Catholic Church in the UK purchases $53,000 statue of Jesus in jeans
May 14, 2009
Telegraph (HT: Jenna Lyle, Christian Today)
UK: Christians oppose proposed sex education for students as young as nine
April 30, 2009
Oxford scholar finds that children around world are born believing in God
March 25, 2009
BBC Today (HT: Adrian Warnock)
‘Deborah, 13: Servant of God’ (A BBC Documentary)
March 24, 2009
See the rest of this BBC3 special
Visit Deborah’s blog
(Video HT: The Rebelution)
British libraries moving Qur’an and other scriptures (including the Bible) to top shelves, due to pressure from Muslims
February 18, 2009
UK Daily Mail (HT: Cranmer)
Elderly charity charged with homophobia, wins case
February 11, 2009
UK: Woman struck off list of foster carers after Muslim girl in her care converts to Christianity
February 9, 2009
UK nurse suspended without pay after offering to pray for elderly patient
February 2, 2009
UK couple refuses doctors’ pleas to abort their conjoined twins
January 30, 2009
UK: Muslim boy scouts may pledge allegiance to Allah
January 26, 2009
Among UK youth, Simon Cowell more famous than God
December 19, 2008
… according to a Daily News story (HT: Kris Rasmussen)
I found this interesting:
“‘Being fat’ tops the list in the category of the ‘very worst things in the world’ among the tween set, and when asked what they would do if made king or queen of the world, a ban on divorce was the most popular answer.”
UK: “‘Vicar bans ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’”
December 16, 2008
… because “the words were ‘too far removed from life in Bethlehem’ and no longer ‘represent the modern-day reality of the war-torn city,’” blogger Cranmer reports.
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
Daily Scroll blogger interview: Edgar de Blieck
December 12, 2008
Dr. Edgar de Blieck is the author of a blog that is humorously entitled “Sincere Ignorance and Conscientious Stupidity.” He is a youth worker living in Glasgow, Scotland. (FYI Americans: that makes him a Glaswegian in UK-speak.) He is, without doubt, the most succinct interviewee I have featured here so far (but brevity is the soul of wit, eh?) …
DS: What compelled you to start blogging?
No compulsion. Just fancied it.
DS: How would you describe the purpose of your blog?
To study the bible, and blog it, a wee bit at a time.
DS: What unique responsibilities do you think Christian bloggers have?
To mean it when they pray “Hallowed be thy name.”
DS: What are your own favorite blogs or news sites?
22 words, ASBOJesus, biblegateway.com, and the ESV bible online and my own one.
DS: How would you be spending your extra time, if you didn’t blog?
Curing cancer, and bringing about world peace. But I had to pick one of three…
“Oxford dictionary eradicates words associated with Christianity and British history”
December 9, 2008
Cranmer gives the details:
“It transpires that Oxford University Press has decided to eradicate from its Junior Dictionary words associated with Christianity, the monarchy and British traditions and history. Thus words like ‘bishop’, ‘abbey’, ‘chapel, ‘saint’, ‘empire’ and ‘coronation’ have been expunged along with many which related to the countryside, like ‘moss’, ‘willow’, ‘fern’, ‘buttercup’, ‘heather’, ‘sycamore’ and ‘mistletoe’.”
