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Church
group calls for 'yes' vote in France
Monaco, April 20th, 2005 (ACPress.net).
Following the
latest poll conducted for the weekly magazine, 'Paris Match',
five surveys in a row have now predicted a 'No' vote in the
forthcoming French referendum on the European constitution.
The 'Yes' campaigners have intensified their efforts and have
received a surprising source of support - French churches. The
Council of Christian Churches in France (CECEF), which includes
Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox, has called on Christians
to accept "the challenge of Europe" and underlined that the
constitutional text which will be voted on in France on May
29th "is substantially better than existing treaties".
However, their view goes against the feelings of many of their
countrymen, especially on the Left. Even within the Socialist
Party, which came out with a majority in favour of accepting
the Constitution, there is dissent. Social problems in France
have tended to politicise the internal consultation, despite
warnings from union leaders and Socialists.
Source: EL PERIÓDICO. Editing: ACPress.net
Prayers and calls
for justice following Argentina fire
Buenos Aires, April 21st, 2005 (ACPress.net).
Three months after
the tragedy, relatives and friends of the victims of the República
Cromañón discotheque fire have held a demonstration calling
for those responsible to be charged.
The event began just a few yards from the site of the fire in
the Once district of the city, where hundreds gathered to express
their pain at the loss of loved ones. Before undertaking a march
through the streets, there was an inter-religious time of prayer
in memory of the 193 who died, and hundreds more who were injured.
The most frequent call was for "justice". The prayer time was
led by Rabbi Daniel Goldman, Sheik Mohsen Ali, Methodist minister
Nely Ritchi, and Monsignor Jorge Lozano.
Source: DyN. Editing: ACPress.net
Chile refuses legal
status to Moonies
Santiago, April 20th, 2005 (ACPress.net).
Santiago Appeals
Court has upheld a decision by the Chilean government not to
recognise the Moonies legally in their country, because it considers
the cult a danger to public order.
The court considered the decision to be within the law, on the
grounds that the Unification
Church (more popularly known
as 'Moonies' after its Korean founder, the Rev. Moon) espouses
violence as a political weapon. Earlier, the Ministry of Justice
had refused to grant them legal status in Chile, arguing that
the group did not respect the basic principles of a democratic
regime.
The Moonies were founded in 1920 by Sun Myung Moon and have
been rejected in several countries for their violent character.
Source: ICI. Editing: ACPress.net
Re-creating Jesus'
birth in Argentina
Buenos Aires, April 21st, 2005 (ACPress.net).
A total of 2.5
million people have visited 'Holy Land', a religious theme park
in the Argentinian capital which, among other things, re-creates
Bible passages.
The park is a reproduction of Jerusalem, so people from South
America do not have to travel to Israel to recall the life of
Jesus. It opened in 1999 and allows people to jump back in time
and walk between 'ancient' stone houses and the temple. The
tour begins in a long tunnel which ends in a sounds-and-light
show in which mechanical figures re-enact the birth of Christ.
A complete tour can take up to three hours. On leaving the tunnel,
one enters 'Jerusalem', which covers 12,000 square kilometres
and includes synagogues, mosques and the Wailing Wall. The area
is divided into 37 sections which begin with a detailed explanation
of the history of the Jewish people, and end with the resurrection
of Jesus, depicted in a 14-metre-high figure lit by 2,500 lights.
Source: NOTIMEX. Editing: ACPress.net
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