Christians

At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian.   Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, of their orthodoxy or lack of it, or of their actions.  Readers are encouraged to suggest persons who should be included on this list.  This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Mary of Clopas: This woman is possibly the same as Mary Salome, who was either the wife or daughter of Clopas.  She is mentioned in John 19:25.

Julia Anne Sweeney: (b. 1959, Washington, USA) Film, stage, and theater actress. She left the Catholic Church to become an atheist and is associated with the Freedom from Religion Foundation.

William Todd Aikin: (b. 1947, New York, USA) Engineer, United States Representative from Missouri, elected 2001.  He is an opponent of abortion and embryonic stem cell research.  Presbyterian.

Jeremiah Horrocks: (b. 1618, England –d. 1641) Astronomer, mathematician, mechanic. Considered to be the Father of British Astronomy.  He was the first person to demonstrate that the moon orbits the Earth in an elliptical pattern and was the only astronomer to predict the Transit of Venus which occurred in 1639.  Puritan.

Hifikepunye Lucas Pohamba: (b. 1935, South Africa) President of Namibia, elected in 2004 and 2009. Anglican. 

An American Rabbi Speaks Out On the War on Judeo-Christian Values

Liberals regularly dismiss, sometimes derisively, the notion that there is a "War on Christianity."  Some  on the left openly admit that the war exists.  Have you ever personally felt it?  Are you comfortable in this present world?

Daniel Lapin (b. 1947, South Africa) is an American Orthodox rabbi and is co-chair of the American Alliance of Jews and Christians.  He declares Pope Pius XII to have been a righteous gentile.  He says that the United States is the most “Jewish-friendly” nation in history.  Along with conservative Christians he sees secular liberalism as a threat to Christianity and Judaism.  He rejects the claims of the Jewish left to represent Judaism.

“How could I possibly ally myself with those who would make God’s commandments irrelevant to society?  Worse, how could I stand by and say nothing while those Americans who venerate the Ten Commandments are under attack?”

Christians

At some time during their lives, the following people have publicly identified themselves as Christian.   Inclusion in this list does not indicate approval or disapproval of the person, of their orthodoxy or lack of it, or of their actions.  Readers are encouraged to suggest persons who should be included on this list.  This is a recurring segment in this blog.

Ugur Yuksel: (b. Turkey) 32 year old Turkish convert who was murdered along with two others by a gang of Muslim men on 18 April 2007 in Malatya, Turkey.   The martyrs were tortured with knives before their throats were slit.

Solly Moholo: South African talent scout, music producer, and gospel music singer.

Winnie Mashabo: South African gospel music singer and songwriter. She was nominated for a Kora music award in 2005.

Epaphroditus (aka: Epaphras) A gentile mentioned in Colossians 1:4-8 and 4:12-13.  He was a fellow prisoner with Paul and possibly was the founder of the church at Colossae (the site is near modern Honaz, Turkey).

Justin Drew Bieber: (b. 1994, Canada) Singer, songwriter, musician, actor.