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30 years as General Overseer, clerics extol Adeboye’s virtues
He Submitted Himself to The Call And The Purpose of His Calling Has Made Great Changes in Christendom
Pastor Adeboye (at the age of 38) was officially consecrated as the successor to the founder of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Rev. Josiah Akindayomi, on January 21, 1981 after the demise of the founder. Among the religious leaders who spoke to Vanguard on the anniversary were the National President of the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor; Spiritual Leader of the St. Joseph’s Chosen Church of God, Apostle Hayford Alile and the LAWNA Territorial Chairman and National Vice President, The Apostolic Church Nigeria, Pastor Gabriel Olutola. Oritsejafor, in his response, described the RCCG General Overseer as a colossus that had contributed immensely to development of the country and Christendom in Nigeria and beyond. In a telephone interview, Pastor Oritsejafor also used the occasion to extol the virtues of the founder of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Rev. Akindayomi, describing him as a true man of God, because at the time he made his choice of successor he may have offended several persons in the church. Spiritual Head of St. Joseph’s Chosen Church of God, SJCCG, Apostle Hayford Alile also congratulated Pastor and Pastor (Mrs.) Adeboye, saying: “It is just like yesterday you mounted the pulpit as the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, and these three decades have seen the RCCG experience great positive transformation from the struggling multitude to a major voice of evangelism in the propagation of the gospel of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ not only in Nigeria but also the globe. The LAWNA Territorial Chairman and National Vice President, The Apostolic Church Nigeria, Pastor Gabriel Olutola thanked God for the life of Pastor Adeboye “because when he started 30 years ago, he was very young and people thought that as a young man in the ministry he might not be able to perform and naturally looked down on him. But to the glory of God, he has been used mightily by the God who called him to the ministry and he has also achieved a lot to the dismay of people. He started very well and I pray that he will end well in Jesus’ name.” Continuing, the TAC helmsman said Adeboye submitted himself to the call and the purpose of his calling has made great changes in Christendom both here in Nigeria and internationally, “my congratulatory message to him is that he should keep the flag flying, not relent in its efforts and I pray that the Lord will continue to use him more for His glory. There are other important things that he is still going to embark on in The Redeemed Christian Church of God.” New Years Bomb Attack - Marks of Boko Haram TTimes Nigeria
Defense Minister Adetokunbo Kayode says a thorough investigation is underway to determine who planted the bomb in a crowded market near a military barracks in Abuja. He says the attackers will be tracked down and will be made to face the full wrath of the law for the blast that also injured more than 20 people. All of the dead and most of those injured are civilians. President Goodluck Jonathan says the attack is a new and dangerous challenge to Nigerian peace and stability as the country prepares for nationwide elections in April. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the president believes it is the work of the militant Boko Haram group that set off a Christmas Eve bomb in the northern city of Jos that killed 80 people. In a written statement, President Jonathan said the group, basking in what he called their nefarious success in Jos on Christmas Eve, once again knifed at the heartstrings of a nation celebrating New Year's Eve with this evil and wicked attack. Pope Denounces Attacks Against Christians Around the World TTimesworld
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI deplored on Sunday the "absurd violence" against Christians after attacks on churches in Nigeria and the Philippines over the Christmas holiday. "It was with great sadness that I learnt about the attack on a Catholic Church in the Philippines during the celebrations for Christmas and also against Christian churches in Nigeria," the pope said. "The earth is once again stained with blood as we have seen in other parts of the world," Benedict added in his Angelus address at The Vatican, as he offered his condolences to the victims of the "absurd violence". At least 32 people were killed and 74 wounded after a series of Christmas Eve bomb blasts in the troubled Nigerian city of Jos on Friday evening. Many of the victims were doing their Christmas shopping at the time and a church was also targeted. On the same night, suspected members of an Islamist sect that launched an uprising last year attacked three churches in northern Nigeria, leaving six people dead and one of the churches burnt. Six people were also wounded on Saturday when a bomb went off in a church during Christmas Day mass on the southern Philippine island of Jolo which is known as a hotbed of Islamic Mormon Church Reaffirms Opposition to Gay Marriage Mormon church reaffirms opposition to gay marriage in Argentina weighs gay union legalization Mormon church leaders have sent a letter reaffirming the faith's position on gay marriage to its members in Argentina, where the government is debating whether to legalize gay unions. Spokeswoman Kim Farah on Monday confirmed it was sent to Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaders in Argentina. It says marriage is between one man and one woman.Argentina's Senate is debating whether to approve either gay marriage or a civil union law. Its other legislative chamber has approved gay marriage, and the country's president has promised not to veto the measure. The letter recalls a 2008 church letter on the institution of marriage that sought help passing a California ballot initiative banning gay marriage. The letter to Argentine members did not call for any political action. Mormon Church Reaffirms Opposition to Gay Marriage New Body Kenya Deports A Radical Islamist Cleric Jamaican Born Man With History of Inciting Hatred
Radical elements with history of inciting hatred and violence are becoming more common among various islamic groups. Their base of support is eroding in most communities. Abdullah Al Faisal would suffer simialr fate as many would be terrorist, who are either apprehended or remove to areas where there ability to incite terror are less likely. President's Religious Believes And The Presidency By Niels C. Nielsen Jr.
This brilliantly enlightening book offers guidance to evaluate what an ambitious new leader has done, and may do, in the longer setting of the history of his office. At the beginning of each chapter the author uses a narrative and chronological approach to show both the similarities and the differences between our current president and one of his predecessors, then asks a number of hypothetical what if questions of many past great leaders in an attempt to see how history could have been dramatically changed by their answers. Visit his informative website at: www.presidentsreligionandethics.com Niels C. Nielsen, Jr. is the J. Newton Rayzor Professor of Philosophy and Religious Thought emeritus at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is well-recognized for his earlier book, The Religion of Jimmy Carter, also translated into German. The author's daughter is the only non-native faculty member of her department at the University of Vienna, where she is intensely involved in explaining the Obama phenomenon to her students who have a varied interest in the transition from Bush II to a very different sort of presidency. Nielsen's Religions of the World is a widely used college and university textbook. The Crucifixion of Brit Hume By J. Matt Barber
By J. Matt Barber During the Roman Empire's secularist era those who acknowledged the deity of Christ were frequently fed to the lions to entertain for lack of a better word the progressive elites of the day. There's little doubt that if many of today's secular-progressives (more accurately: moonbat liberals) had their way, Caesar Obama would call out the lions once again. Nothing makes the left lose its collective noodle like an open proclamation of Christian faith. You don't see it when Muslims proselytize in government schools; the ACLU doesn't sue when Wiccans share their witchy ways; militant gays activists don't picket Buddhist temples with bullhorns while inhabitants grasp at Zen. No, there’s something about Christianity that just drives them nuts. Always has. Always will. Hume first offered Tiger the advice on Fox News Sunday and then reiterated his sage, though decidedly non-PC council on The O'Reilly Factor the following night. When asked by host Bill O'Reilly what kind of response held received for his comments, Hume replied, in part: It's always been a puzzling thing to me. The Bible even speaks of it. You speak the name Jesus Christ and all hell breaks loose. Yes indeed. After Hume made his comments, and as if on cue (Lord forgive them for not knowing what they do or why they do it) liberals went apoplectic. MSNBC's reliably raspy Keith Olbermann accused Hume of attempting “to threaten Tiger Woods into converting to Christianity and demanded that his Fox News ratings superior keep religious advocacy out of public life (back in the closet, Brit old boy). Olblubberman then compared Hume to a terrorist, suggesting that the worst examples of this kind of proselytizing are jihadists. Finally, he betrayed the left's typical anti-Christian bigotry, suggesting that Jesus may have been a homosexual and wondering aloud: WWJDIHS: What would Jesus do if he's straight? Matt Barber is an attorney concentrating in constitutional law. He is author of the book The Right Hook From the Ring to the Culture War and serves as Director of Cultural Affairs with Liberty Counsel. Send comments to Matt at jmattbarber Pope Benedict Assaulted at Christmas Mass A Woman Attacked and Brought Pope Down
A woman wearing a red sweatshirt, leaping over a security barricade and rushing at the 82-year-old pope as he began leading the traditional procession to the vast basilica's altar bearing a gold cross. The woman succeeded in grabbing Benedict's vestments near the neck and bringing him down. Several others in the Pope's procession fell over as well in the mayhem of the attack. Prominent French Cardinal Roger Etchegaray, 87, broke a leg in the incident though he was "several metres (yards)" from the pope, and was rushed to the hospital. Benedict was back on his feet within moments and went on to celebrate the mass with apparent calm and confidence. "It was an assault, but it wasn't dangerous because she wasn't armed." said a Vatigan spokes man minutes later. The woman was questioned been questioned by the Vatican police at news time. Thousands Celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem The Jesus Birth Place Finds Hope Again This Year
Clashes between Israeli security forces and Palestinian militants in the area have fallen off sharply from previous years, though towering concrete slabs that form a section of Israel's West Bank separation barrier were a reminder of hostilities that persist. The reminder is a clear reason shoppers and tourist have not yet returned in large numbers. Most visitors only entered the city briefly, and many businesses are unable to gain from the tourist boom that the seasons normally brings. |
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