| CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM — WHICH IS THE WORST? |
| The two religions have several commonalities and differences, but one is clearly a bigger problem for the world. |
| http://www.crusadewatch.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=564 |
|
| Card. Toppo of Ranchi renews call to evangelize India |
| The missionaries should not lose the spirit of 'mission ad gentes' in India despite stiff opposition from native religious groups such as Hindus, Buddhist, Sikhs and Jain , said Cardinal Telesphore Toppo. The President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI) spoke on his return from the Vatican who went there to participate in a meeting of the Neocatechumenal Way about evangelization in Asia together with many Asian bishops. The theme of the meeting was John Paul II's declaration "Asia, our common task for the third millenium". Pope John Paul II always used to emphasize that first and second millineum's targeted Europe, Americas and Africa and the focus of third millineum should be Asia as most of the Muslim countries are closed to evangelism. Asia has the 40% of the world population and home to non Abrahamic religions in the world. Anti-conversion laws enacted by many state Governments do not seem to deter Cardinal Toppo who stressed that the "Church is fundamentally missionary" and remains so. |
| http://www.crusadewatch.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=563 |
|
| 'Religion gives good people bad reasons to be good' |
| In his new book, he addresses the concerns of non-Judaic religions in America about the Ten Commandments being taken more seriously than before. He also argues eloquently why Jainism offers a better moral framework than Christianity. Harris, a graduate in philosophy from Stanford University, has for 20 years studied Eastern and Western religious traditions and a variety of contemplative disciplines. He is now completing a doctorate in neuroscience. He spoke to Rediff India Abroad Managing Editor Arthur J Pais on why he objects to organised religion. |
| http://www.crusadewatch.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=562 |
|
| Video game's religious wars stir debate |
| Liberal and progressive Christian groups say a new computer game in which players must either convert or kill non-Christians is the wrong gift to give this holiday season and that Wal-Mart, a major video game retailer, should yank it off its shelves. |
| http://www.crusadewatch.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=561 |
|
| Pentagon Evangelism Called 'National Security Threat' |
| Christian military officers who share their faith at work in the Pentagon pose a threat to national security, according to a group that advocates for religious neutrality in the military |
| http://www.crusadewatch.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=560 |
|
| Religion for a Captive Audience, Paid For by Taxes |
| But the only way an inmate could qualify for this kinder mutation of prison life was to enter an intensely religious rehabilitation program and satisfy the evangelical Christians running it that he was making acceptable spiritual progress. The program — which grew from a project started in 1997 at a Texas prison with the support of George W. Bush, who was governor at the time — says on its Web site that it seeks “to ‘cure’ prisoners by identifying sin as the root of their problems” and showing inmates “how God can heal them permanently, if they turn from their sinful past.” |
| http://www.crusadewatch.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=559 |
Newsletter 
