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Bangla Constitutionalist: Christians are vital
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Bangladesh, August 28, 2013: Kamal Hossain, a prominent lawyer and one of the authors of the country's constitution, spoke at the launch of a book written by Fr Albert Rozario, secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace. Although a minority, the contribution of Christians to the country's education and health systems "is outstanding."
Christians are minority in Bangladesh but they are number one in quality, this according to Kamal Hossian, a leading legal and constitutional expert who is credited as one of the main authors of the Constitution of Bangladesh.
Dr Hossain, who is a Muslim, spoke at the presentation of 'A useful law book for Christians" by Fr Albert Rozario, secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Justice and Peace.
The event was held yesterday at the Press Club in Dhaka and was attended by more than 300 Christian leaders, lawyers, two archbishops and government officials.
Dr Hossain is a prominent figure in the political and cultural landscape of Bangladesh. During the War of Liberation (1971), he was arrested by the Pakistani government.
After the declaration of independence, he served the country in the first government of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
As Minister for Justice (1972-1973), he was one of drafters of the Constitution of Bangladesh, which was completed in 1972.
A long-standing member of the secular-oriented Awami League until 1990, he left the party over differences with its leader, Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's daughter, and founded his own organisation, the Gano Forum, of which he is still president.
Dr Hossain studied at Notre Dame College, a Catholic school.
"My hope," he said speaking about the book, "is that Christian lawyers can give a great contribution to the country."
For Shafique Ahmed, a Muslim and current Minister for Justice, the book "is meant to help not only Christians, but people of all faiths, to bring peace and harmony to the country. Everybody should read it."
Democracy through peace. US attack is a criminal
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Syria, August 28, 2013: The Catholic Patriarch of Antioch calls on Western countries to listen to the Pope's appeal. Armed action will destroy any possibility of future dialogue and reconciliation. The Christians will be ghettoized. Without them, there can be no moderate Islam. The disappearance of Christians is a threat for the West and the Arab world.
"We must listen to the Pope's appeal for peace in Syria. If western countries want to create true democracy then they must build it on reconciliation, through dialogue between Christians and Muslims, not with weapons. This attacked being planned by the United States is a criminal act, which will only reap more victims, in addition to the tens of thousands of these two years of war. This will destroy the Arab world's trust in the West", says Gregory III Laham, Patriarch of Antioch of the East, of Alexandria and Jerusalem of the Melkites. His appeal entrusted to AsiaNews comes just a few hours after rumors of an imminent United States attack against Damascus. The intervention is supported by other countries: France, Great Britain, Turkey and the Arab League. The religious leader has sent out Pope Francis' August 25 appeal to all of Syria's parishes.
"The voice of Christians – said the Patriarch – is that of the Holy Father. At this time we must be pragmatic. Syria needs stability and an armed attack against the government really has no sense at all".
Gregory III asks, "What or who have led Syria to this thin red line, this point of no return? Who created this hell in which our people have been living for months?". "Every day – he explains – Islamic extremists from all over the world are pouring into Syria with the sole intent to kill and not one country has done anything to stop them, even the U.S. has decided to send in more weapons." The prelate stresses that the planned U.S. attack will affect the Syrian population above all and is no less serious than the use of chemical weapons.
According to the Patriarch, Western countries continue to support a non existent opposition, which has no authority on the ground in Syria. "All preparation for the Geneva 2 Conference – he said – has been stopped. The word dialogue is now forgotten. For months the Western countries have wasted time in discussions, while people were dying under Assad's bombs and attacks by Islamic al-Qaeda extremists. "
Gregory III warns that a possible victory of the Islamists will give birth to a country divided into small enclaves, which will force Christians into a ghetto. "Our community dwindles every day. Young people are fleeing, families leave their homes and villages." For the prelate, "the disappearance of the Christians is a danger not only for Syria, but for all of Europe." "Our presence – he says – is the essential condition for a moderate Islam, which exists thanks to the Christians. If we leave, there can be no democracy in Syria. This is supported also by the Muslims themselves, who fear the Islamist's madness . Many say that they cannot live where there are no Christians". (S.C.)
Questions From Jesus Christ
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Lets take a look at some of the important questions asked by our Lord Jesus Christ. These are the questions that HE wants answers to.
1. How many loaves do you have? (Matthew 15:34)
Loaf or bread represents my Word. You cannot survive with the earthly bread alone, you need ME, the bread that came down to give you eternal life. I am the Word made flesh. MY WORD is eternal. Strive therefore to LEARN MY WORD. How many scriptures do you know by-heart? Can you call to mind and recite at least a couple of them in a crisis? Do you practice living by MY WORD? Just as you satisfy your hunger better by having more loaves, the more the number of scriptures in your heart, the better your life.
2. Who do people say the Son of Man is? (Matthew 16:13)
At Baptism you were given a responsibility and that was to bear witness to me. If today your friends and those close to you don't experience my love through you, there is something seriously wrong with you and your life. What you show them is what they think I am. Your life as a Christian is so very ordinary that people around you don't see the need for change. Sometimes the kind of witness you bear, gives them the feeling that they are better off being what they are. Isn't it time your life became a testimony?
3. But who do you say that I am? (Matthew 16:15)
Am I a doctor who cures you, or a policeman who ensures law and order in your life, or a Judge who grants you justice? Am I a miracle man who works miracles? Seriously what is your answer? Who am I to you and what is the place that you have given me in your life? If you have grown in your relationship with me, you will declare what my disciple Thomas once declared – My Lord and My God.
4. Woman where are they, has no one condemned you? (John 8:10)
After all your sins and the damage that you have done to your chance of spending eternity with me, in my infinite mercy I am giving you another opportunity to start life afresh. I forgive you and urge you to set things right because I may not give you another chance.
5. Do you want to be well? (John 5:6)
You are physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually ill. While a doctor may be able to heal you physically and a counselor or psychologist may heal you emotionally or intellectually, only my Word can heal you completely. Yes only my Word can heal you physically, emotionally, intellectually and spiritually. Establish a relationship with me and witness the change in your life.
6. Has none but this foreigner returned to give thanks to God? (Luke 17:18)
When I work a miracle for non-Christians they respond by thanking me and dedicating their life to me. As a Catholic how have you responded to the many graces and blessings that I have showered on you? I am pained to see you living a life of ingratitude and recklessness.
7. If even the smallest things are beyond your control, why are you anxious about the rest (Luke 12:26)
If you have no control over as small a thing as the hair on your head, why worry about your business, career, finances and relationships? Entrust them to me because I made them for you. Remember they were made for you. You are not made for them. Work for the spread of my Gospel and the glory of my Kingdom and watch how everything else in your life falls in line one by one. When you start working for me, I will start working over your business, career, finances and relationships.
8. So, could you not watch with me one hour? (Matthew 26:40)
Until and unless you knowingly and willingly spend at least an hour in prayer with me how can you expect our relationship to grow stronger and better. I am not referring to your family prayers but to your personal prayer.
9. Do you believe I can do this? (Matthew 9:28)
When you pray to me, do you believe in your heart of hearts that I am in control of your life and that I do everything for your good? Do you believe that you will receive that which you are praying for? What will be the status of your faith if I choose to give you an answer (to your prayer) that is different from what you anticipate. Will you still have faith in me and put your trust in me.
10. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life and what can one give in exchange for his life ? (Matthew 16:26)
You are a soul that has been granted a body for a specific mission. Know that your Soul is very precious and that it has been designed for eternity. I give you the option to choose where you want to spend eternity. Aim for heaven so that even if you are not able to make it, you will have a chance of entering it someday through what ever purification you undergo in purgatory. Do not aim for purgatory, because if you miss purgatory, then the place that you would go to is hell.
– laajan miranda / rufina d'souza
Archbishop Girelli to Vietnamese: Religious freedom, a right that every nation must respect
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Vietnam, August 16, 2013: The non-resident representative of the Holy See has recently visited the Asian country, encountering different communities. He stressed the courage of the faithful, urging them to follow the example of Abraham "who believed in the love of God." The enthusiasm of Catholics in meeting Pope Francis's envoy.
Vietnamese Catholics "are a minority" of the population, but they can make a decisive contribution to the development of the nation by promoting "a true freedom of religion and conscience" as well as "basic Human Rights", which every nation in the world "has the duty to respect." This was the appeal made to the faithful by Msgr. Leopoldo Girelli, non-resident representative of the Holy See, in the course of a three-day visit Aug. 10 to 12. The Vatican diplomat visited the diocese of Vinh Long (for the second time, after the first trip in October 2011), Long Xueyn and other areas of the Mekong Delta, meeting tens of thousands of Catholics in celebrations for their meeting "with Pope Francis's envoy".
In Vinh Long, about 180 km from Ho Chi Minh City in southern Vietnam, Msgr. Girelli visited the parish of My Thanh. The second leg of the journey was a visit to the parish of Bo Ot in the neighboring Diocese of Long Xuyen, where he concelebrated a Mass with the local bishop, Msgr. Joseph Tan Xuan Tieu and 30 other priests, in the presence of more than 5 thousand faithful of the area and other neighboring parishes.
The enthusiasm of the Catholic community was great. They viewed the papal representative's visit as a sign that "the love of Jesus in our midst." In his homily, Msgr. Girelli invited the faithful to pray and carry out charitable works following the example of Abraham "who obeyed the call of God."
The Holy See's non-resident representative's visit also touched on the community of Cu Lao Gieng in the town of Gieng Isle, An Giang province, cradle of the local Catholic community, a land of missionaries and martyrs, including St. Peter Đoàn Công and St. Emmanuel Lê Văn Phụng. It is from these lands that the work of evangelization of Vietnam began, a country where Catholics represent 10% of the population and are often victims of persecution, abuses or violations of religious freedom by the communist authorities (local or central government).
In this vein Msgr. Girelli underlined the commitment to "the promotion of a true freedom of religion and conscience" because they are "the fundamental rights of every human being, with which every nation in the world has a duty to comply." The prelate also expressed admiration and pride for the development of the Vietnamese Church and Catholic community, which has been able to "live with courage, faith, following the example of Abraham who always believed in the love of God."
Odisha: Anti-Christian pogroms strengthen faith & unity
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Orissa, August 23, 2013: The Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar recalls the destruction of the violence of 2008 and speaks of how the Christians have been able to pick themselves up again. August 25 will mark five years since the beginning of pogroms. Today, Msgr. Barwa decribes his "pride" in the population of Kandhamal, for their efforts to rebuild homes, churches and the souls of those who survived.
The pogroms in Kandhamal destroyed the lives, homes and holy places of the Christian community, but they have also given rise to a blossoming of the community's faith and sense of fraternity, without distinction of caste or creed. This is the heart of the reflections made by Msgr. John Barwa SVD, Archbishop of Cuttack-Bhubaneshwar, to AsiaNews. August 25 will mark the fifth anniversary of the violent pogroms perpetrated by militant Hindu ultra-nationalists, that devastated the Christian community. The prelate speaks of his pride in his community "for our faith" and "the constant and serious effort to translate words into action." Below we publish the reflection of Msgr. Barwa given exclusively to AsiaNews.
The famous observation of Church father Tertullian (160-220 AD), "the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church," has become a reality, in the growing church of Kandhamal, Odisha, eastern India.
The Mission in Kandhamal (a part of then known as Cuttack Mission) was started by the MSFS missionaries, followed by CM Priests. On June 1, 1947 this Mission was elevated to Mission Sui Juries of Cuttack by Pope Pius XI. With the commitment and dedication of the pioneering missionaries facing every hurdle with courage and confidence, the mission grew in leaps and bounds. On January 24, 1974 Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar was created. The Archdiocese has an area of 12,529 square miles, with a total population of 11,554,700. About 160,000 are Christians, and about 64,000 of who are Catholics.
Any growth is a process, which demands pruning, testing and sufferings. Within a span of 70 years, Kandhamal, where majority of Catholics of the Archdiocese of Cuttack-Bhubaneswar live, faced untold persecution for their faith in August 2008.
During the persecutions some 400 villages had been purged of all Christians, more than 6000 houses, 340 Churches, village chapels, dispensaries, and schools were burnt and destroyed, thousands were injured, several women and young girls including a nun, gang raped, and around 60,000 men, women and children rendered homeless. Total number of 75 persons (22 Catholics, 28 Baptists, 12 Pentecostals, 4 CNI, 1 Independent Church and 8 non-Christian tribals) including the financial in-charge of the Archdiocese were brutally murdered.
But after five years of the persecutions, I feel proud of my people of the Archdiocese. Today when I visit the corners of my Archdiocese, to bless and inaugurate the churches, village chapels, and to visit their villages, large numbers of people not only the Christians, but also others gather and participate in the celebrations with the words, "Persecutors destroyed and burnt our houses, property and massacred our beloved ones, but they could not destroy our faith and could not separate us from Jesus. We are proud to be Christians and proud of our faith."Today this voice is becoming louder and clearer day by day. It is the words that are heard, but there is constant and serious effort to translate it in actions and relationships. These sincere efforts of my people are clear sign of their growing in faith. Though they are poor and illiterates, rich in faith and I am proud of my people.
As shepherd of this persecuted land, I am invited to many countries around the globe to share "the growing faith of the persecuted people of Kandhamal". And during my visits, many do ask me the challenging question "you rebuilt houses and institutions… but there is rumor that persecutions will be repeated?" And my answer to this query is, "trusting in God we live, and make every effort as individual and community, through the socio-pastoral wings of the archdiocese with inclusive in words, actions and undertakings and build up 'a peaceful Kandhamal'. Yes, after all our efforts, if there is again persecution!!! We only surrender ourselves to God and say, 'Let Thy will be done, O God'!!!
Besides, today this mission that faced the violent persecutions has become the hub of Religious-Priestly Vocations and has become a Missionary Sending Region.
In line with the observation of Tertullian, faith in Odisha is growing precisely because of its violent persecution. Whatever may be the relative of such a discussion there can be no disagreement that Christians in Odisha have suffered painfully. And yet this persecution has made the faith stronger and has helped young and old people realize the value of faith, commitment and dedication.
The growing distinctions and divisions among Christian denominations in Odisha, in Kandhamal in particular, were evident. In the aftermath of persecutions, there have been strong bonds of unity, communion and fellow feeling. One single voice is heard from everyone today irrespective of caste and creed, "We need peace and harmony-not violence. Anyone promoting or perpetuating violence is against peace."
Within the span of five years, we have received support (both financial and spiritual) from far and wide in our efforts in rebuilding Kandhamal. With your generosity, we have built up most of the destroyed houses and churches, and we thank everyone wholeheartedly. However, our endeavors of rebuilding institutions, village chapels along with livelihood and the future of our people, women, youth and children have to continue. We are committed to empower people of all sections, especially the poor, marginalized and disadvantaged groups in their struggles for justice and peace.
The anti-Christian persecutions took place five years ago. As we mark the painful events, we remember and pray for those brave souls, and those who stand by us. Thus, let our pledge today and always be of promoting peace, justice and hope to all at all cost.
TN: Protestant, Catholic Church divided over sand mining
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Tamil Nadu, August 22, 2013: The Tamil Nadu govt. had clamped a ban on sand mining to crack down on illegal mining.
The protestant and Catholic Church in Tamil Nadu seems to be divided over the state government's ban on mining of beach sand.
Days after a former bishop of the Church of South India for Tuticorin-Tirunelveli diocese, Jayapaul David urged the government to lift the ban on sand mining, the Roman Catholic bishop Yvonne Ambrose of Tuticorin has declared support for the ban.
Addressing the media in Tuticorin yesterday, bishop Ambrose said sand mining companies were illegally quarrying the mineral rich sand, which has deeply impacted the lives of fishing communities.
It destroys the environment as well social peace in coastal villages, he claimed.
"The special committee should seek the opinion of fishing community and fisheries officials about the environmental degradation to marine life due to sand mining. The probe should also be extended to coastal region of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari where sand mining continues," he said.
"We place this demand on behalf of the clergy, religious communities and laity as well as all fishermen federations of Tuticorin, Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts," he said. Currently, beach sand mining is banned only in Tuticorin district.
The bishop said many people living in the coastal region were afflicted by diseases caused due to processing of the mineral sand.
He demanded the arrest of sand miners who have been involved in illegal mining in the region for more than 15 to 20 years and demanded a total ban on mining as ordered by the National Green Tribunal.
He also urged the government to seize minerals hoarded by mining companies in warehouses and attach properties that were acquired through illegal mining.
The bishop added that fishermen have been protesting for the past 15 years.
Bishop Ambrose's public endorsement of the government action has come just two days after bishop David submitted a petition to the special committee seeking removal of the ban on sand mining.
In his petition, he reasoned that the mineral sand is available in the Indian peninsula and the state and central government have allowed it to be mined.
Sand mining has been a source of livelihood for people in the region for the past 40 years, especially in areas which receive scanty rain, he argued.
– times of india
Jharkand: Adivasis agitate for removal of 'tribal' Mary statue
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Ranchi, August 27, 2013: Religious leaders of the Sarna tribe have announced an agitation this December demanding that a statue of Virgin Mary be removed from a Catholic parish church in Singpur.
The religious leaders described the statue Virgin Mary, hair tied in a bun, dressed as a tribal woman in a traditional red and white sari, wearing bangles and depicted holding an infant in a sling as a proselytising ploy. Sarna religious leaders announced the agitation after the police imposed IPC Section 144 and stopped them from marching to the church in question on Sunday.
"We met the church representatives in May and had offered them three months to remove the statue. But the talks broke down because they ignored our request. They have dressed the statue in our traditional clothes so that over time the nature-worshipping tribals here start associating Mother with a tribal woman. This is a strategy for conversion and to attack our distinct culture," said Sarna dharamguru Bandhan Tigga.
"We have announced our agitation to oppose not just this but other attacks on our faith in Bible Society publications which give false accounts of our religious practices describing them as uncivilised," he alleged.
More than 27 Sarna religious groups have publicly demanded the removal of the statue, unveiled by the Archbishop of Ranchi Cardinal Telesphore Toppo, since May.Earlier in July, in villages near Ormanjhi, 20 km from Ranchi, members of the Protestant Assembly of God church had reported that some Sarna Adivasi leaders had threatened them with violence if their families did not convert back to the Sarna faith — a threat they said had occurred a few days after the statue controversy erupted.
"Three days after the statue was unveiled by Catholic priests, the Sarna society leaders called some families who had converted to Christianity several years ago in Ormanjhi and gave them a week to convert back to the Sarna faith. A week later, some men from the same group arrived in the village and broke the gate of one of our community member's house," said the pastor of a church in Ormanjhi who did not wish to be identified. A First Information Report was registered in the Ormanjhi police station.
The Catholic church has so far refrained from commenting on the controversy. "We wish to remain silent and have had no discussions amongst ourselves on this subject," said Father Theodore Toppo.
"This is not a constructive approach by leaders of the Sarna faith and takes the focus away from more serious issues that affect tribals of all faiths, such as tribals' rights to resources and land and their other constitutional rights. At the same time, the church representatives should come out of their shell, be gracious and offer to remove the statue and make a clear statement that we do not wish to offend anyone's sentiments," said Father Stan Swamy, a social activist.
– the hindu
Orissa riot victims demand terror probe
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New Delhi, August 26, 2013: Five years on and justice remains elusive, they say.
Victims of the 2008 anti-Christian violence in eastern India have demanded an investigation by the country's top anti-terror agency into the riots that killed scores of people and displaced thousands.
The Christians made the demand on Sunday as they observed the fifth anniversary of the riots in Orissa's Kandhamal district.
In a seven-week rampage beginning on August 25, groups of fanatic Hindus burned Christian homes, churches and convents, killing some 100 people and displacing at least 50,000.
To mark the anniversary, at least 300 people, including members of civil society groups and church leaders, staged a rally in Bhubaneswar, the state capital, on Sunday and submitted a list of demands for the president of India, Pranab Mukherjee, and state governor SC Jamir.
One of the demands was an in-depth investigation by the National Investigating Agency (NIA).
Father Ajay Singh, who is fighting for justice for the Kandhamal victims, told ucanews.com that there has been no action from the state government in the last five years to provide justice for victims. He added that many believe the violence was part of an organized terror campaign.
Other demands from the victims include a special rehabilitation program, restoration of their livelihoods and better security. They also asked for the repeal of a state law that they say limits religious freedom for Christians.
Jugal Ranjit, convener of an Orissa minority forum, accused the state government of being non-committal on the issues stemming from the violence.
"There are several government officials who have communal mindsets and put up barriers that hinder the delivery of justice to victims," he said.
– ucanews
"Remember the Promises in His Word"
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"Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope." Psalm 119:49
Whatever your specific need is, you will likely find a promise about it in the Bible.
Are you feeling wearied and weak because your life has been troubling and tiring?
Here is the promise: "He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak." (Isaiah 40:29)
When you read such a promise, take it back to our great God who promised it, and ask Him to fulfill His own word.
Are you seeking after Christ, and yearning for closer relationship with Him?
This promise shines like a star upon you: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled." (Matthew 5:6)
Take that promise to God's throne continually.
Do not plead anything else, but go to God over and over again, praying
"Lord, You have said it, I humbly ask that You do as You have said."
Are you distressed because of sin, and burdened with the heavy load of your wrongdoings?
Listen to these words: "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more." (Isaiah 43:25)
You have no worth of your own to deserve God's pardon, but plead His written promises and He will perform them.
Are you afraid that you won't be able to persevere to the end?
Do you fear that, after having thought yourself to be a child of God, you might instead be a 'castaway'?
Take this word of grace to God's throne and plead it:
"Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed." (Isaiah 54:10)
If you have lost the sweet sense of the Savior's presence, and are seeking Him with a sorrowful heart, remember these promises: "Return to me, and I will return to you" (Malachi 3:7)
and "For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back." (Isaiah 54:7)
Rest your faith upon God's own word, and whatever your fears or desires, look to God's
"Bank of Faith" in your Father's written word, saying,
"Remember your word to your servant, for you have given me hope."
Question: Which of God's promises that you just read resonated most powerfully with you, and why?
– fwd: vcmathews
Iranian sent into exile for evangelistic activities
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Iran, August 27, 2013: An Iranian convert from Islam to Christianity has been sentenced to serve a year in jail followed by two years in exile in a remote border town for his evangelistic activities.
Ebrahim Firouzi was said to be "propagating against the Islamic regime"
Ebrahim Firouzi of Robat-Karim was accused of starting and directing an evangelism group, launching a Christian website, distributing Bibles and Christian literature and attending house churches. The judge described such activities as "propagating against the Islamic regime" and said that Ebrahim was "an anti-Islamic Revolution agent inside the country".
He was tried in July, and the court's verdict was delivered to him last week. It said:
According to the court's decision, evangelism activities of the accused, Ebrahim Firouzi, are considered to be in opposition to the regime of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and thus the court condemns him to one year of imprisonment.
After Ebrahim has completed his jail term, he will then be exiled to a remote town near theIran-Pakistan border for two years.
He was arrested on 7 March when four plainclothes security officers raided his workplace. Ebrahim was subjected to intense interrogation for ten consecutive days and held for nearly two months before being temporarily released on bail.
He had previously been in trouble with the authorities because of his Christian activities; Ebrahim spent 154 days in custody following his first arrest in January 2011.
PRISONER UPDATES
Pastor Saeed Abedini, who is serving an eight-year jail term for planting house churches, has been suffering internal bleeding as a result of beatings in prison. The pain has intensified to such a level that, at one point, it caused him to faint.
Having previously been denied medical treatment, Saeed has now been allowed to receive treatment from a hospital doctor.
Another Christian prisoner, Farshid Fathi, who was jailed for six years in March 2012, has told in a letter how he has been subjected to severe mental torture by interrogators and prison guards. The father of two wrote:
I was told falsely that my wife had been arrested as well and that I needed to give my children's custody to someone for a temporary period of time. I was also informed falsely that my dad had a heart attack and was hospitalised. Then they wouldn't give me any follow-up news on whether he was dead or alive, while it was all intended to put me under mental pressure.
His wife and children have actually left Iran because of the pressure they were under from the Iranian authorities. They fled to Turkey in August 2011, then successfully applied for refugee status in Canada, where they moved in February.


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Intento acceder como usuario root le doy enter pero me pide contraseña.
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Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém (llamada oficialmente União das Freguesias de Achete, Azoia de Baixo e Póvoa de Santarém) es una freguesia portuguesa del municipio y distrito de Santarém.

Historia

Fue creada el 28 de enero de 2013 en aplicación de una resolución de la Asamblea de la República de Portugal promulgada el 16 de enero de 2013 con la unión de las freguesias de Achete, Azoia de Baixo y Póvoa de Santarém, pasando su sede a estar situada en la antigua freguesia de Achete.

Demografía

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Freguesias de Santarén

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Nominations for the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards were announced on Thursday (Dec. 6). Winners will be revealed during a live telecast to be held Jan. 6 on NBC beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT and hosted by Sandra Oh ("Killing Eve") and Andy Samberg ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine). This scheduling means the Golden Globes ceremony will take place a day before academy members start to cast their nominations ballots for the 91st annual Oscars.
Samberg's co-star Terry Crews was among those who got up early to read the roster of Golden Globes nominees. Joining him at the Beverly Hilton were Danai Gurira, Leslie Mann and Christian Slater. They were joined by Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. president Meher Tatna.
The nominations in 25 categories were live-streamed in two stages with the first set coming at 5:15 a.m. PT while the second, which was aired live on NBC, was at 5:34 a.m. PT.


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NSW Health issues warning after man returned from Philippines with measles
Health authorities have issued an urgent warning about measles after a man returned from overseas to Sydney with the disease.
news.com.auMarch 14, 20196:17pm
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NSW Health has issued a new measles warning.Source:Supplied
NSW Health is again alerting Sydney residents to be vigilant after a man recently returned from the Philippines with measles.
The Sydney resident, who is aged in his 30s with an unknown vaccination status, developed measles a few days after returning home from Philippines.
The man required hospitalisation for his symptoms but is no longer infectious and recovering at home.
According to NSW Health, the man is the 21st person in NSW to have been diagnosed with the highly-contagious disease since Christmas.
Earlier this month, authorities warned Australians who holiday in Bali and visitors to the Sydney Opera House to be on the look out for measles symptoms after a young woman and a baby contracted the disease.
The woman, aged in her 20s, developed the measles rash after arriving in Sydney from Bali on Qantas flight QF44 about 6.30am on February 21.
New warning over measles outbreak. Symptoms include fever, sore eyes and a cough followed by a red, blotchy rash.Source:Supplied
Health officials are advising those on the flight, in the Sydney international terminal and visitors to the Opera House later that day to remain on the lookout for measles signs and symptoms until March 16.
The woman also stayed at the Langham Hotel on Kent St in Sydney last month.
A Sydney baby — too young to receive their routine measles vaccine — also developed the disease after arriving home from the Philippines.
Macquarie Shopping Centre (February 26 and March 2), My Health Macquarie (March 1 and 2) and the Northern Beaches Hospital (March 3) are among the places the infant visited while infectious.
Those in the same places at the same times should look out for symptoms until March 21.
Local public health units say the man may have come in to contact with others while visiting
Redfern Station Medical Centre and Redfern Discount Drug Store on Saturday 9 March between 10:15am and 11:15am, and Sydney Hospital on Monday 11 March between 10:30am and 11:15am.
As the time from exposure to the onset of symptoms is between a week and 18 days, people should look out for symptoms until March 29.
The onset of symptoms is between a week and 18 daysSource:Supplied
NSW Health Director of Communicable Diseases Dr Vicky Sheppeard explained that while those places do not pose an ongoing risk, people who may be susceptible to measles and were present at the above locations at the same time as the man, should contact their local public health unit for advice.
Measles symptoms include fever, sore eyes and a cough followed by a red, blotchy rash on the head and neck that spreads to the rest of the body.
"If you develop symptoms please call ahead to your GP so you do not wait in the waiting room with other patients," NSW Health director Vicky Sheppeard said.
Australia is currently at high risk of importing measles due to outbreaks of the disease in southeast Asia.
Measles is highly contagious and is spread in the air through coughing or sneezing by someone who is unwell with the disease.
Cases of measles had soared worldwide because of complacency by parents who were not vaccinating their children, UNICEF said.
In New Zealand, health authorities are preparing for a major vaccination drive after a measles outbreak was confirmed as likely to spread across the South Island's Canterbury region.
The vaccination program will include 100,000 doses of the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine being distributed for free, Canterbury Primary Response Group's Phil Schroeder told Radio New Zealand on Tuesday.
On Monday the Canterbury District Health Board confirmed 25 cases, adding in a statement that it was likely the number of infections would rise.
The number of recorded measles infections globally doubled to 229,000 last year, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in February.
But the agency estimated that less than a tenth of the cases are reported to health authorities, and that the real number in 2018 exceeded two million.
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Jefferson County logs over 300 COVID cases in one day
JEFFERSON COUNTY, N.Y. (WWTI) — New cases of COVID-19 are continuing to a spike in Jefferson County following the holidays.
On January 5 in a daily report, Jefferson County confirmed that 321 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in a 24-hour period. According to officials, there were 529 tests processed in this time, resulting in the majority of them being positive for the coronavirus.
234 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in St. Lawrence County
There was also an increase in COVID-19 cases in nursing homes. This number that was previously logged at zero the day before, jumped to 15 on January 5.
With these new cases, as of January 5, there were 1,425 Jefferson County residents in mandatory isolation with the virus, 23 hospitalized and 1,094 in mandatory quarantine.
Jefferson County's seven-day positivity rate also increased to 13.7%. Officials also began reporting the county's rate per 100,000 residents, which stood at 503.49.
The county also remains under a State of Emergency, which was declared in early December 2021. This will remain in effect through January 8, unless extended by officials.
Jefferson County is also designated as an area with high levels of community transmission for the coronavirus. Due to this designation, officials are urging residents to isolate themselves if they believe they have COVID-19 symptoms. These can take 2 to 14 days to appear after exposure.
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A majority of Indians think theirs is a tea-drinking nation
Food & drink, Lifestyle
on November 27, 2019, 11:08 a.m.
Although all generations believe this, many young adults feel coffee is gaining ground in India
A majority of Indians (62%) agree with the statement 'India is predominantly a tea-drinking nation', a quarter (25%) feel the hot beverage culture has shifted to drinking coffee and one in eight (13%) feel after disruption from coffee cafes, it is moving back to drinking tea, new YouGov research reveals.
The older generations more strongly believe that India is a tea-drinking nation as compared to the youngest generation- GenZ (67% vs 49%). On the other hand, the latter is more likely than the rest to say that 'the beverage culture of India has shifted from tea to coffee'.
Tea has long played an integral part in the Indian culture, with many famous Indians expressing their love of a 'good cuppa'. When asked to choose the beverage they generally drink, tea came out on top with more than two in five Indians (44%) choosing it as their drink next to 18% who said coffee and 38% who said both. Even from the ones who drink both, the preference for tea is higher than that for coffee (54% vs 46%).
While the consumption of tea and coffee remains fairly consistent between men and women, there is a slight difference within the age groups. Although intake of tea is fairly high amongst all age groups, the youngest generation (GenZ) are more likely than others to drink coffee (25%).
What differs among the genders is the frequency of drinking tea. Comparatively, men are frequent tea drinkers, with two in five (39%) saying they have more than two cups of tea in a day as opposed to 26% women saying that.
There seems to be some variance region wise also. Among the different regions of India, West India has a higher number of tea drinkers at 55% while unsurprisingly South India has more coffee consumers at 26%. However, the frequency of consumption is the highest in North India, with two in five (39%) saying they have more than two cups of tea a day.
Indian masala chai tea has come out as the favourite of tea drinkers (53%), followed by green tea (43%) and Assam tea (38%). The popularity of masala chai is soaring in West India, with two-thirds (66%) saying they drink this version of tea.
When it comes to coffee, instant coffee is what Indian coffee drinkers love (50%), followed by cappuccino (44%) and filter coffee (41%). While North India has a higher number of cappuccino drinkers at 51%, Instant coffee and filter coffee reign supreme in South India, at 56% and 55%, respectively.
Data collected online by YouGov Omnibus among around 1010 respondents in India between November 12 and 19, 2019 using YouGov's panel of over 8 million people worldwide. Data is representative of the adult online population in the country
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Q: This MATLAB function returns a vector of results If I have a function in MATLAB, and within it I have a loop, that calculates two variables, something like:
for index = 1:1000,
    var1 = 0.0;
    var2 = zeros(size(someMatrix));
    ...
    %some calculus...
    ...
end

How do I define the function to return those two variables, but with all changes they suffered while in the loop, like
var1 = [1, 3, 5, 7]
var2 = some matrix,

So instead the function returns a single value. How do I return a vector of results, gotten from the loop?

A: If I knew what you were trying to do at a higher level I might be able to give you better advice.  When I read this question I ask myself "Why would he want to do that?".  Chances are there is a much better way to do what you are trying to do.
That being said, I think you are attempting to do something like this.
function [x y] = foo
x = 0;
y = 0;
for i = 1:100
  if x(end)<i
      x(end+1)=i^2;
  end
  if y(end)^3<x(end)
      y(end+1)=sqrt(x(end));
  end
end

>> [x y] = foo
x =
     0     1     4    25   676
y =
     0     1     2     5    26

I'm not saying that this function is a good way of doing what you are trying to do, but I think it accomplishes the job.  If it does, leave a comment, then maybe someone else can swing by and tell you how to do it more efficiently/safer.
The solution I provided is going to be prone to problems.  If your variable changes twice in the same loop, do you want to see that or not?  If you update one element of a matrix, do you want to see that or not?  Can your variables change dimensions or types in the loop?  If the variables don't change values in the loop, can you include those values anyways?
Perhaps this solution would work better for what you are trying to do:
function [xout yout] = foo
n=100;
x = 0;
y = 0;
xout = repmat(x,n,1);
yout = repmat(y,n,1);
for i = 1:n
  if x<i
      x=i^2;
      end
  if y^3<x
      y=sqrt(x);
  end
    xout(i)=x;
    yout(i)=y;
end
xout = unique(xout);
yout = unique(yout);

>> [x y] = foo

x =
     1
     4
    25
   676

y =
     1
     2
     5
    26

A: function [var1 var2] = my_func
    for n=1:5
        var1(n) = 2*n - 1;
        var2(:,:,n) = rand(3);  %create random 3x3 matrices
    end

You can then call the function like this
>> [first second] = my_func

first =

     1     3     5     7     9

second(:,:,1) =

    0.3371    0.3112    0.6020
    0.1622    0.5285    0.2630
    0.7943    0.1656    0.6541

second(:,:,2) =

    0.6892    0.0838    0.1524
    0.7482    0.2290    0.8258
    0.4505    0.9133    0.5383

...


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Sydney Symphony Orchestra announces Simone Young as next Chief Conductor
December 14, 2019 - Creative Industries, Latest News
Following an extensive international search, the Sydney Symphony Orchestra has announced that Simone Young AM will be the Orchestra's Chief Conductor from 2022. In the 12 months prior to her taking up the role, Young will be the Orchestra's Chief Conductor Designate.
In preparation for her debut as Chief Conductor in 2022, the internationally renowned conductor will work with the Orchestra to shape its 2022 season and prepare for the Orchestra's return to the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. The Orchestra leaves the Sydney Opera House in December 2019 to allow for a two-year renovation of the Concert Hall. Young's debut as Chief Conductor in 2022 will coincide with the reopening of the Concert Hall, the Orchestra's home since the Sydney Opera House opened in 1973.
The Australian-born conductor's long-standing association with the Sydney Symphony began in 1996, and she has been a frequent guest conductor while residing in Europe and holding roles with major institutions there. From 2005 to 2015, she was General Manager and Artistic Director of the Hamburg State Opera and Music Director of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra. She is currently Principal Guest Conductor of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, Switzerland.
Celebrated as one of the world's leading interpreters of the symphonic and operatic repertoires, Young has been a regular guest with internationally renowned companies such as the Wiener Staatsoper, the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin, Bavarian State Opera, Munich, Zurich Opera and orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, the Berlin Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
"I am thrilled to take up this role with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. As an Orchestra, it is amongst the world's finest. Since my first appearances with the Sydney Symphony 23 years ago, I have witnessed its extraordinary artistic growth," said Ms Young. "It's a virtuosic ensemble and it is an Orchestra of which every Australian can be proud."
"It is an Orchestra I know and love. I grew up with the Sydney Symphony and its performances provided me with a rich experience of music which I was able to take with me from my high school days to the moment I first stepped on a podium. The Orchestra continues to inspire me."
"My first season as Chief Conductor will coincide with the reopening of the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall which has been the Orchestra's home since the opening of the Sydney Opera House in 1973. With the completion of the acoustic refurbishment, audiences will be able to experience the extraordinary musical quality of the Sydney Symphony with every performance."
"It is a remarkable time for classical music in Australia. The acoustic renewal of the Concert Hall is a wonderful and appropriate gift and will ensure that the Orchestra reaches even greater heights of performance."
"Simone Young is one of Australia's greatest musical exports," said Emma Dunch, CEO Sydney Symphony. "That she has agreed to become our Chief Conductor represents a landmark moment in the history of the Sydney Symphony, and for classical music in Australia.
"Simone comes to the Sydney Symphony with an extraordinary international reputation for artistic excellence and musical success across the symphonic and operatic spheres. Her extraordinary talent and achievements, and her presence here, will have a profound impact on the musical and cultural life of our nation."
"One of the great artistic institutions of this country led by a brilliant musical mind will be matched by a renewed Concert Hall of international standards. This will be a stunning time for music and for communities," added Ms Dunch.
In an initial three-year commitment (2022–2024) as Chief Conductor, Young will conduct the Sydney Symphony for eight weeks every year commencing with the 2022 season and will continue to work with the Orchestra around artistic planning and programming while she fulfills her ongoing conducting engagements in Europe and the United States of America.
"Simone Young's appointment comes after an intensive global search for our next Chief Conductor," said Terrey Arcus AM, Chairman of the Sydney Symphony's Board of Directors. "It has been a process led by our musicians, our CEO, and me. Simone Young was our Orchestra's first choice and we are truly honoured that Simone has agreed to take up this role."
"She has a phenomenal international career and her desire to take the Sydney Symphony to greater artistic achievements is very exciting. She is a remarkable communicator – both organisationally and musically – her appointment has received unanimous support through a formal vote by the musicians of the Sydney Symphony. They recognised that this is a huge artistic opportunity. This is a moment for the entire community to celebrate," said Mr Arcus.
The Sydney Symphony Orchestra has been a leading musical institution since its formation in 1932. Over 87 years it has brought hundreds of international musical luminaries to Australia. It is resident at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, which was constructed after a public campaign initiated and led by the Orchestra's first Chief Conductor, Sir Eugene Goossens, in the 1950s.
Simone Young becomes the Orchestra's thirteenth Chief Conductor, the first Australian-born conductor to hold the position since 1991, and the third Australian to hold the title. The Sydney Symphony's two previous Australian-born Chief Conductors were Sir Charles Mackerras (1982–1985) and Stuart Challender (1987–1991).
Simone Young returns to Australia in 2020 to conduct her Visions of Vienna project with the Orchestra. Find out more about Simone Young conducts Beethoven, A Viennese Gala, Brahms Symphony No.4 and Simone Young conducts Brahms. For more information, visit: www.sydneysymphony.com for details.
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Expansion boost for Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
Posted by Genevieve Lewis
on 8th November 2021
The Asia Pacific division of venue management company ASM Global has reportedly advocated for the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Australia to be doubled in size.
The plans also outline the addition of a 12,000-seat indoor arena and a 2,000-seat ballroom.
The proposal has been put forward by Harvey Lister, APAC chairman and chief executive of ASM Global – Asia Pacific, according to a report from the Gold Coast Bulletin.
Lister told the Gold Coast Bulletin that the site is "by far the best site for such a venue [being] centrally located on the Gold Coast close to thousands of hotel rooms, restaurants and bars, Star Casino and Pacific Fair".
ASM Global is also backing a new 18,000-seat Brisbane Live venue above the Roma Street rail yards, which was announced back in December 2019.
The plans for the expansion includes three exhibition halls measuring in at 7,500 square metres, which means that arena spans about 11,300 square metres. When combined with the floor from the adjoining new arena, there will be a total of 14,000 square metres available for exhibition space.
It has also been reported that the expansion project is set to cost A$750m (£410m/€480m/$556m).
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SADTU dismisses AfriForum racist venom
The South African Democratic Teachers' Union (SADTU) in Gauteng has noted with outrage the Afriforum letter sent to the Premier of Gauteng Province, Honourable David Makhura dated 20 November 2019. This grouping seeks to drag us into its racist fight against the MEC for Education and Youth Development, Honourable Panyaza Lesufi.
The fact that Afriforum calls us 'South African Democratic Teachers Association' exposes its laughable utter ignorance. SADTU is a product of genuine struggles of the majority of the people to liberate us from the clutches of apartheid and colonialism which was engineered by the predecessors of Afriforum.
We are not apologetic about being the major stakeholder in education. We draw our existence from the Constitution and our membership constitutes the majority of teachers and education workers who believe that our union is the legitimate tool to pursue education transformation in our country.
We fully support the education transformation interventions spearheaded by our MEC and HOD. The deployment of modern resources and the building of proper and adequately resourced schools in townships is highly commendable.These resources were previously enjoyed by the white minority.
We support the MEC's assault on racism as this advances the will of the people as espoused in the Constitution. We are fully behind him as he breaks racist barriers created by the Afriforum constituency. It remains our contention that no learner must be barred from accessing a public school on the basis of language and/or race. Despite the small glitches, the online system has destroyed the manipulative racist admission criteria set by some reactionary school principals and School Governing Bodies (SGBs) which denied many learners access to public schools of their choice. We commend the Gauteng Department of Education for the huge progress made in the placement of learners; 'the doors of learning and culture shall be open to all'.
We are part of Eldorado park Secondary school as majority of teachers at the school are our members. The school principal and some SGB members rented a mob to intimidate teachers and the affected teachers were forced to leave the school and reported at the district office. No single teacher absconded as alleged in the letter. The conduct of teachers is an employer-employee matter and it is regulated by legislation. It can't be turned into a political football by this racist grouping. We stand ready to defend our members.
Tseliso Ledimo-Provincial Secretary-0824594737
Dudu Nkosi-Provincial Deputy Secretary-0824594743


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Q: What is an easy way to back up MacBook running 10.5.8? What's an easy way to back up the files on a Macbook that is running OS 10.5.8  ?
As far as I can see, I think iCloud only works with 10.7.2 and above, and MobileMe is not accepting new accounts...

A: TimeMachine might be the easiest way to back things up on a regular basis. You'll need any old external drive and a few clicks of the mouse.
If you have more specific needs, feel free to edit your question to refine for what you are looking.

A: Agree with bmike - TimeMachine is your best bet for an integrated system backup solution. If you're only looking to manually back up certain files, then a free solution like DropBox might work for you.

A: While I agree that TimeMachine is an excellent tool (and I use it) I prefer SuperDuper! or Carbon Copy Cloner. They make a complete, bootable clone of your entire hard disk.
If anything happens to your computer and you have a complete backup (everything including system and all files in bootable form) you can get a new computer, boot from the backup and be back in business in very short order.
If you're serious about this get a decent 7200 rpm firewire 800 external HD and back up your entire computer every day. Both SD and CCC have smart backup features so you're just backing up the differences, not the entire HD again, so, while the first backup takes some time, subsequent backups are quite fast.
This setup has saved my bacon a few times and I've been backing up like this for many years. TimeMachine has a wonderful UI for finding individual files you may have lost and I back up with it as well, but I also make a bootable clone of my working computer every day and while no setup is fail safe I feel pretty secure with this process.
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How to Make Decisions
Winning Walk with Ed Young
Ed Young: As we begin today, I want to share with you a story
of how God is using this ministry.
We recently heard from Derek, who found "The Winning Walk"
daily devotional so inspiring that he started sharing it
with his family and friends, and now consistently shares
God's Word with a dozen people.
That's what "The Winning Walk" is all about.
It's only possible thanks to the generosity of people just
like you.
So today, I want to ask for your help to keep God's Word going
out into more and more lives, like yours, like Derek's,
and like those he's reaching.
Right now we've been presented with a $75.000 challenge grant.
In other words, every dollar we give, it is matched.
Therefore, your giving, my giving, will be twice as
Our end of the year goal is to reach $300.000.
We can do it if we all step up to the line and say, "I want
God's Word to go out."
People like Derek, his friends, and family, will be able to hear
the truth about Jesus Christ changes every life.
And that means more lives equipped for, you would guess
it, a winning walk with Jesus Christ.
So as we close out this year, please consider how you will
give generously to this ministry.
Every penny is used only for airtime.
Thank you for standing with us.
Ed Young: Noah was a man of faith, the Bible tells us,
and he had a wife.
His sons married wives and they had a household, a family
of faith, which was countercultural, going
in the opposite direction of everybody else on the planet,
so judgment came in the form of a flood.
The flood waters came and destroyed everybody,
but they had at least 120 years.
Genesis 6:3, 120 years to turn back to God.
Oh yeah, 'cause that's when God said to Noah, "Go build a boat."
Now that's crazy.
He was 100 miles from any body of water.
Nobody had ever seen it rain.
Moisture came from the Earth.
The first rain that was recorded in history was with the flood
waters that came those 40 days and 40 nights.
Here he is building a boat, this righteous man, this God-fearing
man, this worshiping man, and you can imagine
the ridicule.
Well, Noah, what are you building there, man?
Large proportions, isn't it?
By the way, you remember the dimensions of the ark?
A hundred and fifty feet long, a football and a half long, you
know, onto the Super Bowl.
I'll give you that most measure.
A football and a half long field long, 25 yards wide, 15 yards
It wasn't for going anywhere.
It was for existence.
Now, people have studied the art for many years and some scholars
and people who're supposed to know about boats said, you
know, "That boat wouldn't float.
It couldn't possibly inhabit two of every kind and keep people
alive for all those 40 days, 40 nights, et cetera."
But now, go to Branson, Missouri, you can see a replica
of the ark.
Go to other places on the earth, you see the ark has been exactly
reconstructed.
And now there is common belief that what is reported
in the Bible that many people just said, "Oh it won't work,"
now they see exactly how it could have worked and it did
Noah built that big ol' ark by faith.
He got in, the rains came, then he floated out there a million
miles from nowhere and his boat ended up on Mount Ararat.
Remember, we climbed up Ararat a few months ago?
And I can imagine that Noah walked out of that ark and he
looked around.
There was nobody, no people, no inhabitants, no landmarks, no
He started over from zip.
A lot of people think that Noah exercised more faith
after the flood than he did before the flood, because what's
the first thing Noah did when he got off the boat?
The Bible says he built an altar.
He worshipped in thanksgiving.
The ark was salvation, the altar was transformation.
You can be saved and not be transformed.
But that's the transformation that took place as Noah had
a new chance to begin life on this earth by faith.
Noah. Noah.
Let me ask you a question.
How would you define faith?
How do you get faith?
How do you continue to live in faith?
Does faith grow?
Can it grow?
Does faith decline?
What do you do when you lose your faith?
Can you get it back?
Is there such a thing as lose your faith and then reclaiming
your faith?
We have a lot of questions about faith.
You go to Hebrews chapter 11, there's a whole chapter
on faith.
It's the centerpiece in the Bible on faith.
It gives us in the opening verses sort of a general
definition of faith.
Look at Hebrews 11:1-3, "Now faith is the substance of things
hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
For by it the elders obtained a good testimony."
And by the way, this is the rest of Hebrews.
You have a general definition of faith, and then the rest
of the chapter tells us men and women in history who lived
by faith in all kinds of circumstances.
Then he says a key verse in verse 3, "By faith we
understand."
"Understand" there means something you come to believe
by evidence, by proof.
"By faith we come to believe we understand that the world--
the worlds were framed by the Word of God, so that
the things which are seen were not made of things which are
visible."
In other words--by the way, the scientists came
up with the Big Bang.
Remember the Big Bang?
Said Bang, the world came into being.
There it is right there in Hebrews, is it not?
The world was made by God out of things that were not
seen, and boom, there's an explosion and now there are
things that are seen.
And this gives us understanding. Let's talk about faith.
Three levels.
Three levels of faith.
Now, they're all sort of subsets here, but let me tell you
a basic understanding of faith.
First of all, faith is reason.
It's reason.
It's understanding.
And then on top of reason, faith is belief.
And on top of belief, there is commitment.
And then you have faith is reason, and then reason leads
to belief, and belief leads to commitment.
And then with those three, you have certainty.
You see a lot of people try to move from reason
to certainty.
I'm goin' to figure all this out.
I'm going to work through it, then I'm going to be certain.
It never works like that.
Reason is the base.
It moves to belief, then it moves to commitment, and then
hopefully it comes to certainty.
Up 'til that point, it's all tentative.
It's all, "I hope."
It's perhaps.
It's experimental.
Let me tell you something.
Except in math, every decision you make, every decision I make,
comes by way of faith.
Therefore if somebody might say, "Well, you know, I don't need
I don't--I don't think about those things," every
decision, every choice we make about everything on the planet
comes by the way of faith.
You say, "Well, is it practical?"
How practical is that?
If we can't do anything, accomplish anything, make any
decision without faith, that's pretty practical, isn't it?
So let's seek to understand faith from the very, very
beginning.
When you decide who you want your plumber to be, it's a faith
You decide who you want to marry, faith decision.
You decide, if you need surgery, who your surgeon is going to be,
a faith decision.
Pretty important, wouldn't you say?
Well, how's this work?
Let's take a plumber.
Alright, you got pipes that are rusted all over your house.
Need to get a plumber.
So you go and use what?
Reason. Reason.
Try to find a plumber who can do this.
You use your mind, you use understanding, reason, and then
you move to belief.
Then you say, "You know, I believe enough, I've
investigated enough, and I have reason that this would be my
plumber.
Now I believe he will do it."
And then you commit and you give him the job.
And once it is completed, all those process is sorta
tentative.
It's sort of, you know, I don't know, but when it's completed
and it works, you have certainty.
Picking a mate.
A lot of people are not married.
You know why?
They think they moved from reason to certainty.
Oh, I'm going to figure all this out.
She's the right one.
He's the right one.
Bang, bang, I'm certain now.
No, no, no, it started with reason, then you go
through a belief.
You begin to put it together.
And then you make a commitment, which may be engagement.
And then when you say, "I do," and he says, or he says, "I
will," there is the certainty that comes.
Faith has three basic steps.
You don't move from reason to certainty.
Let's take a surgeon.
Your GP says you need surgery.
You go and try to pick a surgeon.
You use reason, right?
You use reason.
And then reasonably you think, "This is a person that can
do it."
Then you have a certain belief about methodology and how it
will be done.
And then you make a commitment.
In that commitment, you lie on the table.
Put that thing over.
Count backwards to whatever.
That's pretty committed, isn't it?
Huh? Huh?
And then following the surgery, things go well, and then you
have what?
Certainty. Certainty.
So faith isn't just something, well, pie in the sky over there.
Faith isn't something that we say, "Well, Christians have
faith and non-Christians don't have faith."
No, we all have the same amount of faith.
The difference is what you put your faith in, what I put my
faith in.
For example, let's look at--go back through and talked
about reason, understanding.
That's where we start.
Scientists normally operate by faith.
Scientists do not discover a whole lot of things
through inductive reasoning.
They don't say, "Well, I see this over here and I see that
over there, and I understand that molecule over there,
and this works over here," and they put all this together
inductively and they come to a conclusion, something that
works, something that's accurate.
Normally that's not the way science works.
Science works with a faith assumption, with a thesis,
with an idea and a concept, and then this is deductive
reasoning.
They begin to deduce from that evidence as to whether or not
that faith assumption is accurate.
Science operates by faith primarily.
And so we look at the universe.
Godless people say, Boy, the universe came together
by chance.
It just all came by accident, by atoms coming together,
like in some primeval moment billions of years ago.
It just evolved.
To say this universe came together by chance is
like saying there was an explosion in a print shop
and out produced the Webster's Unabridged Dictionary.
Man, what are the odds of that?
Explosion in a print shop and you have a dictionary
perfectly put together, what are the odds in that?
Ladies and gentlemen, the odds of that happening are less than
the odds that this universe would come together
without a designer.
Abraham Lincoln--I said it recently.
Abraham Lincoln says, "You go to outer space, you look back
on the earth, you may be an atheist."
He said, "You stand on the earth and look at outer space," he
said, "you can't be an atheist."
So the idea that all of this came--for example, decisions
in your life, faith choices that we make, what if you think that
you came into being by chance, that all human beings are here
by chance?
We came from some primeval mud puddle there.
We came here by chance.
By chance something that was inorganic became organic
If you believe that you're here by chance or if you are here
because you have been designed by a designer, what
By design or chance?
That makes all the difference in the world on how we make
decisions every day of our life.
What's right, what's wrong, what will work, what will not work,
and these are faith decisions.
So faith is reason.
The idea to say, "Well, you know, I don't have faith that
you have in the church."
People here who are not Christians, somebody stand
up and tell how Jesus Christ came in their life and changed
everything, gave them a fresh new beginning, a new outlook
on life, and there's a freshness there they'd never had.
Somebody who's not a Christian say, "Boy, you know I wish I
could believe that, but I don't have enough faith."
If somebody from Mars came down to this earth and we
explain to them about procreation, how we
cooperate with God and produce life, and the martian would say,
"I can't even imagine that.
We procreate by the exchanging of earwax."
They have no frame of reference.
You see, we think people who see someone who comes to Christ have
a new life, they back up and say, "I have no frame
of reference for that.
I wish I had faith like that."
We all have the same amount of faith, ladies and gentlemen.
It's just what we put our faith in.
And when someone puts their faith into something other than
Jesus Christ, and that occupies the core and the center of their
life, therefore it's no wonder that they have trouble
believing.
We all have the same amount of faith.
All, we have the same progressiveness.
This is development from reason, to belief, to commitment,
and then to certainty.
That's how it works.
Someone who says, "I just--I just need more faith," let me
tell you something.
Let's talk about security of believers, for example.
Once saved, always saved.
Oh, we Baptists love that one.
Why do we believe that?
It's taught in the Bible.
But let's say it another way.
Let's say, for example, how are we saved?
If we're saved by doing good and not doing evil, we can lose
our salvation, couldn't we?
If that's how we're saved, it's because when we begin to do evil
and not good, we'd be lost.
We were saved by doing good and not evil.
Now we can be lost by doing evil, not good, right?
But we're not saved by doing good, by works.
We're saved by the grace of God in Jesus Christ.
Therefore, we are eternally secure.
And we--when we wander away from God in Christ and we slide
back, because we are in Christ, we know that, and our faith
begins to operate, and we feel like someone who is no longer
at home in this life.
We become a bomb.
You know what a bomb is?
A bomb is something that, in the center, in the core,
there is a compound that is unstable.
That's the reason it's a bomb.
And if your life and my life there's a compound that is
unstable, we haven't blown up, but we will blow up.
We're bombs.
In the center of your life and my life, when there's God
and Jesus Christ, he gives us stability.
Stability.
And we understand this through reason
and through belief.
You see, as Christians, we look back on the facts of history.
You and I can believe that Christmas is real.
God visited this earth in human flesh, incarnation.
You can believe that.
We can believe that Jesus died on the cross for all your
garbage and my garbage.
We can believe that, our substitute.
We can believe that God raised him from the dead.
We can believe that, the resurrection, Easter.
But you can believe that, but it really doesn't become yours
until that which happens in the past affects how we live
in the present.
In other words, we have to live on the basis of our--
of the gospel, on the basis of what Jesus has done.
Now, Peter and Paul were brought up as Jews, right?
And they were taught that a Gentile--and a Gentile is
anybody who's not a Jew in the Bible.
If you--you're either a Jew or a non-Jew.
If you're a non-Jew, you're a Gentile.
And Peter and Paul were taught that Gentiles could never know
Because their pedigree and because of their practice.
Their pedigree, a Gentile is not from Abraham.
A Jew's pedigree is from Abraham.
A Gentile's practice is not keeping the law, a Jew's
practice is keeping the law.
Therefore, Gentile could never know God.
But you read the book of Acts, there is Peter over there and he
gets with Cornelius who was a Gentile, a centurion.
And he tells Cornelius about God in Christ, and zip, Cornelius,
a Gentile, accepts Jesus Christ and becomes a Christian.
There's a problem. Peter had no problem.
He saw that this Gentile had become a Christian.
He saw that the performance of Jesus was put in his life,
the pedigree of Jesus was put in his life, so he was
a Christian.
So Peter went over there and loved eating breakfast
with him, and he fell in love with bacon.
He lies to Jesus.
And Peter just loved the way the Gentiles ate, but some big
shots from Jerusalem came.
Some of the family of James there in the strict Judaism, who
believe you had to take all the practices of Jew after you
receive Christ as Messiah, and they saw that Peter was
eating with the Gentiles.
They heard about it, so while they were there, Peter didn't
eat with Cornelius anymore.
He did without bacon.
Paul, in Galatians chapter 2, he faced Peter with this hypocrisy.
He said, "Pete, if these Gentiles are really Christians
and you've been told that everything is clean, don't
change how you live, because those who come who haven't
yet caught up with what it means to be born again and a child
of God."
He looked in Peter's face and pointed it out to him.
This is what happens to us, ladies and gentlemen.
We know all these facts historically, but we have
to take them and incorporate that into our lives and discover
this is how we then live.
Oh, I'm burdened with my sin. I can't handle this.
We have to live on the basis our sin has been covered
by the blood of Christ.
We are forgiven.
Don't let that beat you down and keep you down.
Live on the basis of that.
That's a part of the belief system that we have.
And then finally, look at the last thing we see here.
Yeah, we're talking about faith, reason, belief, doctrine, what
Then there comes commitment.
Commitment. Commitment.
You walk on the edge of a cliff, slippery rocks, and you slide,
and you start falling down that cliff hundreds of feet below.
And as you're sliding down, you see ahead a branch sticking
up out of the cliff.
You're going to slide right by that branch.
How much faith is going to take for you to grab hold of that
branch?
"Oh, it's got--" no, it's gonna take--no, it's not gonna take
hardly any faith, is it, when you're sliding down that cliff,
to grab that branch.
But once you grab that branch, that's a little faith that you
have, but that branch, in its strength, will hold you
up and save you.
When we extend our hand to Jesus Christ, we extend our hand
to him, he grabs us and he puts in you and me his pedigree.
He's the Son of God.
Is that a pretty good family to be in?
He puts in you and me his practice, a life of perfection.
Is that enough for you and me?
And therefore that gives us salvation.
Faith. Faith.
It works everywhere, when we're on top of our game, when we're
in the bottom of our game.
We can't lose it.
Once we're in Christ and Christ is within us, and then we can
handle whatever life puts in for of us on our plate.
And that is the certainty of our faith.
We see it works.
It applies.
It keeps us going. It sees us through.
Chicago Fire was in, I think, 1871.
In that fire, Horatio Spafford was a lawyer, owned property
in Chicago, very wealthy, and everything he had was
wiped out.
He sent his wife and four little daughters to London to go
to a D. L. Moody crusade,
to try to have a moment of getting over their
tremendous loss.
On that voyage from New York to London, middle
of the Atlantic, the ship went down.
All four daughters were lost.
Anna was saved.
Somehow she was on a board, and when she regained
consciousness, she looked around, all four of her
daughters had drowned.
When she found safety there, was rescued, she sent a telegram
back to her husband who was coming over later to be
with them.
And it said simply, "Saved, alone.
What am I to do?"
Horatio Spafford went over there, joined his wife,
and they saw and were led to believe that God had
a special calling for their life.
And so they moved to Jerusalem, and they bought this house,
which is now a hotel, and they began to take in orphans.
They began to take in street people.
They began to feed, and love, and share with those people,
Jews and Muslims, the Lord Jesus Christ.
And they did that for the rest of their life.
And on the way over, Horatio Spafford asks the ship he was
on to stop over the spot where his four little daughters had
drowned months before.
And there he wrote, "It Is Well with My Soul."
"Peace like a river, attendeth my day."
Good things.
"Sorrow when like sea, billows roll."
Bad things.
Said, "Whatever, whatever, whatever the cost, thou has
taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul."
That, ladies and gentlemen, is faith in action.
Ed Young: The story of Noah reminds us that the time to obey
God's instructions and genuinely walk with him is before the rain
begins to fall.
Noah obeyed everything God commanded him to do.
He was consistent in his walk with the Lord and he trusted
God's timing.
Listen, walking with God is a daily thing.
When you apply his timeless principles to your marriage,
your family, and your everyday life, you will discover
the favor that comes to those who walk with God.
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