Kirken Update 2017
[2008] - [2009] - [2010] - [2011] - [2012] - [2013]
13-09-2018 - Paven møder kardinaler og biskopper i
anledning af sexskandalerne
Seksualitet - det kirkelige embede
Pope orders investigation of US bishop accused
of sexual misconduct
Pope Francis has ordered
investigation of an American Bishop.. Læs mere - [The Guardian]
USA - 
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
09-09-2018 - Muslimsk gruppe ønsker visum til
Franklin Graham nægtet
Religionskonflikt
Muslim group calls for preacher
linked to Trump to be denied UK visa
Britain's leading
Muslim organisation has called on the Home Office to refuse a UK
visa to a prominent US evangelical preacher with links to Donald
Trump and a track record of Islamophobic and homophobic
statements.Franklin Graham, the son of the evangelist Billy
Graham, has been invited to preach at a Christian festival in
Blackpool this month. The preacher, who said Trump's election
victory was evidence that "God's hand" was at work, has called
Islam "evil" and "wicked", claimed Barack Obama's "problem is
that he was born a Muslim" and said Satan was the architect of
same-sex marriage and LGBT rights. Læs mere - [The Guardian]
England -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
07-09-2018 - Mord på koptisk abbed - det
økumeniske arbejde skrammet
Økumene
, Coptic abbot's murder points to strains
over ecumenism in Egypt
The Coptic Orthodox community in
Egypt is reeling from the recent murder of the abbot of St.
Macarius Monastery, apparently by traditionalists of his own
faith, in the fourth-century center of meditation and scholarship
60 miles northwest of Cairo. The victim, Bishop Anba Epiphanius,
64, was the point man in efforts by the Coptic pope, Tawadros II,
to reconcile their church with the Vatican Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Ægypten -
Kristendom - koptisk
Til top på siden
06-09-2018 - Kirkelukninger - sanitære grunde
eller?
Politik - tro
, Banned from meeting in church, Rwandan
worshippers gather at home
"We have freedom of worship
in our country but that does not mean that you keep worshippers
in a substandard house of worship that is likely to fall next
day," said Justus Kangwagye, a government official responsible
for overseeing faith-based organizations in the country. "We
simply require churches to meet modest standards and all
preachers to have theological training before opening a church."
The new rules led to the closure of most Pentecostal churches
where charismatic preachers draw huge followers because of
purported miracles. Kagame has long accused Pentecostal pastors
of using "fake" miracles to lure locals and enrich themselves.
The authority arrested six pastors earlier this year for trying
to defy government orders to close down churches. Those pastors
were later released. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Rwanda -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
02-09-2018 - Kristendommens vækst i Europa - er
konservatisme motoren?
Kirkeliv - statistik
, Europe's Christian revolution - and why
the UK isn't part of it
Whenever you hear 'everybody
knows', beware: it is almost invariably wrong. 'Everybody knows'
that Christianity in Europe is dwindling away, merely a few old
codgers clinging to the beliefs of their childhood like overgrown
infants with a comfort blanket.The reality is very different.
Christianity is resurgent throughout Europe. In Spain the growth
in church attendance... Læs mere - [Conservative Woman]
England -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
31-08-2018 - Forfølgelse af kristne i
Myanmar
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, New Report Details How Myanmar Military,
Gov't Blocked Aid to Christ..
A new 68-page report sheds
more light on how the Myanmar military and civilian government
may be committing war crimes by blocking lifesaving humanitarian
aid to tens of thousands displaced by violence in the Kachin
state over the last seven years Læs mere - [The Christian
Post]
Myanmar -
Buddhisme
Til top på siden
31-08-2018 - al Sisi udnævner koptisk kristen kvinde
til guvenør
Religionsfrihed
, al-Sisi appoints first Coptic Christian
woman to be governor
...Manal Awad Mikhail will lead the
province of Damietta, on the Nile delta. Previously she was
vice-governor of Giza. Graduated in veterinary medicine, she has
received national and international awards for her work. In the
reshuffle wanted by the president 22 of the 27 governors changed.
Læs mere - [AsiaNews.it]
Ægypten -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
27-08-2018 - Flere og flere er religiøse - global
statistik
Statistik
, Religion: why faith is becoming more and
more popular
If you think religion belongs to the past
and we live in a new age of reason, you need to check out the
facts: 84% of the world's population identifies with a religious
group. Members of this demographic are generally younger and
produce more children than those who have no religious
affiliation, so the world is getting more religious, not less -
although there are significant geographical variations. Læs mere - [The Guardian]
Globalt -
Flere
Til top på siden
24-08-2018 - Ordination, character indelibelis, under
kritik - Guds folk er de døbt
Kirkeorden
, Shattered trust is a battering ram: Change
'indelible character'
Investigating the worth of
indelible character wouldn't solve everything, but if it were
deemed alterable such that it could no longer be used to
perpetuate cultish elitism, it might foster a vastly more
egalitarian "people of God," all of whom earned their place at
the table by simply being baptized. By that, they were welcomed
into the body of Christ but didn't get the right to lord anything
over anybody. That part is undeveloped. Læs mere - [National Catholic
Reporter]
USA -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
24-08-2018 - Guds borgmester i Guatemala skaber
fred
Politik - religion
, God's Mayor in Guatemala
In the
middle of this violence sits the town of San Crist˘bal
Acasaguastl n, a picturesque oasis of calm with a population of
about 6,000 people. What sets this place apart are the efforts
of Jeaneth Ordo¤ez, the Christian mayor who has united the
townspeople in their quest to keep the municipality free of the
violence and upheaval that surrounds them. Læs mere - [ChristianityToday]
Guatamala -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
23-08-2018 - Rumfart og evangelikale
Videnskab og tro
, Mike Pence's Outer-Space Gospel
No
leader before Pence has injected this much religious rhetoric
into speeches about the space program, according to space
historians...Pence uses fairly generic terms in his references
to biblical passages, Ambrosius says. "He doesn't refer
specifically to Christian concepts; he says, If we rise to the
heavens, He will be there, the old book, the ancient words, his
spirit," he says. "He's alluding to things that could also fit
with the American civil-religious tradition, and that is the In
God we trust, one nation under God-the language in our founding
documents." Læs
mere - [The Atlantic]
USA -
Kristendom - evangelikal
Til top på siden
22-08-2018 - Doctrine of Discovery under kritik. Kirkelig
legetimering af koloniser
Mission - kritik
, Denominations repent for Native American
land grabs
"You cannot understand our history as a
country until you understand the history of the church."
That's how Mark Charles - a Navajo pastor, speaker and author
- began his presentation to a room full of missionaries in the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, gathered this summer for
their annual meeting.
He was laying out the origins of the
Doctrine of Discovery, the idea first expressed in a series of
15th-century papal edicts and, later, royal charters and court
rulings, that justifies the discovery and domination by European
Christians of lands already inhabited by indigenous peoples. Læs
mere - [Religion News Service]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
22-08-2018 - "New Ways Retreat" - homoseksualitet og
embede. Upassende nu
Seksualitet - det kirkelige embede
, Archdiocese questions legitimacy of
retreat for 'gay priests, brothers
A retreat for gay
priests, brothers and deacons in Wisconsin scheduled to take
place for the fourth year in a row is coming under fire from
conservative Catholic media and the local archbishop. Læs mere - [National Catholic
Reporter]
USA -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
21-08-2018 - Ikke bare Rohingya-muslimer men også
Kachin-kristne forfølges
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, UN condemns treatment of Christian ethnic
minorities in Myanmar as "cr
Læs mere - [Barnabas Fund]
Press attention has focused on the elements of the report which
call for genocide prosecutions against leaders of the Myanmar
Army for actions against Rohingya Muslims. But the report also
highlights "similar patterns of conduct by security forces" in
Kachin and Shan states in Myanmar.
Myanmar -
Buddhisme
Til top på siden
21-08-2018 - Eneste kirke i by, hvor 20% er kristne,
angibes fortsat
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, Mob attacks prevent Coptic church's
recognition for 'security' reasons
A Coptic community in
Egypt's Minya governorate, whose church was closed in July
following protests by local Muslims, continues to be a target of
mob attacks and hostility. The only Coptic Church in Ezbet Sultan
Pasha village, 250km south of Cairo, where about 20 per cent of
the population is Christian, was first attacked on 13 July. As
World Watch Monitor reported, it followed a week of protests
after a rumour spread that Copts had applied for the de-facto
church's legalisation, as required by the August 2016 Law for
Building and Restoration of Churches. On 24 August, after noon
prayers, a mob of locals gathered again - the fourth time since
July - in front of the church and started attacking it Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Ægypten -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
20-08-2018 - Tyrkiets kristne delt over positiv
erklæring om religionsfrihed
Politik - kirkens vilkår
, Turkey's Christians divided over 'freedom'
declaration
Signed by 18 spiritual and community leaders,
the declaration said, "As the religious representatives and
foundation administrators of ancient communities of different
religions and faiths that have been rooted in this country for
centuries, we are free to live out our faiths and practice our
worships in line with our traditions. Statements alleging and/or
alluding to oppression are completely untrue and go beyond
purpose." Læs mere - [al-monitor]
Tyrkiet -
Kristendom - islam
Til top på siden
20-08-2018 - Ingen amerikansk-tyrkisk "handel" om Andrew
Brunson
Religionskonflikt
White House Rejects Turkey's
Trade Offer to Release Andrew Brunson
The Trump White
House has turned down an offer from the Turkish government to
release imprisoned evangelical pastor Andrew Brunson.
The Wall
Street Journal reported Sunday that the White House rejected an
offer from Ankara to release the imprisoned North Carolina native
in exchange for the United States' forgiveness of billions of
dollars of fines against one of Turkey's largest state lenders,
citing an unnamed senior White House official. Læs mere - [Christian Post]
Tyrkiet -
Kristendom - islam
Til top på siden
16-08-2018 - Evangelikal statsminister forener de to grene
af den ortodokse kirke
Politik - religion
Evangelical Ethiopian Helps End
Orthodox Schism
Ending 27 years of schism, Ethiopian
Orthodox Christians in their homeland and in America reunited the
two feuding branches of one of the world's oldest churches.
Ironically, the push came from the Horn of Africa nation's new
evangelical prime minister. "It is impossible to think of
Ethiopia without taking note of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Church, which is both great and sacred," said Abiy Ahmed at the
July 27 ceremony in Washington, reported the Fana state-run news
agency .
(See more) Læs mere - [ChristianityToday]
Etiopien -
Kristendom, ortodoks
Til top på siden
15-08-2018 - Vatikanet reagerer med sorg og skam
Seksualitet - det kirkelige embede
, Vatican responds to Pennsylvania Grand
Jury abuse report
Regarding the report made public in
Pennsylvania this week, there are two words that can express the
feelings faced with these horrible crimes: shame and sorrow. The
Holy See treats with great seriousness the work of the
Investigating Grand Jury of Pennsylvania and the lengthy Interim
Report it has produced. The Holy See condemns unequivocally the
sexual abuse of minors. /Greg Burke Læs mere - [Vatican Information
Service]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
13-08-2018 - Dømt for at have lånt
bøger ud (Rusland)
Religionskonflikt
, Prosecutions for religious literature
continue
Individuals and communities face punishment for
distributing religious books courts have deemed "extremist".
Punishments are mostly fines, but in 2017 a court jailed a Muslim
for two days for lending a book to colleagues. 2017 saw fewer
prosecutions than earlier, mainly because Jehovah's Witnesses -
banned as "extremist" - face potential criminal charges. Læs mere - [Forum 18]
Rusland -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
08-08-2018 - Så synges der igen protestsalmer
Politik - magtkritik
, As activists rally, hymns of protest rise
again
On the morning after a dozen boys were rescued from
a Thailand cave, hymn writer Carolyn Gillette contrasted the
jubilation about their survival with the despair over children
being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico
border.
As she's done for two decades, the Presbyterian Church
(USA) minister from Philadelphia started writing new stanzas to
a familiar tune. This time, it was "When We Watch the Rescue" to
the tune of "Away in a Manger." Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
06-08-2018 - Gamle kæmper flytter sig
også
Kirkens liv
, Why the Episcopal Church Is Changing the
Book of Common Prayer
On July 10, 2018, the Episcopal
Church voted to begin revising its Book of Common Prayer to move
toward more inclusive language for God. The Book of Common Prayer
contains the liturgies, prayers, and theology of the Episcopal
Church. The first version was adopted in 1789 and the most recent
in 1979. Its revision has been fiercely debated, some even
suggesting it might cause a schism in the church. The Rev. Dr.
Ruth Meyers, a scholar and professor at the Church Divinity
School of the Pacific, is one of the foremost experts on the
prayer book in the Episcopal Church. She is leading many of the
conversations around its revision. She spoke with Dani Gabriel
about what is at the heart of this debate and why it's critical
for Christians to hear. Læs mere -
[Sojourners]
USA -
Kristendom, episkopal
Til top på siden
02-08-2018 - Dødstraf ikke længere legitim
efter den katolske katekismus
Etik
, Pope revises catechism to say death
penalty is 'inadmissible'
Building on the development of
Catholic Church teaching against capital punishment, Pope Francis
has ordered a revision of the Catechism of the Catholic Church
to assert "the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an
attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person" and to
commit the church to working toward its abolition worldwide. Læs
mere - [National Catholic Reporter]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
21-07-2018 - Præst myrdet. Konflikt mellem anglofone
seperatister og styre
Politik - tro
, Catholic priest murdered in Cameroon's
Anglophone region
Fighting became daily between the
security forces and armed separatists demanding the creation of
an independent English-speaking state.The Catholic Church is the
only actor capable of "promoting dialogue" between the insurgents
and the government, according to the International Crisis Group
(ICG) research centre in April. Læs
mere - [Africa News]
Cameroun -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
19-07-2018 - Topmøde med Putin gavner
religionsfriheden
Politik - tro
Pompeo says Putin summit
helps with religious freedom push
Pompeo: Asked about
reports of Russian efforts to infiltrate American religious
groups, even while suppressing faith groups at home, Pompeo said
the State Department is "concerned anytime any country attempts
to interfere with religious freedom of any individual anyplace
and anywhere." The secretary also told reporters that the
department was "hopeful" President Trump's engagement with
Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week in Helsinki
"puts us in a direction where the conversations we can have with
the Russians can begin to turn this in the right direction." Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
19-07-2018 - Flertal af religiøse grupperinger: USA
er på et forkert spor
Politik - tro
, Most US faith groups say country is on the
wrong track
A new poll conducted by the Public Religion
Research Institute and The Atlantic shows that when it comes to
politics, white evangelical Christians stand apart from every
other religious group.
The poll found that 61 percent of
evangelicals say the United States is headed in the right
direction. By comparison, 64 percent of the overall public -
including majorities of other Christian groups as well as
religiously unaffiliated Americans - believes the country is
seriously off track. Læs
mere - [Religion News Service]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
18-07-2018 - Vatikan-kritik af Prosperity Gospel - / "den
amerikanske drøm"
Politik - tro
, The Prosperity Gospel: Dangerous and
Different
A Vatican-approved journal has dismissed
"prosperity gospel" as a pseudo theology dangerously tied up with
the American dream and President Trump's politics, launching the
publication's second major critique of American evangelicals in
as many years. Two of Pope Francis' top communications advisers
- an Italian Jesuit and an Argentine Protestant pastor - penned
"The Prosperity Gospel: Dangerous and Different" for the current
issue of the Jesuit journal La Civilta Cattolica, published
Wednesday (July 18). Læs
mere - []
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
18-07-2018 - National Prayer Breakfast platform for kontakt
og påvirkning (russisk/
Politik - tro
Why Mariia Butina wasn't
the only Russian attending the National Praye
The
National Prayer Breakfast is notable, even in Washington, for its
political spectacle and for the suspicion surrounding the group
that organizes it - namely, the entity often referred to as the
International Foundation, sometimes called "the Family" or "the
Fellowship."
Broadly devoted to Jesus but not tied to any
Christian denomination, the foundation - which is often described
as a network instead of an organization - holds almost mythical
status among D.C.'s power brokers. Its organizers often refuse
to divulge guest lists, preferring to offer sanctuary to meetings
between American politicians and global leaders, without
government or media scrutiny. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
17-07-2018 - Med politiets billigelse: Vi ønsker
ingen kirke her
Religionskonflikt
, Mob attack encouraged by police promise
'No church will be allowed her
The only church in Ezbet
Sultan Pasha village, where about 20 percent of the population
is Christian, was built in September 2016. Apart from masses and
prayer meetings, St. Karas the Anchorite Coptic Orthodox Church
also held Sunday school classes and housed a nursery. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Ægypten -
Kristendom - koptisk
Til top på siden
16-07-2018 - Jehovas vidner flygter fra Rusland
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, Jehovah's Witnesses, Fleeing Russia
Crackdown, Seek Shelter in Finland
Sergey Avilkin, one
of the hundreds of Russians now sheltering in Finland to avoid
arrest as "extremists" in their home country, has no interest in
politics or politicians and says that he has always followed the
biblical injunction to "render to Caesar the things that are
Caesar's." But Mr. Avilkin, a 42-year-old father of three, said
before President Trump met with President Vladimir V. Putin of
Russia in Helsinki, the Finnish capital, on Monday, that he would
like Mr. Trump to ask Mr. Putin a simple question: Why are
Russians who pay their taxes, follow the law and embrace the
Christian values promoted by the Kremlin being forced to flee
their country? Læs
mere - [New York Times]
Rusland -
Jehovas Vidner
Til top på siden
11-07-2018 - Politiske kirke- og moskelukninger. Luthersk
biskop bifalder
Politik - tro
, After shuttering 700 churches, Rwanda
proposes stricter clergy guideli
After closing more than
700 churches and some mosques in March, Rwandan government
officials have moved to institute guidelines for how faith groups
operate in the majority-Christian East African country.
Rwanda's minister in the office of the president has brought to
Parliament a draft law that would require Christian and Muslim
clerics to attain university education before preaching in
churches or mosques. The law would require clerics to have a
bachelor's degree and a valid certificate in religious studies.
It would also bar clergy who have been convicted of crimes of
genocide, genocidal ideology, discrimination or other sectarian
practices.
"I agree with the law. Some of our church groups
have been operating in a dangerous manner," Evalister Mugabo,
bishop of the Lutheran Church in Rwanda, told Religion News
Service. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Rwanda -
Kristendom -luth.-evangel.
Til top på siden
11-07-2018 - Mere end 50 Jehovas vidner
retsforfølges for religiøs kriminalitet
Religionskonflikt
, Criminal prosecutions of 50+ Jehovah's
Witnesses
More than 50 Jehovah's Witnesses are now facing
criminal prosecution for exercising their right to freedom of
religion and belief. Law enforcement agencies carried out yet
more armed raids, searches, and arrests in a further five Russian
regions in June and early July, bringing to 22 the number of
people now in detention. Another three are under house arrest and
27 under travel restrictions Læs mere - [Forum 18]
Rusland -
Jehovas Vidner
Til top på siden
10-07-2018 - Kristne flygtninge overfaldet af muslimkse
medflygtninge
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, Attack exposes religious minorities'
'extreme vulnerability' in refuge
Five Christian converts
and two children from Iran were attacked last month in a refugee
camp in Greece and told to leave as "this is a Muslim
camp"..Religious minorities currently comprise approximately 2-4%
of the total refugee population arriving on Europe's shores,
according to Yochana Darling, British founder of the
International Christian Consulate (ICC), which supports Christian
refugees in the camps in Greece. Læs mere - [World Watch
Monitor]
Grækenland -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
10-07-2018 - 16 kristne arresteret under Jharkhands
"anti-conversion law"
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, 16 more Christians detained under
Jharkhand's 'anti-conversion law'
A group of 16 Indian
tribal Christians who visited another tribal family in the
eastern state of Jharkhand to talk to them about Christianity are
in police custody after the local village head accused them of
"conversion by inducement"..Last year, Jharkhand became the
seventh Indian state to introduce a so-called "anti-conversion
law". Although ostensibly aimed at preventing "forced
conversions", in reality such laws are often used to prevent all
conversions Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
09-07-2018 - Revision? Common Prayer Book mere
kønsneutral om Gud
Kirkens liv
, Revising Official Prayer Book to Include
'Inclusive,' 'Expansive Langu
The Episcopal Church is one
step closer to revising their official Book of Common Prayer to
include more "inclusive and expansive language" for both God and
humanity. Læs mere
- [Christian Post]
USA -
Kristendom, presbyteriansk
Til top på siden
04-07-2018 - Kinesisk eksport: Mission via
handelsvejene
Mission
, China's Belt and Road: Exporting
Evangelism?
"The last thing they would think [a Chinese
person could be] is a missionary." Lee goes on to mention that
his organization's goal is to have a minimum of 100,000 Chinese
missionaries working in 51 states along the Belt and Road. This
line of thinking is not new, although it is enjoying a revival
in recent years. In fact, the "Back to Jerusalem" movement can
trace its roots to the 1920s, when Chinese Christians in Shandong
province began agitating for a campaign to spread Christianity
westwards Læs mere - [The
Diplomat]
Kina -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
21-06-2018 - Mellemøstens kristne ser Rusland som
deres forsvarer
Politik - religion
, Mideast Christians See Russia-not the
US-as Defender of Their Faith
In the early years of the
civil war, Bitar's Orthodox neighbors were desperate to convince
the US and its allies to end support of rebel forces. Mhardeh,
a Christian city 165 miles north of Damascus, was being shelled
regularly from across the Orontes River. But salvation came from
a different source. Russian airpower turned the tide, and Syrian
government-aligned troops drove the rebels from the area. Læs mere - [ChristianityToday]
Mellemøsten -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
21-06-2018 - Kirkernes Verdensråd 70 år -
pavebesøg
Økumene
, 70th annivesary WCC - Pope Visits
In 2018 we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the World
Council of Churches and the fellowship that is its heart and
soul. This is an opportunity to mark the achievements of the past
70 years in working for Christian unity and action, and to look
to the challenges ahead as a fellowship of churches responding
to God's call for unity, mission, justice and peace. Læs
mere - [Oikumene]
Globalt -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
21-06-2018 - Chikane i stort og - især -
småt
Religionskonflikt
, Five-day jail, fines for unapproved
worship
A court in the southern city of Karshi [Qarshi]
has punished four members of a Baptist congregation for meeting
for worship without state permission. One Baptist was jailed for
five days after pointing out that he and his fellow Baptists did
not break the Constitution or international human rights law, and
the other three were fined several days' average wages. The Judge
illegally did not specify exactly what part of the law the
Baptists had broken. Læs mere - [Forum 18]
Uzbekistan -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
20-06-2018 - Vatikanet bruger for første gang
forkortelsen LGBT
Seksualitet - det civile liv
, For what's believed to be the first time,
the Vatican uses the term 'L
The Vatican this month is
showing unprecedented, if symbolic, outreach on issues of human
sexuality, using for what's believed to be the first time the
term "LGBT" in a planning document for a huge upcoming bishops
meeting. Vatican officials also invited to speak at a second
global meeting a prominent advocate for LGBT people, something
some gay Catholic groups say has never been done.
The two
moves, announced in the past 10 days, are being seen by
church-watchers as largely an effort to speak in a more
respectful way with a younger generation of Catholics who are
confronting the church on topics from female priests and abortion
to sexuality - but who are clearly not ready to totally walk away
from the faith. Læs
mere - [Washington Post]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
20-06-2018 - Trump - bibel - politik. Set fra
Mebourne
Politik - religion
, The Bible and Borders: Does Scripture
Belong in the U.S. Immigration D
..in the United States,
a new kind of controversy has exploded into the media. The U.S.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions provoke a storm last Thursday when
he defended the administration's policy of taking children from
illegal immigrant families on the basis of a New Testament text,
Romans 13, which appears to sanctify all state authorities. Læs mere - [ABC Religion and
Ethics - Australia]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
20-06-2018 - Trump - bibel - politik. Set fra
London
Politik - religion
This is what the Bible's
Romans 13 actually says..
The US attorney general, Jeff
Sessions, kicked up a storm when he invoked a line from the Bible
to defend the Trump administration's policy of separating
thousands of parents and children during immigration
investigations..//..The logic of Paul's words might have sounded
helpful to Sessions in isolation, but the letter they come from
undermines nearly everything Sessions wants them to support. Læs mere - [The Independent]
England -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
20-06-2018 - Farlige konsekvenser af USAs udtræden
af FNs menneskerettighedskommisi
Politik - religion
, US Withdrawing From UN Human Rights
Council 'Cesspool;' Christian Watc
The United States
government has announced through Nikki Haley, its ambassador to
the United Nations, that it is withdrawing from the latter's
Human Rights Council body, calling it a "cesspool of bias" that
fails to advocate for human rights.Christian Solidarity
Worldwide, a persecution watchdog group, has warned that the move
will not advance the battle against religious persecution around
the world, however. Læs mere - [Christian Post]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
18-06-2018 - Kirker fordømmer Trumps adskillelse af
immigrantbørn fra forældre
Politik - tro
, Christian Leaders Slam Trump Policy
Separating Immigrant Children From
At least nine
Christian denominations as well as scores of Christian leaders
have come out against Trump's policy so far.
On Friday,
evangelical humanitarian organization World Vision urged a
"compassionate response" and "family centered and child-focused
solutions to immigration detention." World Vision also warned
about the long-term damage that is being done to the children.
Læs mere - [Christian Post]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
18-06-2018 - Evangelikale uden grænser
Politik - tro
, Evangelicals visit West Bank to see life
- and Christian faith - on th
To find a group of
evangelicals, many with conservative political beliefs, sipping
coffee and Fanta orange soda with a self-described "freedom
fighter" in a remote West Bank village is, to say the least,
unusual. Bassem Tamimi, a Muslim, looks on quizzically as the
group raises their hands in prayer.
"May God bring
reconciliation to this land," said a Palestinian Christian group
leader. "Hear our prayers, oh Lord." Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Palæstina -
Kristendom - evangelikal
Til top på siden
13-06-2018 - Tidligere LGBT'ere protesterer mod lov mod
tilbud om ændring af seksue
Seksualitet - det civile liv
, Former LGBT Millennials Fight Calif. Bill
Banning People From Helping
A group of millennials who
started a movement throughout the country about how Jesus
delivered them from a lifestyle of homosexuality are now using
their voices to fight California Bill AB 2943, which will outlaw
churches from helping anyone out of the LGBT lifestyle.
The
text of AB 2943 declares that "advertising, offering to engage
in, or engaging in sexual orientation change efforts with an
individual" would be illegal under the state's consumer fraud
law. Sexual orientation change efforts is defined as "any
practices that seek to change an individual's sexual orientation.
Læs mere - [Christian
Post]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
12-06-2018 - Nordkoreanerne er forrådt
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
North Koreans 'betrayed'
by human rights omission in Trump-Kim agreeme
North
Koreans were "betrayed" by the failure of US President Donald
Trump to include human rights provisions in his agreement with
the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, following their historic
meeting in Singapore, according to Human Rights Watch's Asia
Director, Phil Robertson. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Nordkorea -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
12-06-2018 - Kristne organisationer savner at
menneskerettigheder kom på banen
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, Group Slams Lack of Mention of Christian
Abuse
Christian leaders (Open doors) before the meeting,
now they are disappointed: "It would be very disappointing if
President Trump does not plan to call Kim Jong Un to task for his
litany of human rights abuses - especially his imprisonment,
torture and execution of Christians who would dare express any
beliefs other than those approved by the Communist regime," Curry
declared."For the 17th consecutive year, North Korea is the No.
1 most dangerous place to be a Christian, according to the Open
Doors World Watch List," he added. Læs mere - [Christian Post]
Nordkorea -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
08-06-2018 - Spottekors hån mod forfulgte -
Melbournes kopitiske biskop
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
Sacrilegious Symbols Have No Place in Hobart
The display of such anti-Christian sentiment around
Hobart is deeply offensive to me as a Christian, a Coptic
Orthodox Christian bishop who has witnessed the living reality
of persecution, and many other Christians who have lost loved
ones or suffered themselves for their faith. Even today, in many
parts of the world, people risk their lives by secretly carrying
or displaying crosses. It would not be acceptable to use an
Islamic crescent or the Jewish Star of David, or the symbol of
any other faith as a form of mockery against their respective
faiths in the name of art today. Nor should it be appropriate to
use the most central Christian symbol in this way. Læs mere - [ABC Religion and
Ethics - Australia]
Australien -
Kristendom - koptisk
Til top på siden
05-06-2018 - ġMetoo Guds værktøj til at rulle
den seksuelle revolution tilbage?
Seksualitet - det civile liv
, Is God Using ġMeToo Fallout to Upend the
Sexual Revolution?
The ... Læs
mere - [Christian Post]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
05-06-2018 - Sakramenter suspenderet - Ebola!
Kirkens liv
, Church in Congo suspends sacraments as
Ebola spreads
Catholics will not be baptized, confirmed,
ordained or anointed until further notice in the country's
northwestern regions hardest hit by the outbreak Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Congo -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
05-06-2018 - Evagelikale advarer Trump mod praksis, der
skille immigranters børn fr
Politik - tro
Evangelical Leaders
Condemn Trump for Separating Immigrant Children Fr
"As
evangelical leaders representing tens of thousands of local
churches, campus communities, and ministries we are concerned
that the new 'zero tolerance' policy at the U.S.-Mexico border,
recently announced by Attorney General [Jeff] Sessions and being
implemented by the Department of Justice and the Department of
Homeland Security, has had the effect of separating vulnerable
children from their parents," the letter reads.
"As head of
the Executive Branch of the federal government, we are writing
to ask you to resolve this situation of families being separated
that you have rightly described as 'horrible.'" Læs mere - [Christian
Post]
USA -
Kristendom - evangelikal
Til top på siden
31-05-2018 - Maj 1968 - i missionalt perspektiv
Politik - tro
, LOOKING FOR HOPE . ALL OVER THE PLACE
The students in the streets in the 60s were driven by
something greater than their own survival. They wanted to refound
the basis of Western societies, often unaware that the
imagination driving them was deeply Christian. At one level, I
fear that too many of the Euro-tribal churches have lost that
imagination. They need their own refounding. The churches need
to be delivered from the church for them to discover their
calling to be the people of God whose vocation involves the
reweaving of the social fabric. Something far more than renewal
and church planting is needed today. There needs to be a
refounding![5] It was what those students sensed on the streets
in the 60s. Læs mere - [Journal of Missional
Practice]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
31-05-2018 - Biskop Currys betydning for det liberale,
religiøse venstres plads
Politik - tro
, Bishop Michael Curry walks a fine line in
the political fray
Curry: "We are not partisan group. We
are not a left-wing group. We are not a right-wing group. We are
a Jesus movement," he declared to raucous applause. He said the
event was rooted in the call to "Love your neighbor as yourself,"
be that neighbor Republican, Democrat, black, white, Latino or
LGBTQ. [But not all agree that he is not partisan.] Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Kristendom, episkopal
Til top på siden
29-05-2018 - Sandhed først, så forsoning.
Willow Creek sexmisbrug.
Kirkens liv
, Willow Creek Hires Independent Firm to
Help Reconcile With Bill Hybels
Two weeks after Willow
Creek Community Church's elder board apologized for initially
brushing off several women's sexual misconduct accusations
against founder Bill Hybels as lies, some of the pastor's most
vocal accusers have rejected an independent conciliation effort
offered by the megachurch as an olive branch. Læs
mere - [Christian Post]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
29-05-2018 - Resultat af abortafstemning - en ny tid for
kirken
Etik - abort
, Irish overwhelmingly vote to repeal
amendment banning abortion
66,4 % support the removal of
the Eighth Amendment - 33,6% are against.
Responding to the
referendum result, Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh said he was
"deeply saddened."
"We appear to have obliterated the right
to life of all unborn children from our constitution," the
archbishop told pilgrims at the Knock Shrine in County Mayo May
27, warning that the country was now on the brink of legislating
for a liberal abortion regime. Læs mere - [National Catholic
Reporter]
Irland -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
29-05-2018 - Lykke-evangelist: Æsel - i dag ville
Jesus vælge privatjet
Teologi
, Prosperity gospel evangelist: Æsel?
- i dag ville Jesus bruge privatje
If Jesus were to
descend from heaven and physically set foot on 21st-century
Earth, prosperity gospel televangelist Jesse Duplantis told his
followers, the Redeemer would probably take a pass on riding on
the back of a donkey: "He'd be on an airplane preaching the
gospel all over the world." Læs mere -
[Washington Post]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
29-05-2018 - Kristen i Vesteuropa. PEW-rapporten
Statistik
, Being Christian in Western Europe
The majority of Europe's Christians are non-practicing,
but they differ from religiously unaffiliated people in their
views on God, attitudes toward Muslims and immigrants, and
opinions about religion's role in society Læs mere - [Pew
Research Center for the People & the Press]
Europa -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
29-05-2018 - Ingen kvindelige præster - fortsat
diskussion er ødelæggende
Seksualitet - det kirkelige embede
, Reaffirms ban on women priests, calls
teaching 'definitive'
Ladaria, who is to be made a
cardinal by Pope Francis in June and is the prefect of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, says Jesus decided
to reserve the sacrament of priestly ordination "to the twelve
apostles, all men, who, in turn, communicated it to other
men.."The church has always recognized herself bound by this
decision of the Lord, which excludes that the ministerial
priesthood can be validly conferred on women," he continues." Læs mere - [National Catholic
Reporter]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
28-05-2018 - Ortodoks kirke: Syrien - Rusland
Politik - tro
, A 200-Year-Old Friendship Rooted in the
Christian Faith
Orthodox Christian churches have had a
strong presence throughout Russia for over 1000 years. And they
have had a significant presence in Syria for twice that long. Læs mere -
[Russian Faith]
Rusland -
Ortodoks, russisk
Til top på siden
24-05-2018 - Milleniums mindre religiøse -
interfaith praksis og relationer nødvend
Kirkens liv - vækkelse
, Millennials: get over your faith phobia
Opinion - muslim medical student: Interfaith work
isn't about watering down our religions. It's about building
relationships so we can together serve others. Yet this spirit
of cooperation across lines of differences seems sorely missing
from our society.
In seeking a better way, we have no better
American role model than the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who as
a young Christian pastor worked with Muslims, atheists, Jews and
many others to achieve his dream.
Rather than becoming
permanently nonreligious, perhaps millennials are just looking
for religion that effects social change. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Flere
Til top på siden
23-05-2018 - Sejrende partileder: Jeg er shiit, sunni,
kristen, islamisk..
Politik - tro
, Chaldean Patriarch congratulates surprise
Iraqi election winner
The Chaldean Patriarch, Louis Sako,
has telephoned Iraqi Shiite leader Muqtada al-Sadr to
congratulate him on his unexpected victory in the country's
recent parliamentary elections. The Patriarchate also said that
Sako told Sadr he hoped for a government that promotes the common
good of all the Iraqi people. According to the Patriarchate, Sadr
thanked Sako for his words and pledged to "support Christians",
Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Irak -
Flere
Til top på siden
22-05-2018 - Prædikenen som stjal hele showet -
episkopale reflektioner
Kirkens liv
Episcopalians reflect on
staying power of 'the sermon that stole..
Days after the
royal wedding, it's the address by the Most Rev. Michael Curry,
presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, people still are
talking about..It was a sermon that a reporter for Britain's Sky
News referred to as "unconventional" in an interview afterward
with Curry and Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby of the
Church of England. (Welby responded, "There is nothing
conventional about Christianity.") Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
England -
Kristendom, anglikansk
Til top på siden
18-05-2018 - Tvivlsom håndtering af sex-misbrug: Alle
Chiles biskopper siger op
Seksualitet - det kirkelige embede
All of Chile's bishops offer resignations
after meeting pope on abuse
Every bishop in Chile offered
his resignation to Pope Francis after a three-day meeting at the
Vatican to discuss the clerical sexual abuse scandal.
"We want
to announce that all bishops present in Rome, in writing, have
placed our positions in the Holy Father's hands so that he may
freely decide regarding each one of us,.. Læs mere - [National Catholic
Reporter]
Chile -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
18-05-2018 - Pence møder muslimsk leder - efter
ISIS-angreb
Religionsmøde
, Pence Meets Leader of Indonesia's Largest
Muslim Group Days After ISIS
At the White House on
Thursday afternoon, Pence met with Kyai Haji Yahya Cholil Staquf,
leader of the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) Supreme Council, an
Indonesian-based Sunni Islamic education organization that funds
schools and hospitals throughout the country and also promotes
religious tolerance in the world's largest Muslim
country.
"The timing couldn't be more appropriate given the
events of this past weekend. Obviously, there is spiritual
significance with this Muslim leader in the Muslim world with it
being Ramadan." Læs mere - [Christian
Post]
Indonesien -
Kristendom - islam
Til top på siden
10-05-2018 - Brunsons advokat protesterer -
fængslingen fortsætter
Religionskonflikt
, Brunson's lawyer: secret witness practice
'absolutely outlandish'
At the close of Turkey's second
trial hearing against US pastor Andrew Brunson, his lawyer has
sharply protested the Izmir court's reliance on secret
prosecution witnesses against his client. Jailed for the past 19
months, the 50-year-old Evangelical Presbyterian minister was
sent back to his cell in a maximum-security prison for another
10 weeks, until the third hearing set for 18 July. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Tyrkiet -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
09-05-2018 - Trump-evangelikale topfolk vil danne Kristne
lederes Kongres - på verd
Politik - religion
, Sam Rodriguez, Johnnie Moore Launch New
'Congress of Christian Leaders
the organization seeks
to bridge a "gap between evangelicalism in the United States and
around the world .. The two conservative Christian leaders assure
that the purpose of the new body is not to "politicize
anything."..The Congress of Christian Leaders will not be
exclusively for evangelicals. That is a key defining factor."
Moore and Rodriguez will embark on a listening tour over the next
six months to recruit potential members and participants. The CCL
will convene its first formal meeting in the fall and will then
announce its inaugural membership. Læs mere - [Christian
Post]
USA -
Kristendom - evangelikal
Til top på siden
08-05-2018 - Formulering afvist: Gud er ikke mand eller
kvinde
Teologi
, Rejects Constitutional Amendment Saying
God Isn't 'Male or Female'
The United Methodist Church
has narrowly voted down an amendment to the denomination's Book
of Discipline that would have said God is not "male or
female."..Proposed Constitutional Amendment I was centered on
gender equality and included the statement that "it is contrary
to Scripture and to logic to say that God is male or female, as
maleness and femaleness are characteristics of human bodies and
cultures, not characteristics of the divine." Læs mere - [Christian
Post]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
07-05-2018 - Første i deres synoder: To kvinder
valgt som biskopper
Seksualitet - det kirkelige embede
, In historic votes, Lutherans elect two
African-American women bishops
A synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America made history Saturday (May 5) by
electing the denomination's first female African-American bishop.
One day later, a synod 900 miles away elected the
second.
First, delegates chose the Rev. Patricia A. Davenport
for the office of bishop in Southeastern Pennsylvania, a synod
that includes Philadelphia. Then on Sunday, delegates voted for
the Rev. Viviane Thomas-Breitfeld, a pastor in Beloit, Wis., to
become bishop-elect for the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Kristendom -luth.-evangel.
Til top på siden
03-05-2018 - Præst myrdet. Af maoister eller
hinduer?
Religionskonflikt
, Pentecostal Church Pastor Kidnapped,
Beheaded by Masked Gunmen in Indi
The body of a
46-year-old Pentecostal pastor, with his head severed, was found
next to his vehicle that had been set on fire in the eastern
state of Jharkhand. While extreme Marxists appear to have claimed
responsibility, some local Christians believe the killers were
mobilized by right-wing Hindus. Læs mere - [Christian Post]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
02-05-2018 - Bekæmp racisme
Etik
Confront racism, Archbishop Gregory
tells priests at federation gather
Priests look to next
half century as a new posture of encounter that includes a
priesthood of missionary and pastoral discipleship takes hold.
"Fifty years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King
Jr., we still find ourselves confronting many of the barriers to
equality and justice for which he gave such a powerful witness,"
Archbishop Wilton Gregory of Atlanta told those gathered for the
National Federation of Priests' Councils (NFPC) convocation April
23-26 in Chicago. Læs mere - [National Catholic
Reporter]
USA -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
01-05-2018 - Homo-ægteskaber støttes af
stigende flertal flertal
Seksualitet - det civile liv
, Same-sex marriage garners support among
most American religious groups
Most religious groups now
support the legalization of same-sex marriage, according to a
study released Tuesday (May 1) from the Public Religion Research
Institute. The survey, which was based on more than 40,000
responses collected during 2017, finds that twice as many
Americans now support same-sex marriage as oppose it, 61 percent
to 30 percent. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
01-05-2018 - Forsvundne koptiske kvinder og piger
Religionskonflikt
, Egypt's disappearing Coptic women and
girls
At least seven Coptic Christian women and girls
disappeared in Egypt last month, in what is becoming a recurring
phenomenon. In each case, the family of the woman says she was
abducted by a Muslim who wished to convert her to Islam and marry
her. Læs mere
- [World Watch Monitor]
Ægypten -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
01-05-2018 - Bosættere truer kristne i
Jerusalem
Religionskonflikt
, Christians in Jerusalem's Old City 'under
threat' from settlers
Christians in Jerusalem's Old City
say their presence at the geographical heart of their faith is
under threat from intimidation and aggressive property
acquisition by hardline Jewish settlers.
According to church
leaders, priests are being verbally abused and spat at, and
property vandalised.
Tensions have risen this year in the
Christian and Armenian quarters of the 1 sq km ancient walled
city, which includes the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the
holiest place in Christianity where Jesus was believed to be
crucified and resurrected. The Old City is also home to places
of critical religious importance to Jews and Muslims. Læs mere - [The Guardian]
Israel -
Kristendom - andre religioner
Til top på siden
27-04-2018 - Næsten 3 ud af 5 kvinder får abort
af hensyn til andre
Etik - abort
, Women Describe Trauma of Abortion in
Survey; Nearly 3 in 5 Abortions D
Approximately 58
percent of women reported that they had an abortion to make
others happy, while over 28 percent aborted their babies because
they feared their partner would leave them. Læs mere - [Christian
Post]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
26-04-2018 - Satanister kæmper mod statsligt "De ti
bud monument"
Religionskonflikt
, Satanic Temple plans to sue Arkansas over
Ten Commandments monument
The Satanic Temple responded
swiftly to the installation of a new Ten Commandments monument
on the Arkansas Capitol grounds in Little Rock. No sooner had the
monument been lowered onto the grounds by a crane on Thursday
(April 26), than Lucien Greaves, the co-founder of the Satanic
Temple, said his group will join a lawsuit soon to be filed by
the American Civil Liberties Union alleging an unconstitutional
endorsement of religion. Læs mere - [World Relgion News]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
26-04-2018 - Kirke og populisme
Politik - tro
, Churches tackling the problem of populism
"Nationalist populist movements have become powerful
political actors that divide the public sphere," Rev. Dr Simone
Sinn, Study Secretary for Public Theology and Interreligious
Relations of the Lutheran World Federation says.
"Populist
discourse and policies create exclusion and marginalization.
Against political strategies that are driven by hate and fear,
churches need to actively engage and advocate for respecting the
dignity of all and acknowledging diversity in society. As
Christians Læs mere - [Lutheran
World Federation]
Globalt -
Kristendom -luth.-evangel.
Til top på siden
25-04-2018 - USCIRF: Religionsfrihed trænges i
stigende grad, men også positive teg
Religionskonflikt
, Global religious freedom commission cites
28 key nations for 'ongoing
"Sadly, religious freedom
conditions deteriorated in many countries in 2017, often due to
increasing authoritarianism or under the guise of countering
terrorism," said USCIRF Chairman Daniel Mark as the independent
watchdog issued its 2018 report on Wednesday (April 25).
"Yet
there is also reason for optimism 20 years after the passage of
the International Religious Freedom Act. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Flere
Til top på siden
25-04-2018 - Kvindefrigørelse i Mellemøsten
bemærkelsesværdig
Giving freedom to women is
something remarkable' - Egypt's Protestant
"Changes
related to women are the most critical changes in any culture and
any country," says Rev. Dr Andrea Zaki, head of Egypt's
fast-growing Protestant community. "You can easily give men
freedom, but giving freedom to women is something remarkable."
Zaki welcomes what he calls the "major and radical" reforms
ushered in by the Saudi heir apparent, Mohammed bin Salman, such
as permitting women to drive, and says he believes they will
influence the whole of the Middle East. The Protestant leader
says he believes in ordaining women, even though many in his
constituency may not, and that he is a firm believer in equipping
women to stand as equals alongside men in a culture that
routinely puts them second. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Ægypten -
Kristendom - koptisk
Til top på siden
25-04-2018 - 19 myrdet ved gudstjeneste
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, 'Evil and Satanic': 19 Christians,
Including 2 Priests, Slaughtered by
Nigerian President
Muhammadu Buhari has said that Tuesday's slaughter of 19
Christians, including two Roman Catholic priests, during morning
mass on Tuesday is both "evil and satanic."
"This latest
assault on innocent persons is particularly despicable," Buhari
said, according to AFP. "Violating a place of worship, killing
priests and worshipers is not only vile, evil and satanic, it is
clearly calculated to stoke up religious conflict and plunge our
communities into endless bloodletting." Læs mere - [Christian Post]
Nigeria -
Kristendom - islam
Til top på siden
24-04-2018 - Evang. støtte til Trump vokser.
Tvivlsom moral et familieanliggende
Politik - religion
Shrugging Off Trump
Scandals, Evangelicals Look to Rescue G.O.P.
In essence,
many evangelical leaders have decided that airing moral qualms
about the president only hurts their cause. "His family can talk
to him about issues of character," said Penny Young Nance, the
president of Concerned Women for America, an evangelical
organization that is framing the midterm elections to potential
donors as a civilizational struggle. Læs
mere - [New York Times]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
20-04-2018 - Billedet er vendt: De konservative er
pavekritiske
Politik - tro
A new type of Catholic emerges: the
conservative dissenter
The tables have turned under Pope
Francis. And a new type of Catholic has formed: the conservative
dissenter. In the past, conservatives prided themselves on
loyalty to the pope and being in lockstep with all papal
teachings, while progressives called for limits to papal power.
The devotees of tradition used to argue that liberals who
complained about papal infallibility or centralization were
backsliders who really needed to get with the program. Læs
mere - [Religion News Service]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
19-04-2018 - Trump er ikke kristen, men véd hvad det
religøse højre vil høre
Politik - tro
Donald Trump is not a
Christian, but he knows what the religious right
Interview with historian Matthew Bowman, writer of
"Christian: The Politics of a Word in America". So the religous
right is setting the agenda and the language for how "Christian"
is now defined? Bowman: Not necessarily. Certainly the religious
right is a powerful cultural voice that is offering its own
definition of what it means to be Christian, but at the same time
historically speaking, and even politically speaking, in America
today, they are not the only voice. And indeed there are many
people who call themselves Christians who don't consider the
religious right Christian. Læs mere -
[Religion News Service]
USA -
Kristendom - evangelikal
Til top på siden
18-04-2018 - Evangelikale kvinder tager afstand fra Trump
og hans evangelikale opba
, Still evangelical? Literary festival
panelists question label after Tr
https://religionnews.com/2018/04/18/still-evangelical-
literary-festival-panelists-question-label-after-trump-metoo/ Læs mere - []
13-04-2018 - Jimmy Carter (93) udgiver bogen
"Faith"
Bibelsyn - lære - etik og moral
Jimmy Carter, 93, talks about
his new book: 'Faith'
In his 32nd book, titled simply
"Faith," Jimmy Carter looks at how belief in God and others has
shaped his 93 years.
"To me, 'faith' is not just a noun but
also a verb," the former president writes in his latest - and
possibly last - book. Læs mere
- [Religion News Service]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
13-04-2018 - I brev til biskopper indrømmer paven
at have handlet fejl i forhold se
Seksualitet - det civile liv
, Pope Francis turns the corner on the abuse
scandal
The letter to the Chilean bishops, a public
confession of error that so far as I know is without precedent
in the entire history of the papacy, indicates that Francis has
finally recognized the nature and gravity of the abuse crisis,
and his personal responsibility for resolving it. Three decades
after the crisis began, he is now in a position to bring it to
an end Læs
mere - [Religion News Service]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
11-04-2018 - Jesuit genkalder sig erfaringerne fra
Vietnamkrigen vis a vis dagens k
Politik - tro
, The Vietnam War revisited
I was
an early supporter of the war. I knew what communism had done in
Russia, Eastern Europe and China. Communist leaders were ruthless
in dealing with their political opponents and religious
believers. I also believed the domino theory; if Vietnam fell,
so would the rest of Southeast Asia. They needed to be stopped.
If they were not, there would be a bloodbath in Vietnam, with
Catholics on the chopping block. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Vietnam -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
05-04-2018 - Tusindvis asylsøgere står til
udvisning som infiltratorer
Religionskonflikt
, Created for Asylum Seekers, Israel Intends
to Deport Thousands
The fate of thousands of African
Christians living in Israel is uncertain. The government intends
to expel them, but questions remain over where the migrants will
go and how the Jewish state will make it happen. Læs mere - [ChristianityToday]
Israel -
Jødedom - kristendom
Til top på siden
05-04-2018 - Fordobling af antallet af troende.
Restriktioner overfor islam og kris
Religionskonflikt
China Bans Online Bible Sales as It Tightens
Religious Controls
The closing of that loophole [online
selling of the bible] follows new government religious
regulations that have effectively tightened rules on Christianity
and Islam, while promoting Buddhism, Taoism and folk religion as
part of President Xi Jinping's efforts to promote traditional
values. Læs mere - [New
York Times]
Kina -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
03-04-2018 - Evangelikal kvinde måske Columbias
næste præsident
Politik - tro
Colombia's Next President Could Be an
Evangelical Woman
Why does Viviane Morales want to lead
one of South America's most troubled countries?
It's more
than the chance to become the first female president of Colombia.
She began her three-decade political career fighting for more
rights for Protestants in the Catholic-dominated society. After
serving as attorney general and a senator, the 55-year-old now
believes the time is ripe for evangelical leaders with family
values to help heal society's struggles throughout Latin America.
Læs
mere - [ChristianityToday]
Colombia -
Kristendom - evangelikal
Til top på siden
29-03-2018 - Langfredag genindført som
helligdag
Religionskonflikt
, Engelsk
Widespread protests have
forced the government in Christian-majority Meghalaya State in
north-east India to restore the Good Friday holiday. The
coalition government, to which the Hindu nationalist BJP is a
partner, had declared in a circular that Good Friday would be a
normal "working day", but the move was withdrawn on Tuesday, 27
March. Læs mere - [World Watch
Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
29-03-2018 - Ikke-regeringsgodkendt Biskop hindres i at
holde påskemesse
Politik - tro
, Msgr. Guo is back, but banned from
celebrating Chrism Mass as bishop
Mindong (AsiaNews) -
Bishop Vincent Guo Xijin was returned yesterday to his house,
after being held overnight in police custody. He had been
detained by public security officials on the evening of March 26,
together with the chancellor of the diocese. Msgr. Guo, 59, is
ordinary bishop of Mindong, recognized by the Holy See, but not
by the government, which instead supports the illegitimate bishop
Msgr. Zhan Silu, who thus far is still excommunicated.
Under
a possible agreement between China and the Vatican that many
rumor is "imminent", Msgr. Guo has been asked to step aside in
favor of leaving the role of ordinary bishop of the diocese to
Msgr. Zhan. The latter has already requested reconciliation with
the Holy See, but so far there has been no public proclamation
of the lifting of the excommunication. Læs mere - [AsiaNews.it]
Kina -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
29-03-2018 - Dåb voldelig afbrudt af hinduer
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, Baptism service violently halted by Hindu
mob claiming 'forced convers
Around 20 Hindu extremists
in saffron-coloured clothes barged inside a church in eastern
India's Uttar Pradesh state yesterday (28 March), violently
assaulting the pastor and two church members. Shouting in
extremely offensive language, they entered the Evangelical
Churches of India (ECI) building in the Fatehpur district of the
city, and bolted it from the inside... Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
25-03-2018 - Baggrunden for det besynderlige
ægteskab: Trump - evangelikale præster
Politik - tro
The Revolutionary Roots
of America's Religious Nationalism
The country's
religious nationalism has even made possible one of the
unlikeliest of alliances: the loyalty between evangelical
ministers and Donald Trump. On the one hand, Trump merely has to
repeat the most basic language of Christian nationalism, even if
it is deeply incongruent with his own history and actions, and
he's assured of the Religious Right's support; on the other,
evangelical ministers are expected to heap platitudes upon their
heretical leader in exchange for ammunition in their culture
wars. This quixotic marriage Læs mere - [Religion and
politics]
USA -
Kristendom - evangelikal
Til top på siden
18-03-2018 - En amerikansk stemme mod nationalisme kristent
begrundet
Teologi
John Pavlovitz, digital pastor of the
resistance, pitches a bigger Chr
John Pavlovitz is
feeling spiritually nauseated these days. It's a feeling many of
his readers and followers - liberal Christians, disaffected
Christians and ex-Christians - share. Since the election of
Donald Trump, he has given many of them a voice on his Stuff That
Needs To Be Said blog, netting some 23 million clicks in 2017.To
many, Pavlovitz has emerged as the digital pastor of the
resistance, railing against Trump, white evangelicals and
Christian nationalism. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
16-03-2018 - Islam ikke en del af Tyskland
Religionsmøde islam-kristendom
, German interior minister questions Islam's
place in country
Germany's new interior minister said
Friday he doesn't consider Islam to be a part of Germany, a
position that puts him at odds with Chancellor Angela Merkel on
the central question of migration. Horst Seehofer, the country's
top security official, told the Bild newspaper that "Islam
doesn't belong to Germany," but added that "the Muslims who live
with us are, of course, part of Germany." Seehofer said his
message to Muslims was: "Live with us, not parallel to or against
us." Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Tyskland -
Kristendom - islam
Til top på siden
15-03-2018 - Kristen guvenør i overvejende muslimsk
område
Religionsmøde
, Mindanao gets first deputy governor for
Christians
The autonomous Muslim region in the southern
Philippines has named its first deputy governor for Christians.
The governor, Mujiv Hataman, said the appointment of Edgardo
Ramirez, a known human rights activist and radio broadcaster,
would ensure the voices of Christians - a minority in the region
- are heard. After taking office on 1 March, Ramirez said he
would work towards interfaith understanding between Muslims and
Christians in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, reported
Catholic news agency UCAN. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Filipinerne -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
15-03-2018 - Hmong-kristne forfølges
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, Hmong Christians hospitalised after mob
attack in Vietnam's northwest
Four Vietnamese Christian
families - 24 people in all - have been attacked by a mob led by
the village chief, local sources have revealed to World Watch
Monitor. Four people were hospitalised for eight days after the
1 March attack, with injuries to their heads and arms. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Vietnam -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
14-03-2018 - Det lutherske Verdensforbund: Kamp for
menneskeret og lighed også kirk
Politik - religion
LWF General Secretary
urges upholding of human rights
Churches need to stand
against the deterioration of humanitarian values and human
rights, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) General Secretary,
Rev. Dr Martin Junge, said in Germany. Referring to the Bible,
he reminded that it is a Christian duty to welcome the stranger
and protect people in need. Læs mere
- [Lutheran World Federation]
Globalt -
Kristendom -luth.-evangel.
Til top på siden
13-03-2018 - Pave Frans - 5 år - status
Personalia og biografi
Pope Francis at 5: Paradigm shift on mercy,
migrants and marriage
That humble empathy and the ease
with which he walks in others' shoes have won Francis admirers
around the globe and confirmed his place as a consummate champion
of the poor and disenfranchised.
But as he marks the fifth
anniversary of his election Tuesday and looks ahead to an already
troubled 2018, Francis faces criticism for both the merciful
causes he has embraced and the ones he has neglected. With women
and sex abuse topping the latter list, a consensus view is
forming that history's first Latin American pope is perhaps a
victim of unrealistic expectations and his own culture. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
12-03-2018 - Hinduer hærger 5 kirker og
kirkegængere med politimands deltagelse
Religionskonflikt
, Indian policeman joins 50-strong Hindu
mob's attack on churches
Hindu mob raided five churches
in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu yesterday (11 March),
attacking and abusing Christians as they worshipped. Several
women were stripped and beaten. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
The attackers, who according to witnesses were accompanied by a
state-provided police officer, were part of Hindu Munnani, a
Tamil Nadu-based organisation formed to defend Hinduism.[A longer
report with very unpleasant details]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
11-03-2018 - Leah, af 100 frigivne, nægtede at
konvertere - blev holdt tilbage
, Lone Nigerian captive refused to convert
for Boko Haram
The mother of the only Nigerian schoolgirl
still in Boko Haram captivity after the extremists released 104
classmates said Thursday (March 22) her daughter was blocked from
boarding the vehicle to freedom with her classmates and told to
convert to Islam. Rebecca Sharibu told The Associated Press that
15-year-old Leah refused. "She was about to board the vehicle
that was to bring them back. Then Boko Haram said she should
convert,.." the mother said. Læs
mere - []
05-03-2018 - Marilynne Robinsen: Våben - et tegn
på et derangeret samfund
Etik
Why carrying a gun is an
immoral act, according to Marilynne Robinson
"The reason
I wouldn't carry a gun is because it is an immoral act walking
around imagining you're going to kill someone," she told me.
"It's a recipe for a completely deranged society. It's
grotesque." Robinson - a cherished thinker on American identity,
Christianity, and rural life in the US - is perhaps best known
as the author of the Gilead novels, a trilogy that focuses on the
family of a Congregationalist pastor named John Ames. Among the
novels' fans is Barack Obama - who called Ames one of his
"favorite characters in fiction." Læs mere - [Vox.com]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
05-03-2018 - Koptiske kirke: syndigt ikke at stemme
(på al Sissi)
Politik - tro
, Christians are key to support for el-Sissi
in upcoming Egypt election
Since Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi
took over Egypt's presidency four years ago, he has worked to
improve life for Coptic Christians, giving them near equal rights
and benefits as Muslims even as their churches have been attacked
by terrorists.Now Copts are expected to repay him with support
in the country's presidential election later this month. "Pastors
are telling congregants that it's an imperative to vote and that
staying at home in these elections is a sin," said Ishak Ibrahim
Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Ægypten -
Kristendom - koptisk
Til top på siden
05-03-2018 - Hårdt sårede kristne efter
hindu-angreb
Religionskonflikt
, Six Christians injured following Hindu
attack over baby's burial
Six Christians were badly
injured and a house torched in an attack by Hindu extremists in
the eastern Indian state of Odisha, following the death and
burial of a Christian baby. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
02-03-2018 - Fra én til 50 tilfælde af
forfølgelse/angreb om året
Religionskonflikt
, Tamil Nadu continues to lead the way in
violent attacks on Christians
After a year in which hate
crimes against Indian Christians happened at a rate of almost one
verified incident per day, the state which registered the most
incidents in 2017 (over 50) - Tamil Nadu - continues to see
outbreaks of violence. In the first two months of 2018, the
United Christian Forum has already counted nine incidents in the
southern state, including the mysterious death of Pastor in
Kanchipuram District. Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Indien -
Hinduisme - anden tro
Til top på siden
26-02-2018 - Den kristne, tidligere guvenør i
Jakarta, Ahoks sidste chance for doms
Religionskonflikt
Ahok's
appeal 'last chance' to clear name
A first appeal hearing
in the blasphemy case of the Christian former governor of Jakarta
was held today (26 February) in what could prove his only chance
to challenge the verdict. Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, better known
as "Ahok", has asked the Supreme Court for a review of the
two-year prison sentence he received in May 2017. He was
convicted on the basis of a video in which he argued against use
of the Quran for political purposes - comments for which he was
later adjudged to have committed blasphemy. Læs
mere - []
Indonesien -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
26-02-2018 - Boko Haram kidnapper 110 skolepiger
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, Boko Haram Kidnaps 110 Schoolgirls;
Nigerian President Declares 'Natio
Boko Haram, the
Islamic terror group in Nigeria that has slaughtered tens of
thousands of people, among them Christians, has kidnapped 110
schoolgirls in a recent raid, state officials admitted. Læs mere - [Christian
Post]
Nigeria -
Islam
Til top på siden
20-02-2018 - 1000 familier på flugt fra deres bydel
i Lahore
Religionskonflikt
, 1,000 Christian families flee
neighbourhood after blasphemy accusation
As many as 1,000
families have fled a Christian neighbourhood in Lahore, Pakistan,
after a 20-year-old Christian man was accused of posting
blasphemous content on Facebook, leading an angry mob to descend
on the neighbourhood yesterday (19 February). Læs mere - [World Watch Monitor]
Pakistan, Islamabad -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
14-02-2018 - Dom: muslimske teenagere: Lær steder i
koranen, der ærer Jesus, udenad
Religionsmøde
, Muslim boys who insulted Christianity
sentenced to memorise verses of
Three Lebanese teenagers
who were hauled before a court on charges of insulting
Christianity have been handed the unusual sentence of studying
the references to the Virgin Mary found in the Quran. Christian
judge Joceline Matta found the Muslim boys guilty of 'contempt
of religion' for insulting the Christian mother of God. The
charge, which covers verbal insults or physical defiling of
religious rites and objects, can be punishable by up to three
years in prison. Læs mere - [The Independent]
Libanon -
Kristendom - islam
Til top på siden
07-02-2018 - Sekularisering eller..?
Statistik
, Over One-Fifth of American Muslims Leave
Islam, Same Rate as American
The Pew Resarch Center
analyzed its 2014 Religious Landscape report and highlighted that
23 percent of adults who were raised Muslim have left the faith,
which is comparable to the 22 percent of American adults raised
Christian but no longer identify as such. While American Muslims
appeared to be leaving organized religion at a rate similar to
American Christians, Pew noted that "Islam gains about as many
converts as it loses." Meanwhile, Christianity is losing more
people than it gains with only 6 percent being Christian converts
(compared to 23 percent of converts to Islam). Læs mere - [The Christian Post]
USA -
Islam - kristendom
Til top på siden
07-02-2018 - De svages beskytters ry blakket, når det
gælder sexmisbrugte
Etik
Pope's Reputation From Bad to Worse
From his advocacy for migrants to opening up the Sistine
Chapel to Rome's homeless, Pope Francis has been an outspoken
voice for people suffering on the margins. But the 81-year-old
pontiff's appeals on behalf of the downtrodden are being
overshadowed by the way he is dealing with victims of clerical
sexual abuse. "This is a situation which the pope has mishandled,
and it's gone from bad to worse," Marie Collins, a former member
of a pontifical commission on clerical sex abuse, who herself was
abused by a priest when she was 13 years old, told Religion News
Service. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
06-02-2018 - Kardinaler signalerer positiv holdning til
velsignelse af homoseksuell
Seksualitet - det civile liv
, Top German cardinal signals cautious
support for blessing same-sex..
Cardinal Reinhard Marx,
Archbishop of Munich, did not explicitly endorse the blessing but
indicated some movement on the issue of gay unions after German
Catholic leaders opposed their legalization last year Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
Tyskland -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
24-01-2018 - Biskop: Spørgsmålet om
homoseksualitet måske "Galilei-øjeblik" for
kir
Seksualitet - det civile liv
, New Zealand bishops chat with youth about
church, controversial issues
He said the issue of
homosexuality may be a "Galileo moment" for the church. Galileo
Galilei was found "vehemently suspect of heresy" by the
Inquisition in 1633 for holding that Earth is not the center of
the universe but actually revolved around the sun."The psychology
is still up for debate, but the church has got to engage with the
science and engage with the experience of couples with same-sex
attraction," Lowe said. Læs mere - []
New Zealand -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
19-01-2018 - Trump: reglerne for abort skal
strammes
Etik
Trump pushes for Congress
to restrict abortions at 'March for Life' ev
President
Trump called on the Senate to pass a bill outlawing abortions
after 20 weeks, telling a group of anti-abortion protesters in
the Rose Garden that late-term abortions are "wrong and it has
to change." "Under my administration, we will always defend the
very first right in the Declaration of Independence, and that is
the right to life," Trump told anti-abortion activists taking
part in the March for Life on Friday Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
19-01-2018 - Trump har profileret den religiøse
venstrefløj
Politik - religion
, Protestant, Muslim, Atheist, Jew: 4
leftist perspectives a year into T
Though Trump lost the
popular vote, he won the presidency with the support of the vast
majority of white evangelical Christians. And he had taken on a
cadre of evangelical preachers and lay leaders as his advisers.
But if Trump has invigorated that swath of religious America, he
has also galvanized the religious left. Læs mere - [Religion News
Service]
USA -
Kristendom
Til top på siden
19-01-2018 - Paven: Amazonlandet er kirkens hjerte - og
skal beskyttes mod udnyttel
Politik - miljø
, Pope to indigenous: Amazon is 'heart of
the church'
Pope Francis traveled deep into the Amazon
rainforest demanding an end to the relentless exploitation of its
timber, gas and gold and recognition of its indigenous peoples
as the primary custodians to determine the future of "our common
home."S peaking to a coliseum filled with indigenous men, women
and children, many of whom were bare-chested and wearing
brightly-colored headdresses, Francis declared the Amazon the
"heart of the church" on Friday (Jan. 19) and called for a
three-fold defense of its life, land and cultures. Warning that
indigenous peoples are now more threatened than ever before,
Francis said it was "essential" for governments and other
institutions to consider tribes as legitimate partners when
negotiating development and conservation projects and that their
rights, cultures, languages and traditions must be respected and
recovered. Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News
(WWRN)]
Brasilien -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
08-01-2018 - Modernisten Ratzinger (!)
Teologi
Hostility to Vatican II runs deep with
Pope Francis' critics
A commentary by Michael Sean
Winters: A little more than a year ago, I did a three-part series
examining the opposition to Pope Francis. In the first of those
essays, I argued that the opposition to Francis was rooted in a
misconception about the reception of Vatican II and, indeed,
about the Second Vatican Council itself. I stand by that
assessment, but it is increasingly clear that the opposition to
Francis comes not only from misconceptions about Vatican II but
actual hostility to the council and to all the popes since. In
short, the situation is even worse than I had suspected. Læs mere - [New Catholic
Reporter]
Vatikanet -
Kristendom - romersk-katolsk
Til top på siden
07-01-2018 - Al Sisi: Den kopitiske kirke en
uundværlig del af Ægypten
, "No one can divide us". Al Sisi's embrace
to the Copts
Al Sisi's intervention at the Coptic
Christmas liturgy, broadcasted live on national TV, wanted to
show his country and the world, the strong bond that, in this
historical moment strengthens the largest Christian community in
the Middle East and the current strong man of Egypt. Al Sisi is
the first Egyptian President to have physically taken part in the
liturgical solemnity of the Copts, and yesterday he did so for
the fourth time. His political project defines the Coptic
component as an essential and non-excludable element of the
Egyptian identity. In July 2016, he announced that he wanted to
increase penalties for those fomenting sectarian riots and
violence. On 30 August 2016, the Egyptian Parliament voted the
new law on the construction of churches, eliminating bureaucratic
limits and obstacles that for decades had heavily conditioned the
ordinary life of Egyptian Christian communities Læs
mere - []
02-01-2018 - 8 dræbt i anti-Kabila protest.
Kirkeledere i chock
,
Congo's church leaders shocked
after 8 dead in anti-Kabila protests Læs mere -
[https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/congos-church]
Church leaders in Congo expressed shock -
Til top på siden
02-01-2018 - 16 dræbt i forbindelse med
nytårsgudstjeneste
Religionskonflikt - forfølgelse
, Nigerians killed in New Year attack on
Rivers church
At least 16 people have been killed by
gunmen in southern Nigeria after a New Year's Day church service,
police say. The group had attended a midnight service before they
were ambushed in the early hours of Monday, police told the BBC.
Læs mere - [BBC]
Nigeria -
Kristendom - islam
Til top på siden