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5 questions and answers about Jesus' 'wife'By Eric Marrapodi, Co-Editor CNN's Belief Blog (CNN) - Since the news broke Tuesday about a scrap of papyrus containing the line in Coptic, "Jesus said, 'My wife..' " questions have rocketed across the world about what this means. We put many of the big questions to leading scholars, pastors and people in the pews to find the answers. 1. Why is this just surfacing now? Osteen on negative political campaigns(CNN)–Joel Osteen stopped by to talk on Tuesday night with Piers Morgan about negative campaigns and attack ads. You can see the clip above. You can also see the Belief Blog interview with Osteen, the pastor of the biggest church in the US here: Belief Blog's Morning Speed Read for Wednesday, September 19By Arielle Hawkins, CNN Here's the Belief Blog’s morning rundown of the top faith-angle stories from around the United States and around the world. Click the headlines for the full stories. From the Blog:
CNN: Free speech or incitement? French mag runs cartoons of Prophet Mohammed CNN: Newly revealed Coptic fragment has Jesus making reference to 'my wife' Free speech or incitement? French mag runs cartoons of Prophet MohammedBy Jim Bittermann, Pierre Meilhan and Holly Yan, CNN Paris (CNN) - After a week of deadly, international protests against an anti-Islam film, a French satirical magazine is fueling the debate between freedom of expression and offensive provocation. The magazine Charlie Hebdo published cartoons featuring a figure resembling the Prophet Mohammed in an issue hitting newsstands Wednesday. FULL STORYEgypt charges Coptic Christians linked to infamous videoBy CNN's Ed Payne and Saad Abedine Egyptian authorities have charged seven Coptic Christians living in the United States and a Florida pastor with insulting Islam and inciting sectarian strife for their alleged links to an online video that has enraged much of the Muslim world. Egypt's public prosecutor announced the charges Tuesday, the latest development in the deadly backlash against the low-budget, amateurish 14-minute movie trailer produced privately in the United States and posted on YouTube. FULL STORY |
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The CNN Belief Blog covers the faith angles of the day's biggest stories, from breaking news to politics to entertainment, fostering a global conversation about the role of religion and belief in readers' lives. It's edited by CNN's Daniel Burke with contributions from Eric Marrapodi and CNN's worldwide news gathering team. ![]() ![]() |
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