Zprávy HCJB 12.6.2007

	Brazilský ‘Pochod pro Ježíše‘ v Sao Paolo přilákal 1 milion evangelikálů.
	Evangelikálové z celé Brazílie ve čtvrtek 7. června zaplavili Sao Paolo u příležitosti ‘Pochodu pro Ježíše.‘ Milion pochodujících provázely početné křesťanské kapely. Podle agentury Agence France-Presse bylo pozoruhodným rysem tohoto každoročně pořádaného pochodu organizovaného evangelijními sbory právě 30 křesťanských kapel střídavě vystupujících na 17 otevřených nákladních autech posunujících se spolu s milionem lidí pochodujících brazilskou finanční metropolí. Účastníci také protestovali proti propagaci homosexuality při nadcházejícím prý největším pochodu homosexuálů na světě v neděli 10. června. Podle Associated Press je ‘Pochod pro Ježíše‘ konán každoročně ve stejný den, kdy katolická církev slaví svátek Božího Těla, který evangelikálové neslaví, na který však v Brazílii připadá státní svátek. Organizátoři ‘Pochodu pro Ježíše‘ uvedli, že při letošní evangelikální slavnosti bylo očekáváno 3.5 milionu účastníků, policie přitom odhaduje účast na jen asi 1 milion pochodujících. Pochod byl poněkud zkalen nepřítomností jeho zakladatelů: Estevam Hernandes Filho i Sonia Haddad Moraes Hernandes jsou v domácím vězení na Floridě pro údajné pašování 56.000 dolarů v hotovosti při letu ze Sao Paolo do Miami. Protestující během pochodu hlasitě vyjadřovali oběma osobnostem podporu. Zdroj: Christian Today
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	BRAZILIAN ‘MARCH FOR JESUS’ DRAWS 1 MILLION EVANGELICALS IN SAO PAULO Source: Christian Today Evangelicals from across Brazil flooded San Paulo Thursday, June 7, for the “March for Jesus” event as live Christian bands accompanied more than one million marchers. The annual march, organized by evangelical churches, featured a concert with 30 live Christian bands carried on 17 flatbed trucks, as participants marched through Brazil’s financial capital, according to Agence France-Presse. Participants also protested homosexuality ahead of what some regard as the world’s largest gay pride parade on Sunday, June 10. The March for Jesus is held each year on the same day the Catholic Church celebrates the Corpus Christi holiday, which is not observed by evangelical Protestants but is a national holiday in Brazil, according to The Associated Press. Although “March for Jesus” organizers said 3.5 million participants were expected for this year’s evangelical event, police estimated a lower number of about one million marchers actually showed up The march was somewhat overshadowed by the absence of the rally’s founders, Estevam Hernandes Filho and Sonia Haddad Moraes Hernandes, who are currently under house arrest in Florida for allegedly smuggling $56,000 cash on a flight from Sao Paulo to Miami. Protestors, however, shouted support for the two leaders during the march. * HCJB Global Voice broadcasts the gospel in Portuguese to Brazil via shortwave from Quito, Ecuador, and maintains a world office and radio studios in Curitiba. Portuguese programs, which have been on the air continuously since 1947, generate more listener letters than any language service at Radio Station HCJB in Ecuador. The ministry’s Portuguese programs also air on local radio stations across Brazil 2 BRAZILIAN EVANGELICAL LEADERS ADMIT TO SMUGGLING, CONSPIRACY Source: WorldWide Religious News A couple who leads one of Brazil's biggest evangelical churches pleaded guilty on Friday, June 8, to smuggling tens of thousands of dollars into the U.S. in luggage, a backpack and a Bible. Estevam Hernandes Filho, 53, and Sonia Haddad Moraes Hernandes, 48, known as Apostle Estevam and Bishop Sonia, are also charged in Brazil with stealing millions of dollars from parishioners for luxuries such as mansions and horse farms. They will likely be deported home after their U.S. case is resolved. The couple, who admitted to evading U.S. currency requirements and conspiracy, founded Brazil's Reborn in Christ Church in 1986. It now claims hundreds of thousands of followers and about 1,200 temples in Brazil, the country with the world's largest Roman Catholic population. The church also has temples in Orlando, Deerfield Beach and Boston, and their empire also includes newspapers, TV and radio stations, a recording company and a Brazilian patent on the English word “gospel.” The charges carry a maximum of 10 years in prison and fines of up to $500,000 each. The couple will remain under house arrest at a home they own in a gated neighborhood in Boca Raton until their sentencing, scheduled for Aug. 17. PENTECOSTAL PASTOR IN BELARUS GIVEN 3-DAY PRISON SENTENCE Sources: Forum 18 News, Assist News Service, WorldWide Religious News Pastor Antoni Bokun of the Minsk-based John the Baptist Pentecostal Church was given a three-day prison sentence on June 4 for leading worship without state permission at his home the previous morning. After being detained during the Sunday, June 3, Communion service, Bokun was held overnight at a local remand prison, according to local Christian lawyer Sergei Lukanin. As the 24 hours Bokun spent in detention following his arrest are considered part of the sentence, his release was due in the afternoon of Wednesday, June 6. While at the police station, Bokun was asked to sign a protocol admitting that he had violated the Administrative Violations Code. However, Bokun wrote that he had not violated the 1994 Belarusian Constitution and that he believes the Demonstrations and Religion Laws to be unconstitutional. Monday's sentence comes exactly a week after Bokun was detained overnight and given a heavy fine of around 290 US Dollars for leading a similar service the previous Sunday. In a similar incident Belarus secret police raided a March prayer meeting of approximately 15 Moscow Patriarchate parishioners in a private home in Gomel, Belarus, searching the premises for three hours. TWO CHRISTIAN SCHOOL WORKERS STABBED TO DEATH IN RURAL INDIA Source: BosNewsLife The Global Council of Indian Christians (GCIC), a major advocacy representing churches and mission groups across India, said 86-year-old Samuel Masih and his staff member Aman Singh, 43, "were brutally killed" last week in the village of Awagarh in Uttar Pradesh. GCIC investigators said Aman Singh’s body “had 24 stab wounds while Mr. Masih had been stabbed five times” during the attack in the night of Saturday, June 2. The missionaries founded a local school aimed at "rural children" in Uttar Pradesh. It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack, but investigators said "religion" may have been a motive. In a suburb of Bangalore city, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, Pastor Lakshmi Narayan Gowda was reportedly holed up at his house church in Hesraghatta Jalahalli Friday, June 8, by about 150 followers of the 'Sangh Parivar' ('Family of Associations'), an umbrella organization of Hindu groups. Police and GCIC representatives managed to “save the life of the pastor,” but part of his home was burned by a crowd carrying kerosene cans, GCIC said. Human rights watchers confirmed that Catholic Priest Pal Ninama had a similar experience on May 12 in the state of Madhya Pradesh where he oversaw the construction of a new Catholic school. In recent weeks, evangelists were reportedly attacked and stripped of their clothes, while house church Christians, including women, were attacked and detained by Hindu groups and local police in predominantly rural areas. Christians comprise still less than three percent of the country's over one-billion strong population. AVANT MINISTRIES TO FOCUS ON ITALY AS ‘CULTURE OF INFLUENCE’ Source: Avant Minstries Recognizing the potential global impact of an Italian renewal for Christ, Avant Ministries is sending a team of nine missionaries to the city of Genoa, Italy, where fewer than 1400 of the city's 700,000 people have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. According to an Avant website, one does not have to look further than recognizable names like Armani, Gucci, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Chianti, Michelangelo and Da Vinci to realize that Italy is a “culture of influence” that permeates the Western world. Yet Avant says that for the most part, Italians have remained untouched by the gospel of Jesus Christ. “They live in a “Christian” culture; but in name only,” the website says. “A historically Christian nation, today less than 10 percent of Italians attend Catholic mass monthly. And of the more than 35,000 cities, towns, and villages in Italy, less than 1,500 have an evangelical church.” Avant is envisioning the impact an Italian revival would have not only with the Italian people, but “the entire Mediterranean region and beyond.” The Avant Ministries team is scheduled to arrive in Genoa in the fall of 2007. *Tato a další zprávy jsou v originální anglické verzi zde.

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