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Christianity in Myanmar (Burma)

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Written by Lunminthang Haokip | 03 August 2010

By Lunminthang Haokip Introduction: Myanmar or Burma is known across the globe as a military-ruled third world country that is not favourable to Christianity. It is true that construction of new church buildings were discouraged in the past. As of now, the dynamics of ensuing ‘democratic’ elections somehow calculatingly has relaxed the Junta’s strictures on that issue.   To put it succinctly, Christians in Myanmar, despite the internal vigils, enjoy more lib ... Read more...

Gospel Goes Global

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Written by Lunminthang Haokip | 30 June 2010

By Lunminthang Haokip Introduction: The gospel was there even in the Old Testament times in the implied sense in the shadow of the shape of things to come. Among other things that decorated Eden garden, the creator left the masterpiece of His creativity in the form of Adam, and later, in Eve. Cover page of Gospel Goes Global album However, Eve’s refusal to take divine warning seriously led to the subsequent fall of all the ... Read more...

How Christianity Came to Manipur

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Written by Lal Dena | 16 May 2010

By Lal Dena The first missionary who came to Manipur was Rev. William Pettigrew, Edinburgh, Scotland, under the sponsorship of the Arthington Aborigines’ Mission which was named after its founder, Robert Arthington, a millionaire at Leeds. By denomination, William Pettigrew belonged to the Church of England. He left England for India on 16 December, 1890 and came to Bengal. On being told that Manipur, an erstwhile princely state was still a virgin area, Pettigrew came to Cachar, ... Read more...

Church and Social Justice

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Written by Lal Dena | 22 April 2010

By Lal Dena   Social justice has been a dynamic issue which runs through the pages of the prophetic books in the Old Testament and into the New Testament. It is so important to Christian faith that without it all other forms of piety are insignificant. More particularly in a violent-ridden society like ours, the test of Christian faith and his commitment to Christ in relation to social justice has become an issue which demands constant self-introspection. As we are all aware, jus ... Read more...

A Christian Perspective on Panacea to the Ills of Kukis

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Written by T. Onkho Joel Haokip | 18 February 2010

By T. Onkho Joel Haokip Unity was what once characterised the Kuki society in the pre-Christian dispensation. They had not bowed down to the mighty British Empire standing shoulder to shoulder. Despite internal differences, there was unanimity in sinking their differences when external threat to their communitarian life was perceived, and in unison managed to protect their community and land from harm. They continued to live an independent political entity unsubordinated to any external forces ... Read more...

In His Own Time

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Written by Hoineilhing Sitlhou | 08 August 2009

By Hoineilhing SitlhouWe have heard with our ears, O God; our fathers have told us What you did in their days, in days long ago—Psalm 44: 1   The work of missionizing did not end with the book of Acts in the Bible. It continued to spread to every nook and corner of the world and acquired varied forms and style—church planting, evangelisation, missionary enterprises like education, literature and health care institutions. The story is about the Kuki society’s saga with the first colonial miss ... Read more...

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