Exactly how many churches are there in the world? To be clear, this was a reference to the number of church buildings, not the number of denominations or congregations. And honestly I had no real idea. There are currently between 2.3 and 2.5 billion Christians in the world, about a third...
However, many Russians living in China during the interwar period made great efforts to upkeep their Orthodox faith. By 1949, 106 Orthodox churches had been built in China and, according to some estimates, up to one million Orthodox Christians were living in China at the time. After World War...
Further if we love God then (I John 5:3-4) will tell us that this is the love of God that we keep His commandments and that his commandments are not grievous for whatsoever is begotten of God overcomes the world, and this is the victory that overcomes the world (even) our faith. T...
By the early 1800s European geologists (many of them devout Christians) realized that the rock layers they observed had to be far older than the 6000 years allowed by a literal interpretation of Bible chronology. For instance, as discussedhere, angular unconformities like that shown below coul...
Israel:The Jewish holiday ofRosh Hashanabrings in the New Year in early autumn, as doesthe Islamic New Year(usually in late September). Many Orthodox Christians in Israel celebrate New Year’s on the first of September. Samoa:There are 39 time zones in the world. Based on the International...
The Eastern Orthodox church may celebrate Easter up to a month later, since its calculation of the date is based on the Julian calendar, which is currently 13 days behind the Gregorian calendar. In 1865 and 1963, Easter observance in both Eastern and Western churches coincided. In this article...
Many “Israel-first” evangelicals don’t care whether the Palestinians live or die. Many Arabs don’t care whether Jews live or die. Many Ultra-Orthodox Jews don’t care whether Christians and Gentiles live or die. Many white racialists don’t care whether Latinos and blacks live or ...
propaganda strategy. Reading through Tiamut’s many, many, contributions one thing is absolutely clear –the user is an anti-Israel activist.What she is doing is helping to shape Wiki in a particular way. The end result – who wins- is simply down to numbers. How many of each side are ...
‘There is no God here’: How conflict between the Orthodox Christian Church and the Soviet Union helped define modern Russia Many Nigerians want the term dropped, since it was thought up by an American, and theyseeit as a concealed form of imperialism. Moreover, they consider that “Nollyw...
many communities have very active homeschool groups, which provide group activities and support for parents. Interestingly, during the 2020 “coronavirus pandemic,” schools worldwide were shut down, forcing children to school at home. Parents were now having to do what many had feared they would...