Yet according to the letter, the nude photos were not only wanted by Zacharias; they were invited. And they were the culmination of months of emails, phone calls, gifts, and other advances by a man who "sensed" Thompson's "deficit and used it to his own end."
Read moreThe Standard newspaper of Kenya on 13th September quoted Anglican Church of Kenya Archbishop Jackson Ole Sapit saying in an interview that most of the land issues are as a result of the trust the church had in those who allocated or gifted them.
Read moreMonths later, after Thompson and Zacharias had signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) confining them to silence, Zacharias publicly released a statement to CT, painting Thompson as the predator.
Read moreI, as an Indian, constantly face the low assessment on the growth of Christianity in India as a sterile, unsuccessful, powerless and insignificant religion that a numerically strong Hinduism need not worry about its presence in India.
Read moreHe said to married couples, there should be commitment to each other until death parts them.
He highlighted that whereas love is important for marriage, deciding to stay married is a determination and should be more than a feeling since feelings come and go with circumstances.
Read moreThe other monumental event was the proposed split of the United Methodist Church (UMC), the third largest congregation in the United States, over differences between traditionalists and liberals on gay marriage and the ordination of LGBTQ people. It was scheduled to be decided with a vote in the UMC General Conference in May 2020, before the pandemic upended the plan and postponed everything.
Read moreI am sending a contribution, myself. If you think you can make a sacrificial gift, it will be doubled on "Giving Day" Sept. 10thup to $27,500. You can go here to make a donation: www.ekk.org
Watch 5 mins with Bishop Bill Atwood here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8w9y87lbz7ybnxu/5%20Min%20%22COVID-19%20Relief%22.mp4?dl=0
Read moreWe make it abundantly clear that since time immemorial, the Church in Zimbabwe has spoken against injustice and has been consistent in that regard. Any view or postulation to the contrary would be an attempt to re-write that narrative in order to promote a negative picture of what the Church stands for. The Church has the Biblical mandate to speak without fear or favour, particularly to a government which
The Archbishop said in his statement: The martyrs gave their good blood as a price for the security and stability of Egyptians, praying that God bless them with their mercy and inspire their families patience and solace.
Read moreMr President, this is not only stealing. It is annihilating the very lives of the poorest, it is almost genocidal in effect. Corrupt big-wigs who have joined your party, not to serve the common good but to enrich themselves, act with impunity -- their attitudes are debilitating, life-drenching. "Ha bana letswalo, Mr President, ba feteletse." They are, like the scribes and Pharisees Jesus called out in Matthew's Gospel, hypocrites.
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