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General
Secretary's Message:
Dear Readers,
 Greetings
to you from the Synod of the Church
of
North India
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A
series of bomb blasts over the past few weeks in India has shaken the
country and taken its citizen into the grip of fear.
First Bangalore and then Ahmedabad and nobody can predict which
city will be the next target of terrorists.
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CNI
Mission Statement
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"The Church of North India as a
United and Uniting together is committed to announce the Good News of the
reign of God inaugurated through death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in
proclamation and to demonstrate in actions to restore the integrity of God's
creation through continuous struggle against the demonic powers by breaking
down the barriers of caste, class, gender, economic inequality and
exploitation of the nature."
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CNI Condemns the recent Bomb Blasts
“As
citizens of India we have a right to live without fear.
The political parties should stop the blame game and come
together keeping aside their differences to find a solution to the
terror menace let loose by some outfits in the name of religion in
the country”, said the Rev. Dr. Enos Das Pradhan,....more
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Quota in appointments in St.Stephens
St.
Stephen’s College is yet again in the news for wrong reason’s. The first
day of the new academic year was one marked with muted protests. Adamant on
expressing their unhappiness with Protem Administrator M.S. Frank’s decision
to appoint Christian teachers to the two ad-hoc posts in the History
department, several permanent teachers boycotted the morning assembly and the
freshers’ lunch....more
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Ethnic Conflicts in Sri Lanka
A panel discussion on Ethnic Conflict in
Sri Lanka
was recently held at CNI Bhavan. The panel discussion was initiated
by the Church of North India and
was moderated by the noted Church of North India Theologian and
Dalit activist, Rev. Dr. habil James Massey.....more
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Gender Sensitization
Programme - DWFCS -
Kolkata Diocese
The
position of men and women in society is the result of differences
that are socially determined. The word gender refers to those
socially defined differences. People themselves define certain
behaviours and qualities as being masculine or feminine and identify
certain activities as being appropriate for men or women in a
specific society.
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The 13th Ordinary Synod Meeting of the
Church of North India
October 16 – 21, 2008
Avlons Girls’ Senior Secondary School, Pathankot
(Diocese of Chandigarh)
Theme
“Not
to Conform but Reform to Transform” (Romans: 12:2)
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News
from Far and Near
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Kandhamal
Violence
Kandhamal
District of Orissa witnessed fresh violence against the Christian
minority community again on July 8, 2008....more
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Child
welfare vital in custody decision
In
a divorced couple’s legal battle over their children’s custody,
it is the welfare of the minor child/children that should be the
paramount consideration...more
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Highlighting
the problem of female foeticide
Doctors,
nurses and members of various social organizations took out a march at
India Gate here on Tuesday to create public awareness about the increase
in the number of cases involving female foeticide ...more
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Career
plan for tribal pupils
Government
to convert welfare department schools to Plus Two cradles ...more
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Dalit
women crank camera to showcase life
What
began as a means of sustenance for poor farmer women, many of them
Dalits, in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh has over the years
developed into...more
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Improve
infrastructure facilities in tribal areas
Exhibiting
a sense of urgency in the election year, the state government has
announced several steps to augment the infrastructural facilities...more
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