Legislators in Kuwait have taken a step further towards restricting Christian rights by voting to make blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad a capital offence. The legal amendment, which still requires final approval by Kuwait’s ruling emir, Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabaher, was passed overwhelmingly last week in the 50-seat National Assembly. The vote followed the arrest Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Social Media’
Facebook photos no obstacle to Philippines school graduation
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Catholic girls who were originally barred from their school graduation for placing images of themselves in bikinis at a beach party on their facebook pages will be able to join the ceremony. A regional court in Cebu has cleared the way for the students saying the officials at St Teresa’s College had no right to Read more
Doubts emerge over use of Twitter to help elect Archbishop of Canterbury
Friday, March 30th, 2012
Doubts have now been cast over a report in the Telegraph that Twitter users will be invited to help choose the new Archbishop of Canterbury. The Telegraph reported on Wednesday that “Having wrestled with the best way to choose a new leader, the Church of England has decided to use the social networking site Twitter.” Read more
Pope: For Lent – follow me on Twitter
Friday, February 24th, 2012
Pope Benedict is inviting you to follow him for Lent, on Twitter. The messages for Lent started on Ash Wednesday (Thursday NZ time) and the goal is to reach out with succinct messages. “In concise phrases, often no longer than a verse from the Bible, profound thoughts can be communicated,” the Pontiff was quoted by Read more
Dolan outlines creative New Evangelization strategy to pope
Monday, February 20th, 2012
Cardinal designate Timothy Dolan told the pope and assembled cardinals the Catholic Church needed a “creative strategy” and can be made more exciting by using 140 characters (Twitter) and less. “We know that the Church has lost some of its pizzazz,” Dolan said. “We have to refresh and rekindle that faith.” Pope Benedict chose Dolan to Read more
Joseph of Nazareth tweets prior to Nativity
Friday, December 16th, 2011
In preparation for Christmas, Joseph of Nazareth is Tweeting the journey of the Holy Family. An anonymous German is using Twitter under the name of Joseph of Nazareth and providing a light-hearted commentary on the Christmas story from St Joseph’s perspective. Joseph began Tweeting on 1 December, and has already gained around 9,500 followers and Read more
Catholic women need thick skins online
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Online misogyny is currently hitting the headlines, with prominent women columnists testifying to an unrelenting tide of sexually motivated aggression. It’s a narrative with which I have an enormous amount of sympathy, for as a female blogger I find that my comments box fills up with remarks of a sexually abusive nature with alarming alacrity. Read more