Many who side with this view disagree that Luke portrays Christianity or the Roman Empire as harmless and thus reject the apologetic view because “ Acts does not present Christians as politically harmless or law abiding for there are a large number of public controversies concerning Christianity, particularly featuring Paul .” For example, to support this view Cassidy references how Paul is accused of going against the Emperor because he is “ saying that there is another king named Jesus .” ( Acts 17: 7 ) Furthermore, there are multiple examples of Paul ’ s preaching causing uprisings in various cities ( Acts 14: 2 ; 14: 19 ; 16: 19-23 ; 17: 5 ; 17: 13-14 ; 19: 28-40 ; 21: 27 ).

Esoteric Christianity is a term which refers to an ensemble of spiritual currents which regard Christianity as a mystery religion, and profess the existence and possession of certain esoteric doctrines or practices, hidden from the public but accessible only to a narrow circle of " enlightened ", " initiated ", or highly educated people.

Science 299: 1523-1524 ( concluding that evolutionary biology is not a religion in any sense but noting that several evolutionary biologists, such as Edward O. Wilson, in their roles as citizens concerned about getting the public to deal with reality, have made statements like " evolution is a myth that is now ready to take over Christianity ").

The region adopted Christianity in 988 by the official act of public baptism of Kiev inhabitants by Prince Vladimir I.

Even his friend Antoine-Jacques Roustan felt impelled to write a polite rebuttal of the chapter on Civil Religion in the Social Contract, which implied that the concept of a Christian Republic was paradoxical since Christianity taught submission rather than participation in public affairs.

The program of dechristianisation waged against Catholicism, and eventually against all forms of Christianity, included the deportation or execution of clergy ; the closing of churches ; the rise of cults and the institution of a civic religion ; the large scale destruction of religious monuments ; the outlawing of public and private worship and religious education ; the forced abjurement of priests of their vows and forced marriages of the clergy ; the word " saint " being removed from street names ; and the War in the Vendée.

He defended Christianity and the Christians in the apologia " Ad Demetrianum ," directed against a certain Demetrius and the reproach of the heathens that Christians were the cause of the public calamities.

The story's second half examines the arbitrariness of justice: the public official compiling the details of the murder case tells him repentance and turning to Christianity will save him, but Meursault refuses to pretend he has found religion ; emotional honesty overrides self-preservation, and he accepts the idea of punishment as a consequence of his actions as part of the status quo.

His media and financial resources make him a recognized, influential, and controversial public voice for conservative Christianity in the United States.

Christian conservatives principally seek to apply their understanding of the teachings of Christianity to politics and public policy by proclaiming the value of those teachings and / or by seeking to use those teachings to influence law and public policy.

Furthermore, the Alliance Defense Fund takes the view that the concept of " separation of church and state " has been utilized by the American Civil Liberties Union and its allies to inhibit public acknowledgment of Christianity and restrict the religious freedoms of Christians.

" Typically in Christianity, however, the term " the liturgy " normally refers to a standardized order of events observed during a religious service, be it a sacramental service or a service of public prayer.

Searching for a way to reestablish himself, Saccard is struck by plans developed by his upstairs neighbor, the engineer Georges Hamelin, who dreams of restoring Christianity to the Middle East through great public works: rail lines linking important cities, improved roads and transportation, renovated eastern Mediterranean ports, and fleets of modern ships to move goods around the world.

It was a treatise on her personal spiritual beliefs in which she countered the trend of the time towards showing Native Americans as readily conforming to the Christianity forced on them in schools and public life.

The question of the religious institutions of the Greeks, which Schömann considered an essential part of their public life, soon attracted his attention, and he took the view that everything really religious was akin to Christianity, and that the greatest intellects of Greece produced intuitively Christian, dogmatic ideas.

He was also a supporter of the movement for abolishing the recitation of the Athanasian Creed in the public services of the Church of England, believing, as he said, that the " presence " of the damnatory clauses, " as they stand and where they stand, is a real peril to the Church and to Christianity itself ," and that those clauses " are no essential part " of the creed.

He was an advocate for Christianity in public life and in education.

* Johnny Cash, singer / songwriter promoted Christianity in a number of songs and public appearances.

Despite these hindrances, Gian Gastone, aged 52, commenced his reign with a burst of ebullience, releasing prisoners, abolishing exorbitant taxes, " Pensions on the Creed "— monies paid to converts to Christianity — and public executions.

: Now, there is a good deal of evidence in favor of the opinion that many of these societies are in the hands of secret leaders, and are managed on principles ill-according with Christianity and the public well-being ; and that they do their utmost to get within their grasp the whole field of labor, and force working men either to join them or to starve.

Jaspers also entered public debates with Rudolf Bultmann, wherein Jaspers roundly criticized Bultmann's " demythologizing " of Christianity.

( Western Christianity ; not technically a moveable feast, because it is not a holiday on any church calendar )

Although Midsummer is originally a pagan holiday, in Christianity it is associated with the nativity of John the Baptist, which is observed on the same day, June 24, in the Catholic, Orthodox and some Protestant churches.

The arrival of Christianity, however, did not end pagan beliefs and fertility rituals surrounding this holiday.

* September 7-The trial of eight foreign aid workers detained in Afghanistan on charges of preaching Christianity went into recess for a weekly holiday.

Easter Monday is an official holiday in the following countries — Nations on this list indicated as " Eastern Christian " observe Easter according to the Julian Calendar reckoning used in Eastern Christianity which differs most years from the Gregorian Calendar reckoning used in Western Christianity.

The Jewish imprint in this colony was mild due to acculturation of conversos to Christianity, but some Jewish customs are still seen today such as food preparation and holiday observances that remained passed through tradition.

Christmas is a state holiday in India, although Christianity in India is a minority with only 2. 3 % of the population.

In February 1896 his father paved the way for the reconciliation of Bulgaria and Russia with the conversion of the infant Prince Boris from Roman Catholicism to Eastern Orthodox Christianity, a move that earned Ferdinand the frustration of his wife, the animosity of his Catholic Austrian relatives ( particularly that of his uncle, Francis Joseph of Austria ) and excommunication from the Catholic Church.

Her parents were Jewish, descended from immigrants from Austria, Hungary, and Romania ( her mother later converted to Christianity ).

Some radical Western fighters as well as numerous individuals from the cultural area of Western Christianity fought as volunteers for the Croats including Neo-Nazi volunteers from Germany and Austria.

The religious division eventually generated The Thirty Years War ( 1618 – 1648 ) which ultimately led to the Peace of Westphalia ( 1648 ) and the confessional division of Germanic Christianity that exists to this day: most of Austria, Luxembourg, Southern ( especially, Bavaria ) and Western Germany ( notably Saarland and Rheinland part of Nordrhein-Westfalen ) remained Catholic while Northern and Eastern Germany ( notably Prussia ) remained Lutheran.

Before he turned to occultism, Guido List had written articles for German nationalist newspapers in Austria, as well as four historical novels and three plays, some of which were " set in tribal Germany " before the advent of Christianity He also had written an anti-semitic essay in 1895.

Category: Christianity in Austria

In the judgement of historians, Marco's influence over Leopold was exercised responsibly, in the sole interests of Christianity and of the House of Austria.

Category: Christianity in Austria

Various saints such as the Celts Samson of Dol and Branwaldr ( Brelade ) were active in the region, although tradition has it that it was Saint Helier from Tongeren in modern-day Belgium who first brought Christianity to the Island in the 6th century, and Charlemagne sent his emissary to the island ( at that time called Angia, also spelt Agna )< ref >

Category: Christianity in Belgium

Christianity, in particular Catholicism, is the biggest religion in Belgium with about 57 % of the population adhering to the Catholic Church, 1. 7 % to Protestantism, and 0. 3 % to Orthodox Christian Churches.

This practice, she claims, survived in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands after the adoption of Christianity and became associated with Saint Nicholas as a result of the process of Christianization.

Category: Christianity in Belgium

Category: Christianity in Belgium