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Tuesday February 09 2010
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WELCOME
Waldensians and Methodists are Christians who belong to the family of Protestant churches. Waldensians have been present in Italy since mediaeval times. Methodists have been present in Italy since the nineteenth century: co-operation between these two churches increased after the Second World War, culminating in the signing of a Covenant of Federation in 1975. They are members of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and of the Federation of Protestant Churches in Italy. |
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"NO CRUCIFIX IN CLASS"
With its ruling on the 3rd of November the European Court on Human Rights of Strasburg affirmed that "the obligatory exposition of a symbol of a given confession in places that are used by public authorities, and especially in schools, limits the right of parents to educate their children in conformity with their own believes". The ruling - welcomed favorably by Italian Protestants, as Domenico Maselli, President of the Federation of Protestant ...MORE... |
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And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. (1 John 4:21) |
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