AMMAN — Three months after its experimental publication, the official
website, Maghtas.com, was launched on Wednesday. Maghtas.com is a specialized
site focusing on the lives of Arab Christians in Jordan, Palestine, Israel, and
the diaspora.
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According
to a press statement, Christian spiritual and lay leaders sent video congratulations and wished that the site would
help strengthen Christian presence and unity.
Rev.
David Rihani head of the Jordanian Evangelical Council, Orthodox Bishop Atallah
Hanna, attorney Botrus Mansour head of the Evangelical Council in Israel,
Bethlehem mayor Anton Salman, former Beit Sahour city councilor Issam Kokali,
director of the Augusta Victoria Hospital Walid Nammour, Munther Nemat head of
the Jordan Bible Society, Orphan activist Nisreen Hawatmeh, Assyrian Father
Boulus Khano, Jordanian lawyer Haythem Ereifej, Reverend Bassam Banoura from
Beit Sahour and Jerusalem activists Dimitri Diliani are among those sending
video greetings
Maghtas.com is
a non-theologian and non-denominational Christian site registered in the US
state of Pennsylvania. Members of the board, the advisory council, and the
staff can be seen on the about us page.
Upon
its launch, the site published an extensive interview with Bethlehem’s mayor.
It will make available several in-depth reports dealing with issues of concern
to the Arab Christian community, including issues of marriage, divorce,
inheritance, adopting, and other related personal status issues of concern to
Christians.
The
new site has contracted with Rana Abu Farha, a leading reporter in Bethlehem
who will give exclusive coverage for the Christmas season on the birthplace of
Christ. Legal advisor to the Anglican church in Jordan will begin a series of
articles on legal issues of concern to the Christian community.
A special calendar of events page has been accumulated giving
detailed information of events in the coming days and months. A weekly
newsletter will be sent to interested members every Friday morning and a
special effort will be made to encourage young people to write to the website
and make their voices heard.
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