(SRN NEWS)-( ) Pope Leo joined Orthodox patriarchs and ecumenical leaders in Turkey over the weekend to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. This historic gathering produced the Nicaean Creed, a statement of faith still recited by millions of Christians around the world. The Nicaea gathering took place at a time when the Eastern […]
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(SRN NEWS)-( ) Pope Leo joined Orthodox patriarchs and ecumenical leaders in Turkey over the weekend to commemorate the 1,700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea. This historic gathering produced the Nicaean Creed, a statement of faith still recited by millions of Christians around the world. The Nicaea gathering took place at a time when the Eastern and Western churches were still united. They split in the Great Schism of 1054, a divide precipitated largely by disagreements over the primacy of the pope. But even today, Catholic, Orthodox and most historic Protestant groups accept the Nicaean Creed, making it the most widely accepted creed in Christendom.
( ) A Japanese court has ruled that the government does not have to legalize gay marriage in the last of six cases that are expected to be brought to the Supreme Court for a final and definitive ruling, possibly next year. The Tokyo High Court says marriage under Japanese law is largely expected to be a union between men and women in a decision that reverses a lower court ruling last year. This is also the first loss at high courts in the six cases brought by LGBT activists. Japan is the only member of the Group of Seven industrialized countries that does not recognize same-sex marriage and gay activists have been campaigning relentlessly to change that.
( ) Jewish communities around the globe are preparing to celebrate Hanukkah, which begins at sundown on Sunday, December 14th this year. This will be the third straight year that Jews will mark the eight-day holiday in the shadow of the war in Gaza, which followed the October 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas. President Trump has been trying to broker an end to the hostilities but Hamas refuses to surrender and fighting still continues. Jewish communities in many places, including here in the U.S., will increase security during Hanukkah because it is a prime time for Muslim terrorists to launch attacks.
( ) The Salvation Army’s annual Red Kettle campaign is in full swing across the nation. The official kickoff came during half-time of last week’s game between the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and Kansas City Chiefs, but in some places the ubiquitous bell ringers have been in the job for weeks. The legendary Christian relief organization raises a large portion of its annual donations between Thanksgiving and Christmas. That cash is used to help millions of Americans who find themselves in difficult circumstances. The Salvation Army is the country’s largest private provider of direct social services with over 7,400 centers.