Rowland Croucher
Does Jesus love evangelical poster art?
Soundings No. 47 – 7 February 2006 by Kristine Morrison As signs proclaiming that Jesus loves Osama adorned mainstream protestant churches this week, the deluge of media interest appeared to require some explanation. Baptist spokesperson and Director of the Centre for Christian Ethics, Rod Benson, fleshed out some or the detail in Soundings no. 45 […]
Facing up to fundamentalism
Facing up to fundamentalism -Feb 01, 2007 “Fundamentalism has suddenly become a matter of concern for everyone, whether or not they are personally religious. It affects education in science and history; it affects political elections in some countries, and through this it affects international relations; it may affect the question of whether [hu]mankind survives [far] […]
Religious Liberty – Trends 2006-2007 (introduction)
1. Religious Liberty (RL) Trends 2006-2007 (introduction) As noted in the January 2006 WEA RLC News & Analysis posting “Religious Liberty from 2005-2006” the great global trend of this age is the trend toward openness. This unstoppable, irreversible global trend, brought on by advancements in information and communications technologies, brings with it a global demand […]
Essential Differences Between Emerging and Emergent
Written on February 03rd, 2007 by Shawn Anthony I just read a great article at Resurgence regarding the sharp differences between Emerging and Emergent. It is titled Essential Concerns Regarding the Emerging Church. There seems to be a sharp and growing theological gulf developing between the Emerging Church Movement (Emerging Conversation) and one of its […]
Religious freedom, the best counter to religious extremism
By Nariman Gasimoglu, head of the group ‘Religion & Democracy’ http://ddm.iatp.az/ddm/ana.ht Islamic religious extremism in Uzbekistan – which threatens to spread in Central Asia and elsewhere – is largely the result of government repression and lack of democracy, Azerbaijani scholar and translator of the Koran Nariman Gasimoglu, head of the Religion and Democracy group http://ddm.iatp.az/ddm/ana.html […]
Shiite ascendancy
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY TRENDS: 2006-2007 ——————————————— 3. TREND: SHIITE ASCENDANCY ——————————————— It may have taken 1,327 years, but the Sunni “caliphs” are once again fighting Shiites in Karbala, as Shiites (Arabs and Persians) are once again agitating for influence from Kufa. Thus Islamic history must once again be examined through the narrative of two competing Muslim […]
India: Hindutva’s advance
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY (RL) TRENDS: 2006-2007 ———————————————————– 2. RL TREND: INDIA – HINDUTVA’S ADVANCE ———————————————————– While India’s Hindutva (Hindu nationalist) forces suffered a shock-loss in the 2004 federal elections, the Hindutva sharks are alive and well and extremely active just below the surface, generating more and more heat and momentum as they gather the masses into […]
Satan’s trick
Someone just said: “Satan’s greatest trick was convincing man that he didn’t exist.” Apparently it’s a line appearing in Bless the Child (“the devil’s greatest trick was convincing man that he didn’t exist”) and The Usual Suspects (“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing man that he didn’t exist.”) C.S. Lewis had originally […]
I am thankful
I AM THANKFUL: FOR THE WIFE WHO SAYS IT’S HOT DOGS TONIGHT, BECAUSE SHE IS HOME WITH ME, AND NOT OUT WITH SOMEONE ELSE. FOR THE HUSBAND WHO IS ON THE SOFA BEING A COUCH POTATO, BECAUSE HE IS HOME WITH ME AND NOT OUT AT THE BARS. FOR THE TEENAGER WHO IS COMPLAINING ABOUT […]
Orthodox Peace Fellowship to George Bush: Step back from war
The following statement has been sent to President Bush and members of the US legislature: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” Christ spoke these words not just to the crowd assembled before him, but to all men and women of all nations and all times – including those dealing […]
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