Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh, Usually this time of year for the last nine years, I have been organizing our Oktoberfest celebration and always asking for your prayers since it is a miracle to do such crazy things in a conservative society. I am sharing this press release because I have not been able to write much else being …
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Britain’s Role, the U.S. Response and Lessons for Today Gene Rossides September 13, 2005 Greek News Britain opposed freedom and democracy for Cyprus following World War II and bears the original and primary responsibility for the post-World War II tragedies that have befallen Cyprus. While other colonies were gaining their freedom, Cyprus was told by the British Minister of State …
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Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh, As I wish you a blessed peaceful holy new ecclesiastical year, I remain stunned at the silence my church has towards the horrific and unspeakable evil Israel continues to carry out. May our Lord have mercy upon those who ignore this injustice. I am just shocked that after Israel attacked schools, hospitals, ambulances, mosques, …
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ATHENS CONDEMNS ERDOGAN’S CYPRUS COMMENTS Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Greece is not doing it’s “duty” 2 Sep 2014 Athens reacted angrily to calls by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a “two-state” solution to the Cyprus problem and claims that Greece is not “doing its duty” as a guarantor power, saying the comments were “disappointing” and “simply confirm …
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SOME COMMENTS AND WARNINGS I should first begin to cite, that the following articles and especially the accompanying images may be distressing to some and probably inappropriate to those who are underage to read or observe. The graphic and violent nature of the images are regrettably true, and indicative of the life which Middle Eastern Christians, and other minorities, have had …
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Dear Friends of Saint George Taybeh, May you have a blessed Holy Transfiguration Day. Our church celebrates 13 days later on the Old Calendar. We hope the love of God will help to transfigure the total hate that is in the air right now in Israel/Palestine. This horrific attack on Gaza has created a new generation of hate. What can these thousands of children who …
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Solidarity between the Christian minority and Muslim majority is growing in Gaza as both suffer under the Israeli offensive, with churches sheltering all religions and prayers being offered up on all sides Mohammed Omer Wednesday 30 July 2014 GAZA CITY – Without prior warning, an Israeli missile hit the house of the Ayyad family last Saturday. The Ayyads, who are …
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GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH PROVIDES REFUGE TO PALESTINIANS 600 people are being cared for by Archbishop Alexios in downtown Gaza 23 Jul 2014 A Greek Orthodox church in Gaza is providing refuge for dozens of Palestinian families fleeing Israeli bombing. The church in downtown Gaza City is hosting about 600 people in total and only two out of all the families …
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He was warned not to go out onto the street, even for the weekly shop, but his brother laughed and enjoined him to stop fretting like an old woman. Confidently, they walked out of their house and proceeded down the block, when suddenly they were set upon by masked men. They kicked them into a kneeling position and held their …
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ISLAMIC STATE DEFIED OVER IRAQ’S CROOKED MINARET IN MOSUL July 29, 2014 Residents of Mosul have watched helplessly as extremists ruling the northern Iraqi city blew up some of their most beloved landmarks and shrines to impose a stark vision of Islam. Next up for destruction, they feared: the Crooked Minaret, a more than 840-year-old tower that leans like Italy’s …
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ModeOfLife Become love as God exhorts us, for this is the true starting point for changing your life and the world. For it is love that will bring respect, justice and equity into the world, not our personal opinion of what justice or equity is.