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== Konsberger technique ==

I saw what you did on the edit to the [[Kongsberger technique]] and I reverted it. What you had described was acutally the [[Daescher technique]] with the arms being parallel. Therre was nothing wrong with what you did, but I am glad that you admitted that you could have been. If you look at early ski jumping photographs (1924-1960) on the International Olympic Committee's website (http://www.olympic.org) on the [[Ski jumping]] section (by way of [[Skiing]]), you will see the ski jumpers with their arms extended outward doing the Kongsberger technique. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. [[User:Miller17CU94|Chris]] 01:43, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

== Re: Konsberger technique ==
Thanks.

So does it matter where the arms go, out to the side or out front?  The photo on [[Kongsberger technique]] show the arms out to the side whereas the photo [http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/programme/history_uk.asp?DiscCode=SJ&sportCode=SI here on the http://www.olympic.org] shows the hands out in front.  Is the first position just temporary and the jumper will soon move his arms forward? Should we change the photograph on Wikipedia?

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Welcome to the Sixth issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter! Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.  

Luckily, you all won't have to see my comments very often, as very little I have to say is really that important. But I would like to take the opportunity to say that I hope everyone finds the new [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/General Forum|General Forum]] page useful for discussing ideas relevant to Christianity in general, and feels free to make any additional comments regarding general Christianity there. Also, if any of you feel that you want to place a comment here in the future, please let us know what you want included. We would encourage all members to get more involved and if you are wondering what with, please ask. Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.  

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Welcome to the Eighth issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter! Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.  

As many of you will know, we currently have several articles relating to the same basic topics. The articles in the [[:Category:Baptism]] are one example of such. It is really in the interests of all of us to try to place as much content in the main article of such topics, and then have the other articles "branch off" from there and making the central article as good an article as possible. We also now have a proposal for a new general "Christianity" related award, similar to the Military history project's chevrons, at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/General Forum]]. [[User:John Carter|John Carter]] ([[User talk:John Carter|talk]]), Lead Coordinator<br/>
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* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Amish_farmer_jailed_for_outhouse_violations Pennsylvania Amish farmer jailed for outhouse violations]
* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Obama_expands_Bush%27s_faith-based_initiatives Obama expands Bush's faith-based initiatives]
* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Relics_of_39_saints_found_by_British_Museum Relics of 39 saints found by British Museum]
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Welcome to the Seventh, admittedly delayed, issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter! Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.  

Yes, it's been more than a bit of a rough time for some of us, okay, me, for a while here. Several things, most of them not real pleasant, kept coming up. I think most of that is over with know. I hope and pray as much anyway. Easter is the church's time of rebirth, and I hope it's a good time for the rebirth of this newsletter. I hope that the project grows in numbers and effectiveness as the church itself has over the years. Thanks again for all your efforts to date. Oh, yes, and please note that this section is entitled "From the Members". That means you, all of you. If any of you have any comments you'd like to share with the other members in this section, please feel free to let us know, and we'll put them in the next issue. We would encourage all members to get more involved and if you are wondering what with, please ask. Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.  Thanks again. 

[[User:John Carter|John Carter]] ([[User talk:John Carter|talk]]), Lead Coordinator<br/>
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== Wikipedia meetup in Cebu, May 2009 ==

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Greetings, a Wikipedia Meetup is planned in [[Metro Cebu|Cebu]] to be held this first week of [[May 2009]]. Your presence and contribution in this meetup will surely make this a success. Please see the meetup page at [[Wikipedia:Meetup/Cebu 2]]. [[User:Jordz|Jordz]] ([[User talk:Jordz|talk]]) 04:56, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
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== WikiProject Christianity Newsletter - May 2009 ==
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[[Image:P christianity.svg|36px|left]] <big>'''The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity|Christianity WikiProject]] Newsletter'''</big><br/> Issue VIII - May 2009 <br/> 
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* The Christianity project and its related projects currently have 68 FAs, 7 FLs, and 146 GAs, which includes 3 more FAs. We did however lose one FL and 2 GAs over the past month, but we still basically broke even with the 3 new FAs.  

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*With the additions of cindyrom4jesus at [[User:69.254.33.66|69.254.33.66]], [[User:Jwhosler]], and [[User:Arverniking]], we now have 281 listed members. Thanks to you all, and a special welcome to our new members! 
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*Anyone who can bring any of the few Stub class articles among the project's 1000 most often accessed articles by the end of the month will get an award. Please see the details [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Christianity#Project challenge of the month]]. 
; Christianity related news
* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Amish_farmer_jailed_for_outhouse_violations Pennsylvania Amish farmer jailed for outhouse violations]
* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Obama_expands_Bush%27s_faith-based_initiatives Obama expands Bush's faith-based initiatives]
* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Relics_of_39_saints_found_by_British_Museum Relics of 39 saints found by British Museum]
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Welcome to the Eighth issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter! Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.  

Hello from the new [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Christian films task force|Christian films task force]]! I was recently apart of founding a task force, so this is the story. For several months, I would not only contribute to [[Christian film]]s, groups, etc., but I'd also see other users working on similar articles. I really wanted to create a project for us to work from. [[User:Filmcom|Filmcom]] contacted me about trying to get a task force going, so we began working together on it. When it appeared the idea was dying, we continued to fight, and several other users joined!

Thanks to the efforts of many users, I'd like to introduce you to the '''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Films/Christian films task force|Christian films task force]]'''! We are currently having a bot tag all Christian film-related articles, and we are working to define our project scope. We now have [[:File:Golden Cross Clapperboard.svg|our own icon]] and shortcut ([[WP:CFTF]]), with ten users signed out thus far - these are just some of the things that have been happening in the last few days. If you have any interest in joining such a project, we welcome everyone to join and get involved.

'''[[User:American Eagle|<font color="#6B8AB8">American Eagle</font>]]''' ([[User talk:American Eagle|<font color="#6B8AB8">talk</font>]])
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== WikiProject Christianity Newsletter - June 2009 ==
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[[Image:P christianity.svg|36px|left]] <big>'''The [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity|Christianity WikiProject]] Newsletter'''</big><br/> Issue IX - June 2009 <br/> 
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* The Christianity project and its related projects currently have 72 FAs, 6 FLs, and 145 GAs, which includes 4 more FAs. We did however lose one FL and 1 GAs over the past month, but we still gained overall.   

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*It was a big month for new members, with [[User:SixGreenFish]], [[User:Invmog]], [[User:Unconsumed]], [[User:TheThankful]], [[User:Noghiri]], and [[User:1111tomica]] joining, bringing us up to 286 listed members. Thanks to you all, and a special welcome to our new members! 
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* There is some new discussion regarding project related activities, specifically including the various Christianity portals, at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/General Forum]] and the possible expansion of the extant [[WP:NARNIA|Narnia task force of WikiProject Novels]]. All input is more than welcome. .  
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*Given the lateness of the newsletter last month, the contest from last month continues. Anyone who can bring any of the few Stub class articles among the project's 1000 most often accessed articles by the end of June  will get an award. Please see the details [[Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Christianity#Project challenge of the month]]. 
; Christianity related news
* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Amish_farmer_jailed_for_outhouse_violations Pennsylvania Amish farmer jailed for outhouse violations]
* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Obama_expands_Bush%27s_faith-based_initiatives Obama expands Bush's faith-based initiatives]
* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Relics_of_39_saints_found_by_British_Museum Relics of 39 saints found by British Museum]
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Welcome to the Ninth issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter! Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.  

I am in the process of going through the various categories related to Christianity. I am finding that several of them may not have sufficient number of members to continue. By the end of the month, I hope to have the main category list finished (yeah, it might take that long, it's ''huge''). At that time, I think we will review all the categories and see which may not have sufficient articles to continue. Please feel free to take part in the discussion regading what the minimum number of category items is, and how to deal with the non-qualifying categories, on the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/General Forum|General Forum]] page. 

[[User:John Carter|John Carter]] ([[User talk:John Carter|talk]]) 23:26, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
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== WikiProject Christianity Newsletter - July 2009 ==

{{Template:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach/July 2009}} [[User:John Carter|John Carter]] ([[User talk:John Carter|talk]]) 22:15, 16 July 2009 (UTC)

==UP Diliman==
Check this out [[Talk:University_of_the_Philippines,_Diliman#Requested_Move]] --[[User:Dihamsal|Dihamsal]] ([[User talk:Dihamsal|talk]]) 12:04, 28 July 2009 (UTC)

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*Three new members joined this past month, including new members [[User:116Calvinist]], [[User:Lrnngrbc]], and [[User:Frazz]], bringing us up to 295 listed members. Thanks to you all, and a special welcome to our new members! 
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* Two new pages for the benefit of members of the project have been created. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Mutual aid society]] is designed to be a place where editors seeking specific assistance from other members can with luck find others who have the abilities or materials they need, and [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Special collections]] is, at this point, the beginnings of a list of publicly accessible special collections libraries which our members might find useful. Anyone who lives near one of the collections listed is encouraged to visit them and see if they can find anything they would like to read or use to improve some of our articles. There are always some discussions regarding project related activities at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/General Forum]].  I think the timing of the call for elections might have been bad (summer vacation, what was I thinking?), and have thus changed the period for individuals to run to be one of the project's coordinators. Individuals who have a particular interest or knowledge of specific fields within Christianity are encouraged to run, to serve as a kind of "unit coordinator" for that topic.  
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* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Amish_farmer_jailed_for_outhouse_violations Pennsylvania Amish farmer jailed for outhouse violations]
* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Obama_expands_Bush%27s_faith-based_initiatives Obama expands Bush's faith-based initiatives]
* [http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Relics_of_39_saints_found_by_British_Museum Relics of 39 saints found by British Museum]
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Welcome to the Eleventh issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter! Use this newsletter as a mechanism to inform yourselves about progress at the project and please be inspired to take more active roles in what we do.  

One area in particular need of attention right now is the content related to the [[Oriental Orthodox]] churches. Several of the topics within this field are of great importance, including the churches themselves, their histories, thinking, and some of the individuals associated with it. Unfortunately, the number of people who belong to the churches, and, correspondingly, the number of editors working on that content, is smaller than it could be. Anyone interested in helping to develop this content is more than welcome to look at the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Oriental Orthodoxy]] page and seeing where they can help out. 

[[User:John Carter|John Carter]] ([[User talk:John Carter|talk]]) 23:26, 1 July 2009 (UTC)
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==Personal ordinariate article==
This shares much of the same information as in in the [[Personal ordinariate]] article.  Do we need two articles?  How do we make sure that they are not duplicate efforts? --[[User:Bruce Hall|Bruce Hall]] ([[User talk:Bruce Hall|talk]]) 17:31, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
:I have replied on [[Talk:personal ordinariate]]. [[User:Esoglou|Esoglou]] ([[User talk:Esoglou|talk]]) 18:41, 8 January 2010 (UTC)
::I disagree. If non-Anglicans decide that they want to have a personal ordinariate as well, there will perhaps be a distinct document for them too. It is rather short-sighted to imagine that the initiative for personal ordinariates was conceived exclusively for Anglicans. [[User:ADM|ADM]] ([[User talk:ADM|talk]]) 11:53, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

==Invitation to join WikiProject United States==
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==Invitation==
Please join us in [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Asian Americans|WikiProject Asian Americans]]. There are very few active members, however, we try to do our best in improving articles that fall with in our scope --[[User:RightCowLeftCoast|RightCowLeftCoast]] ([[User talk:RightCowLeftCoast|talk]]) 16:43, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
:Thanks for the invite.  Unfortunately, I don't think that I could contribute much to the effort.  I am not too active in editing since I just don't have the time, and usually limit myself only to grammar and other wording edits, since poor English is a particular bugaboo, leaving substantial changes up to others. Also, frankly I don't know much about Asian Americans, though I am an American in Asia and know a bit about Fil-Ams.  Thanks for the invite. --[[User:Bruce Hall|Bruce Hall]] ([[User talk:Bruce Hall#top|talk]]) 03:51, 24 March 2011 (UTC)

==April 2011 Newsletter for WikiProject United States==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Newsletter/Newsletter link|April 2011}}--[[User:Kumioko|Kumioko]] ([[User talk:Kumioko|talk]]) 17:28, 6 April 2011 (UTC)

==May 2011 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Newsletter/Newsletter link|May 2011}}.--[[User:Kumioko|Kumioko]] ([[User talk:Kumioko|talk]]) 01:55, 6 May 2011 (UTC)

==June 2011 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Newsletter/Newsletter link|June 2011}}--[[User:Kumioko|Kumioko]] ([[User talk:Kumioko|talk]]) 17:18, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

== US National Archives collaboration ==

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==July 2011 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]==
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==September 2011 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]==
{{Wikipedia:WikiProject United States/Newsletter/Newsletter link|September 2011}}--[[User:Kumioko|Kumioko]] ([[User talk:Kumioko|talk]]) 04:48, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

==Your contributed article, [[List of religious institutes]]==
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If you think that the article you created should remain separate, contest the deletion by clicking on the button labelled "Click here to contest this speedy deletion". Doing so will take you to the talk page where you will find a pre-formatted place for you to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. You can also visit '''[[Talk:List of religious institutes|the page's talk page directly]]''' to give your reasons, but be aware that once tagged for ''speedy'' deletion, if the page meets the criterion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag yourself, but don't hesitate to add information to the page that would render it more in conformance with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. If the page is deleted, you can contact [[:Category:Wikipedia administrators who will provide copies of deleted articles|one of these administrators]] to request that the administrator [[Wikipedia:Userfication#Userfication_of_deleted_content|userfy]] the page or email a copy to you. Additionally if you would like to have someone review articles you create before they go live so they are not nominated for deletion shortly after you post them, allow me to suggest the [[WP:AFC|article creation process]] and using our search feature to find related information we already have in the encyclopedia. Try not to be discouraged. Wikipedia looks forward to your future contributions.<!-- Template:Db-csd-notice-custom --> [[User:Bazj|Bazj]] ([[User talk:Bazj|talk]]) 11:34, 4 December 2011 (UTC)

==December 2011 Newsletter for [[Wikipedia:WikiProject United States|WikiProject United States]]==
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== Hallelujah ==

I responded to your question where you raised it. Personal memory: I first sang it for a funeral to fulfill a wish of the one who had died. Tough. [[St. Martin, Idstein|We]] also sing it for Easter or a minister's anniversary. For Christmas, we sing [[Es ist ein Ros entsprungen (Sandström)|music related to Christmas]], not this. --[[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] ([[User talk:Gerda Arendt|talk]]) 13:22, 6 January 2012 (UTC)
:Singing it at a funeral would have been tough. Here in the Philippines, I heard it being played over the store speakers mixed in with Christmas carols and Christmas pop songs.  I doubt that many even realize what is originally from. --[[User:Bruce Hall|Bruce Hall]] ([[User talk:Bruce Hall#top|talk]]) 13:47, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

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== ''Ichthus'': January 2012 ==

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== ''Ichthus'': May 2012 ==

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===From the Editor===
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This month marks the observation of [[Pentecost]], one of the most important feast of the Christian liturgical year. It is our hope here that all of you, regardless of your religious affiliation (if any), find that the holiday, and its accompanying activities, an enjoyable and beneficial experience. We also hope that this "Birthday of the Church" is one which gives you the same joy as the birthday of yourself or your loved ones.  

''Ichthus'' is the successor to the long running WikiProject Christianity newsletter, run under the WikiProject Christianity’s [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach|Outreach]] department. As such, you will continue to see information about our latest featured and good articles, DYKs, as well as new members who have joined our project. You might also see links to Christianity related news from the mainstream media!  
 
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As many of you may know, our unofficial mascot, dear Wikipe-tan, hasn't yet indicated any particular beliefs. However, yes, as we all know, ahem, ''some people'' might object to our beloved mascot running around in a [[Uniform fetishism#French maid uniform|French maid]] outfit. People do talk, you know. ;) If anyone might be able to develop an image of the dear lady in a image more, well, "Christian," I would like to see perhaps a vote for next month as to which, if any, image of the dear girl we might make our own unofficial mascot. Please post your images [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach/April 2002/Wikipe-tan|here]].

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===Christianity in other wikis===  
[[File:Wikimedia Foundation RGB logo with text.svg|left|40px]] As many of you might now, there are a large number of other Wikimedia Foundation projects, including WikiSource, Wiktionary, Wikibooks, WikiQuote, and others. I certainly believe that Wikibooks and Wikiquote might be among the more directly relevant sister projects. If any of you can think of any particular efforts in these other projects which you think would benefit from more input, please let us know here, so we can help spread the word around. 

<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>

===Spotlight on the Outreach department===
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''Ichthus'' will spotlight a different subproject or workgroup of WikiProject Christianity. This edition will spotlight on our vital [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach|Outreach department]]. This comparatively small, but vital, project unit is dedicated to welcoming new editors to Wikipedia and the Christianity related content, and to providing information to the various project members, in forms like this newsletter. 

The scope of articles with which this group deals is truly enormous, and, given the wide variety of material with which we deal, we would very much welcome the input of more individuals, particularly individuals who are particularly knowledgeable of the less well-known and less frequently monitored articles related to Christianity. 

Speaking personally, I would be very, very gratified if we were to have this become a very, very large and active unit, with members from the broad spectrum of Christian beliefs, practices, and groups. The broader the spectrum and areas of expertise of members we have, the better we will be able to help manage the content. Please consider whether you believe you might be able to contribute in this vital area. 

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== ''Ichthus'': June 2012 ==

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===Membership report===
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 331 active members. We would like to  welcome [[User:Sanju87]], [[User:Psalm84]], [[User:Zegron]], [[User:Jargon777]], [[User:Calu2000]], [[User:Gilderien]], [[User:Ronallenus]], Thank you all for your interest in this effort. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 

===From the Editor===

''Ichthus'' is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach|Outreach]] department helps update our members. We have recently added some new sections to the newsletter. Please let us know what you think of the new departments, and if there are any other suggestions for departments you would like to see. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.   
 
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===Church of the month===
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<center>[[Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai]]</center>

===Vote for the project mascot===
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<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>

===DYK===
*...that [[Anna of Kashin]], a Russian medieval princess, was twice canonized as a holy protectress of women who suffer the loss of relatives?


===Calendar===
Thie coming month includes days dedicated to the honor of [[Beheading of John the Baptist]], [[Saints Peter and Paul]], the [[Nativity of John the Baptist]], and [[Saint Barnabas]]. 

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===Featured content and GA report===
[[Alec Douglas-Home]] recently achieved FA status. [[:File:Katharinenkloster Sinai BW 2.jpg|This picture]], in the Church of the Month section, was recently promoted to Featured Picture status. 
Our thanks and congratulations to all those involved. 

===Wikimedia Foundation report===  
[[File:Wikisource-logo.svg|left|40px]] 
[[Wikisource]] currently has many old texts available, most of them in the public domain. This is a potentially very valuable source for several things, including for instance links to Biblical verses, because we know that it will, basically, be around as long as we are.  

<small>By [[user:John Carter|user:John Carter]]</small>
<small>with inspiration from  [[user:History2007|History2007]]</small>
===Christian art===
[[File:English - Resurrection - Walters 27308.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]
This section would include a rather large image of a specific work of art, with a link to the most directly relevant article. 
Suggestion: [[Resurrection of Christ]], an English 15th century [[Nottingham alabaster]]. Groups of painted relief panels were sold via dealers to churches on a budget , who had wood frameworks made to hold them locally.  From a huge new donation of images from the [[Walters Art Museum]] to Commons, see {{commonscat|Collections of the Walters Art Museum}} 
  
<small>By [[User:Johnbod|Johnbod]]</small>

===Spotlight===
A new WikiProject relating directly to Christian history is being developed at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christian history]]. Also, a group specifically devoted to the Mennonites and other Anabaptists is now up and running at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Anabaptist work group]]. Anyone interested in assisting with the development of these groups and topics is more than welcome to do so. 

<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>

===I believe===
... in the statements contained in the [[Nicene Creed]]. I believe that the Bible is one of the two defining bases for belief. The other is the [[Sacred tradition]], which provides us with means of interpreting the Scriptures, as well as some teachings which have been handed on by God outside of the scriptures. I believe that the [[Magisterium]] has been empowered to fill this interpretative function. I believe that [[clerical celibacy]] is a rule that should generally be followed. I am a member of the [[Catholic Church]]. 

<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>
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== ''Ichthus'': July 2012 ==

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'''Membership report'''<br>
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 336 active members. We would like to  welcome [[User:Emilymadcat]], [[User:Toa Nidhiki05]], [[User:DonutGuy]], and [[User:RCNesland]], Thank you all for your interest in this effort. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 

'''From the Editor'''<br>
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'''Church of the month'''<br>
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<center>[[Mission Santa Clara de Asis]]</center>

'''Vote for the project mascot'''<br>
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<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>

'''Calendar'''<br>
Thie coming month (mid-July through mid-September) includes days dedicated to the honor of [[Mary Magdalene]], [[James, son of Zebedee]], [[Ignatius Loyola]], [[Saint Dominic]], [[Joseph of Arimathea]], and the [[Transfiguration of Jesus]]. 

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'''Featured content and GA report'''<br>
[[Grade I listed churches in Cheshire]] was recently promoted to Featured List status. [[:File:John F Kennedy Official Portrait.jpg|This picture]] was recently promoted to Featured Picture status. [[Bartolome de las Casas]] and [[Edmund the Martyr]] were promoted to GA level this past month. 
Our thanks and congratulations to all those involved. 


'''Wikimedia Foundation report'''<br>  
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[[Wikibooks]] welcomes the development of textbooks of all kinds, children's books, recipes, and other material. It currently has just under 2500 books, including several Wikijunior books for the 12 and under population. There is, at present, not even a book on Christianity. Anyone interested in helping develop such a textbook is more than welcome to do so. 

<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>

'''Christian art'''<br>
[[File:Hans Holbein, the Younger - Sir Thomas More - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]

[[Portrait of Sir Thomas More (Holbein)|The portrait of Sir Thomas More by Hans Holbein the Younger]]. 
  
<small>By [[User:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>

'''Spotlight'''<br>
A new WikiProject relating directly to Christian history is being developed at [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christian history]]. Anyone interested in assisting with the development of these groups and topics is more than welcome to do so. 

<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>

'''I believe'''<br>
... in the tradition of [[Thomas the Apostle]], [[Thaddeus of Edessa|Mar Addai]], and [[Saint Bartholomew]]. I believe that Jesus had two essences (or natures), human and divine, unmingled, that are everlastingly united in one personality. I am a member of the [[Assyrian Church of the East]].

<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>

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== WikiProject Christianity August 2012 newsletter ==

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'''Membership report'''<br>
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 341 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members, [[User:David_FLXD]], [[User:Alexsbecker]], [[User:Penguin 236]], [[User:Gugi001]], [[User:John D. Rockerduck]], and [[User:Margaret9mary]]. Thank you all for your interest in this effort. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 


'''From the Editor'''<br>
''Ichthus'' is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach|Outreach]] department helps update our members. We have recently added some new sections to the newsletter. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.   
 
With that, I wish you all happy reading!

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<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>


'''Church of the month'''<br>
<center>[[File:Frauenkirche Munich - View from Peterskirche Tower2.jpg|200px]]<br>
by [[:User:Diliff]]</center>
<center>Frauenkirche (Church of Our Blessed Lady) in [[Munich]], taken from the tower of [[St. Peter's Church (Munich)|St. Peter's Church]]</center>


'''Contest of the month'''<br>
We currently have a remarkable lack of [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia-Books]]. Right now, [[:Category:Wikipedia books on Christianity]] contains only 12 books. We certainly could have at least one book on each major grouping within Christianity. One of the challenges for this month, then, is working to put together books on relevant topics. For this month, one contest is for editors to assemble the basic Wikipedia books for each of the main topics of the extant related projects. When finished, they should their creation of the books at the [[WT:X|main Christianity noticeboard]], and at the end of the month the project will award barnstars to those who have made a significant efforts in developing this underdeveloped content. 

Also this month, we are going to have have a challenge to create and improve some of our more important missing or low-quality articles.  As biographies are often a bit easier, this month we are choosing two biographies: [[Karl Behm]], which has yet to be started, and the currently Stub-class article [[Nerses IV the Gracious]]. A barnstar will be awarded to any editor who can get these articles up to [[WP:DYK|DYK quality level]] and ultimately selected for the DYK section of the main page. 


'''Calendar'''<br>
Thie coming month (mid-August through mid-September) includes feasts dedicated to the honor of [[Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary]], [[Bartholomew the Apostle]], [[Nativity of Mary]], and the [[Exaltation of the Cross]]. 

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'''Featured content and GA report'''<br>
Since the last report, [[William de Chesney (sheriff)]],  [[Knights of Columbus]], and  [[Angelus Silesius]] were promoted to GA level.  
Our thanks and congratulations to all those involved. 


'''Wikimedia Foundation report'''<br>  
[[File:WikiNews-Logo-en.svg|left|40px]] 
[[Wikinews]] is our sister site for developing news stories. Several events relating to Christianity, like the installation of bishops for instance, do not necessarily merit extensive coverage in wikipedia encyclopedic articles, but can and easily could be covered at greater length in a news article format. Given the number of significant news events that relate to religion, including claims of miracles, assignment of bishops and other religious leaders, church conferences, and other events, this site provides an excellent opportunity to provide in-depth coverage of current events at greater length than wikipedia. 


'''Christian art'''<br>
[[File:Cristo crucificado.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]

<center>''Christ Crucified'' by [[Diego Velazquez]]. </center>
  

'''Spotlight'''<br>
[[File:John Wesley clipped.png|left|40px]] 
One of our newer editors, [[User:David_FLXD]], has recently gone through much of our content related to Methodism and assessed it. We are very grateful for his efforts, and that of all the editors who have had a role in developing that content. We have every reason to believe that this will make it significantly easier for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Methodism work group|Methodism work group]] to create and develop content relevant to Methodism. To help that along, we certainly encourage everyone to do what they can to help David and the other Methodism editors to bring the content relevant to their tradition to the highest possible level of quality. 


'''I believe'''<br>
... in the [[Holy Trinity]], the sacraments of [[Baptism]] and [[Holy Communion]], the [[Arminian]] conception of [[free will]] through God's [[prevenient grace]], and the regular renewal of the individual's [[Covenant (religion)|covenant]] with God. I am a [[Methodist]].


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== Thanks ==

Thanks for you help with the Unification Church articles.  I'm a church member and I also think the articles need to go towards a more reasonable and fair presentation. [[User:Steve Dufour|Steve Dufour]] ([[User talk:Steve Dufour|talk]]) 23:13, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

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== WikiProject Christianity September 2012 newsletter ==

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'''Membership report'''<br>
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 344 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members, [[User:Floating Boat]], [[User:Dewey420]], and [[User:Jpacobb]]. Thank you all for your interest in this effort. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 


'''From the Editor'''<br>
''Ichthus'' is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach|Outreach]] department helps update our members. We have recently added some new sections to the newsletter. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.   
 
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<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>


'''Church of the month'''<br>
<center>[[File:Keble College Chapel - Oct 2006.jpg|200px]]<br>
by [[:User:Diliff]]</center>
<center>The Chapel of [[Keble College, Oxford]]</center>


'''Contest of the month'''<br>
We currently have a remarkable lack of [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia-Books]]. Right now, [[:Category:Wikipedia books on Christianity]] contains only 12 books. We certainly could have at least one book on each major grouping within Christianity. One of the challenges for this month, then, is working to put together books on relevant topics. For this month, one contest is for editors to assemble the basic Wikipedia books for each of the main topics of the extant related projects. When finished, they should their creation of the books at the [[WT:X|main Christianity noticeboard]], and at the end of the month the project will award barnstars to those who have made a significant efforts in developing this underdeveloped content. 

Also this month, we are going to have have a challenge to create and improve some of our more important missing or low-quality articles.  Last month's challenge articles were [[Karl Beth]] and [[Nerses IV the Gracious]]. Both articles are currently candidates for the DYK section of the [[Wikipedia:Main page|main page]]. This month's challenge articles are the Stub-class article [[James Hastings]] and the not yet started [[Rudolf Sohm]], A barnstar will be awarded to any editor who can get these articles up to [[WP:DYK|DYK quality level]] and ultimately selected for the DYK section of the main page. 


'''Calendar'''<br>
Thie coming month (mid-September through mid-October) includes feasts dedicated to the honor of the [[Martyrs of Korea]], [[Saint Matthew]], [[Vincent de Paul]], [[Michaelmas]], [[Saint Jerome]], [[Theresa of Lisieux]], the [[Feast of the Guardian Angels]], [[Francis of Assisi]], [[Our Lady of the Rosary]], and [[Teresa of Avila]].  

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'''Featured content and GA report'''<br>
Since the last report, [[Albertus Soegijapranata]], and  [[Reginald Heber]] were promoted to FA. [[Grade I listed churches in Greater Manchester]] was promoted to Featured List, and [[Jackie Hudson]], [[Joyce Kilmer]], [[Divine command theory]], [[Bosa of York]] and [[Argument from morality]] were promoted to GA level.  DYKs featured this past month include [[Church of Saint Benoit, Istanbul]], [[All Saints Church, Hollingbourne]], [[Neustädter Kirche, Hannover]], [[St Mary's Church, Kirkby Lonsdale]], [[Albert Ndongmo]], [[If We Are the Body]], [[List of places of worship in Tonbridge and Malling]], [[Kulubnarti church]], [[All Saints Church, Ulcombe]], [[Val-Saint-Lambert Abbey]], [[Igny Abbey]], [[Church of the Holy Archangels Michael and Gabriel, Brăila]], [[Places of Worship Registration Act 1855]], [[Collegiate Church of San Gimignano]], and [[St Matthew's Church, Burnley]]. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!

'''Wikimedia Foundation report'''<br>  
[[File:Wikipedia-logo-simple.png|left|40px]] 
As some of you may have seen, the [[Simple English Wikipedia]] has been experiencing some difficulties lately. This particular entity could be of great value to several individuals who are trying to learn English. As some of you who do speak foreign languages know, one of the most easily available, and, in general, useful learning aids for people is a text they know already, which allows them to focus on the specific words of the new language. Various recorded readings and translations of the [[Bible]] are among the best examples of this. Any efforts to try to enhance this vital means of informing a large segment of our readership is more than welcome. People interested in helping develop it are encouraged to leave a note regarding their specific articles of interest at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]]. It would be wonderful if we could report some significant contributions to this sister site next month. And, of course, if we do have something to report, those involved would receive our greatest thanks. 

'''Christian art'''<br>
[[File:Cortona Guardian Angel 01.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]

<center>''The Guardian Angel'' by [[Pietro da Cortona]]. </center>
  

'''Spotlight'''<br>
[[File:John Calvin - best likeness.jpg|left|40px]] 
[[WP:Calvin|WikiProject Calvinism]] is one of our more important subprojects. It is specifically devoted to developing content relating to the Calvinist tradition, and the primary point for development of content relating to the [[Pilgrim (Plymouth Colony)|Pilgrims]], [[Presbyterians]], [[Reformed churches]], [[Congregational church]], [[Reformed Baptists]], and [[Low church]]. We definitely encourage everyone to do what they can to help this project develop the content relating to this extremely important Christian tradition. 


'''I believe'''<br>
... that human nature is insufficient for salvation, and the grace of God is required to do so. I believe that God has preordained who will and will not achieve salvation. I believe that Jesus's atonement was sufficient for the purposes for which it was done. I believe that God's grace is of such power that it can overcome any person's resistance. I believe that those whom God has chosen for salvation will, by the undeniable power of God, persevere in God's grace. I am a [[Calvinist]].


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== Proposed blackout in protest of RA 10175 ==

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As a Filipino Wikipedian, I hope you are aware of the passage of Republic Act No. 10175, also known as the [[Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012]], which was signed into law by President Benigno Aquino III on September 12, 2012.  Currently, there is a discussion on the [[WP:TAMBAY|Tambayan]], the noticeboard for Philippines-related topics, about a proposed blackout of the English Wikipedia in the Philippines in order to protest the passage of RA 10175, similar to the blackout against SOPA and PIPA held earlier this year.  I feel that your input on the subject will definitely help in the discussion.

Please feel free to participate in the discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:Tambayan Philippines#The Cybercrime Prevention Act]], and I hope your input will help the Filipino Wikipedia community determine which is the best course of action against this law.  Similarly, we hope to get as much input from as many Wikipedians as possible.

Thank you and ''maraming salamat po''!

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'''Membership report'''<br>
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 347 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members, [[User:Dplcrnj]], [[User:Danmuz]], [[User:Zigzig20s]], and [[User:Jasonasosa]]. Thank you all for your interest in this effort. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 


'''From the Editor'''<br>
''Ichthus'' is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach|Outreach]] department helps update our members. This newsletter is one of the ways we do try to help people keep up with the project. We would always welcome any input for things to be included in it or additional editors to keep it going. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.   
 
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'''Church of the month'''<br>
<center>[[File:Basel - Pauluskirche1.jpg|200px]]<br>
by [[:User:Taxiarchos228]], recently promoted to Featured Image</center>
<center>[[St. Paul's Church, Basel]]</center>


'''Contest of the month'''<br>
For the upcoming month, the contest will be to develop content related to the [[Christmas]] season, including Advent and other related topics. Please feel free to see and take part in the discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:Christianity noticeboard#Contest of the month - Advent/Christmas content]].  

One of last month's challenge articles, [[Rudolf Sohm]], has been substantially developed by [[User:Jack1956]] and [[User:StAnselm]]. Our deepest thanks to both of them!! 

'''Calendar'''<br>
Thie coming month (mid-October through mid-November) includes [[All Saints' Day]] and [[All Souls' Day]] and major commemorations dedicated to the honor of the [[Ignatius of Antioch]], [[Luke the Evangelist]], [[Simon the Canaanite]], [[Saint Jude]], the dedication of the [[Lateran Basilica]], the beginning of the [[Nativity Fast]], [[James of Jerusalem]], [[Reformation Day]], and others. 
  

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'''Featured content and GA report'''<br>
Since the last report, [[Augustinian theodicy]] by [[User:ItsZippy]] was promoted to FA. [[Grade I listed churches in Merseyside]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]] was promoted to Featured List. The images in the ''Church of the Month'' and ''Christian art'' sections of this newsletter were promoted to Featured Picture status. [[John Wheelwright]] by [[User:Sarnold17]], [[Christmas Party (The Office)]] by [[User:Gen. Quon]] and ''[[If We Are the Body]]'' by [[User:Toa Nidhiki05]], were promoted to GA level.  DYKs featured this past month include [[Cathedral of Saint Demetrius, Craiova]], by [[User:Biruitorul]], [[Nerses IV the Gracious]] by [[User:John Carter]], [[Church of St Candida and Holy Cross]] by [[User:BarretB]], [[St Laurence's Church, Morland]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]], [[St Mary's Church, Longfleet]] by [[User:Bermicourt]], [[Chor von St. Bonifatius]] by [[User:Gerda Arendt]], [[St Andrew's Church, Penrith]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]], [[Holy Rosary Cathedral (Vancouver)]] by [[User:Bloom6132]], [[Sacred Heart Cathedral (Kamloops)]] by [[User:Bloom6132]], [[St Columba's Church, Warcop]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]], [[St Oswald's Church, Ravenstonedale]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]], and [[W. E. Biederwolf]] by [[User:John Foxe]]. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!

'''Christian art'''<br>
[[File:John Henry Newman by Sir John Everett Millais, 1st Bt.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]

<center>Portrait of [[John Henry Newman]] by Sir [[John Everett Millais]]. </center>
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'''Spotlight'''<br>
[[File:Wikipe-tan in Santa Costume.png|left|40px]] 
[[WP:XMAS|WikiProject Holidays/Christmas task force]] is the group whose purpose is to help develop the content related to the Christmas season, including Advent, New Year's, and related holidays. As many of us know, in several parts of the world, including the United States, the Christmas season is not only the time of one of the greatest holidays of the Christian liturgical year, but it is also the "make or break" time for many retailers, whose profitability for the year often depends on their success in this time of the giving of sometimes significantly expensive gifts. In other parts of the world, the winter solstice period and sometimes specifically Christmas itself means something that might surprise many Christians, like the [[Christmas in Japan]], where Christmas is one of the times hotels receive the greatest number of, often unmarried, couples staying there for the night. The solstice season is also significant to several other religions. Many of these days are also legal holidays in several places. In Belarus, for instance, both the Western and Eastern Christmas commemorations are legal holidays. We would certainly welcome the members of this project to donate some of their time and talents in the upcoming months to improving this significant content.  



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'''Membership report'''<br>
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 349 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members, [[User:Hayayika]] and [[User:Pikachu Bros.]]. Thank you all for your interest in this effort. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 


'''From the Editor'''<br>
''Ichthus'' is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach|Outreach]] department helps update our members. This newsletter is one of the ways we do try to help people keep up with the project. We would always welcome any input for things to be included in it or additional editors to keep it going. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.   
 
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'''Church of the month'''<br>
<center>[[File:Saint Augustin Church Paris .jpg|200px]]<br>
[[Saint-Augustin, Paris]] by [[:User:Saffron Blaze]]<br>
Recently promoted to Featured Image. Great work!</center>


'''Contest of the month'''<br>
For the upcoming month, the contest will continue with the  [[Christmas]] theme, including Advent and other related topics. Please feel free to see and take part in discussion at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]].  


'''Calendar'''<br>
This coming month (mid-November through mid-December) includes the [[Advent]] season. Other major feasts are those of [[Margaret of Scotland]], [[Matthew the Evangelist]], [[Hilda of Whitby]], [[Elizabeth of Hungary]], [[Edmund the Martyr]], the [[Presentation of Mary]], [[Saint Cecilia]], [[Clement of Rome]], [[Catherine of Alexandria]], [[Andrew the Apostle]], [[Francis Xavier]], [[Saint Barbara]], [[John Damascene]], [[Nicholas of Myra]], [[Saint Ambrose of Milan]], [[Feast of the Immaculate Conception]], [[Our Lady of Guadalupe]], [[Lucy of Syracuse]], and others. 
  

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'''Featured content and GA report'''<br>
Since the last report, [[Crucifixion and Last Judgement diptych]] by, among others, [[User:Truthkeeper88]], [[User:Ceoil]], and [[User:Kafka Liz]] and [[Mitt Romney]] by [[User:Wasted Time R]] were promoted to FA. [[List of 2000s Christian Songs number ones]] by [[User:Toa Nidhiki05]] was promoted to Featured List. The two images in the ''Church of the Month'' and ''Christian art'' sections of this newsletter were promoted to Featured Picture status, as were these two images of Michelangelo's [[Pietà (Michelangelo)|Pieta]] [[File:Michelangelo's Pieta 5450 cropncleaned edit.jpg|50px]] and of [[Giovanni Bellini]]'s [[Saint Francis in the Desert]] [[File:Giovanni Bellini - Saint Francis in the Desert - Google Art Project.jpg |50px]]. [[Derek Webb]] by [[User: Pepsi2786]] and others, and [[Scipione Piattoli]] by [[User:Piotrus]] were promoted to GA level.  DYKs featured this past month include [[Archdiocese of Râmnic]], by [[User:Biruitorul]], [[Diocese of Caransebeş]] by [[User:Biruitorul]], [[Wythburn Church]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]], [[St. Gumbertus, Ansbach]] by [[User:Gerda Arendt]], [[User:Dr. Blofeld]], and [[User:Nvvchar]] collectively, [[St. Johannis, Ansbach]] by [[User:Gerda Arendt]], [[User:Dr. Blofeld]], and [[User:Nvvchar]] collectively, [[Nikollë Bojaxhiu]] by [[User:ZjarriRrethues]], [[All Saints Church, Lydd]] by [[User:Dr. Blofeld]], [[User:Rosiestep]], [[User:Gilderien]], and [[User:Ipigott]] collectively, [[St Mary's Church, Acton Burnell]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]], [[St Eata's Church, Atcham]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]], [[Nativity of St. John the Baptist Church, Piatra Neamț]] by [[User:Biruitorul]], [[Anna Schäffer]] by [[User:Shii]], [[List of Archbishops of Vancouver]] by [[User: Bloom6132]], [[James Francis Carney]] by [[User:Bloom6132]], [[St Luke's Church, Chelsea]] by [[User:PKM]] and [[User:Johnbod]], [[Gregory Orologas]] by [[User:Alexikoua]], [[Ambrosios Pleianthidis]] by [[User:Alexikoua]], and [[St Giles' Church, Barrow]], by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]]. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!

'''Christian art'''<br>
[[File:Bruxels April 2012-11a.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]

<center>Three scenes of the legend of the Miraculous Sacrament, in which communion wafers were reported to bleed after being stabbed, in the [[St. Michael and St. Gudula Cathedral]], Brussels by [[Jean-Baptiste Capronnier]].</center>
<center>This image was promoted this past month to FM by the work of [[User:Alvesgaspar]]. Thank you, Alvesgaspar! </center>

'''Spotlight'''<br>
[[File:Gold Christian Cross no Red.svg|left|40px]] 
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Core topics work group|The core topics work group]] is the group whose specific purpose is to help identify and develop those articles which are of greatest importance to an overall understanding of the broad subject of Christianity, based on what is included in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Core topics work group/Topic list|core topics list]]. These articles include some of specific churches and individuals, history, philosophical and theological matters, and more. We have had some recent discussion regarding which articles should be included in this list, and it probably makes sense to revisit the selections, and try to figure out how best to work to make them high quality articles. Discussion is beginning at [[WT:X]] regarding these matters, and all input is welcome. 


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*'''Time''' 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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'''Membership report'''<br>
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 350 active members. We would like to welcome our newest member, [[User:Harishrawat11]]. Thank you all for your interest in this effort. We would be able to achieve nothing here without the input of all of you. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 


'''From the Editor'''<br>
''Ichthus'' is one of the ways that the WikiProject Christianity’s [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach|Outreach]] department helps update our members. This newsletter is one of the ways we do try to help people keep up with the project. We would always welcome any input for things to be included in it or additional editors to keep it going. Please let us know if there are changes you would like to see in the format, or if there are any particular things you would like to see included. And if you have anything you would personally like to add, by all means let us know. The talk page of the current issue is probably the best place to post such comments.   
 
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'''Church of the month'''<br>
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'''Contest of the month'''<br>
As I imagine many of our editors will be editing at a greatly reduced level for the next few weeks, what with the Christmas and New Year's holidays coming, there is no specific content-related contest this month. The contest, if anything, is to make the most of the season, in whatever way, if any, you deem appropriate.  


'''Calendar'''<br>
This coming month (mid-December through mid-January) includes the [[Advent]] season, and one of the two greatest holidays of the Christian year, [[Christmas]]. Other major feasts in the next month include those of the [[Epiphany (holiday)|Feast of the Epiphany]], [[Baptism of the Lord]], [[Saint Stephen]], [[Thomas the Apostle]], [[Holy Innocents]], [[John the Evangelist]], [[Gregory of Nazianzus]], [[Basil the Great]], [[Saint Genevieve]], [[Elizabeth Ann Seton]], and [[Saint Sava]].  
  

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'''Featured content and GA report'''<br>
Since the last report, [[Anne Hutchinson]] nominated by [[User:Sarnold17]] was promoted to FA. [[Grade I listed churches in Lancashire]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]] was promoted to Featured List. The image in the ''Church of the Month'' and ''Christian art'' sections of this newsletter were promoted to Featured Picture status. ''[[Come to the Well]]'' by [[User:Toa Nidhiki05]] and others, and [[Dwight Christmas]] by [[User:Gen. Quon]] and others were promoted to GA level.  DYKs featured this past month include [[King's Chapel, Gibraltar]], by [[User:Prioryman]], [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Albany, New York)]] by [[User:Daniel Case]], [[Tingsted Church]] by [[User:Ipigott]] and [[User:Rosiestep]], [[St. Mary's Church (Albany, New York)]] by [[User:Daniel Case]], [[Stubbekøbing Church]] by [[User:Ipigott]] and [[User:Rosiestep]], [[Notre Dame Cathedral (Phnom Penh)]] by [[User:Bloom6132]], and [[St. James' Church, Cardington]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy]]. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!

'''Christian art'''<br>
[[File:Parish church Urtijei internal view.jpg|thumb|center|200px]]

<center>The nave of the [[Parish Church of Urtijëi]]. This image was created by [[User:Moroderen]]. Thank you, Moroderen! </center>

'''Spotlight'''<br>
[[File:Firstchristmascard.jpg|right|200px]] 
In the spirit of Christmas, the spotlight for the coming month might actually best be on those people closest to you. We know that a lot of our editors here are associated in some way or another with schools, and many if not most of them are going on rather extended breaks for the holidays. This can give some of us a chance to meet up with old friends, spend time with our families and those close to us, and, in a sense, "recharge" for the new year. So, for all of you who are in some way part of that group, we wish you the very best of holidays. We hope you all return to editing after the holidays with your spirits lifted and with your energies at peak level. There are some small matters in development here as well, and it is our hope that some of them will be ready come the next newsletter. But, until then, we wish you all the happiest and holiest (if appropriate) holidays. 

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'''Membership report'''<br>
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 354 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members, [[User:Alliereborn|Alliereborn]], [[User:Iselilja|Iselilja]], [[User:Peterkp|Peterkp]], and [[User:Sosthenes12|Sosthenes12]]. Thank you all for your interest in this effort. We would be able to achieve nothing here without the input of all of you. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 


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'''Church of the month'''<br>
<center>[[File:Catedral de Alejandro Nevsky, Tallin, Estonia, 2012-08-11, DD 46.JPG|200px]]<br>
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'''Contest of the month'''<br>
No particular contest this month. I am however getting rather close to getting together a more or less complete set of articles relating to different areas of Christianity which can be found in recent reference sources on the broad topic of Christianity, and about various subtopics, which I hope to have finished in the next few weeks. I wonder what the rest of you might think of, maybe, making the contests of future months be basically directed at filling in the gaps of our existing coverage of topics, like those topics given significant coverage in specialized reference works which we don't yet have content on, and giving the thanks, and rewards, whatever they might be, to those who create and develop such content. I am starting a discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:Christianity noticeboard#Future contests]], and would very much welcome any input from interested parties in how to set it up, determine winners including how many winners, etc.

<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>

  



  

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'''Featured content and GA report'''<br>
Since the last report, the image in the "Church of the Month" section of this newsletter was promoted to Featured Image status. 

''[[Darzu ist erschienen der Sohn Gottes, BWV 40]]'' by [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] and others, [[Teuruarii IV]] by [[User:Lemurbaby|Lemurbaby]], [[User:KAVEBEAR|KAVEBEAR]] and others, and ''[[Peace on Earth (Casting Crowns album)]]'' by [[User:Toa Nidhiki05|Toa Nidhiki05]] and others, were all promoted to GA status. 

Also this past month, the DYKs on the main page included [[St James' Church, Cardington]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy|Peter I. Vardy]], [[Bishop's Palace, Kraków]] by [[User:Poeticbent|Poeticbent]], [[Kippinge Church]] by [[User:Ipigott|Ipigott]] and [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]], [[Trinitatis Church]], also by [[User:Ipigott|Ipigott]] and [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]], [[Steindamm Church]] by [[User:Olessi|Olessi]], [[ St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy|Peter I. Vardy]], [[Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora]], by [[User:Peter I. Vardy|Peter I. Vardy]], [[Sonrise Church]], by [[User:Aboutmovies|Aboutmovies]], [[St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Albany, New York)]], by [[User:Daniel Case|Daniel Case]], [[All Saints Church, Claverley]], by [[User:Peter I. Vardy|Peter I. Vardy]], and [[Church of the Holy Virgin Mary of Lourdes]], by  [[User:Poeticbent|Poeticbent]]. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!

'''Christian art'''<br>
[[File:Pieter Bruegel the Elder - The Tower of Babel (Vienna) - Google Art Project - edited.jpg|thumb|center|250px]]

<center>''[[The Tower of Babel (Bruegel)|''The Tower of Babel'' by Pieter Bruegel the Elder]]<br>
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'''Spotlight'''<br>
[[File:Christ icon.jpg|left|100px]] 
The Spotlight this month turns to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Syriac Christianity work group|the Syriac Christianity work group]]. The scope of this project includes the various traditions of [[Syriac Christianity]], including the [[Assyrian Church of the East]], [[Ancient Church of the East]], [[Church of the East]], [[Syriac Orthodox Church]], [[Chaldean Catholic Church]], [[Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church]], [[Melkite Greek Catholic Church]], [[Syriac Catholic Church]], [[Syro-Malankara Catholic Church]], and [[Saint Thomas Christians]]. One of these groups, the Assyrian Church of the East, is considered by scholars to have probably been, for several hundred years, the largest Christian grouping in the planet, with its numerous members in [[Central Asia]] and [[Eastern Asia]]. Numerous texts, traditions, and practices unique to these groups exist, including the [[Jesus Sutras]] and the belief of the Assyrian Church of the East that the bread they use in the preparation of their Eucharist uses the same basic yeast as that used in the bread of the [[Last Supper]] itself. Sadly, given the linguistic barriers to much of the content relative to these groups, and the comparative lack of notoriety they have in the Western world, much of this content does receive less attenion, and thus less development, than much other content. There is a large amount of extremely valuable historical material here still waiting to be adequately developed by editors with an interest in the topic, and I personally very much hope that we can draw more attention to these topics, and the content related to them. 

<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>


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== WikiProject Christianity Newsletter April 2013 ==

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'''Membership report'''<br>
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 357 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members, [[User:Thomas Cranmer|Thomas Cranmer]], [[User:Mr.Oglesby|Mr.Oglesby]], and [[User:Stylistica|Sneha Priscilla]]. Thank you all for your interest in this effort. We would be able to achieve nothing here without the input of all of you. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 


'''From the Editor'''<br>

We apologise for the hiatus in the publication of this newsletter due to unforseen circumstances leading to the wikibreak of [[User:John Carter|John Carter]], and so [[User:Gilderien|I]] have taken over as acting editor, and have taken this opportunity to move the publication date to the start of each month as planned, to better reflect on the previous month and look ahead to the next. This issue covers the period of time from mid-January to the end of March.

Since the last issue we have seen the resignation of [[Pope Benedict XVI]] and the election of [[Pope Francis]]. This has received much coverage both in the world media and on Wikipedia. While there is still much work to do, several quality articles have been written and the editors involved are thanked for their efforts.


This month we look ahead to Easter and the celebration of God's love for mankind through the crucifixion and resurrection of his Son Jesus Christ. With that, I wish you all happy reading!

P.S. Please [{{fullurl:Wikipedia talk:Christianity noticeboard|action=watch}} click here] to add the new [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] to your watchlist to follow the latest discussions relevant to WikiProject Christianity and subprojects. 

<small>By [[user:Gilderien|Gilderien]]</small>


'''Church of the month'''<br>
[[File:Iglesia de San Ildefonso, Oporto, Portugal, 2012-05-09, DD 01.JPG|150px|center]]
This image of the [[Church of Saint Ildefonso|Church of Saint Ildefonso, Portugal]] by [[User:Poco a poco|Poco a poco]] was recently promoted to Featured Image. Thank you and congratulations for the great image!


'''Contest of the month'''<br>
No particular contest this month. I am however getting rather close to getting together a more or less complete set of articles relating to different areas of Christianity which can be found in recent reference sources on the broad topic of Christianity, and about various subtopics, which I hope to have finished in the next few weeks. I wonder what the rest of you might think of, maybe, making the contests of future months be basically directed at filling in the gaps of our existing coverage of topics, like those topics given significant coverage in specialized reference works which we don't yet have content on, and giving the thanks, and rewards, whatever they might be, to those who create and develop such content. I am starting a discussion at [[Wikipedia talk:Christianity noticeboard#Future contests]], and would very much welcome any input from interested parties in how to set it up, determine winners including how many winners, etc.

<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>

  



  

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'''Featured content and GA report'''<br>
Since the last report;

[[Grade I listed churches in Cumbria]] was promoted to Featured List status, thanks to [[User:Peter I. Vardy|Peter I. Vardy]], and the image above of the [[Church of Saint Ildefonso]] was promoted to featured picture status.

[[Martin Luther King, Jr.]], by [[User:Khazar2|Khazar2]], was promoted to GA status, as well [[Third Epistle of John]] by [[User:Cerebellum|Cerebellum]]. 

Also these past months, the DYKs on the main page included [[St Mary's Church, Cleobury Mortimer]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy|Peter I. Vardy]]; [[Marion Irvine]] by [[User:Giants2008|Giants2008]]; [[Margaret McKenna]] by [[User:Guerillero|Guerillero]]; [[Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity]] by [[User:Epeefleche|Epeefleche]]; [[St Edith's Church, Eaton-under-Heywood]] by [[User:Peter I. Vardy|Peter I. Vardy]]; [[Vester Egesborg Church]] by [[User:Ipigott|Ipigott]], [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]], [[User:Nvvchar|Nvvchar]], and [[User:Dr. Blofeld|Dr. Blofeld]];  [[Undløse Church]] by [[User:Ipigott|Ipigott]], [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]], [[User:Nvvchar|Nvvchar]], and [[User:Dr. Blofeld|Dr. Blofeld]]; [[St Martin's Church, Næstved]] by [[User:Ipigott|Ipigott]], [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]], [[User:Nvvchar|Nvvchar]], and [[User:Dr. Blofeld|Dr. Blofeld]]; [[St. Peter, Syburg]] by [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]] and [[User:Dr. Blofeld|Dr. Blofeld]]; [[Østre Porsgrunn Church]] by [[User:Strachkvas|Strachkvas]]; [[Church of Our Saviour (Mechanicsburg, Ohio)]] by [[User:Nyttend|Nyttend]]; [[Dami Mission]] by [[User:Freikorp|Freikorp]]; [[Mechanicsburg Baptist Church]] by [[User:Nyttend|Nyttend]]; [[Acheiropoietos Monastery]], by [[User:Proudbolsahye|Proudbolsahye]]; [[T. Lawrason Riggs]], by [[User:Gareth E Kegg|Gareth E Kegg]]; [[McColley's Chapel]], by [[User:Mangoe|Mangoe]]; [[Oświęcim Chapel]], by [[User:BurgererSF|BurgererSF]]; [[Second Baptist Church (Mechanicsburg, Ohio)]], by [[User:Nyttend|Nyttend]]; [[Church of the Holy Ghost, Tallinn]], by [[User:Yakikaki|Yakikaki]]; [[Old Stone Congregational Church]], by [[User:Orlady|Orlady]]l [[Heath Chapel]], by [[User:Peter I. Vardy|Peter I. Vardy]]; [[St. Joseph's Church, Beijing]], by [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]]; [[Church of St Bartholomew, Yeovilton]], by [[User:Rodw|Rodw]]; and [[St. Michael's Catholic Church (Mechanicsburg, Ohio)]] also by [[User:Nyttend|Nyttend]]. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!

'''Christian art'''<br>
[[File:Bach.jpg|center|200px]]
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Usq-DJ2rKo Complete recording]

<center>[[Jesus nahm zu sich die Zwölfe, BWV 22]], a cantata by the German composer [[J.S. Bach]], was promoted to GA this month and was written by [[USer:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]]. Many thanks for her continuing work in the area of early 18th Century Church music. 
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'''Spotlight'''<br>
[[File:Christ icon.jpg|left|100px]] 
The Spotlight this month turns to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Jesus work group|the Jesus work group]]. The scope of this project includes the life and teachings of the central figure of Christianity, [[Jesus Christ]] and aims to write about them in a non-denominational encylopædic style. Top-priority articles include [[Jesus]], [[Christ]], [[Resurrection of Jesus]], and [[Holy Grail]], whereas High-priority articles include [[Aramaic Language]], a former FA, as well as [[Sermon on the Mount]], [[Lamb of God]], and [[Passion (Christianity)]]. The workgroup has also published two books, covering [[Book:Christ's Final Days |Christ's final days]] and the [[Book:Parables of Jesus|Parables of Jesus]]. The workgroup has two GAs, [[Nativity scene]], and [[Jesus in Islam]], but unfortunately the flagship article, [[Jesus]] was delisted in 2009. It is also responsible for three [[WP:1.0]] articles, and the [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2013-02-25/WikiProject_report|WikiWork]] of the project is 4.56, which indicates the "average" article is between Start and C class.

 

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This coming month (end-March through end-April) includes [[Easter Sunday]] in Western Christianity and  both [[Lazarus Saturday]] and [[Palm Sunday]] for the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. Other major feasts in the next month include those of [[Saint George]], [[Saint Mark the Evangelist]], [[Saint Stanislaus]], [[James, son of Zebedee]], and [[ Benedict the Moor]].
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== WikiProject Christianity Newsletter (May 2013) ==

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'''Membership report'''<br>
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 363 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members, [[User:Pleonic|Pleonic]], [[User:MJWilliams1998|MJWilliams1998]], [[User:Iloilo Wanderer|Iloilo Wanderer]], [[User:Jkadavoor|Jkadavoor]], [[User:Sir Ian|Sir Ian]] and [[User:McBenjamin|McBenjamin]]. Thank you all for your interest in this effort. We would be able to achieve nothing here without the input of all of you. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 


'''From the Editor'''<br>
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This month we hear the news that the Bible is to be made into a film after outstanding success of a biblical miniseries on the History Channel, and we have seen the release of Iraqi Pastor Ali Hamzah from his confinement in Iraq.

After last month's spotlight on the [[Jesus]] work group, the flagship article, [[Jesus]], was nominated for Good Article status after much work from [[User:FutureTrillionaire|FutureTrillionaire]] and [[User:History2007|History2007]], and provisionally passed by the reviewer, although they have requested a second opinion. Our many thanks for the hard work that has gone into restoring this article to a quality piece of work.

This month the second largest denomination of Christianity, the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]], celebrates Easter and the death and resurrection of the Son of God Jesus Christ.

P.S. Please [{{fullurl:Wikipedia talk:Christianity noticeboard|action=watch}} click here] to add the new [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] to your watchlist to follow the latest discussions relevant to WikiProject Christianity and subprojects. 

<small>By [[user:Gilderien|Gilderien]]</small>


'''Church of the month'''<br>
[[File:Wells Cathedral from the north crop.JPG|150px|center]]
[[Wells Cathedral]] was this month promoted to GA status. Rodw has appealed for any help project members can give to improve this article for a FA nomination.


'''Contest of the month'''<br>
No particular contest this month. I am however getting rather close to getting together a more or less complete set of articles relating to different areas of Christianity which can be found in recent reference sources on the broad topic of Christianity, and about various subtopics, which I hope to have finished in the next few weeks. I wonder what the rest of you might think of, maybe, making the contests of future months be basically directed at filling in the gaps of our existing coverage of topics, like those topics given significant coverage in specialized reference works which we don't yet have content on, and giving the thanks, and rewards, whatever they might be, to those who create and develop such content.
<small>By [[user:John Carter|John Carter]]</small>


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'''Featured content and GA report'''<br>
Since the last report;

Featured report;
[[Madonna in the Church]], by [[User:Ceoil|Ceoil]], [[User:Truthkeeper88|Truthkeeper88]], and [[User:Johnbod|Johnbod]] was promoted to Featured Article status.
[[:File:Jan van Eyck - Diptych - WGA07587.jpg|Crucifixion and Last Judgement]] was promoted to featured picture status, after nomination by [[User:Crisco 1492|Crisco 1492]].

[[Wells Cathedral]], by [[User:Rodw|Rodw]], [[Robert of Ghent]], by [[User:Ealdgyth]], [[Christianity in Medieval Scotland]], by [[User:Sabrebd|Sabrebd]], and [[Matthew, Mark, Luke and John]], also by [[User:Sabrebd|Sabrebd]] were promoted to GA status.

Also these past months, the DYKs on the main page included [[Lectionary 311]], by [[User:Leszek Jańczuk|Leszek Jańczuk]]; [[Herr Christ, der einig Gotts Sohn]], by [[User:Gerda Arendt|Gerda Arendt]]; [[Whalsay Parish Church]], by [[User:Ipigott|Ipigott]], [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]], [[User:Nvvchar|Nvvchar]], [[User:Dr. Blofeld|Dr. Blofeld]]; [[Interpretatio Christiana]], by [[User:Altenmann|Altenmann]]; [[First Congregational Church, Salt Lake City]], by [[User:Orlady|Orlady]]; [[Church of King Charles the Martyr, Royal Tunbridge Wells]], by [[User:The C of E|The C of E]]; [[First Church in Albany (Reformed)]], by [[User:Daniel Case|Daniel Case]]; [[Pope Anastasius II]], by [[User:AbstractIllusions|AbstractIllusions]]; [[Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Palma]], by [[User:Dr. Blofeld|Dr. Blofeld]], [[User:Ipigott|Ipigott]], [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]]; [[Colan Church]], by [[User:Rosiestep|Rosiestep]], [[User:Nvvchar|Nvvchar]], [[User:Ipigott|Ipigott]]; [[Notre Dame Cathedral, Papeete]], [[User:Bloom6132|Bloom6132]], [[Church of St. Wenceslaus (New Prague, Minnesota)]], by [[User:Elkman|Elkman]]; [[St. Joseph Catholic Church (San Antonio, Texas)]], by [[User:Gilliam|Gilliam]]; [[Doubting Thomas]], by [[User:Johnbod|Johnbod]]; [[Robert of Ghent]], by [[User:Ealdgyth|Ealdgyth]]; and [[Holy Trinity Church, Holdgate]], by [[User:Peter I. Vardy|Peter I. Vardy]]. Our profoundest thanks and congratulations to all those involved!

'''Christian art'''<br>
[[File:Jan van Eyck - Diptych - WGA07587.jpg|center|200px]]

<center>This depiction of the Crucifixion and Last Judgement was painted by Dutch artist [[Jan van Eyck]] and promoted to Featured Picture this month.
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'''Spotlight'''<br>
[[File:Christ icon.jpg|left|100px]] 
SPOTLIGHT

This month, we turn our attention to the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Encyclopedic articles|Encyclopedic articles]] sub-group, which aims to provide  "a collection point for lists of articles contained in other reference sources relating to Christianity, which could serve as a basis for developing our own content". Created by John Carter, it is primarily a list of links, red or otherwise, for subjects which have an article in the reference works listed therein. This serves as a very useful list if any project members are "stuck for what to do" and there remains lots of potential for articles developed from this list.

<small>By [[user:Gilderien|Gilderien]]</small>


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This coming month (end-April through end-May) includes [[Easter Sunday]] for the [[Eastern Orthodox Church]]. Other major feasts in the next month include those of [[Matthias the Apostle]], [[The Venerable Bede]], and [[Empress Helena]].
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'''From the Editor'''<br>
[[File:ბუმბული.png|left|50px]]Since its formation in 2006, WikiProject Christianity has come a long way. A significant number of new articles have appeared on a wide range of topics, and the quality of some key articles has seen dramatic improvement. Yet, by the very nature of the open, [[crowd-sourced]] development environment in which we operate, as the number of pages in the project has increased at times our attention has been naturally diluted. We should of course strive for quality everywhere, but we should remember that this newsletter is called [[Ichthys|Ichthus]].

Starting this month we will start a "Focus on" series, where we will try to "bring Jesus back" and focus on him. For five consecutive issues we will focus on one aspect of the study of Jesus. The goal of this series is to inform our members of what the project contains and highlight those articles which have reached quality and stability. 

From this month until November we will focus on the historical Jesus, a topic which has been the subject of much discussion on article talk pages, as well as the general media. This is an important topic, and we have a good set of well referenced articles on that now. Then, starting in December we will focus on Christ, and the spiritual and theological elements that the title entails. Following that the review of the life and ministry of Jesus in the New Testament, his miracles, and parables will take place. And each month the "Bookshelf" will mention a book that fits the theme of the month.

We hope you will enjoy this journey as we present a new aspect of Jesus each month. And given that as the number of project pages increases, the ratio of those watching the pages declines, we hope that more of you will watch some of these central pages that help define this project.


'''Church of the month'''<br>
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The current building of [[All Saints' Church, Winthorpe]] in [[Nottinghamshire]], England which was completed in 1888, is at least the third version of the church, which dates back to at least the early 13th century.


'''Good articles and DYKs'''<br>
The article [[Jesus]] received the [[WP:GA|good article]] mark last month, as did [[Cleeve Abbey]]. A number of churches were featured on the main page in the [[WP:DYK|DYK]] section in May, namely [[St. Lamberti, Hildesheim]], [[Karja church]], [[Braaby Church]], [[St Patrick's Church, Liverpool|St Patrick's Liverpool]], [[Vlah Church]], [[Freerslev Church]], [[Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Mata-Utu]], [[St. Michael's Cathedral (Sitka, Alaska)]], [[St. Lamberti, Hildesheim]], [[Karja church]], [[Braaby Church]], [[St. Pierre Cathedral, Saint-Pierre]], [[Mont Saint Michel Abbey]], [[St Patrick's Church, Liverpool]], [[Vlah Church]], [[St Catherine of Siena Church, Cocking]], [[Catedral Nuestra Señora de La Asunción]], [[Roholte Church]], [[Notre Dame Cathedral, Taiohae]], [[Leicester Abbey]], [[Caracas Cathedral]], [[Caldey Abbey]], [[King's Mead Priory]], [[Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Hong Kong)]] and[[All Saints' Church, Winthorpe]], as well as the hymn [[What Wondrous Love Is This]].
 
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Did Jesus exist? Did he walk the streets of Jerusalem? The '''[[Historicity of Jesus]]''' article answers these questions with a firm affirmative. Historicity does not discuss if Jesus walked on water, but if he walked at all. The issue was the subject of scholarly debate before the end of last century, but the academic debate is almost over now. As the article discusses, virtually all academic opposition to the existence of Jesus has evaporated away now and scholars see it as a concluded issue. The discussion is now just among mostly self-published non-academics. 

In 2011 [[John Dickson (author)|John Dickson]] tweeted that if anyone finds a professor of history who denies that Jesus lived,[http://www.abc.net.au/religion/articles/2012/12/24/3660194.htm he would eat a page] of his Bible (Matthew 1 he said). Dickson's Bible is still safe. 

The article discusses the ancient sources that relate to Jesus and how they fit together to establish that he existed. The evidence for Jesus is not just based on the Christian gospels, but by inter-relating them with non-Christian sources, and the fact that they all "fit together". Moreover, the existence of Jesus is not supported just by Christian scholars and in recent years the detailed knowledge of Jewish scholars and their discoveries (e.g. [[Shlomo Pines]]' discovery of the [[Josephus on Jesus|Syriac Josephus]]) has proven highly beneficial. We encourage you to read and follow the article, for the existence of Jesus is central to the existence of Christianity.

'''From the bookshelf'''<br>
[[File:SanDiegoCityCollegeLearingRecourceCity-bookshelf.jpg|left|100px]]''Jesus Outside the New Testament: An Introduction to the Ancient Evidence'' by Robert Van Voorst, 2000 {{ISBN|0-8028-4368-9}}
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Just a few years after its publication, [[Robert Van Voorst|Van Voorst]]'s book has become the standard comprehensive text for the discussion of ancient sources that relate to Jesus and his historicity. This detailed yet really readable book has received wide ranging endorsements - [[Craig L. Blomberg|Blomberg]] and [[Stephen L. Harris|Harris]] separately referring to it as the most comprehensive treatment of the subject.

'''Did you know...'''
[[File:Soli deo gloria.jpg|thumb|right|100px|A Handel manuscript]] 
*... that [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] wrote the initials "S. D. G.", for [[Soli Deo Gloria]], at the beginning and end of all his church compositions to give God credit for the work, and that [[George Frideric Handel|Handel]] at times did the same?

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The coming month includes days dedicated to the honor of [[Beheading of John the Baptist]], [[Saints Peter and Paul]], the [[Nativity of John the Baptist]], and [[Saint Barnabas]]. 

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[[File:ბუმბული.png|left|50px]] Welcome to the July 2013 issue of Ichthus. We focus on the chronology of Jesus, as well as looking back at the project content improved over the last month.

WP:X has gained another Featured Article, [[Gospel of the Ebionites]], by [[User:Ignocrates|Ignocrates]]. The Gospel of the Ebionites is the name scholars give to an apocryphal gospel that supposedly belonged to a sect known as the Ebionites. It consists of seven short quotations discovered in a heresiology known as the Panarion, written by Epiphanius of Salamis, and its original title remains unknown. The text is a gospel harmony composed in Greek, and is believed to have been written during the middle of the 2nd century.

[[St Mihangel's Church, Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn]] was promoted to Good Article status, as was two other welsh churches, [[St Enghenedl's Church, Llanynghenedl]], and [[St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch]].

The main page also featured several DYK hooks for articles in our project, namely [[Bob Fu]], [[List of places of worship in Tandridge (district)]], [[Catholic Press]], [[Garendon Abbey]], [[St. John's Episcopal Church (Jersey City, New Jersey)]], [[Pargev Martirosyan]], [[Praskvica Monastery]], [[Heather Preceptory]], [[St. Augustin, Coburg]], [[Longleat Priory]], [[St Mihangel's Church, Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn]], [[St Enghenedl's Church, Llanynghenedl]], [[Christianization of Moravia]], [[Christianization of Bohemia]], [[Repton Abbey]], [[St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch]], [[Medingen Abbey]], [[Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church]], [[St. James on-the-Lines]], and [[Leopold Karl von Kollonitsch]].

'''Church of the month'''<br>
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[[St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery]] is part of [[Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kiev]] in [[Ukraine]]. It is a functioning monastery that dates back to the [[Middle Ages]].

'''Membership report'''<br>
The parent Christianity WikiProject currently has 367 active members. We would like to welcome our newest members, [[User:Newchildrenofthealmighty|Newchildrenofthealmighty]], [[User:Evenssteven|Evenssteven]], [[User:Kerna96|Kerna96]], and [[User:FutureTrillionaire|FutureTrillionaire]]. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 


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When did Jesus live? When did he die? How do we know? We do, in fact, have excellent information about the time intervals for the life and death of Jesus. As in other people who lived and died in the first century, this gives an approximate date range, but still, give or take 3-4 years and we have pretty good estimates confirmed by a number of really diverse sources, ranging from inscriptions in [[Delphi]] to Roman and Jewish sources. The '''[[Chronology of Jesus]]''' article discusses how a wide variety of Christian, Jewish and Roman sources are used to establish the time-frame for the life and death of Jesus.

And all of his data fits together. For instance, the chronology of Paul had been discussed based on the [[Book of Acts]] long ago, then the [[Delphi Inscription]] is found in the 20th century in the [[Temple of Apollo]]. And guess what.. it confirms it and totally dates his trial in [[Corinth]], which helps reaffirm the date of the crucifixion of Jesus. The same date range is independently estimated from the writings of [[Josephus on Jesus|Josephus on the Baptist]]'s death. And it fits [[Isaac Newton]]'s astronomical models for the crucifixion date as well as the independent lunar calculations of [[Colin Humphreys|Humphreys]]. As that article shows, all these dates just fit together. 

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'''From the bookshelf'''<br>
[[File:SanDiegoCityCollegeLearingRecourceCity-bookshelf.jpg|left|100px]]''Chronos, kairos, Christos: nativity and chronological studies'' edited by J. Vardaman, E. M. Yamauchi 1989 {{ISBN|0-931464-50-1}} 
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This two volume book (with a very apt title) is gem-filled with scholarly research. [[Paul Maier]]'s article in the first volume is a classic study on the chronology of Jesus and provides a useful summary of a number of issues.

'''Did you know...'''
[[File:Hemis monastery.jpg|thumb|right|100px|[[Hemis monastery]]]] 
*... that the Russian journalist [[Nicolas Notovitch]] who in 1894 originated the story that there was evidence at the [[Hemis monastery]] that an adult Jesus had [[Unknown years of Jesus|traveled to India]], later confessed to fabricating his evidence?

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'''Calendar'''<br>
This month (July) contains the feast days of [[Mary Magdalene]], and [[James, son of Zebedee]].


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== August 2013 WikiProject Christianity Newsletter ==

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'''From the Editor'''<br>
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Welcome to the August 2013 issue of the WikiProject Christianity newsletter. We focus on the historical Jesus and reflect on the last month.

The project has another featured picture, [[:File:The_Ruins_of_Holyrood_Chapel_(Louis_Daguerre),_1824_(Google_Art_Project).jpg|The ruins of Holyrood Chapel]], a digitisation of an oil-on-canvas painting. Our top-importance article, [[Jesus]], has been nominated for Featured Article status, the discussion can be seen [[Wikipedia:Featured_article_candidates/Jesus/archive3|here]]; [[Knights of Colombus]] has also been nominated as a FAC.

[[Ecgbert (bishop)]] and [[Church architecture in Scotland]] have both this month achieved [[WP:GA|Good Article]] status.

Our project had several of its articles featured in the main page DYK section, including [[Hinckley Priory]], [[Little Chapel]], [[St Peter's Church, Ropsley]], [[Chip Ingram]],  [[St John the Evangelist's Church, Corby Glen]], [[Great George Street Congregational Church]], [[St Mary's Church, Walton-on-the-Hill]] and [[Bunge church]].

Our thanks go to all of those who have worked to achieve these article milestones.

'''Church of the month'''<br>
[[File:Maillezais - Cathedrale Saint-Pierre 01.jpg|150px|center]]
This image, of [[Maillezais Cathedral]] and created by [[User:Selbymay|Selbymay]] was this month promoted to featured picture status.

'''Membership report'''<br>
We would like to welcome our newest members, [[User:Thechristophermorris|Thechristophermorris]], [[User:Psmidi|Psmidi]] and [[User:Jchthys|Jchthys]]. Thank you all for your interest in this effort. If any members, new or not, wish any assistance, they should feel free to leave a message at the [[WT:X|Christianity noticeboard]] or with me or other individual editors to request it. 

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What was Jesus like? What did he preach? Did he claim to be the Messiah? Did he predict an apocalypse? What can we know about him outside a religious context? The '''[[Historical Jesus]]''' article discusses what can be known about Jesus with various degrees of probability. While scholars agree on the over all flow and outline of Jesus' life (his [[Baptism of Jesus|baptism by John]], debated Jewish authorities, healings, and [[Crucifixion of Jesus|his crucifixion]] by Pilate) they have built various and diverging portraits of the rest of his life. These range from minimalist portraits that accept very little of the gospel accounts to maximalists who accept most of the accounts as historical.

The portraits of Jesus have at times been unwitting reflections of the researchers themselves, and [[John Dominic Crossan|Crossan]] once quipped that some authors "do autobiography and call it biography". However, the study of historical Jesus has made one thing clear: there is so much to learn about Jesus that the more one looks, the more there is to discover.

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'''From the bookshelf'''<br>
[[File:SanDiegoCityCollegeLearingRecourceCity-bookshelf.jpg|left|100px]]''Jesus of Nazareth: An Independent Historian's Account of His Life and Teaching'' by Maurice Casey 2010 {{ISBN|0-567-64517-7}}
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In this book [[Maurice Casey]] not only draws on his special expertise in the [[Aramaic]] traditions and the [[Q source]], but provides a comprehensive review of the various approaches to the historical Jesus.

'''Did you know...'''
[[File:Christian world map.png|thumb|right|100px|[[Christianity#Demographics|Christian Demographics]]]] 
*... that in 1951 Christianity was the second largest religion in the world with 500 million followers, compared to [[Buddhism#Demographics|520 million Buddhists]], but by 2013 it had gained the top spot with about [[Christianity#Demographics|2.2 billion Christians]]?

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You have been invited to the [[m:New England Wikimedians|New England Wikimedians]] '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/End of 2013 Celebration and Meeting|2014 kick-off party and Wikipedia Day Celebration]]''' at Building Five on the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] campus on Saturday, January 18th, from 3-5 PM. Afterwards, we will be holding an informal dinner at a local restaurant. If you are curious to join us, please do so, as we are always looking for people to come and give their opinion! Finally, be sure to '''[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/End of 2013 Celebration and Meeting#Sign up|RSVP here]]''' if you're interested.
 
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As you may have already heard, the Wikipedia community lost an invaluable member of the community last month. Adrianne Wadewitz was a feminist scholar of 18th-Century British literature, and a prolific editor of the site. As part of a [[Wikipedia:Wadewitz Tribute Edit-a-thons|worldwide series of tributes]], New England Wikimedians, in conjunction with local institutions of higher learning, have created three edit-a-thons that will be occurring in May and June. The events are as follows:

*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Wadewitz Memorial 2014|May 21st at Northeastern University's Snell Library]], in the Digital Scholarship Commons on the second floor
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Providence/Brown Wadewitz Memorial 2014|May 22nd at Brown University's Rockefeller Library]], in the Digital Scholarship Lab
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/How to Run an Edit-a-thon/Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon|June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA)]], where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand

We hope that you will be able to join us, whether you are an experienced editor or are using Wikipedia for the first time.

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*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz|Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County]], with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/How to Run an Edit-a-thon/Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon|Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA)]], where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting|3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting]], which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more

Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: 
*[https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimania 2014 in London]

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*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz|Cape Cod Wiknic and Photography Blitz on June 14th in Barnstable County]], with complete travel reimbursements available for those who participate
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/How to Run an Edit-a-thon/Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon|Adrianne Wadewitz Memorial Edit-a-thon on June 25th at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (exact location TBA)]], where we will also be hosting a "how to conduct an edit-a-thon" session beforehand
*[[Wikipedia:Meetup/Boston/3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting|3rd Annual Wikimedia New England General Meeting]], which will feature at least one guest speaker, and possibly many more

Although we also aren't hosting this year's Wikimania, we would like to let you know that Wikimania this year will be occurring in London in August: 
*[https://wikimania2014.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Wikimania 2014 in London]

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You are invited to join us the "picnic anyone can edit" at [https://www.google.com/maps/place/John+F+Kennedy+Park/@42.369879,-71.1250897,17z John F. Kennedy Park], near [[Harvard Square]], Cambridge, as part of the [[Wikipedia:Wiknic|Great American Wiknic]] celebrations being held across the USA.  Remember it's a wiki-picnic, which means [[potluck]].

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== Ichthus April 2018 ==

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<small>By [[User:Lionelt|Lionelt]]</small>

Belated Happy Easter and Kalo Pascha! We're excited to announce the return of our newsletter ''Ichthus''! Getting this issue out was  [[Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/IncidentArchive980#Taking_a_position_on_whether_Billy_Graham%27s_death_was_a_%22profound_loss%22|touch-and-go]] for a while. Check out what's happening at the Project:
* There was a [[Template:Did you know nominations/Christ the Lord Is Risen Today|lively discussion]] about the Easter Did You Know nomination Christ the Lord is Risen Today
* [[Talk:Knights_of_Columbus#RfC_on_the_Lead_section|RFC at Knights of Columbus]] regarding a question about having Prop 8 in the lead
* In anticipation of being nominated for Featured article, Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was [[Wikipedia:Peer_review/Presbyterian_Church_in_the_United_States_of_America/archive1|put up for Peer Review]] by [[User:Ltwin|Ltwin]]
* The death of Billy Graham on February 21 was a profound loss for many. For the Wikipedia reaction see [[Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates/February_2018#&#91;Posted&#93;_Billy_Graham|this discussion]]. Graham received a blurb.
* And... Order of Friars Minor--nominated by [[User:Chicbyaccident|Chicbyaccident]]--is still [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Order_of_Friars_Minor/GA1&action=edit&preload=Template:GAN/preload&editintro=Template:GAN/editintro waiting for a GA reviewer]. Please help out if you can.


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In March the Project saw four articles promoted to GA-Class. They were the oh-so-irresistible [[Delilah]] (nom. [[User:MagicatthemovieS|MagicatthemovieS]]) ''(pictured)'', [[Edict of Torda]] (nom. [[User:Borsoka|Borsoka]]), [[David Meade (author)]] (nom. [[User:LovelyGirl7|LovelyGirl7]]) and last but not least [[Black Christmas (2006 film)]] (nom. [[User:Drown_Soda|Drown_Soda]]). Black Christmas? How did that get in there lol? Congratulations to all of the nominators for a job well done!

<br>{{large|'''Did You Know'''}}<br>
<small>Nominated by [[User:The C of E|The C of E]]</small>

... that some people know '''[[Christ the Lord is Risen Today|Christ the Lord is risen today]]''' from [[Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch]]?"

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'''[[Jesus]]''' (7–2 BC to 30–33 AD) is the central figure of [[Christianity]], whom the teachings of most Christian denominations hold to be the [[Son of God]] and the awaited [[Messiah]] of the [[Old Testament]]. Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that a [[historical Jesus]] existed, although there is little agreement on the reliability of the [[gospel|gospel narratives]] and how closely the biblical Jesus reflects the historical Jesus. Most scholars agree that Jesus was a Jewish preacher from Galilee, was baptized by [[John the Baptist]], and was crucified in Jerusalem on the orders of the Roman prefect, [[Pontius Pilate]]. Christians generally believe that Jesus was conceived by the [[Holy Spirit]], [[Virgin birth of Jesus|born of a virgin]], performed [[Miracles of Jesus|miracles]], founded the Church, [[Crucifixion of Jesus|died by crucifixion]] as a sacrifice to achieve [[Atonement in Christianity|atonement]], [[Resurrection of Jesus|rose from the dead]], and [[Ascension of Jesus|ascended]] into heaven, from which [[Second Coming|he will return]]. The great majority of Christians worship Jesus as the incarnation of God the Son, the second of three Persons of a [[Divine Trinity]]. A few Christian groups reject Trinitarianism, wholly or partly, as non-scriptural. [[Jesus in Islam|In Islam]], Jesus is considered one of God's important prophets and the Messiah. {{TFAFULL|Jesus}}


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Last month's auspicious relaunch of [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Christianity/Outreach/April 2018|our newsletter]] precipitated something of an uproar in the Wikipedia community. What started as a localized edit war over censorship spilled over onto the Administrator's Noticeboard finally ending up at Wikipedia's supreme judicial body ArbCom. [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Arbitration_Committee/Noticeboard&oldid=837089062#Motion:_Misuse_of_Administrator_Tools Their ruling] resulted in the admonishment of administrator {{u|Future Perfect at Sunrise}} for his involvement in the dispute. The story [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2018-04-26/Arbitration_report|was reported]] by Wikipedia's venerable flagship newspaper ''The Signpost''.

The question of whether to delete all portals--including the 27 Christianity-related portals--was put to the Wikipedia community. Approximately 400 editors have participated in the [[Wikipedia:Village_pump_(proposals)/RfC:_Ending_the_system_of_portals|protracted discussion]]. Going by !votes, Oppose deletion has a distinct majority. The original [[Portal:Christianity|Christianity Portal]] was created on November 5, 2005 by {{User link|Brisvegas}} and the following year he successfully nominated the portal for Featured Portal. {{u|The Transhumanist}} has revived [[WP:WikiProject Portals|WikiProject Portals]] with hopes of revitalizing Wikipedia's system of 1,515 portals.

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Four articles in the Project were promoted to GA: [[Edict of Torda]] nom. by {{u|Borsoka}}, [[Jim Bakker]] nom. by {{u|LovelyGirl7}}, [[Ralph Abernathy]] nom. by {{u|Coffee}} and [[Psalm 84]] nom. by {{u|Gerda_Arendt}}. The Psalm ends with "O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee." Words to live by. Please support our members and send some [[Template:WikiLove_templates|WikiLove]] to the nominators!
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'''[[Operation Auca]]''' was an attempt by five [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical]] [[Christianity|Christian]] [[missionaries]] from the [[United States]] to make contact with the [[Huaorani]] people of the [[Amazon Rainforest|rainforest]] of [[Ecuador]]. The Huaorani, also known as the Aucas, were an isolated tribe known for their violence, both against their own people and outsiders who entered their territory. With the intention of being the first [[Protestantism|Protestants]] to evangelize the Huaorani, the missionaries began making regular flights over Huaorani settlements in September 1955, dropping gifts. After several months of exchanging gifts, on [[January 2]], [[1956]], the missionaries established a camp at "Palm Beach", a [[Bar (landform)|sandbar]] along the [[Curaray River]], a few miles from Huaorani settlements.  Their efforts culminated on [[January 8]], [[1956]], when all five&mdash;[[Jim Elliot]], [[Nate Saint]], Ed McCully, Peter Fleming, and [[Roger Youderian]]&mdash;were attacked and [[spear]]ed by a group of Huaorani warriors.  The news of their deaths was broadcast around the world, and [[Life (magazine)|''Life'' magazine]] covered the event with a photo essay. The deaths of the men galvanized the missionary effort in the United States, sparking an outpouring of funding for evangelization efforts around the world. Their work is still frequently remembered in evangelical publications, and in 2006, was the subject of the film production ''[[End of the Spear]]''. ('''[[Operation Auca|more...]]''')

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"... that, shortly after being sentenced to death for treason, '''[[Ioan C. Filitti]]''' became manager of the [[National Theatre Bucharest]]?"
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Here are discussions relevant to the Project:
* [[Liberty University]] has an RFC regarding the university's relationship with President Trump; see [[Talk:Liberty_University#rfctag|discussion]]
* [[Is Genesis History?]] has an RFC regarding acceptability of movie reviews for inclusion; see [[Talk:Is_Genesis_History%3F#rfctag|discussion]]
* [[United States pro-life movement]] has a requested move to United States anti-abortion movement; see [[Talk:United_States_pro-life_movement#reqmovetag|discussion]]

The following articles need reviewers for GA-class: [[Type of Constans]] nom. by {{u|Gog the Mild}}, [[Tian Feng (magazine)]] nom. by {{u|Finnusertop}}. Your assistance is greatly appreciated. 

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... that in 1636, '''[[Phineas Hodson]]''', Chancellor of [[York Minster]], lost his 38-year-old wife Jane during the birth of the couple's 24th child?
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The '''[[Mortara case]]''' was a controversy precipitated by the [[Papal States]]' seizure of Edgardo Mortara, a six-year-old Jewish child, from his family in [[Bologna|Bologna, Italy]], in 1858. The city's [[inquisitor]], Father Pier Feletti, heard from a servant that she had administered [[emergency baptism]] to the boy when he fell sick as an infant, and the [[Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith| Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition]] held that this made the child irrevocably a Catholic. Because the Papal States had forbidden the raising of Christians by members of other faiths, it was ordered that he be taken from his family and brought up by the Church. After visits from the child's father, international protests mounted, but [[Pope Pius IX]] would not be moved. The boy grew up as a Catholic with the Pope as a substitute father, trained for the priesthood in Rome until 1870, and was [[Ordination|ordained]] in France three years later. In 1870 the [[Kingdom of Italy]] captured Rome during the [[Italian unification|unification of Italy]], ending the pontifical state; opposition across Italy, Europe and the United States over Mortara's treatment may have contributed to its downfall. {{TFAFULL|Mortara case}}
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The big news was the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. The Top 7 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Christianity/Popular_pages|most popular articles]] in [[WP:X|WikiProject Christianity]] were:
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# [[Elizabeth I of England]] – legendary monarch who ushered in the Elizabethan Era over the dead body of her [[Mary, Queen of Scots|half-sister]] (#5)
# [[Henry VIII of England]] – on his deathbed the last words of the king who founded the English Reformation were "Monks! Monks! Monks!"
# [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] – can't wait to see the [[United_States_five-dollar_bill#Redesign|new US$5 bill]] featuring the "I Have a Dream" speech
# [[Seven deadly sins]] – surprisingly "original research" is not one of the Seven deadly sins
# [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC)
# [[Michael Curry (bishop)]] – our article says that he upstaged Meghan at her wedding. Did you see her wedding pictures? All I can say is <small><nowiki>{{dubious}}</nowiki></small>
# [[Robert F. Kennedy]] – when informed that missiles were being installed in Cuba he famously quipped, "Can they hit [[Ole Miss riot of 1962|Oxford, Mississippi]]?"
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<small>Nominated by {{User link|The C of E}}</small>

... that the little-known 1758 [[Methodism|Methodist]] hymn "'''[[Sun of Unclouded Righteousness]]'''" asks God to send the doctrine of the "Unitarian fiend ... back to hell", referring to both [[Islam]] and [[Unitarianism]]?
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'''[[List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events]]'''. Predictions of [[apocalypse|apocalyptic events]] that would result in the extinction of humanity, a collapse of civilization, or the destruction of the planet have been made since at least the beginning of the [[Christian Era]]. Most predictions are related to [[Abrahamic religions]], often standing for or similar to the [[eschatological]] events described in their scriptures. Christian predictions typically refer to events like the [[Rapture]], [[Great Tribulation]], [[Last Judgment]], and the [[Second Coming of Christ]].

Polls conducted in 2012 across 20 countries found over 14% of people believe the world will end in their lifetime, with percentages raging from 6% of people in France to 22% in the US and Turkey. In the UK in 2015, the general public believed the likeliest cause would be [[nuclear war]], while experts thought it would be [[Existential risk from artificial general intelligence|artificial intelligence]]. Between one and three percent of people from both countries thought the apocalypse would be caused by [[zombies]] or [[alien invasion]]. ([[List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events|more...]])


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# [[Henry VIII of England]] – on his deathbed the last words of the king who founded the English Reformation were "Monks! Monks! Monks!"
# [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] – can't wait to see the [[United_States_five-dollar_bill#Redesign|new US$5 bill]] featuring the "I Have a Dream" speech
# [[Seven deadly sins]] – surprisingly "original research" is not one of the Seven deadly sins
# [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC)
# [[Michael Curry (bishop)]] – our article says that he upstaged Meghan at her wedding. Did you see her wedding pictures? All I can say is <small><nowiki>{{dubious}}</nowiki></small>
# [[Robert F. Kennedy]] – when informed that missiles were being installed in Cuba he famously quipped, "Can they hit [[Ole Miss riot of 1962|Oxford, Mississippi]]?"
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'''[[List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events]]'''. Predictions of [[apocalypse|apocalyptic events]] that would result in the extinction of humanity, a collapse of civilization, or the destruction of the planet have been made since at least the beginning of the [[Christian Era]]. Most predictions are related to [[Abrahamic religions]], often standing for or similar to the [[eschatological]] events described in their scriptures. Christian predictions typically refer to events like the [[Rapture]], [[Great Tribulation]], [[Last Judgment]], and the [[Second Coming of Christ]].

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# [[Louis XIV of France]] – a monarch of the House of Bourbon who reigned as King of France. He did say, "Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful." 
# [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC), Mary was found guilty of plotting to assassinate [[Elizabeth I of England]] in 1586, and was beheaded the following year. 
# [[Elizabeth I of England]] – The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor who ushered in the [[Elizabethan Era]], reversed re-establishment of Roman Catholicism by her [[Mary I of England|half-sister]]. 
# [[Henry VIII of England]] – [[King of England]], He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "[[Pastime with Good Company]]". He is often reputed to have written "[[Greensleeves]]" but probably did not. He had [[Wives of King Henry VIII|six marriages]].
# [[Martin Luther King Jr.]] –<div style="font-family:Allura;font-size: 20px;">'''" There are three urgent and indeed great problems that we face not only in the United States of America but all over the world today. That is the problem of racism, the problem of poverty and the problem of war."'''</div> 
# [[Billy Ray Cyrus]] – Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, he is best known for his number one single "[[Achy Breaky Heart]]", which became the first single ever to achieve [[Australian Recording Industry Association|triple Platinum status]] in [[Australia]].
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'''[[Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral]]''' is a [[Gothic Revival]] three-spire cathedral in the city of [[Cork (city)|Cork]], [[Ireland]]. It belongs to the Church of Ireland and was completed in 1879. The cathedral is located on the south side of the River Lee, on ground that has been a place of worship since the 7th century, and is dedicated to [[Finbarr of Cork]], patron saint of the city. It was once in the Diocese of Cork; it is now one of the three cathedrals in the [[Church of Ireland]] Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, in the ecclesiastical province of [[Dublin]]. Christian use of the site dates back to a 7th-century AD monastery, which according to legend was founded by Finbarr of Cork. The entrances contain the figures of over a dozen biblical figures, capped by a tympanum showing a Resurrection scene. 
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A suicide attack on [[July 11]]th claimed by [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|Islamic State (IS)]] near a church in the  [[Syria|Syrian]] city of [[Qamishli]] shows that Christians remain a major target of the terror group. The Top 6 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Christianity/Popular_pages|most popular articles about People]] in [[WP:X|WikiProject Christianity]] were:
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# [[Henry VIII of England]] – [[King of England]], He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "[[Pastime with Good Company]]". He is often reputed to have written "[[Greensleeves]]" but probably did not. He had [[Wives of King Henry VIII|six marriages]].
# [[Elena Cornaro Piscopia]] – was a [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] [[philosopher]] of noble descent who in 1678 became [[List of women who obtained doctoral degrees before 1800|one of the first women]] to receive an [[academic degree]] from a university, and the first to receive a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree. In 1669, she translated the ''Colloquy of Christ'' by [[Carthusian]] monk [[Lanspergius]] from Spanish into Italian.
# [[Mary, Queen of Scots]] – arrested for Reigning While Catholic (RWC), Mary was found guilty of plotting to assassinate [[Elizabeth I of England]] in 1586, and was beheaded the following year. 
# [[Bob Dylan]] – American singer-songwriter, author, and visual artist. <div style="font-family:Caveat ;font-size: 25px;">'''" Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them."'''</div> 
# [[Elizabeth I of England]] – The Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor who ushered in the [[Elizabethan Era]], reversed re-establishment of Roman Catholicism by her [[Mary I of England|half-sister]]. 
# [[Billy Ray Cyrus]] – Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, he is best known for his number one single "[[Achy Breaky Heart]]", which became the first single ever to achieve [[Australian Recording Industry Association|triple Platinum status]] in [[Australia]].
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'''''When God Writes Your Love Story: The Ultimate Approach to Guy/Girl Relationships''''' is a 1999 book by [[Eric Ludy|Eric]] and [[Leslie Ludy]], an American married couple. After becoming a bestseller on the Christian book market, the book was republished in 2004 and then revised and expanded in 2009. It tells the story of the authors' first meeting, [[courtship]], and marriage. The authors advise [[Single person|single people]] not to be [[Physical intimacy|physically]] or [[Emotional intimacy|emotionally intimate]] with others, but to wait for the spouse that [[Will of God|God has planned]] for them. 

The book is divided into five sections and sixteen chapters. Each chapter is written from the perspective of one of the two authors; nine are by Eric, while Leslie wrote seven, as well as the introduction. The Ludys argue that one's love life should be both guided by and subordinate to one's [[Personal god#Christianity|relationship with God]]. Leslie writes that God offers new beginnings to formerly [[Chastity|unchaste]] or [[Sexual abuse|sexually abused]] individuals.
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#[[Dolly Parton]] - an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in [[country music]]. {{Wikiquote-inline|Dolly Parton}}: " I just depend on a lot of prayer and meditation. I believe that without God I am nobody, but that with God, I can do anything."
# [[Harriet Tubman]] - an American [[abolitionist]] and [[political activist]]. Born into slavery, she escaped and made some  missions to rescue enslaved people, using the network of antislavery activists and [[Underground Railroads]]. During the [[American Civil War]], she served as an armed scout, spy for the [[Union Army]]. 
# [[Henry VIII of England]] – [[King of England]], He was an accomplished musician, author, and poet; his known piece of music is "[[Pastime with Good Company]]". He is often reputed to have written "[[Greensleeves]]" but probably did not. He had [[Wives of King Henry VIII|six marriages]].
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'''''Being a Ghost Story of Christmas''''', commonly known as '''''A Christmas Carol''''', is a [[novella]] by [[Charles Dickens]], first published in London by [[Chapman & Hall]] in 1843 and illustrated by [[John Leech (caricaturist)|John Leech]]. The book is divided into five chapters, which Dickens titled "[[Staff (music)|staves]]". ''A Christmas Carol'' recounts the story of [[Ebenezer Scrooge]], an elderly [[miser]] who is visited by the ghost of his former business partner [[Jacob Marley]] and the spirits of [[Ghost of Christmas Past|Christmas Past]], [[Ghost of Christmas Present|Present]] and [[Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come|Yet to Come]]. After their visits, Scrooge is transformed into a kinder, gentler man. ([[A Christmas Carol|more...]])<br>
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The Top 3 [[Wikipedia:WikiProject_Christianity/Popular_pages|most-popular articles about People]] in [[WP:X|WikiProject Christianity]] were:
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#[[Pope Benedict XVI]] – retired [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church]] who served as head of the Church and sovereign of the [[Vatican City|Vatican City State]] from 2005 until [[Resignation of Pope Benedict XVI|his resignation]]. 
# [[Pope Francis]] – the head of the [[Catholic Church]] and [[List of sovereigns of Vatican City State|sovereign]] of the [[Vatican City|Vatican City State]]. Francis is the first [[Jesuit]] pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the [[Southern Hemisphere]], and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian [[Pope Gregory III|Gregory III]], who reigned in the 8th century.
#[[Dolly Parton]] – an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and humanitarian, known primarily for her work in [[country music]]. {{Wikiquote-inline|Dolly Parton}}: "I just depend on a lot of prayer and meditation. I believe that without God I am nobody, but that with God, I can do anything."
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*...that the '''[[All Saints Church, Henley Brook]]''', the oldest church in [[Western Australia]], held its first service almost eight years before it was consecrated? 
*...that the '''[[Golden Madonna of Essen]]''' is the oldest preserved sculpture of the [[Virgin Mary]]? 
*...that the [[parish church]] of [[James Parkinson]], after whom [[Parkinson's disease]] is named, was '''[[St Leonard's, Shoreditch]]''', a church just outside the [[City of London]] and most famous for being one of the churches mentioned in the [[nursery rhyme]] "[[Oranges and Lemons]]"? 
*...that the Grand '''[[Chartophylax]]''' was considered the right arm of the [[Patriarch of Constantinople]]? 
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'''''A Song for Simeon''''', is a 37-line poem written in 1928 by American-English poet [[T.&nbsp;S. Eliot]] (1888–1965). It is [[T. S. Eliot's Ariel poems|one of five poems]] that Eliot contributed to the ''[[Ariel poems (Faber)|Ariel poems]]'' series of 38 pamphlets by several authors published by [[Faber and Faber|Faber and Gwyer]]. "A Song for Simeon" was the sixteenth in the series and included an illustration by [[avant garde]] artist [[Edward McKnight Kauffer]]. The poem's narrative echoes the text of the {{lang|la|[[Nunc dimittis]]|italic=no}}, a liturgical prayer for [[Compline]] from the Gospel passage. Eliot introduces literary allusions to earlier writers [[Lancelot Andrewes]], [[Dante Alighieri]] and [[St. John of the Cross]]. Critics have debated whether Eliot's depiction of Simeon is a negative portrayal of a Jewish figure and evidence of [[anti-Semitism]] on Eliot's part.
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{{cquote|May He grant you according to your heart’s desire, And fulfill all your purpose.}}
Psalm 20:4 <small>New King James Version (NKJV)</small>
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'''~ [[Jacques Ellul]]'''</div>French [[philosopher]], [[sociology|sociologist]], and professor who was a noted [[Christian anarchism|Christian anarchist]].<br>
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