ELCA Bishop Chris Boerger (NW WA) stated that it “is ‘blatant sin’ for human beings to fail to protect creation” (ELCA News Release 11/23/2010). Boerger represented ELCA bishops as leaders from 56 denominations and faith-based organizations called on the US Senate to leave intact the power of the US Environmental Protection Agency to regulate pollutants. He […]
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Forde got out of Biblicism; you can, too (11)
“Second, the verbal inspiration theory has the increasingly obvious difficulty that it is unable to deal with facts gained both by research into the Bible and the world around us. For over two hundred years now it has demonstrated its inability to cope with truths established by scientific and historical research. In the face of […]
Forde-ism (3)
“My favorite cartoon in college days was of a long freight train that had ground to a halt in the desert. A set of footprints in the sand stretched all the way from the caboose up to the engine. The engineer was leaning out of the cab explaining sheepishly to the conductor, ‘The fire went […]
Exit polls show decline in attendance
It’s commonly thought that Americans attend worship services more regularly than Europeans. But a new study says it ain’t so. “While conventional survey data show high and stable American church attendance rates of about 35 to 45 percent, the time diary data over the past decade reveal attendance rates of just 24 to 25 percent […]
Yoga is Hindu
“Take Back Yoga” is the campaign slogan of a group of Indian-Americans aiming to teach Westerners about the faith that underlies yoga. The Hindu American Foundation, the Minneapolis-based group which started the campaign, aims to raise public awareness of yoga’s foundation in Hinduism. Read more here.