Just awesome: I’m helping to fund a tool Presbyterians can use to pressure congress without the effort of writing a real email of their own. (Bonus: it uses Flash.) Just take a look at the items in the “Legislative Alerts” tab. Good grief. That’s what the PC(USA)’s Presbyterian Mission Agency (i.e. the GA Council, lately … Continue reading »
Socialist Jesus
I sometimes wonder about people who write stuff like this: As near as we can tell, Jesus would advocate a tax rate somewhere between 50% (in the vein of “If you have two coats, give one to the man who has none”) and 100% (if you want to get into heaven, be poor). What I … Continue reading »
Tab Sweep
As you might guess from the scarcity of blog entries here lately, I’m a net consumer (not a net producer) of internet content. Here are some links to things I’ve read this last while. Hero boy, 4, dies after saving 3-year old girl in pool. Heart-breaking. Card swipes in church make giving easier. Why yes, … Continue reading »
GA Update
I’ve been too busy to follow the GA closely, but I’ll post a few items that I noticed over the weekend. (By the way: the only way to get timely information about GA seems to be by following Twitter or the RSS feeds for the Christian Post. Our denomination’s official sources are either unnavigable or … Continue reading »
Youcef Nadarkhani – trial date
Iran has set a trial date for Youcef Nadarkhani, the Christian pastor I’ve written about previously here. He has spent more than a thousand days in prison on bogus charges of apostasy. Apostasy is, amazingly, a victimless crime subject to capital punishment. But that’s beside the point, because he’s not guilty. Imagine withstanding three years … Continue reading »
GA Committee Recommendations
Several committees at the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) meeting in Pittsburgh have issued reports. These will now be voted on by the General Assembly and if they pass, will be sent on to the presbyteries for voting during the year ahead. While I’m sure the commissioners did their work as well … Continue reading »
Religious News Blog
I stumbled on Kate Shellnutt’s Believe It Or Not blog at the Houston Chronicle. She’s doing a good job of curating interesting articles, albeit with a Texas emphasis.
Piano Man
Here’s something pretty special: I also like Ethan’s rendition of the pipe wrench song. (Via Forward Progress.)
Youcef Nadarkhani Update
I’ve written before about Youcef Nadarkhani, the Iranian Christian whose life is in jeopardy because of a (apparently fictitious) charge of apostasy. In Iran, it is a capital crime for a Muslim to have a change of heart about their faith. (Really!) Which in any event is not the case with Nadarkhani, who was never … Continue reading »
Secular Wisdom ≠ the Prosperity Gospel
Is this the kind of thinking that gets you a berth at the New York Times? Ross Douthat apparently can’t distinguish between “Prosperity Theology” and the use of secular tools in promoting religious faith: I should say that I’m an admirer of Rick Warren and I do quote him in the book specifically condemning prosperity … Continue reading »