Zprávy HCJB 9.2.2007

 Známý irácký asyrský křesťan zabit v Bagdádu.
   Zdroj: BosNewsLife
Velmi známý představitel komunity asyrských křesťanů a bývalý náměstek ředitele Iráckých Aerolinií byl 31. ledna poblíž svého bagdádského bytu zastřelen militanty. Agentura Assyrian International News oznámila, že 64-letý Isaac Esho Alhelani byl ozbrojenci zastaven ve čtvrti Mekanik, když vezl svou manželku, „donucen vystoupit z vozu a dvakrát střelen, načež vrazi ujeli jeho autem.“ Alheani byl převezen do nemocnice a později svým zraněním podlehl. Jeho vražda zvýšila obavy iráckých křesťanů ze života uprostřed sektářského násilí. Mnoho křesťanů včetně duchovních bylo v posledních měsících zabito nebo uneseno. Tisíce věřících již uprchly a v zemi nyní žije asi 450 000 křesťanů v porovnání s rokem 2003, kdy jich zde žilo 750 000. Muslimští militanti se na křesťany často dívají jako na souputníky amerických vojsk v Iráku. Křesťané také bývají unášeni pro peníze, protože mnozí z nich jsou podnikateli.
 
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   WELL-KNOWN IRAQI ASSYRIAN CHRISTIAN KILLED IN BAGHDAD

Source: BosNewsLife
A high-profile official from Iraq’s Assyrian Christian community and former deputy director of Iraqi Airways was shot and killed by militants near his Baghdad home on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The Assyrian International News Agency reported that Isaac Esho Alhelani, 64, was stopped while driving with his wife in the area of Mekanik and then “forced out of the car and shot twice before the assassins fled” with his vehicle. Alhelani was taken to a Baghdad hospital where, due to the extent of his injuries, he was later transferred by helicopter to Arbil where he then died. Alhelani’s murder has underscored growing concerns among Iraqi Christians about their future amid growing sectarian strife. Several Christians, including church leaders, have been killed or kidnapped in recent months. Thousands of believers have fled and the country has currently about 450,000 Christians, down from about 750,000 when the war began in 2003. Muslim militants often view Christians as close to the U.S.-led troops in Iraq. Christians are also kidnapped by militants for money reasons as many of them are entrepreneurs.

STUDY: RELIGIOUS GROUPS PLAY KEY ROLE IN AFRICAN HIV TREATMENT

Source: Religion Press Release Services
A study released by the World Health Organization (WHO) at Washington National Cathedral this week indicates the need for collaboration among public health agencies and faith-based organizations in order to make progress toward the goal of HIV prevention, treatment and care in Sub-Saharan Africa. The report, “Appreciating Assets: Mapping, Understanding, Translating and Engaging Religious Health Assets in Zambia and Lesotho,” estimates that between 30 and 70 percent of the health infrastructure in Africa is run by faith-based organizations, yet there is often little cooperation among these religious organizations and mainstream public health programs. The study focused mainly on data from Lesotho and Zambia and found that Christian hospitals are providing about 40 percent of the HIV care in Lesotho and almost a third of the care in Zambia. “Faith-based organizations are a vital part of civil society,” said Kevin De Cock, director of WHO’s HIV/AIDS department. “Since they provide a substantial proportion of care in developing countries, often reaching vulnerable populations living under adverse conditions, faith-based organizations must be recognized as essential contributors towards universal access efforts.” The report calls for greater dialogue and action between religious and public health leaders.

* HCJB Global Hands is working to battle AIDS in both Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa regions. The ministry’s Vozandes Hospital in Quito, Ecuador, operates an AIDS clinic, and the education department has produced a series of TV spots that urge prevention of AIDS through Christian values such as fidelity and abstinence. HCJB Global Hands also has sent short-term ministry teams to South Africa to help at Hope Community Center, an HIV/AIDS ministry of King of Kings Baptist Church in Cape Town. Recently HCJB Global Hands has joined with the Partners in Hope Medical Clinic in Malawi, assigning a missionary couple and a nurse to the outreach.

HINDU EXTREMISTS ATTACK 4 MISSIONARY WOMEN IN INDIA

Source: Assist News Service
Four women serving as Gospel for Asia (GFA) missionaries in Haryana, India, were severely beaten in their home on Sunday, Feb. 4. Two GFA pastors were also injured in the attack as they came to the assistance of the women. Missionaries Vanmala, Lata, Udaya and Ramita had been working in the area for about a year when anti-Christian fundamentalists suddenly ordered them to vacate the house immediately. They also told the women to call their supervising pastors, who immediately came to the home. Hundreds of people then surrounded the house and a group broke in to attack the women. Reports indicate that one of the group’s leaders, who is also a local police officer, used his night stick to beat the missionaries. When the attackers finally left, the missionaries sought refuge in a GFA-affiliated church in that area. News of the attack, including photos of the injured women and the pastors, was published in the leading Hindi-language newspaper. GFA leaders are concerned about the violence since attacks on women in India are rare.

STUDY: COMMUNITY SERVICE BUILDS FAITH IN TEENAGERS

Source: Baptist Press
A report by Baylor University’s School of Social Work indicates the best way to strengthen the faith of teenagers may be to involve them in community service. The study, called “The Role of Service in Faith Development of Adolescents” and sponsored by Lily Endowments, was released on Jan. 22. “The connection of community service with faith maturity and engagement in faith practices, such as prayer and Bible study, is powerful according to our findings,” said Michael Sherr, co-investigator on the project. “In fact, involvement in community service is far more significant to the faith development of teens than involvement in worship.” Researchers say the key is to let teens participate in “authentic service that meets real human needs,” and they need opportunities to process the experience with adults. The study indicates that teenagers who are encouraged to give something to others will be less absorbed in themselves, and they could be more open to counter-cultural ideas presented in the Bible. Baylor utilized data from surveys of 631 adolescents between the ages of 11 and 18 from 35 Protestant congregations in six states.

GLOBAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY NETWORK UNCOVERED IN AUSTRIA

Sources: BBC News, BosNewsLife
Officials in Austria announced on Wednesday, Feb. 7, that they have uncovered a child pornography network involving more than 2,300 people in 77 countries. The multinational crime ring operated a Russian website hosted on an Austrian server carrying videos shot in Eastern Europe, uploaded to the web from Britain. In just 24 hours the server recorded hits from about 2,360 computer addresses from 77 different countries, each user paying US$89 to view young children being sexually abused. The Austrian Ministry of Interior said the U.S. topped the user list with 600 visitors to the pornographic site followed by Germany with 400 and France with 100. The case highlights the ease with which criminal gangs have been able to exploit the international nature of the Internet to profit from child abuse. Authorities are advocating international cooperation among law enforcement agencies to combat the abuses. Child pornography sites are difficult to detect and shut down because everything that transverses the Internet looks the same while in transit. The Austrian ring was discovered by a tip from an Austrian worker who monitored the server.

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