This past week, Pat Robertson, spokesperson for some of the most conservative Christians in the nation, said something nearly unbelievable to me. He called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela. If you've not read his statements yet, I've cut and pasted it in here. "I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, …
A Christian Response to Hate Crimes Against Muslims
Since the bombings in London last month, there has been a significant increase in hate crimes against Muslims in London (see the link above). Scotland Yard reports that there have been around 269 incidents of verbal or physical attack or criminal damage to property based on religious status since the bombings. That is a 600% …
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Elmbrook’s Harvest Festival
For those who are interested, Elmbrook has just launched a new website for the upcoming Harvest Festival in October/November 2005. The focus of this year's Harvest Fest is on Islam, which should provide some interesting discussion and interaction.
Turning Away from Faith at Religious Colleges
While browsing about for an entirely different article, I discovered this brief detail of a report on the erosion of faith in students attending a 4-year Catholic college. Here is a brief excerpt from the article: "after four years in a Catholic college, students are more likely to accept abortion, premarital sex and gay marriage. …
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Are We a Christian Nation?
On the way to work this morning, I caught an interesting piece on NPR about religion in America. This was the first in a series on NPR's Morning Edition called "Christianity in the Public Square," and was focused on the Christian roots of the founding of our nation. This segment can be accessed as audio …
Matthew Erickson 