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Decline
*Sightings* 4/28/08 — Martin E. Marty Papal trips, presidential campaigns, polygamist-raids, and other events that warrant billboard-sized headlines are easy enough to sight for *Sightings*, but they block out the vision of smaller-appearing events that, taken together, add up to portentous or promising trends. The portentous were most apparent this week, as headlines like these […]
Jordan: Ex-muslim Tried For Converting To Christianity
Thursday April 24, 2008 Relatives attack convert family for deserting Islam. ISTANBUL, April 24 (Compass Direct News) – On trial for converting from Islam to Christianity, a Jordanian man may lose legal custody of his children and have his marriage annulled if found guilty of “apostasy.” Mohammad Abbad, 40, fled Jordan last month after Muslims […]
Top evangelical theologian leaves Anglican Church of Canada
Douglas Todd The Vancouver Sun One of the world’s most famous evangelical theologians quit the Anglican Church of Canada this week because he believes many of its bishops are “arguably heretical” for adhering to “poisonous liberalism.” James (J.I.) Packer, whom Time magazine recently named as one of the planet’s 25 most influential evangelicals, said he […]
Evolution: 24 myths and misconceptions
* 18:00 16 April 2008 * NewScientist.com news service * Michael Le Page If you think you understand it, you don’t know nearly enough about it It will soon be 200 years since the birth of Charles Darwin and 150 years since the publication of On the Origin of Species, arguably the most important book […]
The West and China
West is bear-baiting China By Michael Backman The Age April 23, 2008 BEAR-BAITING was a popular pastime in medieval England. A wild bear would be captured, brought to a public place and chained to a pole. A pack of dogs would then be let free to taunt and attack it. The bear would swipe back […]
Kevin Rudd: Faith and Politics
October 2006 | The Monthly Essays Faith in Politics Kevin Rudd Above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey are arrayed ten great statues of the martyrs of the Church. Not Peter, Stephen, James or the familiar names of the saints sacrificed during the great Roman persecution before Constantine’s conversion. No: these are martyrs of […]
Willow Creek Church – feeding the hungry
Hey Enews Friends, Greetings from Singapore where I am mentoring pastors and completing my 5th day of Willow’s subsistence eating plan in order to more fully identify with the poor. I can not adequately convey how much I respect the Willow elders, board of directors and staff for setting the example for our entire congregation […]
ANZAC is more than symbolism
23 April 2008 Press Release Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson says that the national day of commemoration of those who sacrificed in times of war immortalised on the 25 April each year (ANZAC DAY) has become much more than a symbol of a battle. Our current generation of new adults has captured and taken ownership […]
Anzac day: a faith event?
By Alan Matheson – posted Thursday, 24 April 2008 For historians, Anzac Day, is “a martial affair with military music and ritual”, while for churches and their army chaplains, it’s a “faith event”. Anzac Day services, asserts a Brigadier Principal Chaplain, are, “in essence faith events. Through the prayers, the acts of memorial, and the […]
Anglicans in Canada
Statement by nine Anglican Network in Canada clergy to Bishop Michael Ingham Delivered April 21, 2008 We, the undersigned clergy, are writing in response to the Notice of Presumption of Abandonment of Ministry that you have sent to each of us. We would like to point out that the Notice is not in compliance with […]
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