Sept. 30, 2007 Honestly! By Harry T. Cook The laughing academy formerly known as the House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. has distinguished itself after the manner of the United States Senate and other equivocating bodies in attempting to fool most of the people most of the time. They fooled some […]
ECUSA House of Bishops: A Statement House of Bishops of The Episcopal Church New Orleans, Louisiana September 25, 2007 A Response to Questions and Concerns Raised by our Anglican Communion Partners: In accordance with Our Lord’s high priestly prayer that we be one, and in the spirit of Resolution A159 of the 75th General Convention, […]
Dear Rowan, I am delighted that you have agreed to meet with the House of Bishops of the American Episcopal Church in September, even if you appear to be unwilling to come alone. It has seemed strange that you, who have had so much to say about the American Church, have not been willing to […]
Early next year we will be having a Conference wide celebration on the Joy of Wesleyan Believing. Our Lay Ministry Team will be asking every church and pastor to join in a study of United Methodist Beliefs. The text for the study will be a little book that I recently published, United Methodist Beliefs (John […]
Early next year we will be having a Conference wide celebration on the Joy of Wesleyan Believing. Our Lay Ministry Team will be asking every church and pastor to join in a study of United Methodist Beliefs. The text for the study will be a little book that I recently published, United Methodist Beliefs (John […]
— Daniel Kynaston Recent comments by a controversial Dutch Bishop suggesting that “people of all faiths” call God “Allah” have not only caused a firestorm in his country and abroad, but also raised important questions about naming God. Drawing on the example of Christians in Indonesia, Catholic Bishop Martinus Muskens stated that calling God “Allah” […]
The Dawkins Delusion by tothesource Alister McGrath is both a scientist and a theologian, and he is not at all impressed with the arguments of atheist Richard Dawkins. In McGrath’s The Dawkins Delusion?, he demonstrates that atheists can be fundamentalists too. ************************************************************** September 5, 2007 tothesource: In your The Dawkins Delusion? you take atheist Richard […]
Soundings A forum for analysis and debate on issues of religion, ethics and public policy in Australia and internationally No. 62 – 4 September 2007 A Statement on Evangelical Social Engagement by the World Evangelical Alliance Theological Commission The Philadelphia Statement, August 2007 This statement was prepared by participants of a mini-Consultation on faith, providence […]
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to […]
Paul Gray August 20, 2007 12:00am WE should all start calling God “Allah”, says a Roman Catholic bishop in the Netherlands, Bishop Tiny Muskens. “Allah is a very beautiful word for God,” said Bishop Muskens. “What does God care what we call him?” That is a very interesting question for a Christian leader to ask. […]