In honor of the passing of Pope John Paul II (or how the Catholics are kicking our butts): The amount of worldwide respect paid to the late pontiff I have found to be quite interesting. Though I might not totally agree with the Roman church’s view of the papacy in general, I none the less
Multicultural Christianity
O.K. A new thought here. As I was considering the issues we’ve been discussing on race and culture, I realized I can’t think of a reason or precedent for being multicultural outside of the context of Christianity. I firmly believe that unity among people with all kind of differences is a sign of the kingdom.
Multicultural Worship
It’s good to hear someone else in support of what I’ve been recommending for a while now. That is, being flexible with worship styles, having a variety, not being afraid to do something drastically different from one week to the next. I haven’t been a big fan of the attitude that “contemporary” churches have taken,
Multiracial Church Quotes
Here are links to the articles along with excerpts that I thought were good: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/011/2.36.html “The white evangelicals we interviewed do not want a race problem.” http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2000/011/1.34.html “Most white evangelicals deny the existence of any ongoing racial problem in the U.S., and many blame the media and African Americans who refuse to forget the past
Multiracial Church
Here recently Christianity Today did a number of articles on striving for racial integration in the community of Christ followers. I know I’m posting a lot here to read, but I feel this issue is a very important one. I would identify one thing as one of if not the biggest problem in christianity as
Loss of Freedom
“We have to abridge individual rights, change the societal conditions, and act in ways that heretofore were not in accordance with our values and traditions, like giving a police officer or security official the right to search you without a judicial finding of probable cause.” U.S. Army Lt. Gen. (Retired) Patrick M. Hughes — the
Government Spending
Just so you know what the government is planning on doing with your money… To hear liberals and conservatives alike, President Bush’s newly announced fiscal 2006 federal budget is nothing less than a meat-axe poised to slash the federal budget to the very bone. However, the numbers tell a somewhat different story. * Tiny cuts:
Christian Band Sues Rossford Schools
Christian band sues Rossford schools This to me is another example of how christians seem to be off track. While I think it’s ironic, and perhaps deserving that the school’s is getting sued because they were afraid of getting sued, but at the same time I don’t really know if this should be the christian
High School Students Don’t Believe in Freedom of Press?
According to a just-released major survey of American high school students: * Only a bare majority, 51 percent, say the press should be able to publish freely. * 36 percent of U.S. high school students believe newspapers should get “government approval” of stories before publishing; * 17 percent disagree with even this modest statement: “People
British Crime Wave Coming to United States
Look out, America! Two British men are planning to criss-cross the entire United States and engage in a massive, weeks-long crime wave. They plan to break literally dozens of U.S. laws. And the brazen pair is even bragging openly about their plans to the media. Of course, there’s more to the story. The laws they