finance. Since 2020, The Parish Trust has invested over £50,000 into the church, including a new boiler, a new kitchen and environmentally friendly lighting.
Read moreConsider what the denomination's top officials now openly acknowledge:
"Our context demands that we must help the church to face and engage the reality of decline," Presiding Bishop Michael Curry candidly told the Episcopal Church Council of Bishops meeting virtually September 19 in his opening remarks. "This is not easy. The times are not easy."
Read moreNeither Restoration nor the National Cathedral are broadly reflective of their respective denominations on a nationwide scale, with each listing larger-than-average congregations. But, as a local microcosm of churchgoers in a major metropolitan area, the two churches less than five miles apart may serve to illustrate a sea change in how each emerged following a period of COVID restrictions and a corresponding attendance drop.
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Read moreIf the Communion is restored, can it be made strong enough to face future challenges? How can it fulfil God's mission in a world hostile to God? What will be the best structure that can sustain the Communion and also ensure the autonomy and interdependence of its member Provinces? In order to respond to these important questions, we need first to stop and look back at the history of the Anglican Communion and how it moved from a strong beginning to the current failures and fragmentation.
Read moreMohammed, a car mechanic, leaves behind a widow and five children. He accepted Jesus in 2019. Mohammed was shot five times in the back and chest.
Their widows and eleven children are grieving beyond imagination. And they are completely destitute. There is no social safety net here.
Read moreAnd whereas such developments are in direct contravention of Resolution 1.10 of the
Lambeth Conference 1998 on Human Sexuality, which declared that "homosexual
practice is incompatible with Scripture" and advised against the "legitimising or blessing
of same sex union",
Curry, who was recently hospitalized for a recurrence of internal bleeding and is scheduled for a related surgery later this month, was responding in his address to an Aug.
Read moreOn Sunday, a fund-raising event was held at the Church and the deputy speaker of Uganda's parliament Thomas Tayebwa was the chief guest.
Over three hundred million shillings in cash and pledges was raised for the completion of the new Cathedral building at all saints Cathedral.
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