There’s a growing movement in the farming and grocery industry to consider the religious teachings on food when consumers are deciding what to purchase. This isn’t simply a matter of more farmers growing food according to kosher principles or more butchers becoming more sensitive to scriptural injunctions about how animals should be slaughtered. There’s also a focus on questions about …
Computer games are all the rage, and many have themes that should trouble parents trying to raise children who care for the world. Fortunately, there are “games with a conscience” that focus on important issues such as poverty, climate change, and energy.
Members of the Church of England’s General Synod (similar to the Episcopal Church’s General Convention) have created accounts for themselves and developed a social network on the Facebook site.
Howie Aiden, an Anglican priest and airport chaplain at Schiphol airport, Amsterdam describes his airport ministry in the Times.
“It is my opinion that art lost its basic creative drive the moment it was separated from worship. In former days the artist remained unknown and his work was to the glory of God… Today the individual has become the highest form and the greatest bane of artistic creation.” So said Ingmar Bergmann, who died today at 89.
In the tradition of Saturday morning cartoons, we go from Harry to Homer. During the 18 years it’s been on the air, “The Simpsons” has become a true cultural phenomenon. But while the series’ brand of humor may not appeal to all people of faith, it may be one of the most interesting examinations of religion in pop culture today, tackling a host of complex theological issues….
The Christian Post has news that Dr. James Dobson, of Focus on the Family has officially renounced Harry Potter and all the associated “Harry Potter products.”
To coincide with the publication of J K Rowling’s final book about the boy wizard on Saturday, the Church of England is publishing a guide showing how to evangelise using the stories from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Fuller Seminary’s Youth Ministry Resource page has an article that discusses what sort of response Youth Ministers might make to a recent study that shows how profoundly a young girl’s internalized decision to see being attractive as more important than being competent can become in their lives.
Sinead O’Connor made headlines in the early ’90s when she tore up a picture of Pope John Paul II on national television. So it might