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Forside: 2009 - ALLE EMNER - - Tema:
- Danmark 2009 - Mission globalt -
Religionsmøde - Religionskonflikt - Politik - kirke/tro/religion
- Organisation og ledelse - Økumene
- Sekularisering - Konversion - Kirke/tro og seksualitet
- Danmark - Top 10 - Global Top10
Politik - religion, tro, kirke 200920-12-2009 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Jesus ville have stået i
kassekøen i Aldi siger engelsk biskop Læs mere - [WorldWide Religious News (WWRN)] England, Reading - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Fattigdom og udvikling Offentligt Danidamøde med evaluering af
oplysningsvirksomhed finasieret af offentlige midler Læs mere - [Kirken i
København] 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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]
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