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Where was the need to arrest Jitender Tomar?

By Markandey Katju, in The Hindu, June 12, 2015 (Note: Markandey Katju is a former Judge of the Supreme Court and also head of the Press Council of India and known for his outspoken, independent and balanced criticisms. Here he criticizes both the...

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Throttling Free Speech :: Indian currents – Editorial

This editorial written by Dr Suresh Mathew is an eye opener which hits hard at the prevailing social attitude seen in power politics. Is Delhi growing intollerant to citizens' right to free speech?  The post published here is certainly an important text...

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Paedophile priests: Pope Francis set up tribunal

Europe (Story: Matters India) — The unprecedented move followed a recommendation from the Pope’s newly created panel on clerical sex abuse. The tribunal will have the power to punish bishops who failed to protect young victims. Survivors’ groups have long...

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1,500-year-old church discovered near Jerusalem

Jerusalem (Story by Matters India) — A 1,500-year-old church from the Byzantine era was unexpectedly discovered during the course of works to widen a highway between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, Israel officials said on Wednesday. Located at the entrance to...

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Pakistan executes Christian death row inmate

Aftab Bahadur Masih 'tortured' into confessing murder at age 15, say legal experts. Karachi (UCAN):  Pakistan on Wednesday executed a Christian death row convict despite repeated calls for clemency from rights groups and Church leaders. A spokesman for Justice Project...

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Cardinal Toppo gets death threat

Ranchi (UCAN):  The district police on Tuesday beefed up the security of Cardinal Telesphore Placidus Toppo of Ranchi following a threat letter he got from People`s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India...

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THE KICK THAT TICKLES THE BULLIES – George J. Poozhikala

The Knanaya Fundamentalist group are upset over the principled stand taken by Archbishop Bharanikulangara disallowing racist practices in Faridabad Diocese.  We had a meeting with him last July when he visited Chicago. He was very clear in his stand and offered his...

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A Way of Life – Swami (Dr) Snehananda Jyoti

When I advocate a spirituality beyond religions and when I focus on relationships that go beyond blood connections, my relatives are somewhat confused. They are puzzled when I use the name, Snehananda Jyoti (Love-Bliss-Light), with the title, Swami (one who...

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Family: Synod topic is Domestic Church

Welcome Virginia Saldana to Church Citizens’ Voice(CCV) From now on let us  have CCV as the short form for this Site: Church Citizens’ Voice. In welcoming our sister Virginia, I am welcoming, first, the Women Theologians of India. The first...