July 1, 1998 No such thing as conversions in Cairo

Cairo N A LAND where conversion is as dangerous to the convert as it is for the evangelist, the Anglican Church has learned to minister by example. So it is that Christian books at an Anglican school in Menouf about...

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July 1, 1998 Notebook

Dinner is done and a lazy evening lies ahead at the diocesan guest house a laneway across from All Saints' Cathedral in Cairo. We gather in the living room along with fellow guests, two from England, two from New Zealand and,...

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April 1, 1998 Brutality, oppression outrage visitors

Bethlehem At the invitation of Sabeel Liberation Theology Center and its local and international partners, more than 900 people (Christians, Muslims and Jews) from diverse parts of the world gathered in Bethlehem from 10-15...

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April 1, 1998 Bishop, Israeli envoy's talks cordial

Embroiled in controversy over a Christmas sermon denouncing Israel's treatment of Palestinian Arabs, Bishop John Baycroft of Ottawa met Israeli Ambassador David Sultan recently in an atmosphere of cordiality underscored with ...

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April 1, 1998 Violence still threatens Bethlehem, 2,000 years after

Bethlehem, Palestine FEBRUARY 6, 1998: The city of Bethlehem is quiet tonight. There are rumours of war in the area. Armed soldiers hover around the checkpoint, ever alert. Few people walk the dark streets. In my mind I...

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April 1, 1998 Via Dolorosa

There is no peace in Bethlehem tonight. The way is blocked, the borders sealed; The sky is bright with stars, And the moon glances off the barrel of a gun. The donkey's corpse lies rotting by the road, His bones picked bare...

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