The Montenegrin parliament speaker has accused the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) of “destroying the state of Montenegro”. The SPC is making this endeavor by means of putting up a tin church on top of Mt. Rumija, near the town of Bar, according to Rajko Krivokapić.
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Jan. 19, 1883: Let There Be Light
January 19th, 2011 |
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1883: Roselle, New Jersey, earns its place in tech history when the first electric lighting system employing overhead wires goes into service.
The system was built by Thomas Edison as part of an experiment to prove that an entire community could be lit by electricity from a shared, central generating station.
A steam-driven generator sent the juice [...]
Church dignitary blasts “made-up language”
January 14th, 2011 |
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The top Serbian Orthodox Church bishop in Montenegro says that the Montenegrin language was “made up”, and condemned those who said they spoke it. Metropolitan Amfilohije made the statements in Podgorica last night, during the ceremonies to mark the Julian calendar New Year.
Law and religion: Faith in courts
January 6th, 2011 |
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As the season of goodwill fades, an old problem returns: religious disputes that draw in secular courts
PULSES rarely race in Shaughnessy, a genteel, old-money district of Vancouver where mature cedars shield mansions with giant drawing-rooms. But the splendid Anglican church there, which draws worshippers from across the city, is the centre of a dispute that arises in many countries: how should judges rule in religious rows? Usually such quarrels involve worldly goods and rival claims to be the true believers. They quickly raise theological issues normally settled in church councils, not the courtroom.
St John’s Shaughnessy is the largest of four conservative parishes in British Columbia that have quit Canada’s mainstream Anglican (Episcopalian) church in protest against the blessing of same-sex unions. They want to take their churches and their other property with them; their bishop is resisting. …
Christians hold mass at suicide bombing church
January 2nd, 2011 |
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Christians attended Mass Sunday at an Egyptian Coptic Church one day after an apparent suicide bombing killed 21 worshippers and wounded scores of others.
Blood stains from Saturday’s early morning attack in the northern city of Alexandria were still visible as the congregation prayed.
Montenegrin PM on Serbian Church property
January 1st, 2011 |
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New Montenegrin Prime Minister Igor Lukšić has said that he would initiate a dialogue regarding assets of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) in Montenegro.
He said that, although he himself was not a believer, in his capacity as the prime minister, he would “help make some radical forms of highlighting the marginalized problem”.
Charlotte Church wants more kids
December 29th, 2010 |
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Singer Charlotte Church who has two children says she wants to have more kids in the future. Charlotte, who is dating musician Jonathan Powell, said: “It’s weird to think that they won’t be entirely related to my two children now. I’d also hate to think that Ruby and Dexter are the last time I’m ever [...]
Patriarch: Important to begin talks between churches
December 26th, 2010 |
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It would be good to launch talks between churches in 2013, Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) Patriarch Irinej stated on Saturday.
“It is good for church representatives to gather and launch a humane and friendly dialogue, while other issues between churches can be left for a later time,†Irinej said during signing of a contract on the construction of a complex commemorating the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (306-337) in Niš.
The Church: 2011 U.S. Tour
December 13th, 2010 |
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THREE DECADES OF THE CHURCH IN THREE CLASSIC ALBUMS
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The Church will return to
select U.S. cities to perform their three classic albums Untitled #23, Priest=Aura and Starfish in one
night.
The band, recently inducted into the Australian Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame, will begin the night in the present,
covering the last decade with the critically acclaimed Untitled #23. Proceeding backwards into the ‘90s the
band will then perform perennial fan favourite, Priest=Aura (an album not supported by a tour when
originally released in the USA). The band will conclude the evening with a performance of the all-time classic album,
Starfish.
Reissues of the band’s early albums will also finally be available in the USA alongside contemporary releases, all on
the Second Motion Entertainment label. The reissues will come in luxurious digi-packs with rare photos and
exhaustive sleeve notes written by Marty Willson-Piper.
THE CHURCH U.S. TOUR DATES
Feb. 2 – Los Angeles, CA. – El Rey Theatre
Feb. 4 – San Francisco, CA. – Great American Music Hall
Feb. 7 – Seattle, WA. – Triple DoorB
Feb. 8 – Seattle, WA. – Triple Door
Feb. 11 – Chicago, IL. – Park West
Feb. 13 – Alexandria, VA. – The Birchmere
Feb. 15 – Philadelphia, PA. – The Trocadero
Feb. 16 – New York, NY. – Highline Ballroom
Feb. 17 – New York, NY. – B.B. King’s
Feb. 18 – Foxboro, MA. – Showcase Live
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Artemije denies plans for new church
November 26th, 2010 |
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The defrocked SPC Bishop Artemije denied that he was planning to set up “a new Church on Kosovo and Metohija”. The newspaper Danas writes that Artemije pointed out the rumors were part of a “media lynch” against him, conducted for months.
Charlotte Church is the celebrity Brit women are most likely to resemble
November 16th, 2010 |
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A survey of iPhone users has found that Welsh singer Charlotte Church is the celebrity British women are most likely to resemble. According to developers of the Celebalike app, which can be downloaded on to the smart phones, 20 percent of people are regularly told they bear a resemblance to a famous face. The app [...]
B92 investigates links between right-wingers and Church
November 15th, 2010 |
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A B92 TV investigative program has discovered that extreme fans and extreme right-wingers take part in incidents together. They also have support of some individuals from the SPC and also from some parties, the Insajder (Insider) program has found out.
Retired bishop to establish “new church”?
November 12th, 2010 |
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Retired Bishop Artemije has informed the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) that he will establish a “new church†if he is not allowed to run Raška-Prizren Eparchy.
The SPC is still in turmoil over the case of Bishop Artemije.
New Charlotte Church Album “Back to Scratch†Available Stateside Early 2011
November 4th, 2010 |
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Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church is readying a new album — her first compilation of new material in more than a decade — for release stateside early next year. One things for sure though, Church’s next effort will be unlike anything we’ve heard from the crooner before. “I grew out of the R&B stage when I [...]
Al Qaeda claims attack on Baghdad church
November 2nd, 2010 |
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Funerals have taken place for some of the Christian worshipers killed in one of the bloodiest attack on Iraq’s Christian minority in seven years.
Fifty two hostages and police officers were killed when Iraqi security forces stormed Our Lady of Salvation, one of Baghdad’s largest Catholic churches, to free more than a hundred hostages seized by gunmen.
Baghdad church attack leaves 37 dead
November 1st, 2010 |
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A church service in Baghdad has ended in bloodshed after Iraqi forces stormed the building and militants set off their suicide vests.
Iraq’s Interior Department said at least 37 people were killed during Sunday’s church standoff, including at least seven hostages. More than 50 others were wounded.
Bishop: Serbian Church could split
October 19th, 2010 |
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A schism in the Serbian Orthodox Church is “not impossible”, says one of its bishops based in Bosnia. Zahumlje-Hercegovina Bishop Grigorije told Belgrade’s Politika daily that he previously warned about this in a letter to the top SPC ranks, sent two years ago.
Church in statement ahead of gay parade
October 8th, 2010 |
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The Church considers any type of violence impermissible, a statement from the SPC issued ahead of Sunday’s Pride Parade in Belgrade said. “This also applies to persons or groups that, according to the understanding of the Church, sin against moral norms, or endanger public morals,” the statement adds.
Tadić only official to attend enthronement
September 29th, 2010 |
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B92 has unofficially learned that President Boris Tadić will be the only official to attend enthronement of Patriarch Irinej.
The head of the Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) will be enthroned on Sunday October 3 in Kosovo, at the seat of the Church in the Peć Patriarchate.