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Kirken UpdateOversigter 2009: [Se her] 23-12-2009 - Homoseksualitet er et personligt valg - der
må ikke diskrimineres The head of the Russian Orthodox Church said
Wednesday that although the church views homosexuality as a sin,
gays should not face discrimination. Patriarch Kirill said "those
who sin" must not be punished and therefore the church opposes
any discrimination. Same-sex unions, however, should not be
considered equal to heterosexual marriages, he said. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Rusland - 23-12-2009 - Embedsmand: "Der er ikke religiøs
forfølgelse i Kazakstan As Kazakhstan is about to begin the role of 2010
Chairperson-in-Office for the Organisation for Security and
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), the country continues to violate
its OSCE human rights commitments. One Protestant pastor is
facing criminal charges for "causing severe damage to health due
to negligence" because he prayed with a woman about her health,
at her request. Læs mere - [Forum
18] Kazakhstan - 23-12-2009 - Bombedræbte ved kirker i Irak Two people were killed and five were wounded in
an bombing near a Christian church in Mosul on Wednesday, an
Interior Ministry official said. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Irak - 22-12-2009 - Julesæsonangreb på kristne i
Indien "Christmas is a favorite time for violence
against Christians in India, as it intimidates the Christian
community at large," said Dr. John Dayal, member of the
government's National Integration Council, headed by Indian Prime
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. .. Hindu extremists attacked a
church during worship in western Maharashtra state's Sindhudurg
district and a Christmas exhibition in Gwalior city in central
Madhya Pradesh state. The following day, extremists claimed
having converted over 1,700 tribal (aboriginal) Christians "back"
to Hinduism in western Gujarat state. Læs
mere - [Worldwide Faith News] Indien - 21-12-2009 - Julegave til kristne (og muslimske) dalitter
(kasteløse) Church groups have hailed the report of a federal
commission recommending an end to decades of religion-based
discrimination which excluded Christian and Muslim Dalits from
affirmative action legislation and have also called for the laws
to be changed. - This is a Christmas gift for the Dalit
Christians! Læs mere
- [Ecumenical News
International] Indien, Mangalore - 20-12-2009 - Utilfredshed med COP15. Kirkegrupper opforder
til fortsat klimapres Faith groups have expressed disappointment and
anger over the outcome of the United Nations talks on climate
change that have ended in Copenhagen, pledging to continue to
press for climate justice. Læs mere
- [Ecumenical News
International] Schweitz, Geneve - 19-12-2009 - Reaktioner på The Outcome fra
klimakonferencen COP15 Christian Aid and CAFOD are among the aid
agencies warning that poor people in the developing world will
die as a result of the limited deal that emerged from the UN
climate change summit in Copenhagen on Friday...The chief
negotiator for the Pacific island of Tuvalu Ian Fry was quoted
by the BBC as saying: "Can I suggest that in biblical terms, it
looks like we're being offered 30 pieces of silver to sell our
future." Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Globalt - 19-12-2009 - Evangelikal kirke åbner dørene
helt for homoseksuelle Disagreements over homosexuality and the Bible
have divided mainline Protestant churches for years. In
evangelical churches, though, the majority view has held firm --
the Bible clearly condemns homosexual acts. The common refrain
at evangelical churches: "love the sinner, hate the sin." But
with younger evangelicals and broader society showing greater
acceptance of homosexuality, many evangelical churches can
expect, at the least, a deeper exploration of the issue. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] USA - 18-12-2009 - Patriark Kirill I årets mand i
Rusland Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Kirill I has
been honoured in a Russian 2009 Person of the Year award, taking
top honours along with President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime
Minister Vladimir Putin at an awards ceremony held at Christ the
Saviour Cathedral in Moscow. He was honoured at the 16 December
ceremony for his "exceptional contribution to the spiritual
revival of Russia" Læs mere
- [Ecumenical News
International] Rusland - 17-12-2009 - Niringiye beder kirken udefra holde sig fra
pres vedrørende homo-straf David Zac Niringiye, the Church of Uganda's
assistant bishop of Kampala, says that American Christians should
cultivate relationships before condemning the proposed
legislation...The Church of Uganda has yet to make a statement
on the bill and expects to give its official position by January
20... the objectives [possible deathpenalty for homosexual
practise] of the bill have the total support of most of Uganda,
not just Christians, but also Muslims and Roman Catholics. Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] Uganda, Kampala - 16-12-2009 - Porvoo-indmeldelsen diskuteres heftigt Vi skal ikke spørge andre om lov, lyder
forklaringen fra biskop om folkekirkens indtræden i stort
kirkefællesskab Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 16-12-2009 - Oral Robert dør 91 år
gammel Også en del af billedet af Kirken i verden:
Denne begivenhed kommer på forsiden af Washington Post
[red]:..trailblazing, empire-building evangelist (OR) helped
create television evangelism and "prosperity theology," or the
idea that a person's faith could be rewarded by wealth. Læs mere - [Washington
Post] USA, Californien - 16-12-2009 - Lavest boende burde have højest
prioritet på COP15 Falani is the head of the largest
non-governmental organisation in his country as president of the
Christian Church of Tuvalu (Ekalesia Kelisiano Tuvalu or the
EKT), so he engages with the leaders and the people at every
level. He tells Ecumenical News International his message is
simple and clear, "Don't give up on us." Læs mere
- [Ecumenical News
International] Tuvalu - 14-12-2009 - Økumenisk klimagudstjeneste Den anglikanske Ærkebiskop Rowan Williams
prædiker. Ærkebiskop Desmond Tutu, kirkeledere fra
Grønland, Malawi og Stillehavsøerne deltager sammen
med repræsentanter fra Den Romersk-Katolske Kirke og Den
Ortodokse Kirke. Tre kor synger med menigheden. Gæster fra
Kongehuset, de politiske delegationer under topmødet, fra
dansk og internationalt kirkeliv er med i menigheden denne
søndag eftermiddag. (Fra Danske kirkers råds
pressemeddelelse inden). Konferencen set med økumneiske
øjne: (Se
her) - Kristeligt Dagblad refererer gudstjenesten Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, København - 14-12-2009 - Protest: Kristusbarnet skal frelses fra
julemandens rød-hvide trussel A candle-lit procession makes a solemn passage
through jolly, rosy-cheeked throngs standing at mulled wine and
chestnut stands in the old quarter of Graz, Austria's second
city. The cause? To save Christkind, their Christmas gift giver,
from the red and white menace of Santa Claus. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Østrig, Linz - 14-12-2009 - Kristnes ret til at kalde Gud Allah for retten
i Malaysia Lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church urged a
court Monday to let Christians use "Allah" as a translation for
God and overturn a government ban that has become a symbol of
religious grievances in Muslim-majority Malaysia. The High Court
began hearing legal arguments in the dispute, which began in late
2007 after the government blocked non-Muslims from translating
God as "Allah" in their literature, saying it would confuse
Muslims. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Malaysia - 14-12-2009 - Homoseksualitet skal afkriminaliseres, men
ikke legaliseres Plans to decriminalise homosexuality is creating
"confusion" and represents a "grave danger to the social fabric
of society," a view shared by Christian, Hindu, Sikh and Muslim
leaders at an interfaith roundtable promoted by Mgr Vincent M.
Concessao, archbishop of New Delhi. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Indien, New Delhi - 12-12-2009 - Leder på tværs af religioner
arbejder sammen mod malaria Religious leaders in Nigeria launched an
unprecedented $1-billion effort Thursday to tackle malaria, which
each year kills up to 300,000 Nigerians. The Faith United for
Health campaign, which brings together Muslims, Catholics and
Christians in the country, seeks to deliver 63 million mosquito
nets to 30 million households by the end of 2010 and train 30,000
religious leaders to spread malaria prevention messages across
Nigeria Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Nigeria - 11-12-2009 - Stat og kirke på vej til at skilles i
Danmark? .. now the young in particular want the two
clearly divided. A recent Ramboell Analysis of 18 to 25-year-olds
had nearly half in favour of a separation and only a third
against. Læs mere - [Interchurch.dk] Danmark, København - 11-12-2009 - Liberale anglikanere vrede over Williams
standpunkt vedr homoseksualit The Archbishop of Canterbury has failed to
exercise moral leadership to protect gays and lesbians in Uganda
and has instead exercised political pressure to attack a
bishop-elect in Los Angeles because she is a lesbian," state the
members of the Facebook group "Anglicans who want THIS statement
from Canterbury", Læs mere - [Christian
Today] England - 11-12-2009 - Japansk kirke om abort og selvmord - respekt
for liv forbedrer verden Japan is one of the countries with the highest
rate of abortions and suicides in the world, where the average
age of the population continues to grow, creating various social
and economic problems. The local Church, which has always been
engaged in a work of defence of life, decided in early 2009 that
next year will be dedicated to the awareness on the issue. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Japan, Kamagasaki - 11-12-2009 - Hindu ekstremister sætter ild til kirke
i Andhra Pradesh Local sources said a group of militants from the
Hindu nationalist movement Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and
supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to the Jesus
Lights Manna Church in Metpally around 2 am. After pouring petrol
on the building, they set it on fire. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Indien, Andhra Pradesh - 11-12-2009 - Folkekirken melder sig ind i
Porvoo-fællesskabet På Folkekirkens mellemkirkelige Råds
møde den 9. december, 2009 vedtog Rådet at melde
folkekirken ind i Porvoo Fællesskabet. Porvoo
Fællesskabet er et praktisk arbejdsfællesskab mellem
anglikanske og lutherske kirker i Norden, Storbritannien, Irland
og Baltikum. De øvrige nordiske kirker har været med
siden fællesskabets start i 1996, mens Danmark hidtil blot
har været observatør. - Læs også Mogens
Mogensens artikel om Porvoo: (HER). Læs mere - [Interchurch.dk] Danmark - 11-12-2009 - Eritrea har arresteret 30 kvinder i
bøn Thirty elderly women have been arrested in
Eritrea while praying together ..Most of the women belonged to
an outlawed evangelical group. The government recognises only
four faiths - Islam, Orthodox, Catholic and Lutheran - and bans
gatherings of more than five people. Læs mere - [BBC] Eritrea - 10-12-2009 - Protester mod at julemanden forbydes på
grund af hans kristne rødder Protest against that .. Santa Claus, who is a
decidedly secular symbol, is not allowed on campus because he
originated from the story about St. Nicholas. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA, New York - 10-12-2009 - Moske med minareter godkendt - vækker
protest i Sydney Auburn Council, in Sydney's west, has outraged
residents by approving the three-storey mosque with dome and
minarets on a site occupied by a Depression-era Art Deco fire
station. The Australian Islamic Cultural Centre, which has links
to Saudi Arabia and Wahhabism, plans to demolish existing
buildings - including the fire station - and construct a mosque
for up to 1000 worshippers, a library and a youth cultural centre
with two levels of basement. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Australien - 10-12-2009 - Megakirken "Den gyldne lampe" smadret af
politi og lejede folk Towering eight stories over wheat fields, the
Golden Lamp Church was built to serve nearly 50,000 worshippers
in the gritty heart of China's coal country. But that was before
hundreds of police and hired thugs descended on the mega-church,
smashing doors and windows, seizing Bibles and sending dozens of
worshippers to hospitals with serious injuries, members and
activists say Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Kina, Linfen - 10-12-2009 - Lytterunde i USA: Ja, astrologi og tro
på Jesus kan forenes Can you believe in Jesus and in astrology? The
answer is a resounding yes, according to a study that shows
Americans' beliefs to be more complex than might be expected. Læs mere
- [Washington Post] USA, Washington - 10-12-2009 - Kvinde forfølges for at have
konverteret I'm afraid of my brother finding us," said the
38-year-old Ali, who has moved to another area. "Their aim is to
take us back to Sudan, and there they will force us to return to
the Islamic faith or sentence us to death according to Islamic
law. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Ægypten - 10-12-2009 - Kirker i syd og partnerkirkers holdninger til
homoseksualitet I et interview "Opgaverne er mange": Vi
ønsker at være ærlige over for Bibelen, lytte
til Gud og være tro mod arbejdet. Det betyder at vi tager
klart afstand fra ægteskab mellem to personer af samme
køn, og at vi er imod ordination af praktiserende
homoseksuelle præster. Samtidig ønsker vi at blive
i partnerskabet selv om vi er uenige med nogle af partnerne,
siger Yonas Yigezu.. Efter at have forholdt sig til skilsmisse,
konkluderer han: Kirken må omstille sig for at kunne
forkynde evangeliet i det 21. århundrede. Opgaverne er
mange, men vi er nødt til at tage et skridt af gangen -
og vi er begyndt at gå i den rigtige retning Læs
mere - [Dansk
Etioper Mission] Etiopien - 09-12-2009 - Kristne i USA fordømmer Ugandas
anti-homoseksualitets lov Given U.S. Christian groups' extensive history
of involvement in Uganda, these numerous Catholic, Evangelical
and Mainline Protestant leaders - including several members of
the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood
Partnerships - felt especially compelled to speak out against the
'Anti-Homosexuality Act of 2009' as counter to Christian values
and call on all American Christian leaders to join them Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Uganda, Kampala - 09-12-2009 - Buddhistiske ekstremister under mistanke for
angreb på katolsk kirke A mob of about a thousand people with sticks,
swords and stones stormed the church when I and my parishioners
were still inside. I had just finished the 7 o'clock Mass," the
priest said. "They smashed statues, the altar and chairs. They
destroyed everything. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Sri Lanka - 08-12-2009 - Opfordring til at trodse miljøforbud
mod kald til bøn fra minareter Mosques have been advised to ignore a recent
directive by the National Environment Management Authority on
noise pollution and continue making calls for prayers. Supreme
Council of Kenya Muslims secretary general Alhaj Adan Wachu
Tuesday said the Islamic call to prayer is usually transmitted
through a loud speaker which is "controllable and unharmful to
human health and environment". Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Kenya - 08-12-2009 - Officiel kinesisk nyhedsavis taler for
egentlig religionsfrihed A leading Chinese religious scholar called the
country ready for "an institutional guarantee for the legality
and quality of all religions," according to a December article
in China Daily, the official government English language
newspaper. Religious freedom experts say they are cautiously
optimistic about the public pronouncement. Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] Kina - 07-12-2009 - Konservative anglikanere tager afstand fra
valget af lesbisk biskop Anglican leaders across the global body say the
election of a second openly gay bishop demonstrates the direction
The Episcopal Church has been heading all along - away from
biblical Christianity. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA - 07-12-2009 - Klima-klokkeringning indleder at tro forbinder
sig med videnskab When church bells start ringing in Copenhagen,
and all around the world, on 13 December, they will not be
heralding an early arrival of Christmas. Rather they will peal
out a call to action and prayer to respond to impending climate
change. Læs mere
- [Ecumenical News
International] Danmark, København - 07-12-2009 - Den anglikanske kirke (igen) i splittelse over
valg af lesbisk biskop The future of the worldwide Anglican Communion
was in jeopardy last night after the Archbishop of Canterbury
said that the election of a lesbian bishop in the United States
raised "very serious questions". Læs mere
- [Timesonline] USA, Los Angeles - 05-12-2009 - International vrede over homseksuelle vielser
i Sverige Verdens store kirkesamfund truer med at
opløse samarbejdet med den svenske kirke, efter at kirken
har indsat en lesbisk biskop og tilladt vielser af homoseksuelle
Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Sverige, Stockholm - 03-12-2009 - Søndagshandel krænker
religionsfriheden i Tyskland Stik modsat udviklingen i Danmark tvinger
Tysklands forfatningsdomstol flere delstater til at
genindføre eller fastholde søndagslukning af
butikkerne Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Tyskland - 03-12-2009 - Ny direktør for Areopagos: Raag
Rolfsen Det vil være viktig for meg å ta vare
på organisasjonens selvforståelse og skape
kontinuitet. Areopagos bidrar til å skape møterom
for eksistensiell dialog der vestlig teknokrati har skapt et
vakuum i forhold til mening og tilhørighet, sier Rolfsen.
Han ønsker at organisasjonen kan bli en enda tydeligere
aktør på denne arenaen. Læs mere - [Areopagos -
Norge] Norge - 02-12-2009 - Miljøminister forbyder støjende
gudstjenester We will sing and make noise in God's praise even
if they jail us or take us to court," said Bishop Kariuki. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Kenya - 02-12-2009 - FN kritiserer Schweitzs forbud mod
minareter The United Nations called Switzerland's ban on
new minarets "clearly discriminatory" and deeply divisive, and
the Swiss foreign minister acknowledged Tuesday the government
was very concerned about how the vote would affect the country's
image. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Schweitz, Geneve - 02-12-2009 - Domstol forbyder baptiskkirke Members of a Baptist congregation in the capital
Dushanbe have appealed to the City Court against a ban on their
activity imposed because they meet for worship in a private home
without state registration. But Judge Soliya Ismailova of Somoni
District Court, who handed down the ban, defended her decision
and denied that this violated the Baptists' freedom of worship.
Læs mere - [Forum
18] Tajikistan - 01-12-2009 - Mission i bevægelse - bevægelse
i mission Opsamling af og refleksion over oplæg ved
Ole Jørgensen, DMR, Birger Nygaard, Areopagos, Sune
Skarsholm, DEM, Mogens Kjær, Danmission, Jens Erik
Jacobsen, Apostolsk Kirke, Hilda Lind, Svenska Kyrkan, og
Jørgen Skov Sørensen, DMRs studieudvalg og MKR, og
diskussion blandt deltagerne ved Dansk Missionsråds
studiedag i Pinsekirken i Odense, onsdag den 17. November 2009.
Læs mere - [Intercultural.dk] Danmark - 01-12-2009 - Kunst og mission The themes in Lausanne World Pulse this month are
reflecting on worship [and mission/contextualization] through
art, music, drama, story, and more. T Læs mere - [Lausanne World Pulse] Geneve - 01-12-2009 - Finlands to kirker og to sprog Det østligste nordiske land har en
omtumlet historie, først under svensk og siden russisk
styre, og det præger stadig landet, som også er kendt
for sin kirkearkitektur og ikke mindst mobiltelefonindustrien Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Finland - 01-12-2009 - En kommunes ønske om at flytte
konmfirmandundervisning giver uro Lyngby-Tårbæk kommune ønsker
at flytte konfirmandundervisning fra morgen til
eftermiddagstimer. (Som man har haft det i generationer i
Købehavn). Nogle frygter at det er yderligere et skridt
mod adskillelse af stat og kirke. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 01-12-2009 - 17 % færre nye HIV
tilfælde Der er tydelige tegn på at den
forebyggende indsats begynder at gøre en forskel, men vi
arbejder stadig ikke hurtigt nok til at følge med
virussen, lyder det fra den FN organisation som arbejder med hiv
og aids på verdensplan, UNAIDS, i forbindelse med en netop
offentliggjort rappor Læs mere - [Dansk Etioper
Mission] Afrika - 30-11-2009 - Folkekirken.dk fornyet! Ellen Aagaard Petersen er redaktør
på hjemmesiden og udtaler: "Målet er, at hjemmesiden
skal være værd at besøge og være til at
gå til for den brede kreds af folkekirkens medlemmer.
Derfor er der både mange praktiske informationer, tekster
om tro og traditioner samt mange forskellige holdninger, som
kommer til udtryk gennem blogs og debatindlæg." Læs
mere - [Folkekirken.dk] Danmark - 29-11-2009 - Schweitz forbyder minareter - Dansk Folkeparti
ønsker folkeafstemning Søndag gik borgerne i Schweitz til
stemmeurnerne for at tage stilling til om landets fire minareter
skal forbydes. Det mente et flertal på 57,5 pct. af
stemmerne. Forinden havde det højrepopulistiske Schweizisk
Folkeparti (SVP), som er landets største parti, indsamlet
de 100.000 underskrifter, der ifølge schweizisk lov baner
vej for en folkeafstemning om et givent spørgsmål.
Se også Religiøse
ledere i Schweitz.. og FN
kritiserer.. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Schweitz - 27-11-2009 - Skoler baseret på tro/religion giver
bedre sammenhængskraft A new report out today from the Church of England
claims that schools with a religious foundation promote community
cohesion rather than create division. Læs
mere - [Christian Today] England - 27-11-2009 - Religionsfriheden i Tyrkiet - en
oversigt Ahead of the UN Human Rights Council May 2010
Universal Periodic Review of Turkey, Forum 18 News Service has
found that the country continues to see serious violations of
international human rights standards on freedom of religion or
belief. Læs mere - [Forum
18] Tyrkiet - 27-11-2009 - Pakistansk kristen ..defended Christianity by citing verses from the
Bible,..Islamic militants viciously beat him - breaking his left
leg and some ribs and leaving his left hand non-functional. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Pakistan, Lahore - 26-11-2009 - Præsentation og paneldebat om de unge
voksne og folkekirken Kirkefondets projekt "Ung i kirken" har udgivet
en rapport, der præsenteres den 26. november Læs mere - [Kirkefondet]
Danmark, København - 26-11-2009 - Kirke kritiserer statens anti-homoseksualitets
lovgivning The United Reformed Church says it is "appalled"
at the "draconian" measures being proposed in Uganda's
anti-homosexuality Bill. The Bill proposes life imprisonment for
adults of the same sex who engage in sexual activity and the
death penalty for anyone whose same-sex partner is disabled or
under the age of 18 Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Uganda, Kampala - 26-11-2009 - Huskirkeledere i dømt lange
fængselsstraffe A court in northern China has sentenced five
leaders of an unauthorized Protestant church to prison terms of
up to seven years on charges including illegal assembly, rights
groups reported Thursday. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Kina - 24-11-2009 - Lukket kirkelederkonference rejser
kritik Kirkeministerens lukkede konference for 105
ledende kirkefolk om præstens rolle rejser kritik Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, Kolding - 23-11-2009 - Vietnam tillader udgivelse af salmebog For the first time the Vietnamese bishops have
had government permission to publish a collection of hymns...The
first volume of the collection contains 500 songs - from among
4 thousand of the most loved ... The lack of an official hymnal
has encouraged some communities to compose their songs, some of
which do not correspond to theology. "The language used in some
cases is worrying," said Peter Tran Minh, one of the conference
participants.. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Vietnam - 23-11-2009 - Var foreslåede restriktioner overfor
mission kun en papirtiger? Justice Ministry proposed amendments to the 1997
Religion Law and the Administrative Violations Code imposing
draconian controls on religious activity have provoked protest
from religious communities and have now been removed from the
Ministry's website. Læs mere - [Forum
18] Rusland - 23-11-2009 - Ung kristen henrettet, anklaget for at have
forsøgt at omvende Islamic extremists controlling part of the Somali
capital of Mogadishu this month executed a young Christian they
accused of trying to convert a 15-year-old Muslim to
Christianity. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Somalia - 23-11-2009 - Megakirke i Stockholm Mega er måske en overdrivelse, men
måske det nærmeste vi kommer i skandinavisk,
folkekirkelig sammenhæng: Kr. Dgbl. fortæller om
Allehelgenskirken: "En fyldt kirke i en gudløs by."
Præsten Olle Carlsson siger "Jeg ser frem til at kirken
bliver fattig" - og løsrevet helt fra staten. Men han ser
store fordele ved Svenska Kyrkan: "Jeg elsker den svenske kirkes
åbenhed. Det, der er sket i Allehelgenkirken, hvor folk kan
være, uanset hvad de mener og tror, kunne aldrig være
sket i en almindelig frikirke. Den svenske kirke har en
åbenhed over for mennesker uanset deres tro eller seksuelle
orientering. Det er en styrke ved kirken, som ligger dybt i den
svenske folkesjæl". Se også OCs egen hjemmeside: (HER) Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Sverige, Stockholm - 23-11-2009 - Kennedy nægtet nadver af sin biskop for
abortpolitik A bitter dispute over abortion that prompted
Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop to ask Rep. Patrick Kennedy
not to receive Holy Communion has revealed the depth of the
divide among Catholics over how politicians should reconcile
their faith with their public duties. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] USA - 23-11-2009 - Bibelsk temapark "Harmony World" planlagt /
chikane/forfølgelse i Kina Leoung's theme park should be built in Liaoning
province. A Christian convert in 1996, the entrepreneur wants to
build 'Harmony World' in which Christianity and Chinese
traditional culture are combined. Other Christian entrepreneurs
are involved in the 2.3 km2 project salted to go up in Tieling.
- Given the amount of money involved, the central government
might actually be interested. However, it would hardly be a sign
of openness towards religion.... Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Kina, Hongkong - 22-11-2009 - Katolske biskopper forbereder vejen for et
anglikansk exodus THE Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales
has taken the first steps towards receiving Anglican converts en
masse. Archbishop Vincent Nichols, its leader, has appointed a
panel of bishops to plan the recruitment of entire Church of
England parishes. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Vatikanet - 21-11-2009 - Pave og ærkebiskop enige om at skabe
tættere relationer the two leaders "turned to the challenges facing
all Christian communities" and the need "to promote forms of
collaboration and shared witness in facing these challenges..
Referring to the recent overture for traditional Anglicans upset
over the ordination of women and gay bishops to become Catholics,
the Vatican said the talks reiterated "the shared will to
continue and to consolidate the ecumenical relationship between
Catholics and Anglicans Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Vatikanet - 21-11-2009 - Kirkeklokker verden over vil ringe for klimaet
i december As nations are spelling out their bargaining
positions for the negotiations on a new international climate
deal to take place in Copenhagen next month, churches around the
world are trying to ring home the message that climate protection
is an ethical and spiritual issue. Læs
mere - [Christian Today] Globalt - 20-11-2009 - Roms holdning til kvindelige præster er
en hindring for kirkelig enhed The Archbishop of Canterbury yesterday made his
most outspoken challenge to the Roman Catholic Church since the
Pope invited disaffected Anglicans to switch to Rome. Speaking
before he meets Benedict XVI tomorrow, Dr Rowan Williams told a
conference in Rome that the Catholic Church's refusal to ordain
women was a bar to Christian unity. Læs mere
- [Timesonline] Italien, Rom - 20-11-2009 - Katolske og evangelikale går sammen om
modstand mod abort, homo-vielse in a document, called "The Manhattan
Declaration".The positions aren't new here; what's new is the
teaming up. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] USA - 19-11-2009 - Muslimsk Nigeria-statsleder taler ved
kirkemøde For the first time in northern Nigeria, a Muslim
state governor has accepted an invitation to a church revival
programme during which he called for unity and peaceful
co-existence between the country's Christians and Muslims.
Ibrahim Shekarau is the governor of Kano State, one which
practices Islamic Sharia laws, and which earlier this year
experienced clashes between Christian and Muslims in the
predominantly Islamic-populated north of the country. Læs mere
- [Ecumenical News
International] Nigeria - 18-11-2009 - PROCMURA har 50 års
jubilæum The PROCMURA 50th Anniversary is due to come on
in Nairobi from 18th to 24th November 2009 Læs mere - [Promura]
Kenya, Nairobi - 18-11-2009 - Modsat i USA anerkender evangelikale verden
over klimakrisen Unlike in the United States, there is little
controversy among evangelicals around the world on whether
climate change is real, said an evangelical representative at a
press briefing on Capitol Hill. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA - 18-11-2009 - Lutherske arbejder på ny,
selvstændig organisation Many ELCA members and congregations have said
that they want to sever ties with the ELCA because of the ELCA's
continued movement away from traditional Christian teachings..It
comes after the ELCA's chief legislative body voted in August to
approve a resolution allowing noncelibate gays and lesbians to
be ordained. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA - 17-11-2009 - I Sverige er lesbisk biskop er ikke "hot
issue," Afrika ulmer So far the Lutheran World Federation, which
represents almost 69 million Christians in 79 countries, has
managed to avoid the same level of acrimony and divisiveness as
the 77-million-strong Anglican Communion on the issue of gay
clergy. - Some of the most strident criticism against the Church
of Sweden came from Lutherans in Kenya, however: "We condemn in
the strongest terms possible this unfortunate and anti-scriptural
development in a church body that bears the name of the great
reformer, Dr Martin Luther," said Archbishop Walter Obare, the
leader of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kenya. - Swedish
Archbishop Anders Wejryd argues: "This is an issue of conscience
and therefore we have to be very open" - "In Sweden it isn't so
hot [an issue]. I mean we have had clergy living in [same-sex]
partnerships for 30 years, in parts of the country. "They have
been looked upon as respectful Christians. Maybe that is hard to
understand," he said. "Our question is, is this theologically
possible? I think it goes along with our biblical
interpretation... Læs mere
- [Ecumenical News
International] Schweitz, Geneve - 16-11-2009 - E-nyt fra Indiens evangelisk-lutherske
kirke Purpose Driven Church - Dalits Targeted yet again
in Orissa - National Seminar on Women Ordination - A Helping Hand
for Young Widows - Special Children Celebrate Deepavali -
Equality, Justice & Dignity: A persistent Dalit Issue Læs mere - [United
Evangelical Lutheran Churches in India] Indien - 14-11-2009 - Mobiltelefon invitation til islam - på
saudiarabisk Any person can suggest names of non-Muslims he
thinks they might convert to Islam through text messages to the
hotline, along with their numbers and the language they speak.
Læs mere - [Earth
Times] Saudiarabien - 14-11-2009 - Mali - et af verdens fattigste land. Mission
og micro-enterprise Mali has occupied an almost permanent position
on the list of the 10 poorest countries in the world.
Micro-enterprise can be part of the solution. But how? Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Mali - 14-11-2009 - Life - kirke, moske og tempel i samarbejde om
tro og miljø Building on already existing links between
churches, mosques and temples in the area (Borough of Lambeth),
the aim is to promote greater mutual awareness of local ecology,
global climate change and the role multi-faith groups can play
in nurturing sustainable living on a local and regional level.
Læs mere - [Christian
Muslim Forum] England, London Borugh of Lampeth - 13-11-2009 - Vi har ortodokse, katolikker og muslimer -
alle andre er sekterere At the request of Minsk City Executive Committee,
local police in the capital Minsk visited the Kagramanyan family,
who are Pentecostals, and asked intrusive questions about whether
they use their home for worship, which church they attend and why
they are believers, Læs mere - [Forum
18] Belarus, Minsk - 13-11-2009 - NGO protest mod FN vedtagelse af resolution
om defamation af religion More than 100 non-governmental organizations on
Thursday protested attempts by some governments to push through
a United Nations resolution to save religion from defamation.
Those NGOs said such a move, if it leads to a binding UN
resolution, could give states more reasons to adopt new domestic
laws clamping down on human rights and freedom of expression. Læs mere - [Earth
Times] USA, New York - 13-11-2009 - Egyptens koptere forfølges i stigende
grad Cairo, Egypt - A new report on religious freedom
in Egypt says Coptic Christians, who make up about 10 percent of
the 80 million population (CIA factbook), face major rights
violations and are being increasingly persecuted. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Ægypten, Cairo - 12-11-2009 - Truer aborttilhængere med
ekskommunikation Spain's Catholic Church has stepped up its
campaign against the government's plans to liberalize the
country's abortion law, press reports said Thursday. Bishops'
Conference spokesman Juan Antonio Martinez Camino described
abortion as a "mortal sin" and as a "heresy," saying Catholics
who contributed to abortions could not take communion and would
be automatically excommunicated. Læs mere - [Earth
Times] Spanien, Madrid - 12-11-2009 - Nye antikonversionslovgivning
vanskeliggør forholdene i Indien New anti-conversion legislation coupled with
more "extreme" Hindu extremist cells rising up across India make
the future of Christians throughout the country look much more
challenging. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Indien - 12-11-2009 - Grøn patriark i kamp for
klimaet Fokus var på klimakampen, da det ortodokse
kristne overhoved, patriark Bartholomæus I, mødte
den amerikanske præsident, Barack Obama, i Det Hvide Hus.
Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] USA, Washington - 12-11-2009 - Flere udmeldelser af folkekirken - er
Brorsonkirke-sagen årsag? Sagen og den medfølgende debat har enkelte
steder ført til flere udmeldelser af folkekirken, lyder
det fra en række kordegne i Københavns Stift Læs mere - [Kirken i
København] Danmark, København - 12-11-2009 - De østtyske kirkes kamp for demokrati
inspirerer kristne i Betlehem For de kristne palæstinensere i Betlehem
er Berlinmurens fald blevet et symbol på håb. Hvis
det kan ske i Europa, så kan det også ske hos os,
siger de. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Israel, Betlehem - 11-11-2009 - Toregimentelæren i spil i dansk
kirke-politik debat Et debatindlæg søger at
afgøre spørgsmålet om klokkeringningen ved
klimagudstjenesten ved klimakonference med reference til Luthers
toregimentelære. Det forbliver ikke uimodsagt - det
almindelige forsøg på at sætte skel mellem
religion og politik er udtryk for en Sekularisering af
toregimentelæren Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 11-11-2009 - Den svenske kirke indvier lesbisk
biskop Sweden's Lutheran church consecrated its first
openly gay bishop, just two weeks after it gave clergy the right
to wed same-sex couples. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Sverige - 10-11-2009 - Kenyansk leder går under jorden efter
konversion A Pentecostal bishop who aided the conversion to
Christianity of the leader of a violent religious group says she
has advised him to go into hiding after he received death
threats. Maina Njenga, the leader of Mungiki, which is the
Kikuyu-language word for multitude, said he converted to
Christianity together with hundreds of other members on 25
October. Two days earlier Njenga was released from prison after
murder charges he had faced over the killing of 29 people who
were massacred in Mathira in April were dropped. Læs mere
- [Ecumenical News
International] Kenya, Nairobi - 09-11-2009 - Tysklands kolde religion The Protestant state church is fairly dead. The
percent of committed Christians in Germany is maybe at 3 or 4
percent. Eighty percent belong to a church nominally, Protestant
or Catholic. A mere 0.5 percent belong to a free evangelical
church. The percent of people believing in life after death is
fewer than 50 percent. It's what a German philosopher, Ruediger
Safranski, calls "cold religion," very left-brained, very
cognitive, focused on rituals and membership but not on personal
commitment. Sometimes the mainline bishops say we need to be more
mission minded. But they don't put any money into it. Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] Tyskland - 09-11-2009 - 20-året for Berlinmurens fald og kirkens
rolle mindes Kirkerne i det tidligere Østtyskland var
centrum i opstanden mod regimet, og en afgørende faktor
i kommunismens sammenbrud for 20 år siden. Se også
(her) Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Tyskland - 08-11-2009 - Kristne skal i aktion når det
gælder klimaet Scientist Sir John Houghton has called on
Christians to take action to save the planet. Speaking at the
latest in a series of debates on faith and development, he said
there was a "moral imperative" for the Western world to address
dangerous climate change. Læs
mere - [Christian Today] England - 08-11-2009 - Italien vil appellere menneskeretsdomstolens
krucifix-afgørelse The Italian government is to appeal a ruling by
the European Court of Human Rights last week determining that the
hanging of crucifixes in school classrooms violates religious and
education freedoms Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Italien, Rom - 07-11-2009 - Ærkebiskop går ind for vedvarende
energi The Archbishop of Cape Town has called on South
Africa's troubled energy provider Eskom to drop its plans to
build more coal-fired power plants and invest in renewable energy
instead, following the resignation of its chief executive this
week. Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Sydafrika - 07-11-2009 - Malaysias kirke kræver 15.000 bibler
frigivet "It is baseless to withhold the Bibles in Bahasa
Malaysia (Malaysian language) on the ground that they are
'prejudicial to public order,'" Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Malaysia - 06-11-2009 - Sekularisering og religiøs
vitalitet Økumenisk efterårskursus:
Sekularisering er ofte blevet opfattet som mindre religion og
kristendom - altså som en forfaldshistorie. Men dette syn
ændrer sig i disse år, så sekularisering
snarere ses som religion på en anden måde:
traditioner og institutioner betyder mindre, mens det personlige
og individuelle træder i forgrunden. Læs mere - [Danske kirkers
Råd] Danmark, Nyborg - 06-11-2009 - Religiøse ledere fremlægger 60
planer for klimapolitik Leaders of nine major faiths have presented 60
ideas to lessen carbon emissions to the United Nations after
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon singled out the religious community
as key in fighting climate change. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] England, London - 06-11-2009 - De unge voksne og folkekirken - en rapport fra
Kirkefondet Mere end en femtedel af folkekirkens medlemmer
er mellem 18 og 35 år. Men under 3 % af medlemmerne af
menighedsrådene er i denne aldersgruppe, og den er lige
så usynlig i udvalgsarbejde og andet frivilligt
sognekirkeligt arbejde. Åbn rapporten: Læs mere - [Kirkefondet]
Danmark - 05-11-2009 - Hvad skete der egentlig med
verdensfrelser-pc'en? En lille grøn maskine var det helt store
samtaleemne i 2007 og til dels også i 2008. Siden er der
blevet mere og mere stille omkring en af verdens mest
stormombruste computere.. Læs her computerfagbladets
beskrivelse afdet internationale projekt OLPC (One Laptop Per
Child) - og suppler med Mission Afrikas rapport om et projekt:
(Se her) - Læs mere - [Computerworld] Globalt - 03-11-2009 - Troende kan ændre planetens
skæbne The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban
Ki-moon, has told leaders from the world's major faiths that they
occupy a "unique position" in future discussion on the fate of
the planet, and that their communities count on this crucial
issue. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] England, London - 01-11-2009 - Et tiårs jubilæum: Enighed om
retfærdiggørelse On Oct. 31, 1999, representatives of the Roman
Catholic Church and the Lutheran World Federation got together
to sign the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification,
in which the two church bodies together confessed: "By grace
alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any
merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy
Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping and calling us to
good works." Læs mere - [The Christian
Post] Augsburg - 27-10-2009 - U.S. Statedeparments rapport om
religionsfrihed bydes velkommen USCIRF The U.S. Commission on International Religious
Freedom (USCIRF) welcomes today's release of the first
International Religious Freedom Report of the Obama
administration, and urges the prompt designation of "countries
of particular concern" (CPCs) as well as implementation of
targeted policies on those countries. "To date, President Obama
has raised religious freedom in his speeches abroad without those
sentiments being translated into concrete policy actions, and our
hope is that this report will be the administration's call to
action" said Leonard Leo, USCIRF chair. Læs mere - [USCIRF] USA, Washington - 26-10-2009 - Taleban giver kristne ultimatum Kristne bør betale særlig skat og
konvertere til islam eller forlade landet, lyder det i ny
erklæring fra Taleban i Pakistan. Shiamuslimer trues
også Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Pakistan, Karachi - 26-10-2009 - Skal kristne faste sammen med muslimer under
ramadanen? "I would say it's absolutely appropriate,
particularly if one does it for spiritual reasons, combining it
with prayer and strengthening your discipline and submission to
God. If there are side benefits, like showing some solidarity
with your Muslim friends, that's fine too. It's best not to be
bragging about it. (But) it has to be a personal decision." and
nine other statements from different churchleaders and pastors
Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] USA - 26-10-2009 - Politikere misbrugte gudstjeneste i
Tingbjerg Politikernes behørigt annoncerede
kirkegang i Tingbjerg er ikke bare sammenblanding af religion og
politik - det er gudstjenestebesættelse og
højtråbende selvpromovering, skriver
sognepræst Gudmund Rask Pedersen Læs mere - [Kristendom.dk] Danmark, København - 26-10-2009 - Chilener ny generalsekretær for Det
lutherske Verdensforbund (LWF) the LWF Council elected Chilean theologian Martin
Junge as the eighth general secretary of the LWF. Junge, an
ordained pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Chile, will
be the first representative from the Latin America and Caribbean
region to hold the communion's chief executive post. Læs mere - [The Lutheran
World Federation] Schweitz, Geneve - 22-10-2009 - Kristent TV øger kirkegangen Man skulle tro, at tv holder folk væk fra
kirken. At når man kan se gudstjenester på
skærmen i stuen, gider man ikke bevæge sig hen i
kirken. Men det er ikke tilfældet. I hvert fald ikke i
Københavns Kulturcenter på Nørrebro, der
lægger hus til Danmarks største frikirke, Kirken i
Kulturcentret. Kirken hører under Pinsekirken. Her har 15
pct. af gudstjenestedeltagerne en given søndag formiddag
fået den første kontakt til kirken genne
lokal-tv-stationen KKR/TV. - Værd at bemærke i
diskussionen om fordeling af sende til, hvor Folkekirken trak det
korteste strå: (Se her)" Læs mere - [Ugebrevet
Søndagmorgen] Danmark, København - 22-10-2009 - Kirken kan bruge internettet til at nå
ikke på for hånd søgende The Internet is not only useful for churches in
communicating with seekers, but it can also be harnessed to reach
people not actively looking for answers, says a Danish scholar.
Peter Fischer-Nielsen, a Ph.D Fellow at the Faculty of Theology
at Aarhus University in Denmark, recognizes the difficulty
churches have in reaching non-seekers in real life and on the
World Wide Web. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] Danmark, Århus - 22-10-2009 - Ateisters re-konversion ..prominent British atheists seem to be having
second thoughts. Is there some revival sweeping England? No; they
are examining the rationality of Christianity, the very beliefs
Dawkins and others are so profitably engaging, but are coming to
opposite conclusions. Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] England - 22-10-2009 - Anglikanere på vej ind i den katolske
kirke Leaders of more than 400,000 Anglicans who quit
over women priests are to seek immediate unity with Rome under
the apostolic constitution announced by Pope Benedict XVI. Læs mere -
[Timesonline] England - 21-10-2009 - Kirkevæksten i Kina er for stor til at
uddannelse mm kan holde trit One of the greatest challenges facing churches
in China is training enough pastors to keep up with the booming
Christian population, said the president of a Christian
organization in China. The Rev. Gao Feng, president of the
government-approved China Christian Council, told the head of the
World Council of Churches, the Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia, that in his
home province there is only one trained pastor for 40,000
Christians Læs mere - [Christian
Post] Kina - 21-10-2009 - Evangelikale forfulgte i Eritrea More than 2800 Christians remain behind bars for
worshipping outside of the state-sanctioned Orthodox, Lutheran
and Catholic churches. At least ten believers have died while
being incarcerated. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Eritrea - 21-10-2009 - Den katolske og den presbyterianske kirke
inddraget i narkokrigen Police raid on service shows that churches are
no longer neutral observers...Most pastors don't address the drug
violence during church services, except when a kidnapping or
other crime hits close to home. Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] Mexico - 19-10-2009 - Franklin Graham prædiker for 10,000 i
kinesisk Megachurch American evangelist Franklin Graham preached at
the second largest church in China on Sunday, proclaiming to
around 10,000 people the story of tax collector-turned-Jesus
follower Zacchaeus, as recorded in Luke 19. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] Kina, Beijing - 18-10-2009 - Skal kirke og sport skilles? We separate church and state. Why not church and
sports? Læs
mere - [Christian Post] USA - 16-10-2009 - Københavnere tror men er ikke
religiøse Ina Rosens forskning viser, at
københavnere har en meget individuel fortolkning af, hvad
tro og religion er, som ikke kan puttes ind under den
traditionelle forståelse af religionsbegrebet. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, København - 16-10-2009 - Israel forfølger messianske
jøder De israelske myndigheder beskyldes for at benytte
sig af ortodokse håndlangere for at bekæmpe de
messianske jøder, som tror, at Jesus er Messias Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Israel - 16-10-2009 - Ingen ændring af blasfemilov i
sigte What is blasphemy for a Muslim can be completely
alright for a Christian. For instance, if you say that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God, that is our belief as a Christian. But
for a Muslim, they're still offended by it. Læs mere - [Mission Networks
News] Pakistan, Karachi - 16-10-2009 - Emerging Church - betydningen er skredet siden
2001 When Dan Kimball began writing his book, The
Emerging Church some eight years ago, the term "emerging" had a
meaning completely different from how many would define it
today.. Not so focused om evangelism Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA - 15-10-2009 - Videndeling mellem Bergen Domsogn og Vesterbro
Bykirke Bergen Domkirkemenighed har 10 års erfaring
med at skabe Bykirke, hvor fælles profilering og
teamsamarbejde har fordoblet andelen af konfirmander. Vesterbro
Bykirke drager nytte af deres erfaringer Læs mere - [Kirken i
København] Danmark, København - 14-10-2009 - Danmark kan lære af amerikansk
civilreligion Det bekymrer mig, at Danmark har spillet fallit,
når det gælder at favne borgere udefra. Vi kunne
lære af USA's erfaringer... Kronik om kirke-stat forholdet
i Danmark Læs mere - [Politiken] Danmark - 13-10-2009 - Ærkebiskop: grav din egen have for
klimaets skyld The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for
"unsustainable" air-freighted food to be replaced gradually by
homegrown produce from thousands of new allotments. Læs mere - [Timesonline] England - 12-10-2009 - Højrekirkelig betænkelighed ved
"Hate Crimes Bill" About the risk that it becomes a "Hate Speach
Bill." Tod Nettleton: "Good reason for evangelical Christians to
be alert and to pray. "The concern is that somewhere down the
road, a pastor speaks about homosexuality, shares what the
Scriptures say about it and is accused of inciting violence
because he shared what the Scriptures say about homosexuality."
Læs mere - [Mission Networks
News] USA - 12-10-2009 - Færre danskere vil kaldes
religiøse Når danskerne skal placere deres
religiøsitet på en skala fra nul til ti,
sætter de krydset lavere og lavere fra gang til gang. Og
det er der en forklaring på. De er nemlig bange for at
blive beskrevet som religiøse. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 12-10-2009 - Anklage for aktivitet mod staten ændres
til anklage for frafald judge is dropping anti-state activity charges
against two Christian women. Instead, Maryam and Marzieh face
charges of apostasy and propagation of the Christian
faith...actually good news for Maryam and Marziah. "Previously,
when people charged with apostasy had their case looked at in the
regular court, there was a high chance that they could be set
free. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Iran - 11-10-2009 - Præst, spedalsk, helgenkåret -
forbillede for kirkens forhold til HIV A 19th-century priest whose courageous work with
leprosy patients in Hawaii has been likened to the efforts of
those battling the stigma of AIDS was elevated to sainthood
Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI, along with four other Catholics he
hailed as heroes of holiness Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Vatikanet - 11-10-2009 - Den Evangelikale bevægelse i et
generationsskifte At the recent biennial Evangelical Leaders Forum,
Gerson offered three reasons for the change: a recovery of
scriptural emphasis, a revolt against the tone and style of the
Religious Right, and the effects of short-term mission trips on
young Christians.- According to Gerson, young Americans return
from short-term mission trips with a changed worldview. Their
exposure to poverty, HIV/AIDS, and economic injustice make them
concerned about these issues and want to improve the problems.
This combination of moral conservatism with social activism is
the evangelical tradition," asserted Gerson... "Evangelical
social engagement is becoming broader, but this is not an
innovation but a revival". Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA - 09-10-2009 - Ikke kvindelige biskopper i Church of England
de næste fire år Plans to consecrate women bishops in the Church
of England have been delayed by at least four years in an attempt
to avoid mass defections by opponents of women's ordination. Læs mere - [Timesonline] England - 09-10-2009 - Evangelikale støtter reform af
immigranters forhold The National Association of Evangelicals on
Thursday endorsed comprehensive immigration reform, saying new
policies should reflect "biblical grace to the stranger." The
National Association of Evangelicals on Thursday endorsed
comprehensive immigration reform, saying new policies should
reflect "biblical grace to the stranger." Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] USA, Washington - 08-10-2009 - Tyskland har flere muslimer end
Libanon.. The Pew Forum project, three years in the making,
also presents a portrait of the Muslim world that might surprise
some. For instance, Germany has more Muslims than Lebanon, China
has more Muslims than Syria, Russia has more Muslims than Jordan
and Libya combined, and Ethiopia has nearly as many Muslims as
Afghanistan. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] USA, Washington - 08-10-2009 - Højesteret diskuterer kors på
krigsmindesmærke As the Supreme Court weighed a dispute over a
religious symbol on public land Wednesday, Justice Antonin Scalia
was having difficulty understanding how some people might feel
excluded by a cross that was put up as a memorial to soldiers
killed in World War I. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] USA, Washington - 08-10-2009 - Genbrug - af restriktiv lovgivning Kazakhstan's proposed new Code of Administrative
Offences - which proposes continuing existing punishments for
exercising freedom of religion or belief without state
registration - has been approved by the government and reached
the country's Parliament today (8 October) Læs mere - [Forum 18
- Norge] Kazakhstan - 07-10-2009 - At være katolik sætter ikke
én uden for loven ved skilsmisse Uganda's law drafting body, the Law Reform
Commission yesterday said, while it was aware of the concerns of
the Catholic Church on divorce and separate acquisition of
property, being a Catholic does not take away the rights of
individuals in a marriage. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Uganda, Kampala - 06-10-2009 - Undergrundsbiskop James Lin Xili dør
91 år gammel Mgr James Lin Xili, bishop of Wenzhou (Zhejiang)
died on 4 October at the age of 91. For his faith he spent 16
years in labour camps and in recent years, though ill and
immobilised in bed, he was constantly under police surveillance.
Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Kina, Hongkong - 05-10-2009 - Cølibatet i den katolske kirke i Afrika
under pres According to Nigrizia, an Italian magazine
published by the fathers of Comboni, a religious congregation
founded in the 19th century that has missions in Africa, the
"delicate question" about the problem of clergy celibacy could
be discussed by the synod, Special Assembly of the Synod of the
Bishops of Africa...(several) scandals oblige those responsible
in the church to ask themselves about the exactness of the model
of the priest and of the pastor coming from the Tridentine
Reformation. It is a model which has its advantages and which
gave great results. But is it a model valid everywhere and for
all? Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Afrika - 02-10-2009 - To baptist præster idømt
bøder for at prædike i Kaliningrad Two Baptist preachers in Russia's Baltic Sea
exclave of Kaliningrad have been fined after their community
"sang psalms and spoke about Christ" in the street Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Rusland, Kaliningrad - 02-10-2009 - Fælles studiedag for kristne og
muslimer "Sammen i Danmark - med forskelle og ligheder"
sådan lyder temaet for den fjerde konference for kristne
og muslimske ledere i Danmark arrangeret af Kristent-Muslimsk
Samtaleforum (KMS). Læs
mere - [Folkekirke og Religionsmøde] Danmark, København - 01-10-2009 - Kristne for social retfærdighed A Christian working in a secular human rights
organization started a discussion group for expatriate Christians
interested in issues of faith and justice. He did so partly to
give himself an outlet for thinking about faith and justice, as
any attempt to discuss how his faith impacted his work was met
with hostility by other expatriate human rights workers. Three
years later, the group has had surprising results as it serves
as a bridge that is breaking down barriers between the expatriate
Church and secular human rights workers with positive results for
the communities that both wish to serve. Læs mere - [Lausanne World Pulse] Cambodia, Phnom Penh - 01-10-2009 - Klima i klokkeringning I forbindelse med klimatopmødet i december
vil kirker i både Danmark og resten af verden ringe med
kirkeklokkerne 350 gange for at kalde til alarm, bøn og
håb for skaberværket.. Nogle præster har
protesteret mod politisering. To biskopper forsvarer sagen. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 01-10-2009 - Fra geværer til hakker Seventeen years after the war ended in
Mozambique, churches are still collecting and destroying weapons,
cleaning up areas of unexploded bombs and shells so the land can
be farmed. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Mozambique - 30-09-2009 - Kirkeskyderier (USA) The most high-profile incidents -- a Kansas
abortion doctor gunned down in May, an Illinois pastor shot
mid-sermon in March, a Tennessee church attacked during a
children's play in 2008 -- have begun to alter the way many
churches operate. Sanctuaries that once left their doors open all
day now employ armed guards, off-duty police officers,
surveillance cameras and even undercover plainclothes guards who
mingle with the congregation. Læs mere
- [Washington Post] USA - 29-09-2009 - Kirken skal kritisere regeringen, når
den tager fejl The much-praised African leader, president Paul
Kagame, said the role of the church in Rwanda's reconciliation
process was to be a voice to point out when the government was
wrong. But during the genocide, the church and government "were
almost one and the same" so the church could not distance itself
from the action of the government, he explained. Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Rwanda - 29-09-2009 - Den evangeliske kirke vokser stærkt i
Brasilien According to IBGE (the Brazilian Institute of
Geography and Statistics), the Catholic population in the country
was 91.8% of the total in 1970. But the most recent survey, in
2000, revealed that the number of Catholics had fallen to 73. 8%
with the number of evangelicals up from 5.2% to 15.6%. Læs mere - [The
Gaurdian] Brasilien - 25-09-2009 - Rowan Williams om den sækulariserede
tænknings faldgruber Williams added, "How ever secular our age likes
to think it is, the disastrous results of exploitative habits and
of financial obsession bring people back to the recognition that
they need the element of the sacred in their lives in the sense
that they need the freedom to respond to the beautiful and the
puzzling and the tragic, to all the things that we do not have
the power to manage." Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Japan, Tokyo - 24-09-2009 - Dansk missionchef forlader
direktørstillingen i Areopagos i Oslo til fordel for at fortsætte som
strategileder og leder af Areopagos danske kontor i
København Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, København - 23-09-2009 - Højrekristne opruster overfor Obamas
helsepolitik Skuffelsen var enorm blandt USA's
højrekristne, da Barack Obama for knap et år siden
vandt præsidentvalget.. Oversigtsartikel: (Se
her) Læs mere
- [Kristeligt Dagblad] USA - 23-09-2009 - Affald hober sig op. De kristne affaldssamler
mangler deres svin De kristne (koptiske) affaldssamlere (Zabaleen)
kan ikke bruge affaldet som sædvanlig, fordi Ægypten
har ladet 300.000 svin slå ihjel pga svineinfluenzaen. Se
også denne lille video om en menighed med en meget ydmyg
tilværelse, og så alligevel stolt. (Se her) Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Ægypten, Cairo - 22-09-2009 - Skal Brorsonkirken genindvies? Spørgsmålet har været rejst
- i øvrigt af diamentralt modsatte grunde - men det
afvises af de fleste kirkefolk Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, København - 22-09-2009 - Kinesisk "hus"-kirke ryddet A religious freedom advocacy group has called on
the international community to put pressure on China to respect
the rule of law after the destruction of an unofficial Protestant
church in the country's Shanxi province. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Kina, Shanxi - 22-09-2009 - Jesus ville have stået i
kassekøen i Aldi siger engelsk biskop Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] England, Reading - 21-09-2009 - Troende fængsles uden dom i
Eritrea Around 2800 sit in prison cells, military and
labor camps, or metal shipping containers because prisons have
run out of cells. Aside from Orthodox, Catholic and Lutheran, any
Christian gathering has been deemed "illegal" there because they
have not been registered. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Eritrea - 21-09-2009 - Sygeplejeske straffes for at bære kors
i halskæde Shirley Chaplin, 54, has worn the necklace since
she became a nurse 30 years ago, but has now been told by the
Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Trust Hospital that the item must be
removed. The hospital claims it breaches uniform policy and is
a health risk to Mrs Chaplin and patients. Læs mere - [Christian
Today] England - 21-09-2009 - Svenska Kyrkans stilling til homoseksuelt
ægteskab på kirkemøde The 251 members of the general synod of the
(Lutheran) Church of Sweden have started a four-day meeting in
Uppsala at which they are to decide whether to allow same-sex
church weddings, a decision that could affect its relations with
other churches. Se også: Den svenske kirkes hjemmeside Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Sverige, Uppsala - 21-09-2009 - Polsk, luthersk kirke afviser at ordinere
kvinder som præster A leader of Poland's Lutheran church has rejected
accusations from an international conference of theologians that
the church's refusal to ordain women as pastors amounts to
"structural violence". Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Polen - 21-09-2009 - Church of England opretter "Climate Justice
Fund" Count the cost of your carbon footprint for the
sake of the developing world is the message from the Church of
England's Climate Justice Fund launched last week with support
from the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Government's Department
of Energy and Climate Change, DECC. Læs
mere - [Christian Today] England - 20-09-2009 - Kristne bekymrede over ny lov, der straffer
med stening The law - which also allows punishments of up to
400 lashes for child rape, 100 lashes for homosexual acts and 60
lashes for gambling - was passed unanimously on Monday by
lawmakers in the region at the northern tip of Sumatra island Læs
mere - [Christian Today] Indonesien - 19-09-2009 - Premierminister støtter "fattigdoms-
og retfærdighedsbibel" Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has
expressed his support for a Bible that highlights verses dealing
specifically with poverty. He said the Poverty and Justice Bible
was an "extraordinary" work that drew attention to "the challenge
facing us all". (When it
comes to poverty and justice, God got there first.) Læs mere -
[Christian Today] Australien - 18-09-2009 - Lukninger af moskeer - og baptisters
sommerlejr for børn Just days before the end of the Muslim holy month
of Ramadan, the authorities in Azerbaijan's second city, Gyanja
[G„nc„], suddenly closed a Sunni Muslim mosque..Meanwhile,
Council of Churches Baptists complained that in July the
authorities broke up the children's Christian summer camp they
had planned to hold in Læs mere - [Forum
18] Azerbadjan - 18-09-2009 - Drab på fillipinsk præst er et
angreb på kristenheden The extrajudicial killing of church workers is
an attack against Christianity, say Filipino church leaders, who
have demanded an impartial probe of the recent slaying of a Roman
Catholic priest. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Fillipinerne, Manila - 17-09-2009 - Politiske partier vil forbyde foreningen
Kirkeasyl - CEPOS betænkelig Foreningen Kirkeasyl skal forbydes. Det mener et
flertal bestående af Venstre, Konservative og Dansk
Folkeparti. Venstres integrationsordfører Karsten
Lauritzen meldte i går ud, at både Kirkeasyl og
Støttekomitéen for Skjulte Flygtninge handler i
strid med loven, derfor bør de forbydes og medlemmerne
retsforfølges. Senere viste det sig, at det er
grundlovsstridigt at forbyde foreninger ved lov.. Læs mere - [kirkeasyl.dk]
Danmark - 17-09-2009 - Kirke kun for mænd (I 70'rne ville kvindegrupper have sagt: skulle
det være noget nyt!). Lektor Povl G”tke (Teologisk
Pædagogisk Center): I de kommende år må kirken
arbejde endnu mere målrettet med at komme i
øjenhøjde med forskellige grupper i samfundet og
udvikle tilbud, der imødekommer deres særlige
livssituation,.. derfor til oktober 2010 kurset: Hvad er en mand?
På det fem dage lange kursus, der er strengt forbudt for
kvinder.. Læs mere - [Kirken i
København] Danmark, København - 16-09-2009 - Ærkebiskop savner anger i finansverdenen
over finanskrisen The Archbishop of Canterbury has expressed his
disappointment at the lack of repentance among bankers for their
part in the financial crisis. Læs mere - [Christian
Today] England - 16-09-2009 - Selvrefleksion: Sætter vi læren
over kærligheden Ny bog: Fællesskab for alle? "Er vi
åh så bibeltro i læren, men ukærlige i
praksis? Vort syn er sandt og uopgiveligt, men hvad med
håndteringen af det overfor konkrete mennesker" Flemming
Baatz Christensen. Læs mere - [Ugebrevet
Søndagmorgen] Danmark - 16-09-2009 - Obama-rådgiver en de mest innovative
menighedsopbyggere Joel Hunters national profile emerged after he
resigned from the Christian Coalition in 2006, saying the
organization was unwilling to expand its mission beyond fighting
abortion and same-sex marriage. The Orlando-based pastor who
helped Northland, A Church Distributed grow from 200 to 12,000
people in 20 years has established himself as one of the
country's most innovative church planters. "Politics is one venue
in which the Lord can work, but his plan A has always been the
local congregation," Hunter says. "My calling is to be part of
that frontline ministry." Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] USA - 16-09-2009 - Konvertit i fængsel for at dele bibeler
ud A convert from Islam who has led a push for
Muslim-Christian understanding in Ethiopia has been in jail for
nearly four months since his arrest for "malicious" distribution
of Bibles. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] Etiopien - 15-09-2009 - Irak-krigen presser kristne ekstremt At the height of Iraq's sectarian war, Hana
Hormoz's Baghdad neighborhood of Dora became a Sunni Muslim
stronghold hostile to him and his fellow Christians. Women were
forced to wear hijab; priests were kidnapped for ransom. Their
local church was bombed. Læs
mere - [WorldWide
Religious News (WWRN)] Iraq, Arbil - 14-09-2009 - Redder børne-hekse Ignace Maloba, a Wesleyan pastor in rural Congo,
has had an unexpected new ministry as of late: hunting child
witches. Four years ago, local informants led him to the dusty
back streets of Kolwezi, a copper-mining town 160 miles from
Lubumbashi, a major city in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(DRC, formerly Zaire). Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] Congo - 12-09-2009 - Har kirken nedtonet sin mission til fordel for
glat dialog? Som reaktion på beskyldninger mod kirken
fra Sten Ovde Gade (Se her)
for at nedtone sin egentlige opgave (mission) i ren
dialogivrighed (med muslimer) svarer biskop Karsten Nissen med
kronik "Billeder, der bevidst manipulerer med
virkeligheden".Folkekirkens Missions leder følger op med
dokumentation fra arbejdsmarken:(Se her) Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 11-09-2009 - EUs støtte til fattige lande ramt af
klimaproblemer alt for lille The Commission has suggested the EU set aside a
fund of between 2 and 15 billion a year to help poor countries
adapt to climate change and reduce their carbon emissions.
Christian Aid believes, however, that the real amount needed is
closer to 35 billion a year. Nelson Muffuh, advocacy coordinator
at Christian Aid, said if the Commission's estimate was accepted,
the goal of limiting global warming to two degrees celsius would
become "ever more remote". "Pollution from rich countries is
already having devastating effects in developing countries,
through droughts, floods and tropical storms. Rich countries have
to face up to their historic responsibility for the emissions
that have caused climate change," he said. Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Europa - 10-09-2009 - Klimaet rager mig Nyt tværfagligt klimaprojekt skal via
bloging mellem elever og volontører i Malawi gøre
eleverne bevidste om global ansvarlighed. En række
folkekirkelige skoletjenester, Folkekirkens
Nødhjælp, mfl. står bag projektet Læs mere - [Kirken i
København] Danmark, København - 10-09-2009 - Klima samler religioner Interreligiøst møde i England til
november, samler de elleve største religioner og forener
dem i et fælles klimamål Den britiske organisation
The Alliance of Religion and Conservation (ARC) planlægger
sammen med FN et interreligiøst møde på det
engelske slot Windsor 2.- 4. november. Læs mere - [Kirken i
København] England, London - 09-09-2009 - Ærkebiskop spørger efter
priskontrol på fødevarer Kenyan Roman Catholic Archbishop Zacchaeus Okoth
has urged the government to introduce price control for essential
commodities, and suggested a list of measures to ensure food
security for ordinary citizens in the east African country. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Kenya - 09-09-2009 - Ærkebiskop opfordrer politiske ledere
til at sætte folket først Anglican Archbishop Ian Ernest of the Indian
Ocean Province, who is based in Mauritius, is calling on
political leaders in Madagascar to set aside their political
agendas, and put people first. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Madagascar - 08-09-2009 - Kristen stamme vil konvertere tilbage til
hinduismen Some 200 tribal Christians in Tamil Nadu have
expressed their willingness to become Hindus to help them enjoy
government reservations and other benefits meant for Scheduled
Tribes, a news report said. The members of Paliyar Hill tribe,
who live near Kodaikanal, a hill station 450 km south of Chennai,
had converted to Christianity more than two decades ago. Læs mere - [All India
Christian Council] Indien, Tamil Nadu - 08-09-2009 - Dansk Missionsråd støtter
opførelse af moské Fri os fra dobbeltmoral - "Dansk
Missionsråds medlemskreds består af 34 kirker og
missionsorganisationer med baggrund i såvel folkekirken som
frikirker. I flere århundreder er der udøvet dansk
missionsvirksomhed i mange lande med det formål at forkynde
budskabet om Jesus Kristus. Missionsarbejdet har været
båret af enkeltpersoner, menigheder og kirker og i sin
oprindelse også af staten/kongen. Vi har plantet kirker i
den tredje verden. Byggeriet af de lokale menigheders gudshuse
er som en naturlig del af vores evangeliske tjeneste blevet
betalt helt eller delvist ved gaver fra kristne i Danmark.
(Moskebyggeplanerne har vakt stor debat: (Se her)) Læs mere - [Dansk
Missionsråd] Danmark, København - 05-09-2009 - Kirke og stat forholdet bringes i uro af
politikere Dansk Folkeparti med retsordfører Peter
Skaarup i spidsen går over stregen ved at kræve
præst i Brorsons Kirke Per Ramsdal fyret, mener eksperter.
De forudser, at den slags politiske udtalelser bidrager til
adskillelse af stat og kirke Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 05-09-2009 - ELCAs arbejdsteologi er det sociale
evangelium Kritisk kommentar fra Robert Benne: But the ELCA
(Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) has accepted the social
gospel as its working theology, even though its constitution has
a marvelous statement of the classic gospel. The liberating
movements fueled by militant feminism, multiculturalism,
anti-racism, anti-heterosexism, anti-imperialism, and now
ecologism have been moved to the center while the classic gospel
and its missional imperatives have been pushed to the periphery.
Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] USA, Minneapolis - 04-09-2009 - Svejtsiske kristne, jøder og muslimer
forkaster forbud mod minareter The Swiss Council of Religions, which groups
Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders, has issued a statement
rejecting a call for the country to ban the construction of
minarets at mosques. "For the members of a religious community,
religious buildings are not only places to gather but also a
symbol of their faith and an expression of their reverence for
God. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Schweitz, Geneve - 02-09-2009 - Kirkernes Verdensråd arbejder på
stop for bosættelser på Vestbredden he World Council of Churches has called upon the
Israeli government to "implement an open-ended freeze" on all
settlement construction and expansion in the West Bank and East
Jerusalem "in preparation for negotiating peace in good faith"
in the region. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Israel - 01-09-2009 - Nordkoreanske flygtning finder støtte
i kristendommen Når nordkoreanske flygtninge ankommer til
Sydkorea, har mange af dem svært ved at omstille sig og har
brug for hjælp til at klare deres nye liv. Op mod halvdelen
af flygtningene finder støtte i kristendommen Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Korea, Lima - 01-09-2009 - Den globale kirkes vækst og
bibeloversættelse According to linguistic count, there are 6,909
living languages in the world today (Ethnologue 16th ed.). Of
these, 2,496 have at least a portion of translated scripture, but
the remaining 4,413 have no Bible translation at all. Although
scripture translation has been underway for over two millennia,
the speakers of more than half the world's languages still have
no translated scripture. At the same time linguists estimate that
approximately ninety-four to ninety-five percent of the world's
population has access to the Bible in a language they are able
to speak or understand. However, that language may be a language
of conquerors or enemies that they do not wish to use, and they
do not have access to God's word in their mother tongue or in
their "heart language." Læs mere - [Lausanne World Pulse] Globalt - 01-09-2009 - 1956: en menighed, 150 medlemmer - 2009: 100
menigheder 25000 medl. Protestantiske menigheder i Lima, Peru.. en
analyse af betingelserne for vækst - af Israel Mandujano
(norsk-peruviansk) Læs mere - [Lausanne World Pulse] Peru, Lima - 31-08-2009 - Missional kirke læringsnetværk.
Introduktionsmøde Århus Hvordan ser en missional kirke ud? Det er der
mange svar på, men ikke alle svar er lige gode - og mange
af dem duer ikke i Danmark. Formålet med dette danske
missional kirke-læringsnetværk er at forsøge
at forme et dansk svar.. Læs mere - [Intercultural.dk] Danmark, Århus - 29-08-2009 - Urkristendommens helse-mission og dagens
"health care"-krig i USA Videnskabelig afhandling om holdningen til
helbredelse, sygdommens årsagsforklaring og begyndende
helse-væsen i urkristendommen. Gary B. Ferngren: Medicine
and Health Care in Early Christianity. Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] USA - 29-08-2009 - Johannes Møllehave indstillet til
moderne missionspris..:) af - dog uomvendte - Nikoline Werdelin, som har
illustreret og sammen med ham og Synne Garff har udgivet "Bibelen
har ordet" - i samme avis kan man læse at Møllehaves
"Det ender godt" har ligget på toppen af bestsellerlisten
i et halvt år. Læs mere -
[Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, København - 28-08-2009 - Næststørste missionerende nation:
restriktion overfor Mellemøsten? The South Korean government has said it is
considering restricting the travel of Christian missionaries to
the Middle East if their work puts them in danger of terrorist
attacks .. South Korea is the second largest contributor of
worldwide Christian missionaries, after the United States. The
Korea World Missions Association said about 19,000 Koreans are
doing missionary work around the world, with many of them in
volatile regions. Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Korea - 27-08-2009 - Politiet bryder ind i husmenighed Politi-inspector:"They were imposing their
religion on the residents of the town by saying that 'Jesus
Christ is the only God and you must believe in him'." Asked what
was wrong with sharing one's beliefs with others, he said: "Such
preaching is prohibited by our law." Læs mere - [Forum 18
- Norge] Kazakhstan - 27-08-2009 - Nordmand ny generalsekretær for
Kirkernes Verdensråd Ltuhersk præst, Olav Fykse Tveit, Norge,
vil efterfølge Samuel Kobia, zom er methodist fra Kenya..
Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Schweitz, Geneve - 27-08-2009 - Kristne vil generobre landsbyer i
Tyrkiet Under denne overskrift fortæller Kristeligt
Dagblad om Syrisk-ortodokse kriste, der prøver at få
lov til at vende tilbage til deres landsbyer i Østtyrkiet.
Formelt byder Tyrliet de kristne velkommen.. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Tyrkiet - 27-08-2009 - Afgående biskop forudser adskillelse
mellem kirke og stat Erik Normann Svendsen siger blandt andet: "Det
kan ske meget hurtigt. Det er ikke til at sige. Men det
behøver ikke kun at være negativt. Den svenske kirke
har godt nok mistet mange medlemmer siden adskillelsen fra staten
ved årtusindskiftet. Men det er også min vurdering,
at de er blevet mere selvbevidste som kirke" Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, København - 26-08-2009 - Politiet afbryder gudstjeneste i registreret
protestantisk kirke Some twenty Anti-Terror Police officers raided
the regular Sunday afternoon worship service of the registered
Donam Protestant church in the capital Tashkent on 23 August,
claiming it was "unauthorised". Seven church members were
arrested and Christian literature was confiscated Læs mere - [Forum
18] Uzbekistan - 26-08-2009 - Næststørste lutherske kirker i
USA tager afstand fra homo-accept The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, along
with The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, the Evangelical Lutheran
Synod, and other smaller Lutheran synods, maintains and upholds
the clear teaching of the Bible that homosexuality is not in
keeping with God's design and is sinful in God's eyes Læs mere - [Christian
Today] USA - 26-08-2009 - Gudløser hjerner - Bog i frontal angreb
på ny-ateismen Anmeldelse: Forfatternes (Lars Christiansen og
Lars Sandbeck) anke er ikke ateismen som sådan, for folk
må naturligvis tro som de vil eller lade helt være.
Deres indignation går på, at nyateisme er drevet af
et regulært had til religion - og især kristendommen.
Samtidig ligner nyateismen selv en nyreligiøs
bevægelse. (Svend Løbner). Se også (Biskopper tager afstand fra Nazi-anklage)
Læs mere - [Ugebrevet
Søndagmorgen] Danmark - 26-08-2009 - Grøn kirke i Skotland - ny kirke bygget
af øldåser og bildæk Designed by architect Lee Ivett, the proposed new
building for Colston Milton Parish Church, in the north of
Glasgow, is part of a larger community campus to be owned and
built by the people of Milton. The sanctuary will be constructed
in large part from old car tyres, while other parts of the
building will be made from straw bales and old shipping
containers. Se initiativtagende præst: Canned ... Reverend
Christopher Rowe... Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Skotlands, Glasgow - 25-08-2009 - Kristne og muslimer lægger pres på
blasfemilovgivningen i Pakistan Following widespread discussions with Christian
partners and correspondents in Pakistan, Christian and Muslim
organisations in the United Kingdom and with the Pakistan
authorities, there is a desire amongst many people to express
their concerns to the Government of Pakistan and to press for
change in the blasphemy legislation and for the protection of
Christians and others who are suffering from its abuse (Christian
Muslim Forum) - klik på læs mere for at se
henvendelsen til regeringen. Læs mere - [Christian
Muslim Forum] England, London - 24-08-2009 - Mødestedet på Amager 25 års
jubilæum Af programmet bl. a. Kl. 17: Oplæg ved Bent
Melchior, Naveed Baig og Harald Nielsen: "Hvordan kan religion
være en konflikt skabende og en forsonende magt"? Ordstyrer
Niels Nymann Eriksen. 19.00 Spisning. Mødestedet,
Valdemarsgade 14,3, København V. Læs mere - [Mødestedet] Danmark, København - 24-08-2009 - Kristne vender tilbage til deres landsbyer i
det østlige Tyrkiet Syrisk-ortodokse kristne vil erobre de landsbyer
tilbage, som de og deres forfædre blev tvunget til at
forlade. Men selvom Tyrkiet formelt byder de kristne velkommen,
møder tilflytterne modstand Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Tyrkiet - 22-08-2009 - Evangelisk Luthersk Kirke i USA åbner
for ordination af homosexuelle ELCA's (The Evangelical Lutheran Church in
America) highest legislative body voted 559-451 during the
biennial Churchwide Assembly in Minneapolis. It was a moment of
celebration for supporters of the resolution, which overturned
the denomination's ban on noncelibate gay and lesbian clergy. But
opponents warn the action will likely lead to an exodus of
churches. Se også HER. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA, Minneapolis - 22-08-2009 - Dialog arbejdet får økonomisk set
trangere kår Danmission nedlægger dialog-teamet af
sparehensyn. Generalsekretær Mogens Kjær forsikrer,
at Danmission fortsætter dialogarbejdet. Nu under
programmerne Kirkens Liv og Vækst og
Fattigdomsbekæmpelse. Det er svært at føre
dialogarbejde. Det tidligere KIVIK ( Kristent Informations- og
Videnscenter om Islam og Kristendom) blev sidste år nedlagt
som selvstændig organisation og varetages nu af Mission
Afrika. Læs også pressemedelelse fra Danmissions
repræsentantskabsmøde: HER. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 20-08-2009 - Unge vil gerne slippe sig selv i tro på
opstandelse De unge vil gerne snakke om længslen efter
at slippe sig selv i troen på opstandelsen, det er
nærmere deres forældre, der ikke vil, udtaler
litteraturforsker Anders thyring Johansen - i en af de mange
artikler om Martin A. Hansen i anledningen af 100-året for
hans fødsel. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 20-08-2009 - Bog sætter spørgsmålstegn
ved den indiske stats sekularisme The book "Kandhamal a blot on Indian Secularism"
cautions that, "Despite winning a massive secular mandate, the
Orissa government seems to be succumbing meekly to the
fundamentalists instead of tackling them head on". Akkara says
the Kandhamal administration in July "transplanted" 50 Christian
families from Beticola to Nandapur - 17 kilometres away - and
allotted them plots of government land. This was because
extremists in Beticola would not let the Christians return unless
they became Hindus and withdrew the cases they had filed
regarding destruction of their houses and the church. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Indien, Orissa - 19-08-2009 - Tyrkiet kommer sine religiøse mindretal
i møde I lørdags mødtes premierminister
Recep Tayyip Erdogan og fem af hans ministre med lederne af en
række ikke-muslimske trossamfund, herunder den
græsk-ortodokse patriark Bartholomæus, den
jødiske overrabbiner og det armenske samfunds
ærkebiskop.. Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Tyrkiet - 19-08-2009 - Burkaer og bederum Det konservative folkeparti foreslår forbud
mod burka'er - og bederum på uddannelsesinstitutioner - med
et væld af debatindlæg tilfølge. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 18-08-2009 - Indien på USCIRFs liste over lande med
religiøs undertrykkelse With the release of its 2009 country report on
India, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
(USCIRF) placed India on its "Watch List" today for the
government's largely inadequate response in protecting its
religious minorities...The report recommends that the Obama
Administration urge the government of India to take new measures
to promote communal harmony, protect religious minorities, and
prevent communal violence. Læs mere - [U.S.
Commission on International Religious Freedom] USA - 18-08-2009 - Ghanas kristne unge opfordres til
ærlighed og hårdt arbejde "It is only after re-embracing these laudable
societal values of hard work, honesty, discipline and chastity
that our fight against vices like, cyber fraud ("sakawa") armed
robbery and money making rituals usually engaged in by the youth
will gain currency." Mr Caesar (Regional Minister) was addressing
the 71st national annual delegates' conference of the Young
Peoples' Guild of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, which took
place last week under the theme 'Let Us Rise Up and Build Læs mere - [Christian
Today] Ghana - 17-08-2009 - Kristne skal ikke skjule deres tro i det
offentlige rum Gordon Brown: Jeg finder, at religion og tro har
en uhyre vigtig rolle i det, som vi kalder det offentlige rum..
Se også: (Interview referat i Christian Today) Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] England - 16-08-2009 - Præsident, buddhist, med katolsk
skolegang, fastholder sekularstaten Singapore's prime minister warned Sunday in his
National Day speech that "aggressive preaching" by religious
groups and attempts to convert others threaten the tiny
city-state's stability. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Singapore - 14-08-2009 - To muslimske kvinder konverteret til
kristendom afventer dom The women were arrested because of their work in
Iran's house church movement and because they were raised in
Muslim families. In their trial, however, they argued that being
raised in Muslim families did not make them Muslim - therefore
they are not apostates from Islam. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Iran - 14-08-2009 - Rydning af Brorsonkirken for asylsøgere
deler kirken og kulturlivet Flertallet af biskopper støtter - samtidig
med at de med forskellige synsvinkler beklager
omstændighederne - at politiet måtte gribe ind.
Århus' biskop Kjeld Holm er en undtagelse. Mange protester
blandt præster og kirkefolk - både mod brud på
kirkerummets fredhellighed (et begreb, som ikke er juridisk,
eller i hvert fald befinder sig i juridisk
gråzone, og som ved denne lejlighed diskuteres
teologisk (er det uluthersk?) og mod behandlingen af flygtninge
og fremmede generelt i Danmark. Carsten Jensen kommenterer i
Information: "Der skete en skilsmisse i Danmark i nat: Det var
skilsmissen mellem lovens ånd og dens bogstav". (Se her) - Sagen set udefra: (New York
Times) Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, København - 14-08-2009 - Præsidenten en forrædder - kors
skal fjernes fra offentlige rum Katolsk magasin kalder Kroatiens præsident
forrædder. Præsidenten svarer med forslag om forbud
mod kors. Se også Croatia Times: (HER). Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Croatia - 13-08-2009 - Sekularisering truer demokratiet I en ny rapport, "Sustaining Democracy" (At
opetholde demokratiet), advarer den kristne tænketank
Jubilee Center mod verdsliggørelsens destruktive
følger. (Selve
rapporten) Læs mere - [Ugebrevet
Søndagmorgen] England, Southampton - 13-08-2009 - Protestanter, Hare Krishna og muslimer
får forbud mod gudstjeneste Unregistered communities of Protestant
Christians, Hare Krishna devotees and Ahmadiya Muslims in many
parts of Kyrgyzstan have been ordered by the authorities to stop
meeting for worship Læs mere - [Forum 18
- Norge] Kirgisistan - 13-08-2009 - Højeste beredskab på
årsdagen for anti-kristen progrom Parish priest Fr. Chanda survived the violence,
and today continues to live among the people of the village
"after one year not without tribulations and sufferings, but in
which the community and the priests were able to experience the
grace and love of God in their lives." Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Indien, Orissa - 09-08-2009 - Flere yngre naturvidenskabelige forskere tror
på Gud I aldersgruppe 18-34 tror 42% på Gud, 24%
på en "højere magt", 32% tror ikke. Alder 35-39: 37%
- 14% - 42%. Alder 50-64: 32% - 18% - 44%. Læs mere - [Pew Research
Center for the People & the Press] USA - 07-08-2009 - Statsgodkendt islam og kristendom
favoriseres Officials continue to put into practice the
Macedonian Religion Law's Læs mere - [Forum
18] Makedonien - 07-08-2009 - Kvækerne godkender homoseksuelt
ægteskab Other Christian churches and religious
denominations have approved blessings for same-sex civil
partnerships but the Quakers are Britain's first mainstream
religious group to approve marriages for homosexuals. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] England, London - 06-08-2009 - Megakirker - adaption til den moderne
buisness-kultur ..that only makes sense. We ask overseas
missionaries to adapt themselves to the culture they seek to
reach. When megachurches do that in the United States, and do it
effectively, we should not complain. Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] USA - 06-08-2009 - Medvirkende i anti-kristne optøjer skal
for domstol Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani
Thursday vowed to bring those responsible for last week's deadly
violence against Christians in Punjab province to justice. A
Muslim mob attacked a Christian neighbourhood in the town of
Gojra Saturday after maliciously accusing members of the minority
community of desecrating the Koran. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Pakistan, Islamabad - 04-08-2009 - Politi øver tortur mod
præst Police told us, 'We will teach you in the camp
how to forget your Christ.. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Bangladesh - 03-08-2009 - Religiøs og etnisk vold i Nigeria -
kronologisk oversigt .. fra 2000 til juli 2009 Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Nigeria - 03-08-2009 - Kristne skoler i Pakistans lukker i sorg og
protest over vold og drab Hundreds of Muslims, allegedly spurred on by a
radical Islamist group, stormed a Christian neighborhood in the
eastern city of Gojra on Saturday, burning dozens of houses after
reports surfaced that some Christians had desecrated a Quran. Six
Christians died in the flames, while two were killed by gunshots,
as police did little to stop the attackers. Christian leaders and
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said an initial probe had
debunked the Quran defilement rumor. "We are closing the schools
to show our anger and concern," Bishop Sadiq Daniel tells. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Pakistan, Islamabad - 01-08-2009 - Kinesiske kirker i Japan (mission og
immigration) Recently, the number of churches has increased.
There are now twenty-four Chinese churches in Japan-about 1,400
Christians total. Each church has an average of fifty people (the
biggest has about four hundred people) Læs mere - [Lausanne World Pulse] Kina - 01-08-2009 - Japanske protestanter må ud af
samuraikirken I 150-året for den protestantiske mission
kritiserer japansk teolog i en ny bog kirkerne for at hindre
kristendommens udbredelse ved fortsat at lægge afstand til
den almindelige befolkning.. Tidligere direktør for
Areopagos, Knud Jørgensen, er ikke enig med analysen. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Japan - 31-07-2009 - Perigrinustræf i
Løgumkloster Pilgrimsvandringer fra "Katedral til Kloster"
(Ribe, Haderslev, Slesvig). Fra d. 31. juli - 2. august. OBS.
tilmelding senest 6. juli. Læs mere - [Perigrinus 2009]
Danmark, Løgumkloster - 31-07-2009 - Lovlighed af Walter Scott og russisk
koranoversættelse undersøges Baptistisk familie får beslaglagt
bøger af Walther Scott og russisk koranoversættelse
- mulig illegal religiøs litteratur Læs mere - [Forum
18] Uzbekistan - 30-07-2009 - Jerntæppets fald
nødvendiggør "en stemme" fra Europas kirker Germany's senior Protestant leader has praised
the role European churches played in the 1989 political changes
that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall but says they need to
find new ways of making their voice heard in today's Europe...the
time when CEC came into being fifty years ago was a time marked
by heightened tension between East and West," said Huber. "The
Cold War was an occasion when CEC prayed across frontiers (CEC,
Lyon 17/7) Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Frankrig, Lyon - 29-07-2009 - Trusler mod katolske kristne i Dong
Hoi According to witnesses, the police and groups of
thugs are roaming the streets and attacking those who visibly
wear Catholic religious symbols... In recent weeks a group of
faithful tried to repair the ruins of Tam Toa, but were stopped
by police, brutally beaten and arrested. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Vietnam, Dong Hoi - 27-07-2009 - Nordkorea henretter kristne The communist country, the world's most closed
society, views religion as a major threat. Only the founder of
the country, Kim Il-sung, and his son, Kim Jong-il, may be
worshipped, in mass public displays of fervour. Despite the
persecutions, it is thought up to 30,000 North Koreans may
practise Christianity secretly in their homes. Læs mere - [BBC] Nordkorea - 27-07-2009 - Forbud mod kirkekonference The military government of interim prime minister
Commodore Frank Bainimarama has agitated the normally harmonious
voice of Fijian Methodists by attempting to stop the church's
conference from taking place in late August. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Fiji - 23-07-2009 - Rundskrivelse "Caritas in veritate" kritiserer
verdensøkonomien Rundskrivelsen blev udsendt i begyndelsen af
juli. Oversigtartikel om linien tilbage til rundskrivelse "Rerum
Novarum" i 1891 og sammenhængen med katolsk samfundspolitik
i det hele. Selve rundskrivelsen: (Se her) - Kommentarer, Viggo Mortensen: (Se
her) - Peder Højen: (Se her). Se
også pavens opfordring til G8-landene om global orden
baseret på moralske værdier (Se
her) Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Italien, Rom - 22-07-2009 - Luthersk verdensforbunds
generalsekretær: stop islamofobien Renounce Islamophobia, the general secretary of
the Lutheran World Federation, the Rev. Ishmael Noko, has urged
world religious leaders at an inter religious congress in
Kazakhstan (2. juli 2009). - Kazakhstan President Nursultan
Nazarbayev opened the conference. The Kazakhstan leader has
established an inter-religious dialogue forum in the multi-ethnic
and multi-religious country, surrounded by states that are mostly
Muslim, and where there is limited religious freedom. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Kazakhstan - 22-07-2009 - De urørlige - kastesystemet i indien
(dalitterne) Dalits were said not to come from Brahma at all
because they are less than human. Dalits cause pollution by being
in the presence of people of a higher caste. Touching a Dalit,
or even touching a Dalit's shadow, means that a member of a
higher caste must cleanse themselves right away. Læs mere - [All India
Christian Council] Indien - 22-07-2009 - Beijing har vundet kampen mod Falun
Gong Li Anping, of the China Anti-Cult Association -
a movement of volunteers that has government support - said that
people have understood the "true nature of the movement" and that
it "is [now] impossible for them to organize mass activities".
Beijing, however, is maintaining a low profile on this issue, the
official newspaper makes almost no mention of the campaign of
repression against Falun Gong. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Kina, Beijing - 21-07-2009 - Håb, ja vi håber ..Conference of
European Churches afsluttet Fra konferencens budskab til medlemskirkerne: The
far-reaching financial crisis demands that we recognise the
opportunity for a new economic order to emerge and to remind the
world of the need for an economy based on ethical responsibility
and environmental sustainability.. We believe that Europe can and
should be an open-minded, welcoming and inclusive continent. We
affirm that there should be open doors for any who seek sanctuary
from Læs mere - [Conference
of European Churches] Frankrig, Lyon - 20-07-2009 - Dansk militærenhed involveret i
tørklædesag A Danish military unit has become embroiled in
a dispute about Muslim headscarves after it allowed a
hijab-wearing woman to complete a training course.
(Tørklædesag er kontinuerligt fænomen i
Danmark (som mange andre steder) - se: (Se om bogen From
Cartoon Crisis to Head Scarf Row) og (Tørklæde, tro og tolkning). Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Danmark - 17-07-2009 - Megakirkers ledere ser sig som
"teachers/preachers not pastors" In newly released findings from the Leadership
Network's Large-Church Senior Pastor Survey, 81 percent of senior
leaders in churches with more than 2,000 attendees view their
role as "preacher/teacher" while only 16 percent see themselves
as a "pastor, shepherd or spiritual guide." Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA - 17-07-2009 - Harry Potter ses i nyt lys i Vatikanet Positiv vurdering af den seneste Harry
Potterfilm. Se tidligere i år om Harry Potter-kritiks
betydning for valg af biskop i østrig (HER) Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Italien, Rom - 16-07-2009 - Ny biskop i København: Peter
Skov-Jakobsen Den nye biskop indsættes i sit embede den.
30. august 2009 i Københavns Domkirke. I anledning af, at
bispevalget endelig er til ende udtaler Peter Skov-Jakobsen
tilfredshed med, at der har været en så livlig debat
om de mange små og store kirkelige spørgsmål,
der trænger sig på i de kommende år. Læs mere
- [Kirken i København] Danmark, København - 16-07-2009 - Kirker er nøglen til fred i
Mellemøsten - som de var i Sydafrika Jerusalem Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan has
appealed to leaders of churches in Europe to stand by Christians
in the Middle East in their struggle for justice and peace by
remembering how injustice was fought in South Africa Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Frankrig, Lyon - 16-07-2009 - Kirke lukket for aktivtet "uden for dens
statutter" A registered Protestant congregation in western
Belarus has been fined for activity which officials claim was
"not according to its statute," local Protestants told Forum 18
News Service. The church held a special prayer service in its
registered building, which church members insist was within its
statute. Trouble for the New Generation Church began when
Baranovichi local Ideology Department officials saw posters in
the town advertising the service Læs mere - [Forum
18] Belarus - 15-07-2009 - 13th Assembly of the Conference of European
Churches Called to hope in Christ. 15.-20. juli Læs
mere - [CEC] Frankrig, Lyon - 14-07-2009 - Økumene - pan-heresi eller
nødvendighed Græsk gruppe kirkefolk udsender dokument
som advarer mod økumene: "This pan-heresy of ecumenism
adopts and legalises all heresies as 'churches', and insults the
dogma of the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church," says the
group. "All boundaries the fathers set have been torn down; there
is no longer a dividing line between heresy and church, between
truth and fallacy. - Men se også ortodoks patriarks appel
til katolsk, protestantisk og ortodoks enhed i Europa (På
CECs møde i Lyon): (Se her) Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Europa - 11-07-2009 - Positiv sekularisme - rød
konservatisme Analyse og beskrivelse af trends i Europa, hvor
politiske partier - "ved en selektiv påberåbelse af
religion" prøver at skabe sig en ny stil. Docent
Jan-Werner Mller, Princeton. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] USA - 11-07-2009 - Marilynn Robinson om Calvin,
prædestination.. Interview ved Andrew Brown. Citater fra Gilead.
Se også Collin Hansens rapport om fejringen af og
holdningen til Calvin i dag. (HER).. Læs
mere - [The Gaurdian] USA - 10-07-2009 - Pinsekirke angrebet i Kazakstan Two officers of the Anti-Terrorism Police appear
to have been leading actions against the New Life Full Gospel
Pentecostal church in the town of Aktau. The officers filmed a
service and questioned children.. Læs mere - [Forum
18] Kazakhstan - 10-07-2009 - Calvin 500 år Stor oversigtsartikel om den nye interesse for
Calvin i USA, i Holland - og overvejelser over hans indflydelse
i Danmark. Se også Martin Schwartz Laustens kronik om
striden mellem Luther og Calvin - dengang i Danmark. (Se her) - og: Calvin blev en større
succes end Luther (også i dansk mainstream nadversyn!?) HER. Se yderligere også om Calvins
teologis særlige betydning i Sydafrika: (HER)
Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Globalt - 09-07-2009 - Fald og anger i amerikansk politik .. eller hvordan de liberale fejlvurderer
evangelikales politikeres chancer, når de har fejlet
moralsk.. Anger og løfte om forbedring er en betydende
faktor i politik på denne fløj. Læs mere - [Christian
Science Monitor] USA - 09-07-2009 - Buddhistisk comeback i Kina Wutaishan, China - Temples thrive, monks travel
far and wide in search of enlightenment, the faithful fill the
halls of worship -- after decades of atheist policies, Buddhism
is making a huge comeback in China. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Kina - 08-07-2009 - Preaching Jesus to the Muslims (Gellerup,
Århus) Already once a month Annette Bennedsgaard holds
services in Arabic, and she often holds meetings with local
Muslims, though she admits that Christianity is more diffuse than
Islam and that Danes fail to take it seriously. "Mission is about
standing by your faith that Jesus is the Son of God and Saviour
of the world - and about spreading that message in word and
deed," she says. Læs mere - [Danske kirkers
Råd] Danmark, Århus - 08-07-2009 - International dag på Mohabats
Missionskonference Formålet med denne missionskonference er
at give vores nye såvel som gamle venner en
enestående mulighed, for at stifte dybere bekendtskab med
den mangfoldighed, m som Church of Love står for... Alle
er velkomne om onsdagen den 8/7/09, hvor der vil blive afholdt
internationaldag for alle udefrakommende gæster. Der vil
være simultantolkning til dansk/farsi. Læs
mere - [Mohabat.net] Danmark, Kolding - 07-07-2009 - Invalid chikaneret fra at komme i
kirke Gafur Yusupov, who lives in a home for people
with disabilities in eastern Uzbekistan, has been banned from
attending his Baptist Church, Læs mere - [Forum
18] Uzbekistan - 04-07-2009 - Realityshow: omvend ateister til buddhisme,
jødedom, kristendom, islam The programme's makers say they want to promote
religious belief while educating Turkey's overwhelmingly Muslim
population about other faiths. "The project aims to turn
disbelievers on to God," the station's deputy director, Ahmet
Ozdemir, told the Hrriyet Daily News and Economic Review. Læs mere - [The
Gaurdian] Tyrkiet - 03-07-2009 - Kina prøver at dæmme op for
kirkens vækst Amid vigorous debate among scholars in China on
the status of house churches, one prominent scholar has suggested
the government offer more openness and legal standing to house
church Christians, but authorities have reacted with raids,
arrests, forced church closures and a ban on the Chinese
Federation of Christian House Churches. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Kina - 03-07-2009 - Ikke-trinitariske kirker - vil restriktiv
lovgivning blive standset? The amended Religion Law would ban the sharing
of faith, require 500 adult citizen members before a religious
community could gain legal status, ban non-Trinitarian Christian
communities from gaining legal status, give broad reasons for
banning religious communities, and recognise the "exclusive
mission" of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Læs mere - [Forum
18] Armenien - 03-07-2009 - Dialogpiloterne - kursus i juli Dialogpiloterne er "en uddannelse i dialog -
lær at navigere i forskellighed" 3.-10. juli- se programmet
Læs mere -
[Ikon
Danmark] Danmark, Århus - 02-07-2009 - Homoseksualitet skal afkriminaliseres - men
er ikke "social norm" The Indian "Church agrees that it is a right and
appropriate to remove the stigma of 'criminality' associated with
homosexuality. At the same time, it cannot agree that it is a
socially normal form of behaviour," said Fr Babu Joseph,
spokesman for the Catholic Bishops' Conference of India (CBCI).
He was responding to a decision by the Delhi's High Court which
declared a statute in Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code
unconstitutional, thus paving the way for the decriminalisation
of homosexuality between consenting adults. For their part
Hindu and Muslim religious leaders reacted negatively to the
court's decision, saying it is a betrayal of Indian culture.
Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Indien - 01-07-2009 - To skudt ved etiopisk kirkebyggeri Ethiopian police have shot and killed two people
who were helping to build a Christian church at a site which is
also claimed by Muslims, officials say. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Etiopien, Dessie - 01-07-2009 - Præsident Kibaki inviterer kirken til
kritik The Church should not shy away from issues of
governance and its leaders were free to engage the State in
constructive dialogue. Læs mere - [Daily Nation]
Kenya - 01-07-2009 - Kirkepræsident om Mekane Yesus kirkens
fremtid Wakseyoum Idosa: Jeg ønsker også at
se kirken blive i stand til at bære sine aktiviteter med
egne ressourcer, altså uden støtte udefra.. - Men
vi skal blive ved med at dele erfaringer og inspiration på
tværs af grænserne, med Dansk Ethioper Mission i
Danmark og partnere i andre lande. For vi er alle i Guds mission,
og det kræver at vi går sammen side ved side. Det er
også på tide at Mekane Yesus Kirken går uden
for Etiopien med missionsarbejde - endog til Europa. Læs mere - [Dansk Etioper
Mission] Etiopien - 29-06-2009 - Danske og palæstinensiske flag side om
side markerede kulturuge .. eller: "Med Grundtvig i Betlehem": Foreningen
Betlehems Venner, Løgumkloster Højskole og Det
Internationale Center (Dar annadwa Addawliyya) har stået
bag en dansk-palæstinensisk kulturuge i betlehem.
Kåre Gade rapporterer. Se også fotodagbog fra hele
ugen: (HER)... Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Israel, Betlehem - 26-06-2009 - Buddhismens fremtid ligger i vesten (som
kirkens i østen!) Som modtræk til islam har specielt
buddhisme via Dalai Lama og kendisser været mediedarlings.
De er simpelthen gode historier. Dette forhold er sådan set
ikke nyt, for sådan har det været, siden
Østens religioner blev opdaget af Vesten for et par
hundrede år siden: filosoffer, forfattere, kunstnere og
videnskabsfolk har fundet inspiration til dybsindige tanker og
alternativ spiritualitet derovre fra Fjernøstens
horisonter i modsætning til den mere problemfyldte
Nærorient.. det nye er kvantiteten.. (Jørn Borup,
kronik) Læs
mere - [] Danmark - 25-06-2009 - Præsident Zuma: ANC vil hersker indtil
Kristi genkomst The South African Council of Churches, which
groups most of South Africa's churches and the Roman Catholic
bishops' conference, issued a statement stating it is "deeply
concerned" about President Zuma's repeated statements that the
ANC will rule until Jesus comes. Se også ANC officielle,
nedtonende erklæring: (HER)... Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Sydafrika, Cape Town - 25-06-2009 - Gospel passer ind i postmoderne
sammenhæng Mark Lewis (metodistpræst i
Rønne):.. gospel passer ind i en tid, hvor enhver vil
lægge sine egne værdier ind i alting... Oprindeligt
hænger gospel også sammen med befrielse. Men mens
afroamerikanerne i sin tid forbandt gospelmusik med frihedskamp
mod diskrimination og fattigdom, forbinder mange danske
gospelsangere musikken med en mere eksistentiel frihed. Gennem
gospel bliver det legitimt at komme i forbindelse med de store
følelser. Det er legitimt at klappe og synge højt
af glæde, og det er heller ikke unormalt, at folk
græder til gospelkoncerter. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 24-06-2009 - Kristen-muslimsk enighed om ret til mission
og konversion Christian Muslim Forum launches its Ethical
Witness guidelines, otherwise known as 'the 10 Commandments of
Mission'. "Ethical Guidelines for Christian and Muslim Witness
in Britain": (Se her) Læs mere - [Intercultural.dk] England - 22-06-2009 - Tidligere præsident Carter møder
kristne ledere i Palæstina The Christian leaders discussed the dwindling
numbers of young Christian Palestinians who immigrate abroad for
better life opportunities. Balian said Carter would use his trip
to raise "international consciousness", including within the U.S.
administration, of the conditions in Israel and the Palestinian
Territories. The former president will also seek measures to
"encourage Christian Palestinians to remain in the Holy Land".
Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Israel - 22-06-2009 - Præstens år indledt Den katolske kirke sætter fokus forskelligt
år for år. Vi forlader Paulus år og går
ind i Præstens år. Ifølge Vatikanets
årbog var der 408.024 katolske præster i verden den
31. december 2007, en stigning på godt 3.000 i forhold til
fem år tidligere. Men væksten i præster holder
ikke trit med væksten i antallet af katolikker. I 2002 var
der 1 præst pr. 2.646 katolikker, mens tallet i 2007 var
1 præst pr. 2.810 katolikker. Den store vækst i
præstekald finder sted i Afrika, Asien og Østeuropa,
mens Amerika stagnerer, og Vesteuropa har mangel på
præster. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Italien, Rom - 22-06-2009 - Lettere at bygge sikh-tempel end moske "We see that in the same city, two religions do
not receive the same treatment," said Andreas Tunger-Zanetti,
from the Religion Research Centre at Lucerne University and the
exhibition's coordinator. According to the researcher, the public
is not that familiar with the small Swiss Sikh community, but the
media is full of stories of Islamic terror, making Muslims an
easy target for politicians. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Schweitz - 19-06-2009 - Må din vej gå dig i
møde Kirkefondet udgiver i samarbejde med "I Mesterens
Lys" CD'en og bogen "Må din vej gå dig i
møde", der indeholder sange, liturgier og bønner
fra Wild Goose Resource Group/Iona Community og den keltiske
tradition. Fredag den 19. juni kl. 20.30 indbyder vi alle
interesserede til koncert og præsentation af CD'en og bogen
i Natkirken i Helligåndskirken på Strøget i
København Læs mere - [Kirkefondet]
Danmark, København - 18-06-2009 - Katolsk nonne leder af presbyteriansk
uddannelsesinstitution Earlier in June Elizabeth Liebert became the
first Catholic sister to be named as dean of a Presbyterian
seminary in the United States. San Francisco Theological Seminary
is a school of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Læs
mere - [Ecumenical News International] USA, San Fransisco - 17-06-2009 - Vatikanet: ikke kompromis mht religionsfrihed
i Kina The Vatican's top envoy for China says the time
has come for the Holy See to get tough with Beijing and not
compromise over religious freedom. Cardinal Joseph Zen says
relations are taking a "worrisome slide" and that a new phase in
relations was necessary. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Kina - 17-06-2009 - Danskerne er i gang med at skifte
religion Overskriften på featureside v Morten
Thomsen Højsgaard. "de nye religiøse
strømninger udgør en stor, stor udfordring for
kirken på det mentale plan, fordi den endnu ikke har fundet
et modtræk, der kan dæmme op for eller ændre
udviklingen. Ja, faktisk har kirken selv medvirket til at skabe
en del af den nye udvikling. Store dele af dansk kirkeliv med
såvel tidehvervsfolk som grundtvigianere som
bannerførere vendte sig i det 20. århundrede mod
fromhedsreligionen. Spejderkristendom og føleri skulle ud
på sidelinjen. I stedet skulle mennesket være jorden
tro, og det var bedre at sidde på kroen og tænke
på kirken.." Artiklen konkluderer på en række
artikler Pres på folkekirken for at
acceptere reinkarnation; Dalai Lama advarer mod at skifte
religion; (Se her)Sådan vinder folkekirken over
buddhismen; Danske børn bliver tiltrukket af
buddhismen. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 16-06-2009 - Nadver kun i én skikkelse pga
svineinfluenza Archbishop Wilson said he had ordered Holy
communion only to be distributed through the consecrated host,
and not by the consecrated wine in the chalice. "I have decided
to take this action to limit the risk of cross-infection during
the current situation" Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Australien, Adelaide - 16-06-2009 - Læsermøde med Niels Henrik
Arendt om hans nye bog "Er det den samme Gud". Bethesda,
Rømersgade 17, København, kl. 17.00, Læs
mere - [Folkekirke og Religionsmøde] Danmark, København - 15-06-2009 - Presbyterianer formand for religionskommission
i US Communist Party The Communist Party USA has established a new
Religion Commission to strengthen its work among religious people
and organizations. In its leadership are activists representing
various religious traditions from around the country. Tim Yeager,
a Chicago trade unionist and a member of the Episcopal Church,
serves as its chair. "We want to reach out to religious people
and communities, to find ways of improving our coalition work
with them, and to welcome people of faith into the party," Yeager
said Læs mere - [People's Weekly World] USA - 15-06-2009 - Første dalit-kvinde valgt til det
indiske parlament Meira Kumar, 64, was elected unanimously as the
first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha in the lower house of
Parliament, where she will preside over 543 elected members.
There are 58 women in the House. India's current president,
Pratibha Devisingh Patil, is also a woman. Læs mere
- [ChristianityToday] Indien - 14-06-2009 - Konflikt i Asasa Muslimer havde smidt sten på Mekane Yesus
Kirken i Asasa, og de havde slået de kristne der med
stokke. Zenebe er taget til Asasa for at mægle i konflikten
sammen med repræsentanter fra de lokale myndigheder. Læs mere - [Dansk Etioper
Mission] Etiopien, Bale - 13-06-2009 - Mere offensiv kirke i Danmark Folkekirken må mere i offensiven, hvis ikke
det skal lykkes for ateister og andre kritikere af religion i det
offentlige rum at sætte dagsordenen. Folkekirken skal
kæmpe for en position, så dens indflydelse passer til
dens størrelse. Det synspunkt fik formanden for landets
flere end 2000 menighedsråd, Inge Lise Pedersen, i
går opbakning til på årsmødet for
Landsforeningen af Menighedsråd. Der planlægges
møde for landets kirkelige ledere uden statens
repræsentanter. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, Nyborg - 12-06-2009 - Nyt missional kirke-læringsnetværk
under etablering Hvordan ser en missional kirke ud ? Det er der
mange svar på, men ikke allle svar er lige gode - og mange
af dem duer ikke i Danmark. Det er baggrunden for, at der nu
etableres et dansk missional kirke-læringsnetværk med
det formål at forsøge at forme et dansk svar.
Præster og andre med ledelsesansvar i danske menigheder -
i folkekirken og andre kirkesamfund - indbydes nu til at
indgå i en to-årig arbejdsproces med dette fokus.
Introduktionsmøder afholdes den 31. august 2009 i
Århus og 7 september i København. Læs mere - [Intercultural.dk] Danmark - 12-06-2009 - Muslimer og protestanter seneste mål for
restriktioner og angreb After Tajikistan's adoption of a restrictive new
Religion Law the Muslim community appears to be the main target
of official hostility .. attacks on the property of religious
communities continue, with the Protestant Grace Sunmin Church in
the capital Dushanbe having lost its legal battle to stop the
authorities evicting it from its own church building Læs mere - [Forum
18] Tajikistan - 12-06-2009 - Dalit-kristne forfølges - af ikke-dalit
kristne In one corner of southern India, their (the
dalit-christians) hopes for equality remain unfulfilled hundreds
of years on. Called "pariahs", hundreds of Dalit Christians
continue to face discrimination - not from Hindus but fellow
Christians. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Indien, Tamil Nadu - 12-06-2009 - Amerikanske unge vilde med megakirker Næsten to ud af tre af de besøgende
i megakirkernes gudstjenester er under 45 år, mens det kun
gælder for en ud af tre i de almindelige kirker.. (Se
også Om Tim Keller og hans
Manhatten-menighed i Christianity Today) Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] USA, New York, Manhattan - 10-06-2009 - Boghandler tre års fængsel for
bibelsalg A Beijing court today found Christian bookstore
owner Shi Weihan guilty of "illegal business operation" and
sentenced him to three years in prison and a 150,000 yuan
(US$21,975) fine. Læs
mere - [Compass Direct News] Kina, Beijing - 09-06-2009 - Nye straffe for religøs
aktivitet Christian, Muslim and Jehovah's Witness religious
communities are also concerned at other parts of the
Administrative Code, including a ban on "violating the exclusive
rights of religious denominations to the publication, printing,
preparation, sale or distribution by other means of cult objects"
Læs mere - [Forum
18] Moldavia - 09-06-2009 - Kristne forfølges stadig af
ekstremister i Orissa Tensions and clashes between extremists and
police following the arrest of a leader from the Sangh Parivar,
guilty of the murder of tribal Christians and officers Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Indien, Orissa - 08-06-2009 - Presbyteriansk valgt biskops godkendelse
usikker In addition to rejecting orthodox Christian
teachings about the Cross, Thew Forrester denies that Satan
exists, calls the Qur'an the Word of God, describes sin as being
blind to our own goodness, and questions whether Jesus is truly
the only begotten Son of God. A student of Zen Buddhism, Thew
Forrester took Buddhist lay ordination vows and adopted a new
Buddhist name-Genpo-meaning "way of universal wisdom." (Læs
om TFs zen buddhisme (HER). Læs mere - [ChristianityToday] USA - 08-06-2009 - Politifolk fik kun fem år for at
slå ihjel Two policemen convicted of killing a Christian
in Giza, Egypt have received only a five-year prison sentence for
what lawyers are calling the cold-blooded murder of a Copt who
stood up for his rights. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Ægypten - 08-06-2009 - Kan den religiøse være loyal
både mod sin tro og den politiske magt? TheosThinkTank har udgivet Sean Oliver-Dee's
"Religion and Identity" - en rapport der er blevet til på
baggrund af forskning i forholdet mellem islam og stat i det
britiske interesseområde: "The essay aims to show that
religious and state identities can occupy different spheres or
'tiers' without either sacrificing its integrity. It argues that
these tiers can and do overlap and this can result in tensions
but it goes on to say that this is all part of the natural
politics of a plural society. Ultimately, religious and state
identities are perfectly compatible". (Download
essayet - pdf) Læs mere - [Theos
Think Tank] England - 03-06-2009 - Kirken bør blive mere
lidenskabelig Find passionen.. smid manuskriptet.. frem med den
gode fortælling. Fremtidsforsker Rolf Jensen giver kirken
gode råd Læs mere - [Ugebrevet
Søndagmorgen] Danmark - 29-05-2009 - Engelske kirkeledere advarer direkte mod at
stemme på yderste højre .. what is seen as an unprecedented direct
involvement in political debate. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] England - 27-05-2009 - Sekterisk, protestantisk had slår ud i
drab efter fodboldkamp Disturbances broke out in Coleraine following the
final day of soccer's Scottish Premier League season... - A gang
of Protestants travelled to a Catholic housing estate shortly
after Rangers were confirmed as Scottish Premier League champions
and they attacked and killed McDaid, a father of four.. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Irland - 25-05-2009 - Sydafrikansk kirke hylder stadig
apartheid A South African church suspended in 1982 from
the World Alliance of Reformed Churches because of its support
for apartheid is "still not ready for readmission", a meeting of
the grouping's executive committee in Geneva has been told. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Sydafrika, Johannesburg - 25-05-2009 - 90-årig døbt efter grundig
dåbsoplæring The man declared as the world's oldest pupil,
Kimani Ng'ang'a Maruge, says he has embraced Christianity and has
been baptised, five years after he began studying at primary
school at the age of 85 and learned how to read the Bible. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Kenya - 20-05-2009 - Sådan vinder Folkekirken over
buddhismen Med denne sportsmetaforiske overskrift
fortæller Kristeligt Dagblad om fire bispekandidaters
møde om Dalai Lama Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, København - 20-05-2009 - Indiske kirker glade for den "sekulære"
koalitions sejr The vibrant and responsible electorate of the
Indian democracy have reaffirmed their faith in the United
Progressive Alliance in a historic manner," said the National
Council of Churches of India on 18 May. "It is . an expression
of the wish of the people that India is a secular and democratic
country," said the NCCI, which groups 30 Orthodox and Protestant
churches. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Indien - 16-05-2009 - Kristne tvinges i hellig krig Som 20-årig blev pakistanske kristne
Zeeshan Gill kidnappet og tvangskonverteret til islam. Hans
kidnappere ville træne ham til jihad, men han nåede
at flygte Læs mere
- [Kristeligt Dagblad] Pakistan, Karachi - 14-05-2009 - Krisen kradser - Luthersk Mission Derfor har man også besluttet at
gøre en øget indsats for at motivere foreningens
medlemmer til at give penge til arbejdet. - Vi ønsker at
øge folks kendskab til, hvad deres penge går til og
gøre opmærksom på konkrete projekter som folk
kan støtte.. Læs mere
- [Kirken i København] Danmark - 13-05-2009 - Menneskeret: tilstrækkeligt mad A group of Christian leaders who campaign for
justice in the fight against hunger are calling on the United
Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to step up to the plate and
seek tangible results in realising the right to food. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Geneve - 11-05-2009 - Israel begrænser kristnes muligheder for
at møde paven Israel shut a Palestinian media centre in
Jerusalem and limited entry to Christians from the Gaza Strip on
Monday as Pope Benedict, on a historic visit to the Holy Land,
urged open access to the city Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Israel, Gaza - 09-05-2009 - Pavens rejse mere end en pilgrimsrejse Pope Benedict XVI calls his visit to the Holy
Land this week a spiritual pilgrimage, a journey to the sites
most sacred to the Christian imagination. Yet it also may become
a defining moment of his pontificate, presenting opportunities
to reach publics in the Muslim and Jewish worlds that continue
to express outrage or dismay over papal actions of recent years
Læs mere - [Christian
Science Monitor] Israel - 08-05-2009 - Værdioprustning i engelske skoler -
kirkens rolle Læs om et meget anderledes skolesystem,
hvor den engelske kirke arbejder på at ekspandere - bl. a.
ved en styrkelse af bevidstheden om de kristne værdier.
Flot hjemmeside: (http://www.christianvalues4schools.co.uk/)
Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] England - 07-05-2009 - Kirkeledere mod tilladelse af polygami i
Kenya Nzimbi warned against creating doubts about
Christian marriage, where one man is married to one woman. "We
should follow the biblical teachings. It is the orderly way." Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Kenya - 06-05-2009 - Nepals maoistiske præsident
trækker sig - kristnes indflydelse i fare "We are terribly concerned about the future of
Nepal," Dr. Yohannan said, - there is a lot at stake: "We have
two significant Bible colleges, and also we have a radio
broadcast heard on 36 fm radio stations, which actually belong
to the government. 300 churches have been planted over the years.
So many people are coming to Christ like never before. Christians
are even having an impact on the country. Our leader of our work
in Nepal is being consulted by government officials as they are
formulating the constitution as a secular nation." Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Nepal - 06-05-2009 - Lærer brød loven ved at kalde
creationisme overtroisk vrøvl It is the first case of its kind where a court
has held a teacher responsible for the disapproval of
Christianity. It's common for lawsuits to be brought against
teachers promoting religion. In general, for years, religion has
been taken out of the classroom. I don't agree with that, but if
it's going to be taken out, at the very minimum you can't go to
the other extreme.. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] USA, Californien - 06-05-2009 - Garanteret månedlig indkomst på
11 US$ afbøder fattigdom Churches and civil society groups are urging the
Namibian government to provide citizens with monthly basic income
grants by raising taxes Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Namibia - 05-05-2009 - Luthersk biskop opfordrer paven til at
forkaste besættelse og vold Although the Vatican is emphasising that Pope
Benedict XVI's visit to the Holy Land in May is a pilgrimage,
Jerusalem Lutheran Bishop Munib Younan said the political aspect
of the visit can not be ignored. - (Se også her: Pope in the Holy Land to
speak reconciliation) Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Israel, Jerusalem - 04-05-2009 - Svineinfluenza anledning til at ramme
Ægyptiske kristne The Egyptian government is using swine flu as
an excuse to get rid of tens of thousands of pigs raised by
garbage collectors who live amid the refuse in Cairo slums. But
the move has prompted accusations Monday that Muslims are
attacking minority Christians, who breed the animals. The
government last week ordered the slaughter of all the country's
300,000 pigs as a precaution against swine flu.. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Ægypten, Cairo - 01-05-2009 - Hekseforfølgelse i Uganda Sixteen Anglicans, including a reverend, are
under Police custody for allegedly burning household property of
a 90-year-old woman who they accused of witchcraft. Rev. Arthur
Tumusime from Kigezi diocese and the others are suspected to have
early this month burnt Esther Nzamubi's property, saying they
were burning satanic fetish that she had been using to bewitch
the people. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] Uganda, Kampala - 29-04-2009 - Kina kan blive en kristen nation inden for 10
år Jonathan Shibley: The underground church has been
at work in China, but a great deal of evangelism is also
happening in businesses. All of a sudden, there are hundreds, if
not thousands, of small businessmen fellowships taking place,
both within major corporations in China, and within homes.. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Kina - 28-04-2009 - Mindretals vilkår i den nutidige
Verdensorden Grundtvigsk Forum og Folkekirkens mellemkirkelige
Råd holder temadag om religiøse og kulturelle
mindretals vilkår. Programmet omhandler bl.a. kristne
mindretal i Pakistan og Palæstina samt Europas kulturelle
og religiøse mindretal. Læs mere - [Den danske
folkekirkes mellemkirkelige Råd] Danmark, København - 27-04-2009 - Over 50% af voksne i USA har skiftet
kirketilhørsforhold i deres lvi About 9% return to their childhood religion,
saying they tried another religion or two but then went back....
Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] USA - 26-04-2009 - Den nye ærkebiskop fastholder
forgængers syn på homoseksuelt samliv The former archbishop Nzimbi had said: "When we
talk about same-sex unions, it is to us a big challenge because
missionaries, when they came here, taught us that we can't change
the word of God . We never knew that something that we're hearing
now would happen". The successor Eliud Wabukala will not reverse
the predecessors opposition to same-sex unions Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Kenya - 25-04-2009 - Religion i det offentlige rum. Obama får
fjernet symboler (kommentar) President Obama's administration asked Georgetown
University to remove all signs and symbols from their hall before
the President delivered his speech to the assembly. The
University was only too willing to strip the hall of its
religious symbols in order to land such a prominent speaker. The
message was clear: religion has no place in the public square...
The natural conclusion is that religion's only place in the
public square is to function as a kind of feel-good, unifying
placebo. No one should make public arguments rooted in religious
truth. (Kommentar af Ken Konnor) Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA - 25-04-2009 - Erik Normann Svendsen formand for Folkekirkens
Nødhjælp Erik Norman Svendsen ser især frem til at
engagere sig i klimadebatten frem mod topmødet i
København til december.. Læs mere - [Politiken] Danmark - 25-04-2009 - Bøn i skoler USA, Tennesse - 24-04-2009 - Samme sag - samme forfølgelse? Religious activity has been under very tight
government control in Uzbekistan for more than a decade, but this
control is now increasing. Muslim, Protestant Christian,
Jehovah's Witness and Hare Krishna communities have particularly
suffered in the latest official attacks, which have included
raids, arrests, beatings, 15-day imprisonments, sentences of up
to 12 years' imprisonment, confiscation and court-ordered
destruction of religious literature, and deportations. Læs mere - [Forum
18] Uzbekistan - 24-04-2009 - Konference: Varmere vejr - koldere
samfund Åben konferencedag om diakoni og klima 24.
april 2009 for alle interesserede, hvor diakonien og klimaet
sættes på dagsordenen. Læs mere - [www.diakoni.dk] Danmark - 24-04-2009 - Det antikristne England As you may know, in Islamic countries such as
Afghanistan, converting from Islam to Christianity is a crime
punishable by death. While they don't go that far, certain Indian
states and Nepal erect formidable hurdles for would-be converts
to Christianity. And then there's the United Kingdom... Læs
mere - [Christian Post] England - 23-04-2009 - Kristne dræbt i Karachi Pro-Taliban slogan on church wall causes clash
Thursday, April 23, 2009 By Salis bin Perwaiz Karachi Chaos
erupted when some unidentified people scribbled the slogan, ?
Taliban Zindabad" on the wall of a church within the Surjani Town
police limits. This resulted in a brutal ethnic clash with armed
criminals setting on fire shops,... Læs mere - [World News] Pakistan, Karachi - 23-04-2009 - Beskyldt for forsøg på at
få Obamas bedstemor til at konvertere The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya
secretary Sheikh Mohamed Khalifa said, "Mama Sarah should not be
forced by anybody to join Christianity since she is a Muslim.
Conversion must take place in a voluntary manner." He said,
"Muslims will not sit and watch one of their own being coerced
by some religious leaders to convert to Christianity." Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Kenya - 22-04-2009 - Zuma is like Jesus Stor plakat med teksten "Zuma is like Jesus"
illustrer artikel om at Sydafrikas fattige stadig atser på
ANC - temaet Zuma/Jesus har været på i hvert fald
siden januar: (Se
her).. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Sydafrika, Cape Town - 22-04-2009 - En undertrykt gruppe nævnes ikke i
Durban II - de kasteløse i Indien There is an untouchable word that appears nowhere
in the declaration of the U.N. conference in Geneva reviewing
progress on fighting racism. It is Dalit, the self-designation
of a South Asian group traditionally regarded as untouchable or
of the lowest caste. "Caste discrimination is one of the most
important issues being left out of this conference," said Peter
Prove of the Lutheran World Federation. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Schweitz, Geneve - 21-04-2009 - Biskopper skærper tonen overfor andre
religioner Med afsæt i biskop Niels Henriks Arendts
nyudkomne bog tager flere biskopper stilling til
religionsmødet. Arendt selv: "Jeg synes ikke, vi kan komme
længere end til at sige, at vi i de forskellige religioner
bekender noget dybt forskelligt om Gud, og så i
øvrigt overlade resten til Vorherre. Påstanden om,
at vi ikke tror på den samme gud, vil lukke af for
religionsdebatten." Steen Skovsgaard: "Det giver ingen mening at
tale om dialog, hvis man ikke trækker klare grænser
mellem kristendommen og andre religioner". Kresten Drejergaard:
"Får vi for travlt med at finde ligheder, bliver
kristendommen for udflydende og anonym, og dermed uden relevans".
- Hospitalsimam Naveed Baigh er ked af en eventuel skærpet
tone: (Se her).. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 20-04-2009 - Når præsten bliver brændt
levende Oversigtsartikel over forfølgelser i
Orissa Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Indien, Orissa - 18-04-2009 - Obama's "Council of Faith-Based, Community
Advisors" har nu 25 medl. The 25 members of the council, each appointed to
a one-year term, will be responsible for advising the revamped
White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
on how to direct government funds to religious and neighborhood
groups engaged in social service work. In February, Obama said
the new office would work with nonprofit organizations "both
secular and faith-based" and would help them determine how to
make a bigger impact in their cities, learn their obligations
under the law and cut through government red tape. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA - 18-04-2009 - KFUM-KFUK sender unge til
Israel/Palæstina: Journey for Justice KFUM & KFUK i Danmark har siden 2000 sendt unge
medlemmer til Vestbredden, nærmere betegnet Beit Sahour
nær Bethlehem, for at deltage i Journey for Justice, en
international solidaritetsrejse arrangeret af YMCA i
Østjerusalem og YWCA i Palæstina. Læs mere - [KFUM og KFUK]
Israel, Betlehem - 17-04-2009 - Protestantiske præster splittede i
vurderingen af klimakrise LifeWay Research found that 47 percent of
Protestants pastors agree with the statement "I believe global
warming is real and man-made" while 47 percent do not. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA - 17-04-2009 - Politik og kirke i Sydafrika til intern
debat Religion has always played a part in South
African elections say voters, but this year the voice of churches
and their leaders at times has been shrill during campaigning for
the 22 April general election. Some voters say the pulpit has
been used to great effect, other says it is being misused. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Sydafrika, Cape Town - 17-04-2009 - Biskop kritiser tysk
våbeneksport Germany's top Protestant cleric, Bishop Wolfgang
Huber, has highlighted German's role as a major global arms
exporter, and he has castigated the fact that at his country has
become the top armaments exporting nation of Europe Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Tyskland - 16-04-2009 - 90% er katolikker - over 50% af præster
er protestanter i Latinamerika Latinamerika er stadig meget katolsk, men jeg
(antropolog Regnar Albæk Kristensen) tror, at de får
en stor overraskelse i nærmeste fremtid. I de statistikker,
de laver, er op imod 90 procent af befolkningen katolikker, men
hvis man ser på statistikker over landets præster,
så er over halvdelen protestantiske. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Sydamerika - 15-04-2009 - Twitter: bibelen redigeret i 3000 sektioner
a 140 anslag German Christians are starting what they hope
will be a record-breaking effort to use the new Internet
social-networking and micro-blogging service Twitter to try and
"tweet" the Bible. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Tyskland - 15-04-2009 - Sogne- og landskirkesammenlægninger i
Tyskland Krise i medlemstilslutning og finanskrise tvinger
kirken i Tyskland til at lægge sogne sammen. Også
på landskirkeplan foregår sammenlægning. Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Tyskland - 15-04-2009 - Kristne forfølges som følge af
angst for islamistisk terrorisme Violence against Christians continues to rise
in Uzbekistan as the government comes down hard on practically
anyone affiliated with any type of religious movement. Læs mere - [Mission Networks
News] Uzbekistan - 15-04-2009 - Fængsel og bøder for undervisning
og fødselsdagsfejring 15-day prison term to Pavel Nenno, a deacon of
a registered Baptist Church. Nenno was prosecuted after a raid
involving the NSS secret Læs mere - [Forum
18] Uzbekistan - 14-04-2009 - Dødstrusler mod biskop, som huser
flygtninge He has received several death threats and has
been under guard by South African police, but that will not stop
Bishop Paul Verryn of Johannesburg's Central Methodist Church
from sheltering Zimbabwean refugees in the heart of the country's
commercial capital. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Sydafrika, Johannesburg - 09-04-2009 - Decline and Fall of Christian America Newsweek's April 13 cover story, with the title
"The Decline and Fall of Christian America" in the shape of a
cross, may have presented more gloom than Christians would have
liked, especially during the holiest of weeks...Jon Meacham,
Newsweek, svar på mange reaktioner: I do not think, as some
evangelicals do, that we are entering a "post-Christian" phase,
but I do believe we are growing rather more secular than I would
have anticipated even five years ago. (Se her). Den oprindelige artikel i Newsweek:
(The End of Christian America).. Læs mere - [The Christian
Post] USA - 07-04-2009 - Ultraortodokse jødiske aviser
gør kvinder til mænd på regeringsfoto To jødiske aviser erstattede kvinder med
mænd og sorte skygger på et billede af den israelske
regering - Se de to fotografier her. - Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Israel - 06-04-2009 - Biskopper og præster med blod på
hænderne Kirkernes ry i Rwanda er plettet med blod fra
folkemordet. Biskopper og præster planlagde og
udførte myrderierne, der begyndte i dag for 15 år
siden Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Rwanda - 06-04-2009 - Anglikansk præst fyret for at ville
være både kristen og muslim Redding has said that being a Muslim has made her
a better Christian. "Some people don't need glasses, some people
need single lenses. I need bifocals," she told CNN in a
television interview. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] USA, New York - 05-04-2009 - Buddhisme er indisk, de semitiske religioner
led i konspiration Rashtriya Swaymsevak Sangh (RSS) has
differentiated between reservations for Dalit converts to
Buddhism, and to Islam and Christianity, saying "Buddhism is
Indian but not the other two religions". Opposing reservations
for and concessions to Dalits who have converted to the Semitic
religions, RSS joint general secretary Madan Das Devi said in
Nagpur of Maharashtra on 22 March 2009: "Buddhists are part of
our diaspora, but the other two religions are part of an
international conspiracy to convert our people, a part of
imperialism." Læs mere - [All India
Christian Council] Indien, Maharastra - 03-04-2009 - Tutu anklaget for blasfemisk kritik af
ANC The ANC is increasingly disturbed by the manner
in which Emeritus Archbishop Desmond Tutu is addressing the issue
of the NPA [National Prosecuting Authority] and the pending case
of the president of the ANC Comrade Jacob Zuma," said ANC
spokesperson Jessie Duarte on 3 April. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Sydafrika - 03-04-2009 - Servolution eller revolution 230 kirker verden over deltaqer i servolution:
Servolution is a revolution that is powered by humility and
servanthood," said Dino Rizzo, lead pastor of Healing Place
Church in Baton Rouge, La. Læs mere - [Christian
Post] USA, Los Angeles - 03-04-2009 - Danske missionærer til Tyrkiet Danmark er på vej til at sende kristne
missionærer til Tyrkiet. Trods striden om
Muhammed-tegningerne og stigende diskrimination af Tyrkiets
religiøse mindretal de senere år har Luthersk
Mission konkrete planer om at sende missionærer til Tyrkiet
Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Tyrkiet - 02-04-2009 - Jobmission: 500 lærere ønsket i
Bhutan Less than one percent of Bhutan is Christian, and
evangelism is forbidden..At a visit the Education Minister asked
if we (Mawwi Pudaite, founder of "Bibles for the
World"-organization) could provide at least 500 teachers for
Bhutan, specifically to teach English, mathematics and science,"
says Mawii Pudaite. "We would like to send as many as we can."
Læs mere - [Mission Networks
News] Bhutan - 01-04-2009 - Tror bestemt ikke på Gud Thorkild Grosbøll udgiver
prædikensamling med titlen "Ugudelige prædikener" fra
sine år i Tårbæk under biskop Jan Lindharts
særlige tilsyn. Interviewer: Thorkild Grosbøll, er
du ikke bange for, at du med den titel på ny igen og igen
får stillet spørgsmålet: Tror du på Gud
eller ej? - Det må man gerne spørge om, og jeg
svarer, at jeg tror bestemt ikke på Gud. Jeg tror på
Jesus, min herre og min konge. Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 01-04-2009 - Mission på jobbet - eller i kald og
stand! "A Revolution of Vocation: The Role of the Church
in Aiding in Systemic Change across the Professions" - If there
was ever a time to mobilize Christians in business to engage the
culture courageously and meaningfully, the time is now. Although
business has been an engine of economic prosperity, there is no
denying that it has stumbled in recent years. - Christian
Integrity in Business World. Læs mere - [Lausanne World Pulse] Schweitz, Lausanne - 01-04-2009 - Kirkeappel: G20-lederne må
begrænse det finansielle systems grådighed In his letter to Brown, Kobia highlighted 12
proposals for the G20 leaders. These included mechanisms to deter
currency speculation and to control capital flows; the
eradication of financial speculation on commodities such as food
and energy; the dismantling of tax havens; a system of global
taxes to finance public needs; and debt cancellation. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Globalt - 01-04-2009 - Kirke og politiske partier fordømmer
nominering af kristenforfølger The Christian community in Bhubaneswar as well
as political parties have condemned the Bharatiya Janata Party's
(BJP) decision to nominate Kandhamal riot-accused Manoj Pradhan
as the party candidate from G Udaygiri Assembly constituency of
the riot-hit district. Læs mere - [All India
Christian Council] Orissa, Indien - 01-04-2009 - Hjertets renhed (Lausanne World Pulse Themed
Articles) Articles: Purity and Power - The Danger of "Fruitfulness" without
Purity: Thoughts on Personal Holiness and Ministry by a Younger
Leader - Character Cultivation in Education and
the Family - A Revolution of Vocation: The Role of
the Church in Aiding in Systemic Change across the
Professions Læs mere - [Lausanne World Pulse] Lausanne - 31-03-2009 - BBC kritiseres for skævvridning i
mulitkulturalistisk retning Sikher og muslimer sidder som programchefer for
traditionelle religiøse programmer: Udviklingen bekymrer
Den engelske Kirke. I hvert fald har den engelske
ærkebiskop indkaldt BBC's direktør til et
møde i Lambeth Palace for at drøfte udviklingen og
for at sikre, at trosstoffet ikke bliver skævvredet,
så kristendommen forfordeles til fordel for en mere
multikulturalistisk program profil. Det er da også
tankevækkende, at besøge BBC's hjemmeside, hvor de
enkelte programmer omtales. Således omtales
målgrupperne for de enkelte programmer som "Muslims,
Hindus, Sikhs and Christians". Det er i skrivende stund ikke
muligt at finde frem til et program på BBC, der tager
udgangspunkt i den kristne påskefejring. Læs
mere - [Kirken i København] England - 31-03-2009 - 100.000 britiske ateister søger
de-baptism More than 100,000 Britons have downloaded
"certificates of de-baptism" on the Internet to cut ties with the
Christian faith. - (Se certifikat og tekst her) - Læs mere - [Christian
Post] England - 27-03-2009 - Protestantisk ateistisk præst antastes
ikke af sin kirke From the book "Geloven in een God die niet
bestaat. Manifest van een atheistische dominee": "The
non-existence of God is for me not an obstacle but a precondition
to believing in God. I am an atheist believer," Hendrikse writes
in the book. "God is for me not a being but a word for what can
happen between people. Someone says to you, for example, 'I will
not abandon you', and then makes those words come true. It would
be perfectly alright to call that [relationship] God. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Holland - 25-03-2009 - Audio-bibler til romaer i Rusland One of the most-marginalized people groups in
Russia is the focus of ministry by Faith Comes By Hearing.. Læs mere - [Christian Telegraph] Rusland - 24-03-2009 - Straf for "sharing of beliefs" i det kristne
Armenien Armenia's controversial proposed new Religion Law
and the proposed new Article 162 in the Criminal Code to punish
the sharing of beliefs were approved by Parliament in their first
readings on 19 March.. A serious setback to the development of
a modern, progressive and liberal Armenia Læs mere - [Forum
18] Armenien - 23-03-2009 - Teologisk Studiedag: Nye former for
religiøsitet - Tro i Tiden Denne studiedag sætter fokus på de
teologiske udfordringer og spørgsmål, som rejses i
folkekirkens møde med nye former for religiøsitet
og spiritualitet. Åben for alle interesserede.
Arrangør: Folkekirke og Religionsmøde. Læs mere - [Tro i Tiden]
Danmark - 23-03-2009 - Hindu-gruppe forhindrer statue af
Chaplin Charlie Chaplin, the famous British comedian and
filmmaker who made the world laugh, is facing rejection in
southern India because his name sounds too Christian. The late
comedian Charlie Chaplin. On March 12, members of the Hindu
Jagarna Vedike (Hindu awareness council) chased away people who
were erecting the actor's statue in Karnataka state. The mob
destroyed construction materials, filled up a pit for the
statue's foundation, and hoisted a Hindu flag on the site. Læs
mere - [Union of Catholic Asian News] Indien, Mandalore - 23-03-2009 - Global økumnekisk konference om
retfærdighed for kasteløse We came together as almost 100 participants, the
great majority from churches and Christian bodies across the
world, with advisers from other faith communities, to address the
largest systemic violation of human rights in today's world,
caste-based discrimination (CBD). As Dalits and friends of Dalits
we came from caste-affected countries.. Læs mere - [Global
Ministries] Thailand, Bangkok - 20-03-2009 - Tony Blairs tale ved åbning af
baptistcenter ved Jordanfloden "It took courage and leadership for Jordan to
allow us this site of baptism, here by this ancient river. But
it took more. It took the same spirit that animated John and
Jesus, and the Prophet Mohammed and all the Prophets of old. Each
took the world as it was - alienated from God - and tried to make
it how it should be - reconciled to God Justice, mercy,
compassion, the 'us'' not the 'me', pure unselfish love. This is
what they stood for.." Tony Blair ved åbning af
baptistcenter ved Jordanfloden. Læs
mere - [Tony Blair Foundation] Jordan - 20-03-2009 - Gnther Gassmann: Tilbagekald
ekskommunikationen af Luther An international expert on church unity has urged
the Roman Catholic Church to declare officially that its
excommunication of Martin Luther no longer applies. Such a
statement, "in these ecumenically less exciting times ... would
be a remarkable step and a sign of hope and encouragement", said
the Rev. Gnther Gassmann, a German Lutheran theologian.. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Italien, Rom - 19-03-2009 - Til tiden - nye "a propos teksten" sider
på kirkenikobenhavn.dk Nye sektion på kirkenikobenhavn.dk hedder
Tekster til Tiden. De to, der foreligger nu, er artikler, som med
afsæt i bespisningen i ørkenen, beskriver
klimaændringernes konsekvenser - blandt andet for
Genesareth sø. Læs
mere - [Kirken i København] Danmark, København - 19-03-2009 - Den økonomiske krise: kirker skal
lukkes i København Budgetudvalgsformanden ser ikke anden udvej, end
at de ti kirker, der blev prikket på skuldrene i
forbindelse med den plan, der er lagt for den fremtidige
sognestruktur i stiftet, får sat turbo på det lokale
samarbejde, der skal sikre, at det lokale kirkeliv også i
fremtiden har rammer at udfolde sig i. Læs mere - [Kirken i
København] Danmark, København - 18-03-2009 - Paven advarer mod evangeliske bevægelser
og overtro i Afrika Selvom den katolske kirke i Afrika er den
hurtigst voksende i verden, advarer paven også mod
konkurrence fra evangeliske bevægelser, som er blevet mere
populære' samt mod 'den stigende indflydelse fra
overtroiske former for religion'. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Cameroun - 18-03-2009 - Magtskifte på Madagascar berører
kirken The head of the largest Protestant church in
Madagascar is reported to have been freed after being detained
on 17 March by unspecified military personnel following the
resignation of President Marc Ravalomanana. Reports received by
the World Alliance of Reformed Churches indicated that the
president of the Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar (FJKM), the
Rev. Lala Rasendrahasina, was released after only a brief
detention Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Madagaskar - 18-03-2009 - Durban II opgiver forbud mod
religionskritik FN's Menneskerettighedsråd har slettet al
kritik af Israel og dropper forsøget på at
gøre religionskritik til en krænkelse af
menneskerettigheder i kladden til Durban 2-konferencen Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Globalt - 17-03-2009 - Over 3000 kristne og dalitter stadig i
flygtningelejre i Orissa More than seven months after Orissa's
tribal-dominated Kandhamal district experienced widespread
anti-Christian violence, 3,100 people belonging to the minority
community are still living in relief camps being run by the
administration. AICC har netop udgivet en årsrapport over
forfølgelser og vold mod kristne i Indien: Åbn
pdf-fil her. - Læs mere - [All India
Christian Council] Indien, Orissa - 17-03-2009 - Militante får hårde straffe for
bombeplan mod kirke i Jordan Jordan's military court sentenced on Monday three
Jordanian extremists to 22 1/2 years in jail for a plot to bomb
a Catholic church last May. The judge explained that he gave the
two-decade sentence because he believes the bomb plot itself,
even if it failed, was a "danger to the state and its people."
In general, Jordan is known to be a moderate Muslim country.. Læs mere - [The Christian
Post] Jordan, Amman - 17-03-2009 - Bøn en regelmæssig ting,
når Obama optræder officielt The policy, first reported in U.S. News & World
Report, appears to continue a new White House approach to
religion: invite piety and spirituality at every opportunity, but
with a new emphasis on interfaith participants and atheists.
Obama mentioned "non-believers" in his inauguration speech and,
even as he unveiled his faith-based office to religious
conservatives at the National Prayer Breakfast, he noted that he
did not consider faith-based social service programs inherently
superior to secular ones. Læs mere
- [Washington Post] USA, Washington - 16-03-2009 - Vi vil ikke betale for krisen - World Social
Forums konference We won't pay for the crisis. The rich have to pay
for it ! Anti-imperialist, anti-capitalist, feminist,
environmentalist and socialist alternatives are necessary.. -
Indledning til én af erklæringerne udgået fra
World Social Forum's konference i Belem, Brasilien. Læs mere - [Word Social
Forum] Brasilien, Belem - 16-03-2009 - Jeres døde vil ikke blive
begravet Uzbekistan's NSS secret police, the head of a
local mahalla (town district) and a local imam in the north-west
of the country have obstructed the burial of a Muslim, Zhumabai
Smetullaev, because his widow and son are Christians... All
non-state-controlled Muslim and non-Russian Orthodox religious
activity in Karakalpakstan is a criminal offence. jfr. også
HER. Læs
mere - [Forum 18] Uzbekistan - 15-03-2009 - Et påske - salaam fra Betlehem Lidelseshistorien kunne være endt med tre
mænd, der hang på korset .. Og Palæstina kunne
endnu en gang have vist sig at være en kampplads, hvor
imperierne kan demonstrere deres magt.. Hilsen fra Christmas
Lutheran Church Læs mere -
[Betlehems Venner] Israel, Betlehem - 13-03-2009 - Kulturuge i Betlehem under
forberedelse Samarbejdet mellem Betlehems Venner og
Julekirken, Betlehem, med præsten Mitri Raheb, om en
kulturuge (Bridges to Understanding and Mutual Inspiration) 22.-
28. juni er i fuld gang. Kulturgen er åben for deltagelse.
Læs mere - [Betlehems
Venner] Israel, Betlehem - 12-03-2009 - Somalia indfører sharia Somalia, som ligger nummer 5 på listen over
lande, hvor kristne forfølges (Se
World Watch List), indfører sharia, hvilket
vækker yderligere bekymring for de kristne. Læs
også BBC om sagen (HER) Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Somalia - 11-03-2009 - Sekulariseringen vokser i USA If you want to see what America will look like
spiritually in 20 years, just basically look at the continent of
Europe UNLESS there is an intervention of God. Se også (Barack Obamas religiøse rummelighed
opmuntrer det sekulære Amerika) Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] USA - 11-03-2009 - Politisk splittelse forbedrer forholdene for
de kristne i Orissa In advance of the April elections, Orissa's
ruling Biju Janata Dal has ended the alliance with the Hindu
extremist Bharatiya Janata Party.. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Indien, Orissa - 11-03-2009 - Formand for Borgerligt Centrum: Præster
ud af etisk råd Står det til Simon Emil Ammitzbøll,
formand for Borgerligt Centrum og medlem af Udvalget
vedrørende Det Etiske Råd, så skal der ikke
sidde en eneste præst i Det Etiske Råd Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 11-03-2009 - Fast grundløn i landsby i Namibia som
da Jesus bespiste 5000 Bishop Zephania Kameeta of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia is the project's chief
patron and at the Wuppertal symposium he compared the basic
income grant to the Biblical story of Jesus feeding 5000 people.
"Jesus did not make his feeding of the 5000 subject to the
condition that the people fulfil any qualifications," said
Kameeta, who is also a vice-president of the Lutheran World
Federation. "His help and his love were and are unconditional.
Such a Basic Income Grant frees people to take the initiative and
accept responsibility. - Kameeta har udgivet Im Wind der
Befreiung 2004 Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Namibia - 09-03-2009 - Tyske teologiprofessorer skal tro på
Gud Afgørelse ved Højsteret .. hvilket
rejser krav om at teologi fjernes fra univsersiteterne. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Tyskland - 09-03-2009 - Dystre udsigter for Iraks kristne Det bliver vanskeligt at vende strømmen
af kristne flygtninge - selv under relativt større ro i
landet. Selv om de kristne kan have en vigtig funktion (Se her) - se også (KirkenUpdate i februar)
Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Irak - 08-03-2009 - Vatikanet: vaskemaskinen største
frigørende element for kvinden I anledning af kvindernes internationale kampdag
lovpriser Osservatore Romane, Vaticanets officielle avis,
vaskemaskinens andel i kvindens frigørelse og sammenligner
med antikonceptionsmidler mm Læs mere - [The
Independent] Vatikanet - 06-03-2009 - Tanzanianer i snevejr
(KonfirmandAktion) Danmissions Konfirmandaktion er i fuld gang
landet over. Læs medarbejders blog om erfaringen at
køre rundt med Tanzaniansk gæstelærer: "vi har
kunnet bruge tiden på at tale om de spændende ting,
som f.eks. kønsroller, uddannelse, abort, homoseksualitet
og henholdsvis stats og kirkes rolle i det danske samfund. I
hvert fald synes jeg, at det har været, og er, rigtig
spændende at have fået nogle nye vinkler på
blandt andet disse emner. - Jeg tror også, at
konfirmanderne har fået nogle nye vinkler på deres
eget liv ved at høre Monica fortælle om sit liv og
om Tanzania. Læs mere - [Konfirmandaktion] Danmark - 06-03-2009 - Nyt europæisk
missionsforskingscenter I 2008 åbnede Nova REsearch Centre, som er
en europæisk missionsdatabasa og et forskningscenter for
mission. Formålet er at være til hjælp for
europæiske kikrer og missionsselskaber som ønsker
at udvikle deres missionsarbejde i Europa. Centeret ledes af
Darrell Jackson, som kommer fra en stilling som
missionskoordinator i KEK (Kirkernes Europæiske Konference)
i Budapest. (Red: det synes at være lidt langsomt fra
start!) Læs mere - [Intercultural.dk] Europa - 06-03-2009 - Imam svarer på Haderslevsvaret på
A Commom Word "Ingen kan fatte Guds storhed og guddommelige
mysterium fuldt ud. Gud taler vi om i jordiske kategorier, men
Gud vil altid være større end disse kategorier."
Dette citat (fra Haderslevsvaret) opsamler meget godt den
muslimsk - kristne dialog. Vi kan godt prøve at beskrive
vores forhold til hinanden, og hvem der kan gøre krav
på 'sandheden'. Men når alt kommer til alt, så
kender Gud mennesket bedre, end det kender sig selv og derved
også vores relation til os selv og hinanden. Vi kan
prøve at sætte ord på vores forståelse
af sandheden, men den vil altid være relativ i forhold til
det absolutte.Se
om Haderslevpræsternes svar her. Læs
mere - [Religion.dk] Danmark, København - 05-03-2009 - Kandidaterne til bispevalget i
Københavns Stift Pressemeddelelse om bispevalget i
Københavns Stift 2009 Læs
mere - [Pressemeddelelse,
valgudvalget Kbh.s stift] Danmark, København - 04-03-2009 - Tæt forhold stat-kirke betyder ofte
tolerance overfor tørklædet Stor undersøgelse, som dækker otte
lande, VEIL, viser blandt andet denne sammenhæng. Dette
gælder dog ikke hvor alliancen mellem stat og kirke er
blevet et spørgsmål om national identitet.
Det gælder fx otte sydtyske, katolske l„nder, hvor alle
andre religiøse symboler end kristne forbydes på
skoler. For ikke at komme på kant med den tyske grundlov
"defineres" krucifikser (derfor) ikke primært som
religiøse symboler, men som kulturelle udtryk for den
nationale identitet" (Professor Birgit Sauer, leder af
forskningsprojektet). En del af konklusionen kan læses her:
Klik - se videre
"research results". Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Europa - 04-03-2009 - Fornyet forbud mod brug af "Allah" for Gud i
bibelen Malaysia's government has re-imposed a ban on the
word Allah in Bibles, and in Christian newspapers and religious
texts in the Malay language following pressure from some Islamic
groups in the southeast Asian country. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Malaysia - 03-03-2009 - Kirken skal forholde sig til eget
energifråds Biskop Niels Henrik Arendt siger, at
menighedsrådene er nødt til at forholde sig til
klimadagsordenen og et muligt energifråds. Læs mere
- [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, Haderslev - 03-03-2009 - Biskopper uenige om vejen frem efter det
voldsramte valg sidste år Nogle ønsker prøvelse for
internationalt tribunal, andre en kenyansk sandsheds- og
retfærdighedskomité. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Kenya - 03-03-2009 - Anti-konversionslovene på SriLanka
kritiseres af USA The Jathika Hela Urumaya political party, whose
leadership is comprised of Buddhist monks, drafted the bill.
According to Gospel For Asia, a leader of that party went on
record saying that US-funded Christian missionaries are one of
the greatest threats facing Sri Lanka. Ironically, Sri Lanka's
constitution guarantees freedom of thought, conscience and
religion. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Sri Lanka - 02-03-2009 - Tutu og Boesak advarer magthaverne i
Sydafrika South African anti-apartheid icon Archbishop
Desmond Tutu has warned that people who become "arrogant" and
"drunk with power" will one day be nobodies in the country like
the former apartheid leaders. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Sydafrika - 02-03-2009 - Diasporabegrebet i bibelen set i
missionskontekst Dr. Narry Santos, resident pastor of Greenhills
Christian Fellowship in Toronto, surveys how "diaspora" is used
in biblical times and describes how Jewish diaspora is related
to Christian missions. Læs mere - [Lausanne World Pulse] Globalt - 28-02-2009 - Dansk satanisme mister pusten Selvudvikling og humanisme præger moderne
satanisme, som samtidig stagnerer, vurderer eksperter. Noget
vrøvl at bruge Satan-skikkelsen i denne sammenhæng,
mener biskop Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 26-02-2009 - Vanskeligt at være kristen i det
offentlige rum i England For a nation shaped by an overtly Christian
heritage, Britain has apparently become a difficult place to be
overtly Christian. The conservative press bewails a steady
erosion of Christian values. A member of Parliament has called
for debate on "systematic and institutional discrimination toward
Christians." Even former Prime Minister Tony Blair recently let
slip how aides would brusquely suppress any instinct he had to
bring his faith into public view Læs mere - [Christian
Science Monitor] England, London - 26-02-2009 - Sognekirke bliver diakonikirke Menighedsrådet i Kingo-Samuels Sogn har
truffet beslutning om, at Samuels Kirke efter påske skal
ophøre med at afholde ugentlige højmesser og i
stedet bruge den som kirke for diakoni. Påskedag
søndag den 13. april afholdes den sidste ordinære
højmesse.. Læs
mere - [Kirken i København] Danmark, København - 26-02-2009 - Frygt for at buldozere igen
ødelægger ortodoks-kristent
boligområde Sahour, aged 42, lives with 56 Palestinian
Christian families in a 10-building Greek Orthodox housing
project at Jabal al-Deik, on the outskirts of Beit Sahour, a town
east of Bethlehem. The first families moved in 13 years ago and
an 11th building is under construction. In 2002 Israel issued a
demolition order for all the buildings, which are built on
property owned by the Greek Orthodox Church. The Israeli
government maintained that the land is located in a zone known
as Area C where Israel has complete military and civil control..
Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Israel, Betlehem - 24-02-2009 - Den statsanerkendte kirke i Kina
forfølger huskirker This story comes from a Christian house church
leader named Mrs. Cheng Fengying. Her house was seized illegally.
Her accusation is that the government, in collusion with the TSPM
(the state-supported church), has seized her house; not only
that, but for a number of years, they persecuted her and her
house church." Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Kina - 23-02-2009 - Norsk biskop foreslår moratorium i
olieudvinding a h t til klima We need to pause to reflect," (Lutheran) Church
of Norway Bishop Tor B. Joergensen of Soer-Haalogaland (Bodoe)
told journalists on 16 February. "If Norway is to work for a more
just global climate agreement, we cannot increase emissions from
our petroleum industry. An expansion of the exploration area will
be irresponsible towards the world's poor," the bishop said. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Norge - 23-02-2009 - 20 % kristne i 1900-tallet - 5 % i dag In 1900, Arab Christians made up 20% of the
entire population in the Middle East. Today that number is less
than 5%. There are Christians in every Arab nation, but the
largest communities live in Lebanon, Syria, Israel/Palestine,
Egypt and Jordan. In some areas, such as in Bethlehem and parts
of Iraq, the original Christian community may disappear in the
near future. - Læs fx også om Den lutherske kirke i
Betlehem: HER Læs
mere - [Sat7] Mellemøsten - 21-02-2009 - Jesus for fed til at gå på
vandet Angiveligt som reaktion på kristnes
(nogles?) fornægtelse af holocaust laver israelsk
TV-vært grin med Jesus og Maria. Se (Klik her) for
at se et temmelig fladpandet tv-indslag, som måske knap
fortjener bevågenhed - men som altså har fået
det! Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Israel - 20-02-2009 - Kulturelativisme i (ellers) super film -
Australia Kulturrelativismen rummer den vigtige indsigt,
at ingen har ret til at dømme en kultur ud fra sin egen
kulturs præmisser. Hermed afvises enhver form for
evolutionistisk kultursyn eller etnocentrisme. Moderne
missionstænkning arbejder da også med den
forståelse, at der ikke findes én universelt
gældende kultur. Enhver kultur må først
forstås på dens egne præmisser ud fra et indre
perspektiv. Først derefter kan den eventuelt vurderes i
et perspektiv udefra. Men samtidig er der almene og
"overkulturelle" værdier, der kan danne grundlag for denne
vurdering. I enhver kultur er der træk, som kan anerkendes
og værdsættes eller som må bekæmpes og
afvises. Vurderingsgrundlaget er givet i Guds egen
åbenbaring i Bibelen. Læs mere - [Kristendom.dk] Danmark - 20-02-2009 - Fadervor ikke forkyndelse, må derfor
bruges i folkeskolen Et led i debatten om fadervor:
Undervisningsminister Bertel Haarders svar med henvisning til
ministeriel afgørelse i 1978 om fadervors art. (Se her) Det vækker en del debat -
også i Folketinget. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, København - 20-02-2009 - Elleve missionærer arresteret pga
antikonversionslov i Indien Chhattisgarh has an anti-conversion law, which
outlines several steps that must be taken in order to change
one's religion. The law is vague and offers wide leeway in
arresting and punishing those charged with violating it. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Chhattisgarh, Indien - 20-02-2009 - Bønner fra andre trosretninger i orden
i Folkeskolen Både muslimske, jødiske og kristne
bønner er velkomne i den danske folkeskole. For så
længe eleverne har mulighed for at blive fritaget, kan alle
bønner i princippet nå frem til skolernes
morgensamlinger, fastslår undervisningsminister Bertel
Haarder. Han understreger, at dansk kultur og kristendomskundskab
har særlig vægt i folkeskolens undervisning. - Men
det udelukker ikke, at fremsigelse af bøn fra en anden
trosretning end kristendommen kan finde sted i forbindelse med
fællesarrangementer som for eksempel morgensamling. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 19-02-2009 - Kristne og muslimske kritiserer den politiske
ledelse af Kenya "We are concerned enough even to rise up and
march in the streets against our political leaders," Anglican
Archbishop Benjamin Nzimbi - But before we march and demonstrate,
we have said we would come before God and pray
together..Abdulgafur Al-Busaidy, the chairperson of the Supreme
Council of Kenya Muslims, said at the prayer meeting that
political leaders had become the greatest threat to peace and
development in the east African country.. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Kenya - 19-02-2009 - Harry Potter-kritiker bliver alligevel ikke
biskop Vatikanet synes mere lydhør overfor den
offentlige mening om biskoppers meninger og færden i
øvrigt end tidligere. Læs mere - [Katolsk
Orientering] Østrig, Linz - 17-02-2009 - De kristne rolle i Iraqs genopbygning A group of Christian leaders meeting in Lebanon
have declared that people of their faith have belonged to Iraq
since the nation's birth and that they are not just a minority
but an essential part of Iraqi society and deeply rooted in its
history and civilisation. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Irak - 16-02-2009 - Den katolske kirkes tyngdepunkt forskubbes fra
Europa Kirken stormer frem i Afrika og Asien.. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Globalt - 14-02-2009 - Valentins fejring beskyttes med arrestationer
i Mangalore BANGALORE: Under pressure from all quarters to
demonstrate that the Hinduvata brigade won't be allowed to play
spoilsport on Valentine's Day, police Eunuchs protest against Sri
Ram Sene chief Pramod Muthalik, who is opposing Valentine's Day,
in Mumbai. Læs mere - [Times
of India] Indien, Mangalore - 13-02-2009 - Etisk orienteret ledelse kan ændre
Afrika An insistence on ethical leadership could change
Africa, where the credibility of governance is often questioned,
says a Kenyan theologian and environmentalist from the University
of Nairobi. Professor Jesse Mugambi was speaking after a
conference entitled, "Care and Compassion: Sharing Values across
Culture", Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Kenya, Nairobi - 12-02-2009 - Muslimske autoriteter advarer mod Valentins
dag An influential body of clerics in Sudan's capital
warned young Muslims to avoid celebrating the Western holiday
called Valentine's day, calling it a corrupting influence. The
Ulema Authority, an influential though not law-making body,
cautioned youths that the holiday is a waste of time and money
that could be better spent actually preparing for marriage rather
than encouraging temptation by taking romantic strolls Læs mere - [Sudan
Tribune] Sudan, Khartoum - 12-02-2009 - Charles Darwin og Abraham Lincoln 200
år I anledningen af 200-årsfødseldagen
for to markante personer diskuteres bog "Angels and Ages By Adam
Gopnik". Induction is a powerful method, but Gopnik offers no
critique. Has not reasoning from effect to cause, as Darwin did,
sometimes missed the mark? For instance, Confederate leaders
claimed advanced science proved "the Negro" to be inferior.
(Darwin vigorously disputed this.) As a deductive thinker,
Lincoln's rebuke - indeed, his politics - radiated from the
central sun of a single proposition: All men are created equal.
- Også i Danmark diskuteres Darwin - oversigt: (Se her) Læs mere - [Christian
Science Monitor] USA - 11-02-2009 - Kirkesamfund i Albanien kræver ejendom
tilbage Albania was pronounced "cleansed of religion" in
1967, under its post-war communist leader Enver Hoxha, and
declared the world's first fully atheist state. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Albanien - 11-02-2009 - Flere i arrest på grund af tro i Iran
- med risiko for dødsstraf .. two were recently released on bail with an
open case. International human rights agencies and Iranian
believers fear a ruling of apostasy -- the act of leaving Islam
-- which is potentially punishable by execution. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Iran - 10-02-2009 - Oiko-finansiering trods
finansieringskrise In 2008 Oikocredit's microfinance partners
reached 15 million households, both in remote rural and in urban
areas," the Amersfoort-based group said in a 6 February
statement. Oikocredit was set up as the Ecumenical Development
Cooperative Society in 1975 by the Geneva-based World Council of
Churches to offer a socially-just means of investment. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Holland - 10-02-2009 - Menneskerettighedsforkæmper
bortført (Kina) Nobel nominee and Christian human rights lawyer
Mr. Gao Zhisheng was forcibly taken from his home last week,
reports China Aid. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Kina - 09-02-2009 - Ny kirkepræsident i Etiopien På Mekane Yesu kirkens generalforsamling
i januar blev Wakseyoum Idosa valgt som ny præsident efter
Iteffa Gobena, der har siddet på posten siden 2001.
Ifølge kirkens konstitution kan en person højst
være præsident i to perioder, dvs. otte år. Læs mere -
[Dansk Etioper
Mission] Etiopien - 09-02-2009 - Kristne stadig i fokus for myndighedernes
overvågning (Kina) The year 2009 is the 60th anniversary of the
Communist Party's rule. It's the 20th anniversary of Tienanmen
Square." That's two sensitive anniversaries. Fu says, "The
Chinese society entered into the most volatile time of history.
The Chinese government has already tried to neutralize the
so-called 'threats,' and unfortunately, the house church is still
listed as their target. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Kina - 09-02-2009 - En af de hurtigst voksende kirker i verden i
Nepal Nepal has one of the fastest growing churches on
earth, with a Christian community numbering over 700,000 and over
300,000 baptized believers. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Nepal - 09-02-2009 - Bibelen synes at have større betydning
for danskere end ventet Danskerne har ikke glemt Bibelen. En ud af fem
svarer, at den berømte bog har enten "meget stor" eller
"rimelig stor" betydning for dem selv i en ny, stor
undersøgelse, som for første gang er
gennemført i alle tre skandinaviske lande. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 06-02-2009 - Forbud mod religionskritik opgives i
Norge Det norske Storting vil fjerne
blasfemiparagraffen i den norske lovgivning. Til gengæld
har regeringen opgivet det, som var tænkt som erstatningen:
at man skærpede lovgivningen mod hadefulde religiøse
ytringer. - I Danmark skrev imam Abdul Wahid Pedersen 2. februar
en kommentar "Forbyd religionskritik" - se lidt af den danske
debat herfra: (HER). Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Norge - 06-02-2009 - Blair "free to do God" Tony Blair gave an extraordinary speech about the
global importance of religion yesterday, telling an audience
which included the newly-inaugurated President, Barack Obama,
that faith should be restored "to its rightful place, as the
guide to our world and its future." Læs mere - [The
Independent] USA - 06-02-2009 - Apartheid i Orissa Nearly half of the 100 000 Christians in
Kandhamal district were displaced in 2008 after a wave of
violence left more than 70 Christians dead, and more than 6000
Christian houses looted and destroyed. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Indien, Orissa - 05-02-2009 - Katolsk præst i Gaza bakker Hamas
op "Normalt ser vi kristne lidelse som vejen til
frelse. Men når lidelserne overgår det normale og
bliver til slaveri, må vi sige stop. Alle
palæstinensere lider under Israels tyranniske metoder.
Hamas, kristne, sekulære og andre. Vi er alle i samme
båd, og vi lider alle på samme måde. Der er
ingen forskel på os. Vi er først og fremmest
palæstinensere. Herefter er vi kristne og muslimer" - siger
præsten Manuel Musallam. Tidligere har han udsendt en
medrivende beskrivelse af situationen i Gaza (Se her). Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Israel, Gaza - 05-02-2009 - Fra Angola over Hjørring til
Amager Afonso Waco er blevet ordineret og indsat som
præst ved Sundby Kirke Læs mere - [Kirken i
København] Danmark, København - 05-02-2009 - Forfølgelserne i Orissa får
kristne til at flygte andre steder hen ..However, some good may yet come of it, says
Dave Stravers with Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Mission India.
"Christians now are looking to migrate to some other state.
They're sort of at a loss at what to do. Maybe this is like the
situation in the New Testament when persecution broke out against
the believers in Jerusalem and they all were forced to flee to
other places. And of course, they brought the Gospel with them.
Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Indien, Orissa - 05-02-2009 - Fattigdom og udvikling Offentligt Danidamøde med evaluering af
oplysningsvirksomhed finasieret af offentlige midler Læs mere - [Kirken i
København] Danmark, København - 05-02-2009 - Darwin har været en fordel for
kirken Darwins videnskabelige nybrud frem til i dag
bredt sig dybt ind i toneangivende teologers værker som et
naturligt og ufravigeligt udgangspunkt for alt seriøst
arbejde med troens plads i livets store sammenhæng. Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 03-02-2009 - Anti-konversionslov i det buddhistiske Sri
Lanka The proposed anti-conversion law calls for
penalties including fines up to 500,000 Sri Lankan rupees
($4,425) and/or seven years in prison for anyone who tries to
convert a Sri Lankan citizen from one religion to another by
using "force, fraud or allurement." .. Buddhist monks lead the
Jathika Hela Urumaya political party, which drafted the bill.
Buddhism is the official religion of Sri Lanka, followed by 72
percent of the population. Since the number of people choosing
to follow the Buddhist teaching has declined, Buddhist leaders
have expressed concern about the growth of Christianity. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Sri Lanka - 01-02-2009 - Diakoniens Dag Søndag d. 1. februar er Diakoniens dag.
Første søndag i februar har nogle år
været foreslået som mulighed for lokalt at
sætte fokus på diakoni. Læs mere - [Diakonhøjskolen] Danmark, København - 29-01-2009 - Det frie Marked til diskussion på
WSF-møde i Belem, Brasilien The first meeting of the World Social Forum took
place in 2001 and was intended as a counter to the World Economic
Forum, a gathering of politicians and business leaders that takes
place each year, normally in the Swiss mountain resort of Davos.
This year's meeting was set for Belem, in the Amazon region, to
symbolise the importance of climate and environmental issues, as
well as the rights of minority cultures. Since then, the world
has faced a global economic crisis. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Brasilien, Belem - 28-01-2009 - WSF - World Social Forum åbner "In Chinese, the word for crisis means a risk and
an opportunity," said Whitaker, who was addressing a World Forum
on Theology and Liberation held in Belem in advance of the WSF.
Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Brasilien, Belem - 28-01-2009 - Paven: Holocaust kan ikke
benægtes (The pope) has warned against any form of
Holocaust denial. The Pope's statement comes after outrage at his
recent reinstatement of an excommunicated bishop (Richard
Williamson), who has said the genocide of Jews in gas chambers
never took place...Jewish leaders had said the reinstatement of
Williamson threatened decades of interfaith dialogue and that it
could jeopardise a planned trip to the Holy Land by Pope Benedict
later this year. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Sverige - 27-01-2009 - Kirill valgt som patriark af Moskva Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad
has been elected as the new head of the Moscow Patriarchate in
the Orthodox Church Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Rusland, Moskva - 22-01-2009 - Korstog og jihad lige eller lige lidt
integreret del.. Korstog er historisk set lige så meget
eller lidt en integreret del af kristendommen, som jihad er det
i islam. Et af de tankevækkende udsagn af lektor Kurt
Villads Jensen, Syddansk Universitetscenter, på Folkekirkes
og Religionsmødes årlige Islam Forum møde.
Hans foredrag var et af tre om "Relationerne mellem kristendom
og islam historisk set." Se Mogens S. Mogensens noter fra
foredragene. Læs mere - [Intercultural.dk] Danmark, Odense - 22-01-2009 - De unger mister troen af
konfirmationsundervisningen International undersøgelse, som også
1100 danske konfirmander har deltaget i, viser at de unge som
deltager i konfirmandundervisningen i kirken mister tro. De tror
fx på at Jesus er Guds søn, når de begynder,
men at han er et stort, filosfisk menneske, når de har
været gennem forløbet. - Undersøgelsens
resultater betvivles dog af nogle: Læs mere - [Videnskab.dk] Danmark - 21-01-2009 - Grøn teologi midt i Amazonlandets
biodiversitet Theologians from around the world are converging
on Belém, near the mouth of the Amazon River in northeast
Brazil, to develop a theology for the "sustainability of life on
Earth". Their meeting comes in advance of the World Social Forum,
a global gathering addressing exploitative globalisation. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Brasilien - 21-01-2009 - Grupper, som arbejder med forfølgelse,
usikker på Obama Kristne grupper usikker på Obamas hodning
overfor arbejdet for forfulgte kristne. Bliver den kommende "hate
speech legislation" i virkeligheden et redskab til at lukke
kristen tale og kritik ned? Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] USA - 20-01-2009 - Moskeer, kirker, synagoger lukkes Tajikistan is continuing to close down places of
worship in the capital Dushanbe, Forum 18 News Service has
learned. Unregistered mosques have been closed down by city
authorities, the country's only Jewish synagogue has been
bulldozed, while Protestants and Jehovah's Witnesses find it
difficult to use their places of worship Læs mere - [Forum
18] Tajikistan - 19-01-2009 - international, kirkelig hjælpeindsats
i Gaza Roman Catholic Church in South Africa and the
country's council of churches have offered support to a local
Muslim charity's mercy mission to Gaza, "to show the South
African people's sympathy with our brothers and sisters in Gaza".
Se også hvordan arabiske kristne har brug for hjælp
for at kunne hjælpe (Læs her) Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Israel, Gaza - 17-01-2009 - Tørklædesag på ny En gruppe medarbejdere vil have det muslimske
tørklæde fjernet fra uniformen på Odense
Universitetshospital. Det religiøse symbol krænker
patienterne, mener de. Dansk Sygeplejeråd kalder
ønsket uacceptabelt Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, Odense - 16-01-2009 - Musalaha appellerer til forsoning i
Gaza-konflikten Generalsekretær, Dansk Israelsmission,
Bodil F. Skjøtt skriver kommentar bl.a. om det kristent
funderede forsoningsarbejde Musalaha i Israel.
Spørgsmålet er ikke, siger Musalaha, hvem der tegner
det rette billede, men hvad gør vi som kristne? Hvordan
være Jesu disciple, så vi bliver agenter for
forsoning. Er vi så optaget af at forsvare hver vores
moralske og etiske situation, at vi bliver ude af stand til at
tage ansvar? Vi lever i samfund, som har valgt at løse
konflikten gennem vold. Derfor er der stor brug for at tale om
forsoning. Det er vores mandat at gøre det... der er to
roller, som kristne må optræde i - midt i konflikten
og ikke først bagefter: Rollen som præst, hvor vi
går i forbøn. Og rollen som profet, der over for
sine egne taler imod løgn og uretfærdighed. Læs om Musalaha her.
Læs mere - [Religion.dk] Israel, Gaza - 16-01-2009 - Holland har fået en
Grossbøll "The non-existence of God is for me not an
obstacle but a precondition to believing in God. I am an atheist
believer," Hendrikse states in the book. "God is for me not a
being, but a word for what can happen between people. Someone
says to you, for example, 'I will not abandon you' and then makes
those words come true. It would be perfectly alright to call that
[relationship] God." Se også Kristeligt Dagblad: (Læs her) Læs mere - [E-blog] Holland - 14-01-2009 - Stammemission i Papua New Guinea Bill Housley with New Tribes Mission is seeing
the Gospel come to life among the Inapang speakers of Papua New
Guinea. "When we went in about five years ago, we spent a lot of
time learning their language and their culture. And then when we
presented the Gospel, basically the whole village made a switch
from their old ways to their new ways." Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Papua New Guinea - 14-01-2009 - Kritik af bombninger i Gaza Otte biskopper kritiserer Israels bombardement
af en dansk- støttet klinik i Gaza. To biskopper frygter,
at erklæringen kan fejltolkes som en stillingtagen i
konflikten. De otte biskopper gør rede for kirkens
medejerskab af de ødelagte klinikker og skriver: "Vi vil
på det kraftigste opfordre til, at krigens parter
overholder de internationale konventioner .. og anser de seneste
dages angreb på humanitære mål .. for at
være ganske uantagelige.." (red). Hele udtalelsen kan
læses: HER (link nederst på
siden). Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 14-01-2009 - Humanistisk samfund rejser debat om Fadervor
i skolen På grundlag af en forældres klage
over fadervor ved morgensang i en af de ganske få skoler,
der er tilbage som overhovedet bruger fadervor, rejser
Humanistisk Samfund debat Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 13-01-2009 - Seminar om en gruppe Haderslevpræsters
svar på "A Common Word" ..et ikke bare høfligt, men også et
teologisk velgennemtænkt og dialogisk konstruktivt svar
på de 138 muslimske lærdes brev "A Common Word". Det
er "Et fælles ord" fra Haderslev stift, som jeg tror, at
mange i hele folkekirken vil glæde sig over. (Mogens S.
Mogensen, som referer svaret). Se hele svaret: HER. Læs mere - [Folkekirke
og Religionsmøde] Danmark, Haderslev - 13-01-2009 - Massearrestationer af kristne i
Eritrea Mass arrests of Christians in Eritrea are raising
concerns for the welfare of the church. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Eritrea - 13-01-2009 - Danmark prioriterer kristne flygtninge Primært kristne kvoteflygtninge kom til
Danmark i 2008, og det diskriminerer muslimske flygtninge, mener
integrationskonsulent Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 12-01-2009 - Kirkefolk faster for Zimbabwes lidende
folk Two clerics have joined Nobel Peace Prize
laureate Desmond Tutu, the former Anglican archbishop of Cape
Town, in fasting in solidarity with the people of Zimbabwe. Læs mere - [Ecumenical News International] Sydafrika, Capetown - 12-01-2009 - Fra folkekirke via pinsekirke til
islam Interview med begrundelse for bevægelsen:
"I kristendommen havde jeg savnet svar på en masse
spørgsmål om livet. Dem kunne jeg finde i islam,
fordi islam er et helt system". Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark, København - 12-01-2009 - Bedring i kirkens forhold i Vietnam ..men stadig tæt statslig kontrol Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Vietnam - 09-01-2009 - Lysandagt for ofrene i Gaza i
Brorsonkirken Lysandagten blev til på opfordring fra
Øst Jerusalems YMCA og YWCA i Palæstina, hvor der
ligeledes afholdes lysandagt for at mindes de
palæstinensiske og israelske ofre for konflikten i Gaza -
der blev læst kristne, jødiske og muslimske tekster.
Her er links videre - bl.a. til Rowan Williams "statement". Læs mere - [KFUM og KFUK]
København - 08-01-2009 - Højsteret beordrer Orissa til at
beskytte kristne India's Supreme Court has ordered authorities
there to provide security to thousands of Christians who fled
their homes after some of the worst religious violence in decades
occurred. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Indien, Orissa - 07-01-2009 - Ny migrantmenighed hver måned i Danmark
- konference i Vartov Historisk blev konferencen om Migrantmenigheder
i Danmark i Vartov kaldt flere gange. Og konferencen markerer en
historisk ny ting - at så mange kristne med ret forskellig
etnisk baggrund opretter egne menigheder i landet - historisk er
det også at den danske kirke - Folkekirken og frikirker -
bredt er gået sammen om at pege på muligheder for
samarbejde, gensidig inspiration og støtte. Konferencen
markerer afslutning på et kortlægningsarbejde - men
lige så vigtigt peger frem på udvidelse og udbyggelse
af det samarbejde der allerede finder sted. Bl. a. kan
hjemmesiden Migrantmenighed.dk fortælle hvor der
er menigheder, give idéer til samarbejde og her vil man
også snarest kunne læse indlæggene fra
konferencen. Konferencen har haft god medieopmærksomhed til
følge: (Se her). Læs mere - [Kirken Update] Danmark, København - 06-01-2009 - Skal fadervor forbydes i folkeskolen Humanistisk Samfunds talsmand, Erik Bartram
Jensen, mener, det er dybt forkert, at elever kan tvinges til at
bede fadervor. - En konkret sag er blevet til bredt debat om
fadervor i folkeskolen. Mange links videre til uddybende
artikler. Læs mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Danmark - 06-01-2009 - Missionærer bekæmper rotter i
Myanmar Our missionaries and our people are there at the
places where people are most affected. We're able to reach out
and with food and help in killing these rats. It gives us the
opportunity to tell them how much Jesus loves them and how much
we want to help them, says Daniel Punnose. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Myanmar - 06-01-2009 - Missionsmåder i Afrika skaber problemer
- og vækst Nye, mindre etablerede selskabers
missionsmåder skaber problemer. "Enten tror du på
vores måde, ellers er du fortabt. Og netop denne måde
at missionere på vil sikkert omvende flere til
kristendommen i Afrika", mener ph.d. i missionsteologi
Jørgen Skov Sørensen - men også skabe
problemer i lokale sammenhænge.. De etablerede "selskaber
gør meget ud af at træne de kommende
missionærer, og uden den historiske og kulturelle
undervisning er det som en elefant i en glasbutik. De nye
måder at missionere på har ikke samme respekt og
finfølelse", siger Dana Robert. Karen Lauterbach, RUC, ser
lidt anderledes på det: "I de nye menigheder er der ofte
en større åndelighed og rummelighed,som i
pinsekirken hvor sang og dans bliver prioriteret højt. I
virkeligheden tror jeg, det ofte handler om, at de klassiske,
etablerede missionsselskaber er bange for at miste medlemmer..
Læs
mere - [Kristeligt Dagblad] Afrika - 02-01-2009 - Mission fra neden There are thirty-five thousand Ethiopians working
in that country (the Arabian Peninsula); ninety-six percent of
them are young, female, domestic workers living on a few dollars
a week. The Christians among them come (like every other young
Ethiopian woman working in that country) hoping to send home a
little money to support their families. They discover, however,
that God has placed them in a key mission context. Mark Oxbrow.
Læs mere - [Lausanne World Pulse] Saudiarabien - 02-01-2009 - Drab på kristne i Congo Rapporter om drab på kristne ved
julegudstjenester i Congo. Bag drabene står The Lords
Resistance Army Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Congo - 01-01-2009 - Julen fredelig i Orissa Takket være den internationale
opmærksomhed har de offentlige myndigheder i Orissa haft
held til at dæmpe den hinduistisk-nationalistisk
bande-prægede forfølgelse af kristne og sørge
for fred trods voksende trusler efterhånden som julen
nærmede sig. Læs mere - [Mission Network
News] Indien, Orissa - 01-01-2009 - Baptistkirke ødelagt i Gaza Politically, Palestinian Christians are not
accepted by Israel or by their own community. The Christian
community, Carl Moeller (Opne Doors) explained, is a
"humanitarian and religious group caught in the crossfire of a
political and military situation. Israel, Gaza - |
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