I understand that this company is under threat and pressure to remove the Church of Nativity from developers that want to destroy it and build something more profitable in place of it but I sincerely request this company to still keep this on the list. This is because this church complex is recognized as the most important place of Christianity, it is an ancient building so surviving to today is difficult and it could help us to find hints about Christianity.
The Church of nativity is still in use today. It was heavily damaged in 529 AD, when the Samaritans revolted, so the Emperor sent an architect to deconstruct and build another church as similar as possible to the old one. Another restoration project occurred from 1165 to 1169 between the time of the Byzantine Empire and the Frankish Kingdom where lots more marbled mosaics and other upgrades were added.
The Church of the Nativity, located in Bethlehem around 6 miles to the south of Jerusalem, is commonly known by Christian believers as the birthplace of Jesus and the most Holy of all places since
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One famous example is the 2002 siege of Bethlehem, where Palestinians fought with the Israel and almost destroyed it while ironically, these people actually cherish this place. As I mentioned before, this is one of the oldest churches so it must be unimaginably hard to build a grand and long lasting church with the extremely limited tools they had nearly 2000 years ago, And now it is treated very badly, so badly it is on the brink of destruction. We need to protect it because if we allow it to be destroyed just for money, it will mean that we are not showing respect to the elders who worked exhaustingly hard on this, and we should “pay respect to our elders, past, present, and
How long will it take America’s streets to be clean? “In January 2014, there were 578,424 people experiencing homelessness on any given night in the United States” (Snapshot of Homelessness, n.d.). The number of homeless found on the streets continues to increase and more and more are left without food and shelter. They are left to survive off whatever resources they can find, and most nights it is nothing. This epidemic is beginning to grow out of proportion and action must be made to help change the brokenness found on the streets. Covina is one of many cities that has a numerous amount of homeless. The Calvary Chapel Cornerstone Church should implement a program that reaches out to help the homeless find jobs within the community due to
Jerusalem or Zion, is where the church of Jesus Christ got their stard. But in apostolic time a different city came to overshadow Jerusalem in some respects. The city of Antioch, capital of the Roman province of Syria.
In the case of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict the result still has not been resolved. Palestine was a land that both Jews and Arabs inhabited. Israel, West Bank of the Jordan River, and the Gaza strip. The Arabs and Jews are still fighting now for that the land that they once felt like is theirs. The Jews had that land since the time of “Adam”. The Jews wanted their land back because they once were the rightful owners. However, the other son Ishmael feels like he is the owner. The Palestinians have been there since the Ottoman Empire, but they are arguing that the Arabs have been there for the whole time. But they both have valid reasons for why they feel that they are the rightful owners. The Conflict still goes on today. Israel is fighting for land that they feel has been taken from them. The United States is allied with Israel. Today in Israel people are getting stabbed, due to their rights being taken and President Trump said “that this conflict is easy to solve”. Ironically the issue has not been solved for thousands of years. Now the United States government shows their support to ally israel with gifts such as ammunition and bombs. “The inability of the United States to build on the obvious shared interests of Palestinians and Israelis is, at best, damning testimony to the incompetence of those Americans who have made a career of processing peace without ever delivering it.” according to
Christ was crucified at but it is also believed that it was where he was buried and then resurrected. Because of this belief, the church has become the foremost pilgrimage site for the Christian religion. The church that stands today is a reconstruction of the original church because the church was damaged throughout the years by fire, invasion, and earthquakes. The original church was rebuilt during the middle ages when an agreement was reached between the Fatimids and the Byzantine Empire. The tomb itself is empty of course but millions come to the church to pay their respects to the religious figurehead.
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, vicars were under direct authority from Rome, and controlled the Roman Catholic Church of England. It was not until the early nineteenth century, under Pope Pius IX, that the Church decided to split England into several smaller districts, each headed by a bishop. London papers began following the growth and leadership change of the Roman Church in England. One article in The Times stated that "Rome had mistaken the High Church renewal, the Oxford Movement, within the Church of England for a Romeward move" (qtd. in Bowen 148). Several bishops tried to explain to The Times and its readers that the new hierarchy was simply a matter of church government and had nothing to do with politics or national life in England. The Roman Catholic Church thought that it would be better for their congregations to have a local bishop they could rely on, rather than having nearly all of the control in Rome.
In my paper I will talk about my visit to The Community Church at Murphy's Landing (CCML). I have chosen this particular Church because it is a family church type and my neighbor goes there and she encouraged me to go with her. I went there with my neighbor on April 6, 2014.This church is an appropriate for this assignment because the people there are welcoming me with an open heart and they are willing to help and provide me with information. When I visit the Church’s site I read these words “We know visiting a new church can be intimidating. But, we want to help you to be as comfortable as possible when and if you join us”. The people gather in the church weekly to glorify God in joyful worship. The expressions of worship on CCML take many forms a prayer, a hymn of reverent awe, a guitar ringing with a chorus of praise, or a warm handshake and a welcoming smile. Their weekly services begin at 9:30 each Sunday at church. Also, they have weekly podcast if anyone wants to listen online. They have many types of services for parents, kids and students. People at CCML were so friendly; they gather around me and start welcoming me, one by one. People there introducing themselves to me, one after another and provide me with their contact information and help. Then we start talking about the church services and Christianity in particular. The mission of CCML was knowing, growing and loving. They seek to live out our mission by worshipping together as a local community of believers, growing in spiritual maturity through discipleship, education, and small groups, caring for one another within the context of the larger church body and small groups, and Communicating the love of Christ to our world, both through local outreach and global mis...
The size of the Christian megachurch is manifested in its title, which demonstrates that this typically prodigious and resplendent edifice sustains a weekly attendance of at least two thousand congregants; and that the majority of the mega churches are of the Protestant persuasion, of which its doctrine is basically the antithesis of Catholicism’s authoritarian structures, as well as the other major religions of Islam, Hinduism and Old Testament Judaism (The Hartford Seminary). Over the years, there has not only been an enormous emergence of mega churches here in the US, but also of many disparaging remarks from the public, comedians, books and the news media, about this institution. Some assert that these types of churches are not really concerned about the souls of the people, and they are prodigious only because of the avarice, a misrepresentation of Jesus Christ and a manipulation of the hearts of people, in conjunction with a gross negligence of spiritual leadership. The truth is, that in some instances there is malfeasance, but in others, the church is led by the Spirit of God with vigor and integrity.
The first Christian Cathedral to be built on the site, dedicated to St. Paul was in 604 AD under the rule of King Aethelberht I. Historic reports show that the initial church was destroyed by fire. In 675-685 AD the church was replaced and demolished by Viking raiders in 962, and another one was raised in 1087 AD to stand on the same place.
So why is the peace of Jerusalem important to some one in Paris, or London, or Peoria, Illinois?
The major divisions of the Protestantism are Baptist, Presbyterians, Anglicans, Methodist, Lutheranism, Unitarianism, and Quakers (www.encyclopedia.com). Even the very first Protestant Reformers were unable to maintain a unity of faith or purpose. The divisions of Protestantism are just an example of the continued fragmentation of the churches. The tendency towards this divineness is a strength to the Protestantism religion.
It is apparent that the issues are similar at Willow Creek and New Hope, as both have experienced great growth. They are addressing these issues by adding additional services and by assignment of small groups or small ministries to meet their congregation's needs. They have been successful in addressing the issue based on each church's individual needs. Willow Creek has added services to accommodate the service seekers or the un-churched. New Hope attempts to match congregation member's needs through joining auxiliaries or other ministries of the church.
... people are the factors in the political conflict over the holy land. During the Crusades, the popes were politicians and wanted more land to control, and the same is happening today in the holy land. Fighting over the holy land will be a continuous war, because one religion will never be satisfied over the amount they control.
Resentment over stricter law enforcement paired with the relentless tax collection of the Prefect of Constantinople, John of Cappadocia, made Justinian unpopular and ultimately resulted in the Nika Riots in 532. The riots destroyed the Constantinople and only ended when Justinian ordered the killing of 30000 people in a single day (“The Byzantine Empire…” 2017). While not a particularly Christian act, there was never another riot against Justinian. Another result of the riots was that, with Constantinople destroyed, there was a huge rebuilding campaign that resulted in the most important piece of architecture in the Byzantine Empire, the church Hagia Sofia. This church, which still exists today, was a masterpiece meant to demonstrated the power of God and the Empire (“The Byzantine Empire…” 2017).
Since the inception of an Israeli nation-state in 1948, violence and conflict has played a major role in Israel’s brief history. In the Sixty-One year’s Israel has been a recognized nation-state, they have fought in 6 interstate wars, 2 civil wars, and over 144 dyadic militarized interstate disputes (MIDs) with some display of military force against other states (Maoz 5). Israel has been involved in constant conflict throughout the past half century. Israel’s tension against other states within the Middle East has spurred vast economic, social, and political unity that has fostered a sense of nationalism and unity in Israel not seen in most other states. Over the next several pages I will try and dissect the reasons for why the nation state of Israel has been emerged in constant conflict and how this conflict has helped foster national unity and identity among the people of Israel.
The Catholic Church’s corruption during the late Middle Ages further enabled church reforms due to the ever-increasing view of the loss of credibility within the church by both the laity and clergy. Thus implementing the ideas of reform. Martin Luther is considered the father of the reformation where he instigated the challenging for the church, papal authority, and changed how the people were allowed to worship. Carlstadt and Zwingli, much like Luther, practiced Evangelical traditions, however, they expanded further than Luther in regards to doctrine and practice. John Calvin on the other hand challenged some of the Evangelical and Reformed Traditions by various religious changes politically and socially. Lindberg examines the Evangelical