Apologetics
Immigration and Pluralism in the United States
Sightings 4/6/06 Immigration and the Changing Contours of Religious Pluralism in the United States — Andrea Althoff In the United States today, Latin Americans, mainly Mexicans, constitute the largest number of immigrants, and this majority puts them at the center of debates regarding integration into U.S. civil society. Parties to these debates often regard immigrants’ […]
Imams And Rabbis For Peace
SECOND WORLD CONGRESS OF IMAMS AND RABBIS FOR PEACE Final statement Seville, Spain, March, 22nd 2006, Safar 21, 1427, Adar 22, 5766 In the name of the One Creator and Master of the Universe, the Compassionate and All Merciful, we Muslim and Jewish leaders and representatives, gathered for the Second World Congress of Imams and […]
100 Years of Pentecostalism
100 YEARS OF PENTECOSTAL REVIVAL OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT Azuza Street, Los Angeles April 9th 1906 A century ago the Holy Spirit touched-down in Los Angeles in an amazing outpouring that sparked revivals in many other U.S. cities – even around the world. A movement that continues to impact the Church today. God used […]
Pornography
The industry’s VIPs mingle at political galas and Super Bowl parties. Their product is available on mobile phones, podcasts, and particularly the internet – there it is an attraction like no other, patronised by tens of millions of Americans. It is pornography. And if you are a consumer, John Harmer thinks you are damaging your […]
Abortion in India
INDIA LOSES AN ESTIMATED 10 MILLION FEMALE BABIES IN THE PAST 20 YEARS More than 10million female births in India may have been lost to abortion and sex selection in the past 20 years, according to medical research. Researchers in India and Canada for the Lancet journal said prenatal selection and selective abortion was causing […]
Welcoming the Stranger
by Jeff Carr When was the last time you heard a Catholic cardinal calling his flock to civil disobedience? That’s what Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony did in his Lenten message, urging his people to make room “for the stranger in our midst, praying for the courage and strength to offer our spiritual and pastoral […]
The Gospel according to U2 and Bono
http://news.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=509842006 STEPHEN MCGINTY * US church uses U2’s songs to attract young worshippers * U2 lyrics are being used by Episcopal Churches from California to Maine * The U2 Eucharist was devised by the Rev Paige Blair “I waited patiently for the Lord. He inclined and heard my cry.” – Bono, U2 Lyric BONO has […]
The Case Against Same-Sex Marriages
Swiss cheese reasoning Dear friends Sometimes you read something that really gets your juices flowing. An article in yesterday’s Sunday Herald Sun is a case in point. The author made a really illogical case for homosexual marriage. I felt compelled to pen a reply this afternoon. In the light of the new push for same-sex […]
Just what are the Christians saying in the news these days?
Just what are the Christians saying in the news these days? Posted by The Rev. Bob Chase, 3/29/2006 Last December, do you remember when 115 mainline religious leaders and church members were arrested in Washington, D.C., during a last-ditch effort to draw attention to then-proposed cuts to the Federal Budget that would affect millions of […]
Combating warming is still up for debate (George Will)
Combating “warming” is still up for debate By George Will April 2, 2006 WASHINGTON — So, “the debate is over.” Time magazine says so. Last week’s cover story exhorted readers to “Be Worried. Be Very Worried,” and ABC News concurred in several stories. So did Montana’s governor, speaking on ABC. And there was polling about […]
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