Taking advantage of the discretionary powers granted him by the tsar, he asked for a treaty guaranteeing Russia's right to a protectorate over the
Orthodox
ortodoksikristittyjenof the Ottoman Empire
ottomaanien valtakunnan.
Religion:
Most Greeks
Useimmat kreikkalaisetOrthodox
ortodoksikristittyjä(Greek Orthodox Church of Cyprus); most Turks are Moslems.
(As
orthodox
ortodoksikristitty, he welcomed this conclusion.)
The Archbishop of Constantinople was traditionally ``first among equals of the five leaders of Orthodox Christianity in Europe and Asia, as well as leader of the approximately 3,000
Greek Orthodox
kreikkalaiskatolisenremaining in Turkey.
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, obsessed of late by what he calls a `plot ``by a `mafia of drug traffickers to take over the country.
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, a
pro-Syrian
Syyriaa kannattavaMaronite
maroniittikristitty, met deputies in the village of Ehden in the Syrian-controlled north to consult them about forming a cabinet, due to be announced this week.
Since the earliest days of their conversion to Christianity,
Greek
kreikkalaiskatolisethad been involved in a creative effort to baptise their glorious past and to wed it to the originally semitic Christian experience.
Conservative
KonservatiivisetProtestant
protestanttikristitytmay pursue what is a rather different Christology which issues in opposition to the ordination of women.
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.
And thirdly, he has dedicated some of his time and energy to raising a collection for the
in Jerusalem.
`Are you all right? ``inquired an
with a bag of peppermint creams
jolla oli pussillinen piparminttutäytekeksejä.
He prayed, he studied God's word, he spent time with other
.
His courageous industry earned the respect, not only of his fellow Roman Catholics, but of
of all denominations
kaikkien suuntien.
This is so respectable today that
of all denominations
kaikkien suuntienhave embraced it.
Treated with contempt by the old Burmese kings, the Karens had welcomed British rule and, probably more important,
their best people
heidän paras väkensäunder the influence of the American Baptist missionaries.
`Confess your sins, Muslim dogs, ``said the Bosnian refugee, in slightly cautious tones, `and
, or we slash you up!
In the last five years, the Pacific Region (often called the `Christian Continent ``as
almost 90% of its population
lähes 90 % sen väestöstäare
professing
tunnustuksellisia) has faced many problems -- political, social and economic.
Is it possible for
, when Christ is a male figure?
He was a Jewish Christian, writing for
(see the characteristics of the Gospel).
Some
may find the Trinitarian emphasis alien and difficult.
Obviously
know very little about us.
Paul is really grateful to the
for their love which has been shown in practical ways.
He was using the opportunity to denounce the British as well as the Copts, bracketing them together as
combining against true believers
jotka liittyivät yhteen oikeauskoisia vastaan.
The longer
and the more they have been preoccupied with their Christian activities, the more difficult it becomes to relate their beliefs to the perceived needs of their friends.
In speaking to these
Paul is implying that when they came to follow Jesus, they did not suddenly shed their deepest emotions.
When the Arab armies of Amr ibn el-As arrived in Egypt in the seventh century,
welcomed them as deliverers from Byzantine tyranny.
Now as
some of the girls
osa tytöistäbecome
and others wish to change their lives the need for a Crisis Centre becomes ever more urgent.
`Just a notion she's got about makin' us all
, ``said Dad.
Please pray that we as a mission will be able to help provide the
with the Christian literature that they need.
The decree goes on to allow
, separated from the Catholic Church, to receive Catholic sacraments in some circumstances.
Under this system, the Maronites would hold the presidency and the leadership of the army while a
would always hold the less important post of prime minister.
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, as were all the guerrillas, but she doubted whether that would have made any difference.
He says once you've said these suras of the Koran and observed the obligations
.
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was expected
and to act justly in accordance with Islamic teaching.
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.
No doubt
would like
with four wives all dedicated to his comfort
jonka kaikki neljä vaimoa ovat omistautuneet hänen mielihyvälleen.
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and he had been given the gun by the Palestinians who were sitting on the side of the broken street, sipping their own glasses of tea.
It can't have been easy
in Cheltenham
Cheltenhamissa, thought Robert!
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, a
, made no protest to the Mutawas, but he was incensed at the role he was forced to play.
A
from a poor family in Hyderabad
köyhästä perheestä Hyderabadista, he does not fit in with the Bombay set.
`A
, ``said Dr Ali, `should pray five times a day.
Bosnia's new president, Alija Izetbegovic
Bosnian uusi presidentti Alija Izetbegovic, a
and a former political prisoner, has already had exploratory talks with Croat, Serb and Slovene leaders.
`The strength of a state ``in the view of a
`varies directly as the number of its paid troops.
He was stabbed in broad daylight by a
.
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was pretending
.
The product of a mixed marriage, his father had been a Muscovite,
an
.
President Alija Izetbegovic of Bosnia
Bosnian presidentti Alija Izetbegovic, a
, condemned the attacks, and in a letter to the acting Yugoslav defence minister called on the Serbian-dominated army to cease all hostilities in Bosnia.
He thinks this demonstrates the vitality of Islam and of the unwillingness of the
to accept the harsh, intolerant version of it offered by the fundamentalists.
`The worse thing you can do to a
is insult Muhammad.
IN a bold move to defuse rising communal tension in India, the new Prime Minister, Mr Vishwanath Pratap Singh, yesterday named a
as home affairs minister.
