Jews spitting on the ground beside Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land sparks outrage
A video that shows ultra-Orthodox Jews spitting on the ground beside a procession of foreign Christian worshipers carrying a wooden cross in the holy city of Jerusalem has ignited intense outrage and a flurry of condemnation in the Holy Land.
Coronavirus dampens Christmas joy in Bethlehem and elsewhere
Few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened Christmas Eve celebrations. The Philippines prohibited mass gatherings and barred extended families from holding traditional Christmas Eve dinners. On Christmas Eve in Italy, church bells rang earlier than usual. In Athens, Christmas Eve was eerily silent. The schedule for Christmas Eve and Christmas day included Masses in English and Spanish, and a bilingual jazz vespers service.
'Hurting for hope,' South Dakota rural churches mark Advent
โ The Nativity stable at Canton Lutheran Church will be silent this year, breaking from a community tradition of gathering for a live Christmas performance. Instead, churches in this rural corner of South Dakota are grappling with how to approach an Advent filled with quiet mourning after the coronavirus tore through the region. South Dakota and North Dakota, states largely spared from the worst of the pandemic during the spring and summer, have seen a frightening pace of death since October. โAdvent is the season when we look forward, and long and wait for that new life to come upon us,โ the Rev. How do you do that when you canโt give them a hug?โ said Thies, the pastor at Canton Lutheran.
Christmas tree-lighting in Bethlehem a muted, virtual event
Christmas tree is lit outside the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)BETHLEHEM โ Only a few dozen people attended the lighting of the Christmas tree in the biblical city of Bethlehem on Saturday night, as coronavirus restrictions scaled back the annual event that is normally attended by thousands. Bethlehem Mayor Anton Salman said Christmas is being observed this year in ways like no time before. โWe resorted to modern technology and to the virtual world to celebrate the lighting of the Christmas tree, wishing hope and optimism would flutter upon Palestine and the world,โ Salman said. Thousands of pilgrims and tourists typically visit Bethlehem, fill hotels and dine at restaurants during the Christmas season, bringing the area a much-needed injection of cash.
โIt was just Godโs work': 2 women pulled from car moments before it burst into flames
HOUSTON, Texas โ Two women were pulled to safety moments before their car bust into flames. An Uber transporting the women home was traveling northbound on the Eastex Freeway, near Jefferson, when a truck collided with it. โAll of a sudden we saw cars coming from all directions and crashing through the wall and everything,โ Shelvin said. โOnce I saw the car was wrecked real bad, I knew there was a gas tank right in the back," Shelvin said. โI knew at anytime there was going to be an explosion.โAfter pulling the women from the Uber, the vehicle burst into flames and an "explosion went all over the place,โ Shelvin said.
Shopper called a demon by woman rebuking people, ordering them out of grocery store vitamin aisle, viral video shows
HOUSTON A maskless woman called another shopper a demon while invoking the name of Jesus Christ as she ordered people out of an aisle she was shopping in at a Washington store, video shows. As she paces up and down the vitamin aisle, the woman said, I command you in Jesus Christs name to get off this aisle. Like, is that how you think youre going to get your message across? someone can be heard saying on the video. She doesnt want anyone to go down that aisle until she can get what she wants and leave the aisle. In the last video from the store, the woman can be seen being held down on the floor by someone.
Kevin Hart, Ludacris and More Celebs Call for Change After Attending George Floyds Memorial (Exclusive)
George Floyd's memorial was moving for both viewers at home and those in attendance at the service, held at North Central University in Minneapolis on Thursday. The comedian shared his condolences with Floyd's family, as well as families of "all lives that were lost to these senseless deaths." Attorney Benjamin Crump and film producer Will Packer were also at Floyd's memorial, as were T.I., Rev. See more on Floyd's memorial in the video below. RELATED CONTENT:Steph Curry, Cara Delevingne & More Protest George Floyd's DeathKanye West Gives $2 Million to Floyd, Arbery & Taylor FamiliesTiffany Haddish and More Celebs Attend George Floyd Memorial ServiceExclusiveExclusiveImageBylineJennifer DrysdaleThu, 06/04/2020 - 18:48