Persecution watch

BBC News article on churches in West Java, Indonesia, that meet in malls and other sites, due to Muslim persecution.

"We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ..."

Good discussion on BBC Radio 4's "In Our Time" on the Nicene Creed --

Melvyn Bragg explores the meaning and origins of the Nicene Creed, a statement of essential faith spoken for over 1600 years in Christian Churches. He is joined by Martin Palmer,director of the International Consultancy on Religion, Education, and Culture; Caroline Humfress, Reader in History at Birkbeck College, University of London and Andrew Louth, Professor of Patristic and Byzantine Studies at the University of Durham.

Duration: 42mins | File Size: 20MB

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/iot/iot_20071227-1200.mp3