It has been interesting to watch the ongoing strife and turmoil that has been shaking Turkey. We were there for two weeks in March & April and had a chance to speak with a number of people in different locations. To a certain extent it has been hard to reconcile the strength of reaction given …
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Heretics
During my chores today I finally caught up with This American Life podcasts. I just finished listening to episode 304: Heretics. I come from a bit of a charismatic background, so the story had a big impact on me. I highly recommend giving it a listen: Carlton Pearson’s church, Higher Dimensions, was once one of …
Pentecostals in Latin America
The CS Monitor has a great 3 part series on the explosive growth of the Pentecostal movement in Latin America. The first two parts, dealing mostly with Guatemala and Brazil are posted and have been quite interesting. I’m looking forward to the third. As church lights dim across the US and Europe, Christian houses of …
Focus on what Family?
I’m just going to rip the text of this WP story: Focus on the Family founder James C. Dobson and other conservative Christian leaders are calling for the National Association of Evangelicals to silence or fire an official who has urged evangelicals to take global warming seriously. In a letter this week to the board …
Hot for the apocalypse
Kurt Andersen has written a great piece over at NY Magazine. Titled “The End of the World As They Know Itâ€, it dives into culture and attitudes obsessed with apocalypse. Five years after Islamic apocalyptists turned the World Trade Center to fire and dust, we chatter more than ever about the clash of civilizations, fight …