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| Taizé, the Eucharist, and Bethel Church's Bill Johnson |
by Chris Lawson, 2/15/19
Taizé is an ecumenical interfaith community in France where over 100,000 young people travel to each year; and Taizé worship is becoming very popular in the United States. This particular section below is about the "Eucharist," which is practiced by Roman Catholics and being looked at favorably by a growing number of evangelicals. We were reminded of this section of Chris' book today when we received two photos (see below the article) from a reader of Bethel Church's Bill Johnson.
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| An abandoning of religion, faith, for a new way of Spirituality? | |
by Mike Oppenheimer, 2/16/19
A recent article by Michael Snyder End Of The American Dream - November 28, 2018. These are some excerpts of it. America is littered with thousands upon thousands of church buildings that aren't being used anymore. Many of our nation's churches can no longer afford to maintain their structures-6,000 to 10,000 churches die each year in America-and that number will likely grow. Though more than 70 percent of our citizens still claim to be Christian, congregational participation is less central to many Americans' faith than it once was. Most denominations are declining as a share of the overall population, and donations to congregations have been falling for decades. Meanwhile, religiously unaffiliated Americans, nicknamed the "nones," are growing as a share of the U.S. population. In fact, the "nones" have risen from just 6 percent of the population in 1991 to 25 percent today. That makes them the single largest "religious group" in the United States. Today, less than 20 percent of all Americans attend church on a regular basis.
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| Social Justice |
by Gary Gilley, 2/17/19
Of the hot-button issues circulating right now, in both society and the church, nothing has drawn more interest and debate than social justice. In society at large much unrest and controversy is evident particularly in regards to three areas. First, there are the interrelation concerns, expressed most clearly in the #MeToo movement, which is an effort directed at the alleviation of sexual harassment and assault, primarily targeting women. Next are the debates involving human sexuality, especially LGBTQ items. Finally, matters of race and ethnicity have surged afresh in recent years. As these concerns filter down to the church, to a certain extent the response of God's people is clear. The Scriptures powerfully condemn all forms of immorality, sexual misconduct, and abuse. Sadly, the church has not been totally spared the accusations of sexual misconduct, with a number of high profile leaders recently being exposed for the misuse of their positions of power and abuse of women. Concerning the LGBTQ agenda, the Word speaks with equal clarity.[1] However, this has presented a considerable dilemma for the attractional church which is trying to create a church setting in which the unbeliever is comfortable and happy to join. Those following this model of "doing" church are struggling with how to attract unbelievers while condemning LGBTQ morality which has become increasingly acceptable within our culture. Finally, contrary to some Christians in the past, there are few today who would question the evil of racism. All human beings are created in the image of God and stand on equal footing before Him, and should before us as well. But in our present time and environment, the matters surrounding race and ethnicity are not all that simple. Misunderstandings, accusations, division, and anger abound, and the church has not been spared. It is primarily disputes regarding race that have gained the most attention of late and will be the subject of this paper.
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Brazil's #metoo moment: Spiritual guru accused of sex abuse
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by Diarlei Rodrigues, Mario Lobao and Peter Prengaman, Associated Press, February 18, 2019
ABADIANIA, Brazil (AP) - For over 40 years, spiritual healer Joao Teixeira de Faria drew people from all over the world to this small city in central Brazil, offering treatment for everything from depression to cancer. His work was both praised - Oprah Winfrey called de Faria "inspiring" while visiting in 2012 - and heavily scrutinized. Now, de Faria, who goes by the name "Joao de Deus," or "John of God," is in trouble with the law. Since December, more than 250 women including his daughter have come forward to allege abuse that ranged from being felt up during treatments to rape. The mounting accusations are turning the 77-year-old spiritual guru into Brazil's first major figure to go down in the #metoo era, which has been slow to take off in Latin America's largest nation despite myriad problems with gender equality. Meanwhile, the people in Abadiania, about a two-hour drive west from the nation's capital of Brasilia, are in disbelief. They also fear for their futures without de Faria.
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