Apologetics
Resisting Theocracy
Sightings 3/20/06 — Martin E. Marty In his new book, Baptizing America, Rabbi James Rudin speaks of a developing American “Christocracy.” Kevin Phillips, in American Theocracy, writes about a developing “theocracy.” Rudin is a moderate and Phillips has carefully detailed his own odyssey. Reviews of Phillips are coming in furiously fast, so we will concentrate […]
Faith as a Personal Choice
Americans have become consumers, religious consumers. Our faith is now a matter of something that we have chosen, a matter of personal preference, individual expression. What are the implications for this for the practice of Christian ministry? Alan Wolfe, sociologist at Boston College, talks about how the expectations and the appetites of people have shifted […]
New DNA evidence and biblical creation
Note: this article is here for information, not because I necessarily agree with its assumptions. Rowland. March 17, 2006 NEW DNA EVIDENCE POINTS TO BIBLICAL MODEL OF HUMAN ORIGINS “Recent genetic and archeological findings show that human beings did not evolve from ape-like creatures,” contends internationally respected biochemist Dr. Fazale “Fuz” Rana. “With the discovery […]
Global Shift Of Christianity
NEW LAUSANNE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL SHIFT OF CHRISTIANITY A report released by the Lausanne Researchers’ Network highlights the profound southern geographical shift of global Christianity over the past hundred years. It provides new data on the southern shift in the evangelical movement from its roots in the United Kingdom and the United States. According to […]
Milosevic: One View
The Dominion (Canada) March 17, 2006 MILOSEVIC THE GUILTY? (Part one in a five-part series on the former Yugoslavia) by Dru Oja Jay The Associated Press, Reuters and the CBC refer to him as the “Butcher of the Balkans.” Making light of his recent death, the Daily Show’s John Stewart referred to him as a […]
Musician plus social justice
Derek Webb – Mockingbird A musically-compelling look at God, politics, and social issues I love Derek Webb’s CD, Mockingbird – everything about it…. It’s rich and tasteful from beginning to end. A lot of us have been waiting for a “someday” and “someone” – when a committed Christian musician would start to lead in the […]
Voting as a Lenten Discipline
Sightings 3/16/06 Voting as a Lenten Discipline — David A. Hoekema March 1 was a national holiday here in South Africa, but not because it was Ash Wednesday. Rather, it was the day of municipal elections across the country and, as is common practice in African nations, normal business was suspended to encourage all to […]
Why the Islamists are winning
This is why the Islamists are winning By Rami G. Khouri Daily Star staff Wednesday, March 15, 2006 Many people in the Middle East, Asia and the West work overtime these days trying to understand the expanding wave of Islamist political groups that are winning elections and sharing power. Mainstream Islamist parties winning democratic elections […]
The Enlightenment and Christian Belief
Holiday from the Enlightenment God is back in fashion among intellectuals. But even spiritual movements today are motivated by Western fundamentalism: the Enlightenment. By Heinz Schlaffer “The ostracised believer – stronger than all!” This was the title of a speech held in the Stuttgarter Literaturhaus and subsequently reprinted in a German newspaper. Its author was […]
What Our National Leaders Are Saying About Our Christian Heritage
The following words spoken by Senator Eric Abetz, Minister for Fisheries, Forestry and Conservation and Special Minister of State in our Federal Parliament were made at last years Saltshakers annual dinner function. In this year when our focus is on reclaiming Australia’s Christian Heritage we believe his words are worth repeating. Senator Abetz opened his […]
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