Friday, April 13, 2012

Christian Concern - 'Not Ashamed.'

The ‘wearing of the Cross’ received significant media coverage over the Easter weekend and was the subject of various editorials:
  • Under the heading ‘Christians deserve a break from tormentors’, The Sunday Times wrote that ‘Christians also deserve a better deal when it comes to displaying symbols of their faith.’
  • The Sunday Telegraph commented that ‘the bemusement of Christians was understandable when David Cameron, at his Easter reception for churchmen in Downing Street, welcomed a Christian ‘fightback’, while his own Government is pursuing a case at the European Court to enforce the ban on the cross at work.’
  • The Daily Mail suggested that if David Cameron ‘really means what he says, he should force the Lib Dem [Lynne Featherstone] to withdraw her submission to Strasbourg’s cardboard court.’

Ancient Philippi.

Philippi. An important city in the Roman and early Christian period, Philippi exists today only as an archaeological site. The impressive re...