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Current Feed ContentNIGERIA: Aid agencies struggle to cope after Jos carnageJOS Monday, December 01, 2008 (IRIN) - Aid workers say they are struggling to cope with the fallout of violent clashes between Christians and Muslims in Nigeria’s central city of Jos, which killed and wounded hundreds of people and displaced some 10,000. Preliminary police figures show that some 200 people died in the violence, triggered by local election results, but the number is thought to be higher. Health workers fear infection from dead bodies still strewn about the city, and say they...Biblical Reflections: Sunday Gospel"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with your entire mind." This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: "You shall love your neighbour as yourself." On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets" (Matthew 22:37-40). Since two Sundays ago our gospel reading has presented us with people trying to trap Jesus by posing questions to him. We saw it last week in our gospel reading when Jesus was asked about paying...Importance of religious festivitiesLast Friday, Gambian Christians joined millions of their colleagues across the world to celebrate a very important part of the world’s religious calendar. August the 15th of every year marks the ascension of the Immaculate Mary, the mother of Jesus, the Christ, to heaven. Like many other religious days, the significance of this day that the Christian community calls Saint Mary’s Day (Sang Mary) lies not only on what it means to them as Christians, but also what it means to the whole of...Sang Marie Is Here!/* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;}Sang Marie is here, as Christians prepare again for thejoyous celebrations....No to homosexualityEditor, Kindly allow me space in your widely read newspaper to air my views regarding homosexuality. This practice is becoming rampant and this is the right time for us to put a halt to it. As President Alhajie Dr Yahya A.J.J Jammeh has rightly said, we should never allow such acts, and anybody caught practicing them should be dealt with seriously. I think it is the responsibility of all patriotic citizens, especially landlords, to stop harboring such people in society. Almost all of us were...Anglican Easter Message 2008The Anglican Mission Dear Reader, In the words of St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ, In the words of St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ, In the words of St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ, In the words of St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ, In the words of St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ, In the words of St. Peter, the apostle of Jesus Christ, “Praise be to God … who in his great mercy gave us new birth into a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the...Kanifing Muslims and Christians Tie BondMuslims and Catholic Christians recently converged at the Kanifing Community Centre to agree on principles that could bind them as one for the unity of their communities and country. According to Pa Joof, other wise known as Joseph Richardson Joof, a one time renowned principal of Saint Augustine’s Junior School in Banjul, in December last year the Christians at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament Kanifing had planned to visit their brother Muslims to show solidarity. Their brother Muslims...Christian Council praises religious harmonyThe Gambia Christian Council has praised the religious harmony that exists between Christians and the Muslim majority in the country. In a new year message to President Alhaji Dr Yahya Jammeh, the Christian Council thanked God that Dr Jammeh’s presidency ensures the tradition of good relationship between the two faiths, asserting that it will work with the government and with the Muslim community to strengthen peace and harmony. “The Christian community prays that Almighty God will bless you...Sunday Gospel - Christian unity and inculturation in the Gambian contextBY: FR EDU GOMEZ BA, BD, M.TH CONVENOR OF INTER-FAITH / INTER-CHURCH OF GAMBIA CHRISTIAN COUNCIL INTRODUCTION: To the Blessed Trinity One God, The Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the perfect source of unity of all Christians be praise, glory and thanksgiving. I dedicate this article to all Christians in The Gambia on the occasion of the Christian Unity Week of Prayer 2008. DEFINITION OF TERMS : Our definition of terms relates to both the terms Christian...Muslim MeditationsTranslation of the Holy Qur’an marks fulfilment of a mission I seek refuge from the accused Satan and begin this discussion in the Name of Allah the Gracious, the Merciful. They harbour the primitive Arab mentality and confused doctrine that women are subservient and have no say or right to participate in public life or nation building or even to express themselves when they are discriminated against or deprived. Thank God, the advent of Holy Prophet Muhammad (saw) and the... |
