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African leaders cite Christian, Muslim beliefs, tell British to quit pushing immorality
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Whether or not to legalize lifestyles they consider immoral should not be a requirement for receiving British foreign aid, a key African leader told Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday. Offended by the implication that Ghana’s former colonial masters in Great Britain are wiser than native Africans, Ghana’s President John Evans Atta Mills says Britain does not…
Ancient Christian ruins in danger
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The ruins of the 1,500-year-old St. Menas’ church and monastery near Alexandria, Egypt, are sinking into water-saturated soil and may be added to the UN’s list of World Heritage Sites in Danger. The situation worsened two weeks ago with the collapse of an ancient crypt at the site. Called “Abu Mena” ever since it was destroyed around 600 AD…
Egyptian Muslims, Christians reach agreement to ease church repair rules
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Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church and the Muslim group Al-Azhar have come to an agreement on a unified law for building houses of worship, according to the Cairo daily newspaper al-Masry al-Youm. Egypt has long had strict rules prohibiting the repair or construction of Christian churches — requiring a presidential edict before any work can be done.…
Good Samaritan’s act saves his life
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A Canadian who saw a woman stranded on a Wisconsin highway with a flat tire stopped and helped — only to have the tables turned on him a few miles down the road when she saved his life. “Indiana-bound Victor Giesbrecht, 61, a father of four from Winnipeg, was driving east Saturday evening on Interstate…
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