U. S. military destroys soldier’s Bibles in Afghanistan
May 8, 2009
Fred Jackson, One News Now (HT: Christian Headlines)
US panel finds religious freedom slipping away in Russia, Turkey and 4 other nations
May 1, 2009
Israel prepares for largest military exercise in its history
April 9, 2009
Simpsons to take on Mideast conflict in upcoming episode
March 31, 2009
Sara Miller, Haaretz (HT: Esther Kustanowitz, Idol Chatter)
Survey: One-fifth of Iraqis watch Christian TV programs
March 23, 2009
How are Christians treated in Turkey?
March 2, 2009
Egyptian judge tells unrepentant Christian convert, ‘If I had a knife I would kill you now’
January 29, 2009
Iranian Christians ask for prayer after dozens of believers arrested there
January 28, 2009
Stefan J. Bos and Eric Leijenaar, Worthy News
Son of Hamas leader found Christ in Israeli prison
January 3, 2009
FOX News (HT: Stacy L. Harp, Persecution Blog)
In Iran, an eye really is taken for an eye …
December 17, 2008
LaShawn Barber applauds the verdict reached in the case of Ameneh Bahrami, whose attacker blinded and disfigured her by throwing acid in her face. Now the man, Majid Movahedi, will be punished by having sulfuric acid poured into both of his eyes.
“Our country has developed a system of punishment in which execution methods like drawing and quartering, burning alive, disemboweling, and other methods I mentioned are considered ‘cruel and unusual,’ even if the criminal killed his victim(s) that way. Too bad.”
Photos of ancient sites in Iran
December 15, 2008
Photos of Iran with helpful historical descriptions can be found on this flickr page.
(HT: Bible Places Blog)
Weekend Walkabout: December 13, 2008
December 13, 2008
26 posts from the week that escaped mention (almost!):
Alan Hirsch Responds to Kimball’s ‘Missional Misgivings’ - Out of Ur
Book Review: Sacramental Life - Trevin Wax
“Sacramental Life: Spiritual Formation Through the Book of Common Prayer … takes the reader through The Book of Common Prayer as a method of spiritual formation.”
Changing With the Times - Philip Schroeder
“You all probably know the truism: ‘Methodology changes, but the Message remains the same’ …”
Download Nine Advent Worship Goodies - TallSkinnyKiwi
Evangelicals Lose Ecumenical Friend in Catholic Theologian’s Death - Jeremy Weber
Futures for Anglicanism: aka Breaking Up is Hard to Do (But Sometimes Necessary) - Chris Dierkes
Going Old School, sort of - Launching A Radio Show - Doug Pagitt
Happy Birthday to ME! - Carla Rolfe
“If you’re a fellow 24 fan like me (or know of someone who is), this makes a great Christmas gift idea.”
I Need a Blogging Buddy and So Do You - John Saddington
The Jesus Project - Dan Wallace
“Reading between the lines, it seems that this group will offer up an even more radical fare than the Jesus Seminar did.”
Kate Gosselin of ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8′ Shares Her Favorite Christmas Traditions - Dena Ross
Little Drummer Boy - Jake Bouma
Muslim Lawyer: ‘Christmas is the pathway to hell’ - Cranmer
NRB head: Sex abuse scandal? It’s history. Really. - David Gibson
Obama’s Iranian observers - Erin Manning
“I was never very appreciative of the saber-rattling on the right over Iran; but the threat of a nuclear Iran is a serious one, not something to take lightly.”
Pumpkin Squares - Rebecca Stark
Q Conference Meetup & Discount - Kevin D. Hendricks
“This is not a bells and whistles hipster event with big names and games. It’s a strategic gathering of thinkers and doers who want to see change and bring change.”
Radiocarbon dating contradicts geological time scale, supports young earth - Daniel G, two or three
So long, Sola? - Nic Paton
Ten Differences Between the Reformation and Rome - Guy Davies (Reformation Theology)
The Uniqueness of Jesus’ Birth - Darrell Bock
Vanilla Holiday - Pseudo-Polymath
What?! (Rick Warren on Hannity & Colmes) - Dan Phillips
Xmas Has Pagan Roots ::: So What? - Theophilogue
“The music you listen to, the way your calendar and clock measures time, the names you use to refer to various planets in the universe, etc., all have ties to pagan religion.”
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up - Justin Wise
“You are looking at a picture of some Christians praying over the Bull outside of the New York Stock Exchange …”
Zimbabwe: Time for South African Government To Do Something - Mark Daniels
Evangelical=?
November 6, 2008
At GetReligion.org, Terry Mattingly reflects on journalist Mark Bowden’s use of the term evangelical in a recent story, which is both disturbing and inaccurate. Bowden writes:
“Take, for just one example, Iran, a thorny problem for the United States in the Middle East. It is a bellicose, evangelical Muslim theocracy seemingly bent on building its own nuclear arsenal, with little regard for international law or, for that matter, civilized behavior.”
Mattingly responds:
“What in the world does “evangelical” — an adjective — mean in this context? People who want to spread their religion just like the nasty evangelicals here in America who, I assume, are preparing to invade Canada with troops to settle issues with other believers (think Iran-Iraq war) up there who disagree with them?”
Persecuted Iraqi Christians ask for prayer
October 16, 2008
Story here (HT: Sharper Iron).
Journey to Israel
October 15, 2008
By Wayne Stiles, a scholar of Holy Land geography.
[I had the privilege of taking Hebrew from Steven Sanchez, the first guy who appears on the video. He's now on the NET Bible team.]
(HT: Todd Bolen)
