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Church of the Nativity has endured fire, earthquake, looting.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
FORT WORTH, Texas _ Life changes minute by minute in the ancient and storied town of Bethlehem, but the Church of the Nativity remains the same.
A thousand years ago, Christian crusaders looked upon the same rectangular, fortresslike structure that sits in the crossfire of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Founded in the 300s by the Roman Emperor Constantine, the church is built over what is traditionally designated as the birth site of Jesus Christ. The church was burned and damaged in a Samaritan revolt against the Byzantine Empire in 529 and rebuilt by Emperor Justinian about 550.
Since then it has been damaged, but still withstood fire, earthquake, looting, attacks and conflicts among various Christian groups laying claim to the site.
For centuries, Muslims have also been allowed to pray at the church.
The eyes of biblical historian Bill Tolar, who has visited the church more than 30 times, are cast toward Bethlehem, where in recent ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Church of the Nativity has endured fire, earthquake, looting.(Knight...