For some on the Left, Iran, a theocratic regime that hangs women, executes homosexuals, is a symbol of resistance against Israel, against America, against 'Western hegemony.' ...

Mixed marriages proliferate, not just with other Christians but outside of Christianity where at least baptism links people ... Christians is a sacrament, a symbol of Christ’s union with ...

While baptism can often seem like a “second thought,” baptism is no mere symbol. Instead, it is a ceremonial commitment whereby we agree that (1) the Triune God has a claim on our lives and (2) we ...

A secular state by law since 1905, the country bans conspicuous religious symbols in state schools ... prescribed length of preparation for adult baptism. Sonia Danizet Bechet, who grew up ...

Practiced by all Churches, baptism is a fundamental rite marking the entry into Christian life. While the majority are still given to young children, Catholics celebrate adult baptisms annually on ...

Rather than a secret code, the fish symbol was likely a reference to baptism, the Eucharist, and Christ’s association with fishermen. The video explores how the Ichthys acronym ("Jesus Christ ...

This is because in baptism they died with Christ to later share in his resurrection from the dead. It is the baptismal promise of eternal life which makes understandable the next two symbols used ...

I’ve been clothed in Christ in my baptism, and I can’t take him off ... "To see something so beautiful and so precious, such a symbol of rich Christian heritage equated with Nazism, you ...

The baptism was performed as follows ... of which this cleansing is a symbol." He next marked the Delta with the consecrated oil on the forehead of each child, being the symbol of the wisdom ...

Filipino celebrities, including (L-R)Catriona Gray, Dominic Roque, Marco Gumabao, and Cristine Reyes, publicly declared their Christian faith through a water-baptism ceremony conducted by Favor Church ...

Baptism is, for Christian parents ... Tradition says that the baby should be dressed in a white shirt, a symbol of purity and innocence. Recently, godparents and parents have started to replace the ...