Some years back, when I was living in Jerusalem, I knew a very amiable Christian fundamentalist from Texas who had a bit of an obsession about not being Jewish. He attended a Messianic Jewish congregation, and had volunteered to serve in the Israeli army to show his support for the Jewish state. Eventually, by poring over […]
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Row over alleged casting out of demons from Ugandan evangelist Trinidad PM called “foolish” over prophetess Further reports are coming in about Benny Hinn’s recent crusade (blogged by me here) in Uganda. The Kampala New Vision gives an interesting account: RENOWNED pastors including Robert Kayanja were hit by a spiritual force which threw them down […]
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SCANDAL: William Dembski shockingly reveals that Hector Avalos, in a blog comment, cited a publication he had had in a popular science journal. Does this mean that Avalos gained promotion through fraud? Or does it mean that Dembski is the Ed Wood of smearers? William Dembski has a scholar of religion in his sights: The […]
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Lord Hameed Becomes “Ambassador for Peace” From the website of Rev Moon’s Universal Peace Federation: At the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, people from the world’s largest democracy challenged the United Kingdom to consider ways in which religion can join with civil society in partnership with governments and the UN for […]
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UPDATE DAVID DUKE AND TED PIKE ARE HATEMONGERING CRANKS For the benefit of those who are visiting this page as a result of following a link from the sites of either David Duke or Ted Pike (via an article by Pike’s niece), please be aware that I hold both of these individuals in utter contempt. […]
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A former Orthodox archpriest in the country of Georgia complains about the state of his national church: “The Georgian Orthodox Church represents serious obstacles to the democratic development of Georgia in every direction including theologically, socially, politically and culturally,” declares [Basil] Kobakhidze. He says he would add to this list the scientific sphere as well, […]
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From the Christian Post (links added): Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., has responded to a number of charges against its founding pastor, Purpose Driven Life author Rick Warren, for not disciplining global media executive Rupert Murdoch over his alleged ownership and expansion of pornographic channels in Europe. Chris Rosebrough, head of the Calif.-based Christian […]
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Staying with Israel, a report on WorldNetDaily: A controversy is raging in Israel, in evangelical circles in the U.S. and on kabbalah web forums worldwide following the posthumous release of what a revered Sephardic rabbi claimed to be the name of the Messiah. The rabbi was Yitzchak Kaduri, kabbalist and ideologue of the Israeli religious […]
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Jewish settler leader: “I’m a racist” Palestinian archaeologist: There was a Jewish temple, but I can’t admit it Greek Orthodox Patriarch: Conflict with laity to be resolved in less than a year On Saturday there was a very interesting documentary on the UK’s Channel 4, entitled Battle for the Holy Land: Jerusalem and presented by […]
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Faith-Healing Evangelist Invited by President’s Wife Benny Hinn has just visited Uganda. The New Vision reports on his “glorious presence”: RENOWNED international evangelist, Pastor Benny Hinn yesterday arrived in the country to a massive crusade at Nelson Mandela Stadium, Namboole. Hinn in the country at the invitation of the First Lady, Janet Museveni, arrived at […]
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