Tag: Church
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Emergent, emerging, emergent? | Is Signs ‘Just Another Emerging Church Book’?
No this isn’t a lesson in Latin conjugation… but language and its evolving meanings are important. With the release of the book, people have been wondering if this is just ‘another emerging church book’. I’d like to answer that with an emphatic no! Part of the reason for that is, I feel less and less…
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More Papal Bull… “If It’s Not Catholic, It’s Not A Proper Church”
The Times reports today that "The Vatican has described the Protestant and Orthodox faiths as “not proper Churches” in a document issued with the full authority of the Pope." "The Orthodox church suffers from a wound because it does not recognise the primacy of the Pope. The wound is even more profound in Protestant denominations,…
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UK Floods Are God’s Attempt to Wash Away Homosexuals?
You may not have picked up on this Stateside – unless you’ve been trying to follow coverage of Wimbledon – but it’s been raining here in the UK. A lot. Every day for weeks. There have been floods, and some people have died. In one tragic incident a man got his foot stuck in a…
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Christians Forced to Leave Iraq
Thanks to Will for the heads up on this article suggesting that Christians in Iraq are being forced to leave their homes as their neighbourhoods are ‘Islamicized’. One wonders what Qur’an these people are reading, as I’m pretty sure the holy book demands that Christians are treated well and allowed freedom to worship. Certainly, Surah…
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Blair, Brown, Catholicism and The Protestant Work Ethic
So, after 10 years and a roller-coaster political ride, we say goodbye to Prime Minister Blair, and hello Prime Minister Brown. Personally, I’m optimistic. I think we desperately need some new energy, vision and impetus in British political life, and I think Brown is the right man for the job. What has been interesting though…