Zprávy HCJB 6.3.2006

 BIBLELANDS A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SPOLEČNĚ STAVÍ DOMY PRO EGYPŤANY
   Misijní organizace BibleLands a organizace Habitat for Humanity na tři roky spojily své síly a chtějí vybudovat nové domy pro 558 nejchudších egyptských rodin. Britská BibleLands začala se sbírkou potřebných alespoň 260 tisíc dolarů na zlepšení podmínek bydlení ve vesnicích El Kom, El Akhdar a El Sakakrya na Horním Nilu. Obecná bída v oblasti je příčinou existence chatrných a nehygienických sídlišť. Stěny z bláta a střechy z roští jsou perfektní skrýší různé havěti a nemocí. BibleLands a Habitat for Humanity mají v úmyslu pomoci rodinám finančně a s pomocí jejich sousedů, muslimů i křesťanů, jim postavit vyhovující domy, kde by mohli doufat ve zdravější a jistější živobytí. Ještě letos BibleLands pošle první skupinu dobrovolníků do Egypta, kde budou společně s vesničany pracovat na stavbě nových domů. “V ústředí BibleLand jsme programem nadšeni, zejména z hmatatelného prospěchu, který tak získá mnoho lidí,” řekl ředitel Nigel Edward-Few. (The Good News)
 
 VŠECHNY ZPRÁVY V ANGLIČTINĚ
   CHINA IGNORES NEW RELIGIOUS RIGHTS, KEEPS RESTRICTING WORSHIP

One year after China introduced new regulations on religious rights, freedom to worship remains restricted, according to a quote from a human rights group in a March 1 Reuters news story. The rules that took effect in March 2005 enshrine religious belief as a basic right of all citizens, but China still forbids worship outside designated religious organizations, fearing the growth of groups that could challenge Communist Party rule. “Local officials continue to repress religious activities that they determine to be outside the scope of the state-controlled religious system,” the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a statement. Catholics who worship outside the state-backed Catholic Patriotic Association, Muslim Uighurs, Tibetan Buddhists and Protestant house churches are among those that risk punishment for practicing their religions. (Religion Today)

LAST OF VIETNAM’S ‘MENNONITE SIX’ RELEASED FROM PRISON

Pham Ngoc Thach, a Vietnamese evangelist imprisoned for “resisting an officer doing his duty,” was released Friday, March 3, after completing a two-year sentence in a prison in Dong Nai province. Thach and the Rev. Nguyen Hong Quang were arrested in March 2004 after they discovered two undercover police agents staking out Quang’s house and reported their presence to city officials. When Thach and a teacher surnamed Hien went to take a picture of the police motorbike for evidence, the policemen attacked them and a scuffle ensued. Christians later learned that, while Thach was in police custody, officers beat him until he passed out. Thach and five other Mennonites who eventually came to be known as the “Mennonite Six” were charged with “resisting officers of the law while doing their duty.” Church officials say the men had simply insisted that policemen who were investigating them should follow correct legal procedures. (Compass)

UPDATE: BIBLE SOCIETY DAMAGED BY BOMB ACTUALLY IN WEST BANK

Christians in the Palestinian-controlled areas of Israel are asking Christians around the world to continue praying for them despite erroneous information being reported. Because of a language barrier and miscommunications with people in the area, e3 Partners mistakenly reported to Mission Network News that the Palestine Bible Society building in Gaza was blown up on Tuesday, Feb. 28.

Tom Doyle of e3 Partners said the building damaged by a bomb was actually another Bible Society in West Bank called Living Stones—not the one in Gaza. “The one in Gaza was threatened to be bombed on Feb. 28 or afterwards, and that threat is very much still alive.”

Doyle said he expects violence will only escalate as radical Islamic groups move into the region. “With the cartoons, and some of the things that are coming out of Iran, with some of the threats, it just seems to be a real difficult point right now in the Middle East and so believers are just asking that we would pray for them.”

Despite the increase in threats and hostilities, Doyle says the believers have remained strong. “Instead of going and hiding they are serving Christ with a passion and reaching out to people. They are certainly brothers and sisters that we can be very proud of in their courageous stand for Christ.” (Mission Network News)

BIBLELANDS, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY JOIN TO BUILD HOMES IN EGYPT

A ministry called BibleLands and Habitat for Humanity have joined forces in a three-year scheme that will result in new homes for 558 of Egypt’s poorest families. U.K.-based BibleLands has embarked on the challenge of raising at least US$260,000 to improve housing conditions in the Upper Nile communities of El Kom, El Akhdar and El Sakakrya. Widespread poverty in the region gives rise to unstable and unsanitary living areas. Mud bricks and insecure brushwood roofs offer the perfect environment for vermin and disease. BibleLands and Habitat for Humanity plan to help families raise capital and work together with their neighbors, both Christian and Muslim, to renovate and build secure homes in which they can look forward to a healthier and safer future. Later in this year BibleLands will send its first team of volunteers to Egypt to work alongside villagers in constructing new buildings. “Here at BibleLands’ headquarters we are all very enthusiastic about the whole program and the tangible benefits it will have for so many people,” said Director Nigel Edward-Few. (The Good News)

ROBERTSON LOSES SEAT ON NATIONAL RELIGIOUS BROADCASTERS BOARD

Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson, criticized by some evangelicals for recent controversial comments, lost a bid for re-election to the National Religious Broadcasters’ board of directors, reported the Associated Press. Robertson, founder of the Virginia Beach-based Christian Broadcasting Network, was one of 38 candidates for 33 board seats during the NRB’s recent convention. The group represents mostly evangelical radio and TV broadcasters. NRB President Frank Wright said there was no broad effort to distance the group from Robertson. But there was “broad dismay with some of Pat’s comments and a feeling they were not helpful to Christian broadcasters in general,” he said in Wednesday’s Washington Post. In the past few months, Robertson suggested that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez should be assassinated and that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s stroke was divine punishment for pulling out of the Gaza Strip. A Robertson spokeswoman said Thursday that he had been a board member for 30 years but attended only one board meeting “due to his extensive schedule.” (Religion Today)

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