Question of the week: Christian worldviews

05 February 2012

Question: “What is a Christian worldview?” Answer: A “worldview” refers to a comprehensive conception of the world from a specific standpoint. A “Christian worldview,” then, is a comprehensive conception of the world from a Christian standpoint. An individual’s worldview is his “big picture,” a harmony of all his beliefs about the world. It is his way [...]

Vatican to host global summit on sexual abuse

04 February 2012

Ten years after the clergy sexual abuse scandal erupted in the United States, Catholic bishops from all over the world will meet next week at a Vatican summit aimed at preventing abuse and protecting children. The conference, “Towards Healing and Renewal,” will be held on Feb. 6-9 and is organized by the Jesuit-run Gregorian University [...]

Mainline Protestants up for grabs heading into November

03 February 2012

They may not be as large as Catholics or as active as evangelicals, but white mainline Protestants have a big thing going for them this election cycle: they are divided, and possibly persuadable. That’s according to a new poll released Thursday  that found white mainline Protestants are more evenly split between President Obama and his Republican challengers [...]

Yes, Mormons tithe, but most others don’t

03 February 2012

When Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney released his federal tax returns for the past two years, he disclosed that he and his wife, Ann, gave about 10 percent of their income to their church, a well-known religious practice called tithing. In that way, the Romneys are typical Mormons, members of a church that is exceptionally [...]

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Apologetics

Question of the week: Christian worldviews

Posted on 05 February 2012

Question: “What is a Christian worldview?” Answer: A “worldview” refers to a comprehensive conception of the world from a specific standpoint. A “Christian worldview,” then, is a comprehensive conception of the world from a Christian standpoint. An individual’s worldview is his “big picture,” a harmony of all his beliefs about the world. It is his way [...]

Arts & Culture

‘A miniature Christian bookstore’ in the palm of your hand

Posted on 26 January 2012

God may hold the whole world in his hand, but persecuted Christians can now hold an entire seminary library on a fingertip. Bible League International is working with the Digital Bible Society to carry the thumbnail-sized chips to Christians in countries, such as China or Saudi Arabia, where possessing unapproved religious materials can result in [...]

Causes

Christian and animal rights groups join to advocate against cockfighting

Posted on 01 February 2012

A group of theologically conservative American Christian leaders is joining with animal rights defenders to advocate against cockfighting, calling the practice of watching and betting on roosters who fight to the death antithetical to biblical values. “Christians should stand up and speak out against this barbaric practice which horrendously abuses God’s creatures,” said Richard Land, [...]

Christian Living

Keeping the Faith: It Must Be Raining

Posted on 05 February 2012

Months ago a friend handed me a little book entitled “Have A Little Faith,” written by Mitch Albom. Honestly, it sat on my shelf for a long time gathering dust. It’s not that I was uninterested; I was plowing through some dense reading material and figured that Albom’s book was a little too light for [...]

Press Releases

‘Powerful new film’ The Greatest Miracle opens today

Posted on 09 December 2011

The Greatest Miracle, rated PG, opens today in 63 cities across the country. A list of opening cities and theaters is available now at the movie’s website. The Most Rev. David Ricken, Bishop of the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisc., calls it a “powerful new film,” noting that the 3D animated feature “helps us better grasp the spiritual [...]

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