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It is not the state, but the church, that determines whether worship of God is necessary:Former US Judge McConnell

Washington : McConnell, a former Judge of the U.S. Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals and a Stanford Law School professor, says the church is not the state that determines whether worship of God is necessary. He said that the nation should only be concerned if certain forms of religious worship are dangerous to public health. He was delivering the keynote address at an online meeting hosted by Maggie Gallagher, executive director of the Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship in San Francisco, on the theme “Church, State, and Epidemic.”
If the state decides what is healthy, then the church has to decide what is important, ”Connell said. He added that although the government has the power to restrict religious activity, it does not have the power to restrict religious activities in a more rigorous manner than other comparable activities. He noted that the guidelines published by the Thomistic Institute of the Dominican House of Studies, prepared by theologians, liturgical scholars, and health care professionals, were detailed and acceptable in regard to the opening of temples during the lockdown.
In addition to Connell, San Francisco bishop Salvatore Cordelione, who participated in the online event, shared a similar opinion. The bishop said that when the church has the authority to decide what is necessary, it is not right for the government to do so. He reminded the state that it is the responsibility of the state to say what is safe. Due to the enormous number of COVID patients in the United States, the uncertainty over the opening of temples continues.
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One Christian Killed, Four Kidnapped in Nigeria

Nigeria– A bus driver was killed and four female members of an Anglican Church abducted while driving along Kaduna-Kachia road on Tuesday, April 6th, reports the Barnabus Fund.
“Bandits blockaded the road and opened fire on the church bus and another truck. In addition to the Christian bus driver, named as Alfred Makinde, three others were killed in the gunfire,” stated the news source.
The kidnappers contacted the church demanding a N100 million (about $245,000) ransom.
“My conversation with the Anglican church is there were 15 members in the bus but the others ran into the bush and others were shot and sustained injuries, but the bandits took four persons; one old woman and three young ladies” said Reverend Joseph Hayab, the Kaduna Christian Association of Nigeria chairman.
The attack comes just twelve days after eight Christians were abducted while driving on the same Kaduna-Kachia road, about 20 miles outside of Kaduna city. Christians are particularly targeted in this area of Nigeria, often referred to as the middle belt, where the Muslim majority north meets Nigeria’s mostly Christian south, creating an environment of ethnic tension which often results in severe Christian persecution. Christian communities are targeted, and thousands of believers have been kidnapped, tortured and killed with nowhere to turn for safety. While the government denies religious motive behind these attacks, the frequent burning of churches and targeting of believers shows that a hatred of Christianity plays a key role in the violence throughout the Middle Belt.
Please pray for the safe return of all who have been kidnapped. Please join us in praying for our brothers and sisters in Nigeria, for the Lord to strengthen the Nigerian church and heal His persecuted children of their trauma. Please also pray for the world to recognize the scale of the suffering that believers are having to endure in Nigeria, as well as for the souls of those who persecute the church, that all will repent and find salvation in Christ.
Sources:persecution
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പാസ്റ്റർ ജോൺ വർഗീസിൻ്റെ (രാജൻ പ്ലാന്തോട്ടത്തിൽ) സഹധർമ്മിണി ഏലിക്കുട്ടി വർഗീസ് (ലില്ലി -71) അമേരിക്കയിൽ നിര്യാതയായി

ഒക്കലഹോമ: ഐ.പി.സി. ഹെബ്രോൻ മുൻ ശുശ്രുഷകനും സിനിയർ പാസ്റ്ററുമായ Rev. Dr. ജോൺ വർഗീസിന്റ (രാജൻ. പ്ലാന്തോട്ടത്തിൽ, ആഞ്ഞിലിത്താനം ) ഭാര്യ എലിക്കുട്ടി വർഗീസ് (ലില്ലി – 71) ഏപ്രിൽ 10-ന് പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ താൻ പ്രിയം വെച്ച കർത്തൃ സന്നിധിയിൽ ചേർക്കപ്പെട്ടു. മെമ്മോറിയൽ സർവ്വീസ് ഏപ്രിൽ 16 നു വെള്ളിയാഴ്ച വൈകിട്ട് 6- മണിക്കും സംസ്കാര ശ്രുശ്രുഷ ഏപ്രിൽ 17- നു രാവിലെ 10 മണിക്കും നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നതായിരിക്കും . രണ്ടു ശുശ്രുഷകളും ഒക്കലഹോമ ഐ.പി.സി. ഹെബ്രോൻ സഭാ ഹാളിൽ വെച്ച് നടത്തപ്പെടുന്നതായിരിക്കും.
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