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Friday, June 30th, 2006In an interview on NPR, Jerry
Falwell says a pastor has to be media savvy and states his belief that he must
adopt the latest technology to gain public attention for his
positions.
After writing this post I returned to the NPR website a few days later to recover a quote and learned that without note the article I [...]
Falwell on Media
Friday, June 30th, 2006In an interview on NPR, Jerry Falwell says a
pastor has to be media savvy and states his belief that he must adopt the latest
technology to gain public attention for his positions.
After writing this post I returned to the NPR website a few days later to recover a quote and learned that without note the article [...]
Khayelitsha Township
Thursday, June 29th, 2006Khayelitsha Township,
the sprawling shantytown 30 kms from the heart of Cape Town, South Africa is
featured in a photo
essay by the
BBC about new
housing going up in the port city.
Khayelitsha Township, the sprawling shantytown 30 kms from the heart of Cape Town, South Africa is featured in a photo essay by the BBC about new housing going [...]
Fighting Malaria
Wednesday, June 28th, 2006Poor planning, lack of
infrastructure and general disorganization are hampering efforts to fight
malaria according to an
href=”http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/28/world/africa/28malaria.html”>article
by Celia W.
Dugger in
today’s New York Times.
Poor planning, lack of infrastructure and general disorganization are hampering efforts to fight malaria according to an article by Celia W. Dugger in today’s New York Times.
This quote summarizes the most salient point [...]
Does Ending Poverty Ring Hollow?
Monday, June 26th, 2006The Times of London examines how much has actually been done to end poverty after much fanfare a year ago in Europe when the G8 made noise about it.
The Times article notes that despite promises, poverty in Africa continues to kill: “Save the Children, however, said in a recent report that 800 children were dying [...]
The Killing of Christian Leaders Continues in the Philippines
Monday, June 26th, 2006Another church activist has been shot dead
in the Philippines.
Another church person in the Philippines has been shot dead by masked men on motorcycles. This is a common tactic that has taken the lives of human rights workers and church persons for the past several months and there seems to be no end to the [...]
Does Ending Poverty Ring Hollow?
Monday, June 26th, 2006Is ending poverty a hollow promise? The
Times of London explores why that promise made with fanfare a year ago has not
had much backup from world governments.
The Times of London examines how much has actually been done to end poverty after much fanfare a year ago in Europe when the G8 made noise about it.
The [...]
The Challenge of Social Isolation to Christian Understanding of Community
Monday, June 26th, 2006The General Social Survey which tracks core
discussion groups and the social networks through which we relate indicates
we’re more isolated than ever.
The number of people saying there is no one with whom they discuss important matters has nearly tripled.–General Social Survey
The bowling alone syndrome may be growing according to the General Social Survey. The survey [...]
Affordable Computers for the Developing World
Sunday, June 25th, 2006Low cost, full service computers for users
in the developing world hold the potential for connecting the most distant
villagers to the worldwide web.
While in Nairobi colleagues and I met with Aaron Sundsmor, Nairobi-based Director of Programs for First Voice International.
We talked into the evening about the potential for using community radio, cell phone networks and [...]
Thy Kingdom Come
Sunday, June 25th, 2006NPR’s Linda Wertheimer interviews Randall
Balmer, author of Thy Kingdom Come. He contends the religious right is
distorting Christian faith in blind allegiance to the politics of the
right.
“I don’t find much that I recognize as Christian” (in the religious right)–Dr. Randall Balmer
Politics have highjacked evangelical Christianity, according to Dr. Randall Balmer, professor of religious history at [...]
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