Archive for January, 2005
« Previous EntriesSpongebob, Say It Ain’t So!
Monday, January 31st, 2005Spongebob is a gay advocate, according to Dr. James Dobson, head of the conservative Focus on the Family and advisor to the President about religious issues. Spongebob joins Tinky Winky, the Teletubby outed by The Rev. Jerry Falwell in 1999 as a threat to children and families.
Dr.
Dobson issued the warning in Washington, D.C. the [...]
Not All Broadband Services Are Equal
Saturday, January 29th, 2005I learned something new this week about broadband services. They are not “equal.”
While
attending meetings in Houston, after posting successfully from Tokyo, Singapore,
Indonesia and California, I ran into a service that not only refused to allow me
to publish (for technical reasons, not editorial) it also corrupted the blog so
that it was off-line sporadically this past
week.
I [...]
Reflections on Immediacy, Community and Empowerment
Tuesday, January 25th, 2005Houston — The tsunami crisis will be remembered for many reasons: The number of lives lost, the huge number of persons affected, the loss of personal property and the broad geographical area affected. It is the largest natural disaster in many years.
These
are obvious. Equally important, but more subtle, is the role of [...]
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Saturday, January 22nd, 2005No Proselytizing, Please
Saturday, January 22nd, 2005San Diego — A report from Sri Lanka in this morning’s New York Times about Christians from the U.S. proselytizing while offering humanitarian aid concerns me deeply. In my opinion this is not acceptable for many reasons.
I need to be clear that I am writing
personal opinion. I am not speaking for, or [...]
Pledges Made to Rebuild Churches
Friday, January 21st, 2005San Diego — After the report of the delegation to Indonesia was presented to the Connectional Table, a new coordinating body created by the General Conference of The United Methodist Church holding its first meeting here, two pledges were made to re-build churches in the Aceh region.
The
Banda Aceh Methodist Church will be re-built with financial [...]
Six Projects in Development
Friday, January 21st, 2005San Diego — The Rev. Randy Day, speaking to the Connectional Table of The United Methodist Church in its first meeting, outlined six projects responding to tsunami victims in the Banda Aceh region and other areas of Indonesia.
Pharmaceutical distribution. Pharmaceuticals will be distributed among eleven camps for displaced persons with a total population of [...]
The Digital Age
Wednesday, January 19th, 2005At first it seemed incongruous to me. What people were complaining about in Banda Aceh was not the lack of clean water. It was not the speed of cleanup. Not lack of basic goods. They were complaining about the lack of cellphone service in parts of the city.
As
an article on cleanup [...]
Silent Tsunami
Wednesday, January 19th, 2005San Diego — The Rev. Randy Day, addressing the first meeting of the Connectional Table of The United Methodist Church, outlined the response that will be followed in the Banda Aceh region of Indonesia by the United Methodist Committee on Relief and issued a warning that malaria could be the next major “wave.”
“Keeping
survivors healthy by [...]
Wrapping Up
Wednesday, January 19th, 2005With this post we will take down the link between umc.org and Perspectives. I will continue to blog. Faith, communications and culture are as current as this morning’s news, so I intend to keep apace.
Thank you for stopping by this blog during my visit with the delegation to Sumatra. I hope [...]