Six reasons why Europe needs to be transformed?
What do you think about the above collection of stats?
Is not having a toilet as bad as not being an Evangelical? Or I’m I misreading this?
(ht to @ChirpyBirdy007)
Archives For Debate Tuesday
I saw the above tweet from American preacher Mark Driscoll the other day, and… Well… It made me stop and wonder a few things…
- The implication in the tweet is that guys in their 20s shouldn’t argue about superhero characters, if this is the case then what is an acceptable topic to be arguing about?
- What if your in your 30s, married, and like having these types of debates?
- Who is the best superhero?
Tomorrow, if you hadn’t already noticed, is October 31st. Generally also known as Halloween. There seems to be a few degrees of how Christians accept Halloween. Some people embrace it, possibly put on events like above, or go trick or treating.
Some people give out bible readings, and Christian branded bits and pieces.
Others dont answer the door.
What do you do?
Do you see any thing wrong with Halloween?
Do you or your church do anything over Halloween, or do you try and ignore it?
[Edit]Crimperman, and NinjaMonk have shared their views on Halloween.
Another quick question this week.
Partly inspired by a conversation I had years ago in a pub.
Working on a Sunday. Are you ok with it? Or do you disagree with it?
If you disagree with it, how do you feel about people who do work on Sundays?
Should Sunday be kept special?
“SpongeBob Squarepants” is a show that I have recently discovered and I know that this is why violent crimes exist.
h/t to Changing Worship.
Well… Now we know…
An interesting piece on telegraph.co.uk…
Teachers ‘face sack’ for refusing to endorse gay marriage
Schools will be within their statutory rights to dismiss staff that wilfully fail to use stories or textbooks promoting same-sex weddings, it is claimed.
Aidan O’Neill, a senior QC and expert on religious freedom and human rights, also warned that parents who object to gay marriage being taught to their children will have no right to withdraw their child from lessons.
In a report, he said that any decision to redefine marriage would have far-reaching consequences for schools, hospitals, foster carers and public buildings.
The most serious impact is likely to be felt in the church where vicars and priests conducting religious marriage ceremonies could be taken to court for refusing to carry out a gay wedding, he said.
The conclusions – in legal advice commissioned by the Coalition for Marriage – comes amid continuing fall-out over Government plans to tear up the centuries-old law on marriage.
Now. Isn’t this all a little messy? Basically we have legal advice gathered for the Coalition for Marriage saying that teachers could be sacked for failing to talk up gay marriage, with comments later in the telegraph report suggesting the types of activity that could be promoted for use in schools:
He outlined a fictional scenario in which a Christian teacher is asked to use a book called King & King, a story of a prince who marries a man, and produce a play based on the tale.
The QC suggested that any refusal to comply would be “grounds for her dismissal from employment” because of a legal ruling that religious belief cannot be used by employees “to demand changes in their conditions of their employment”.
So could we have situations where teachers have to teach something they are not comfortable with? Whose issue is that anyway? Wheres the love? Is this just a Christian issue? What do people outside the church think?
So many questions.
What do you think about all of this?
Question.
Have you heard Angels sing?
If so: what did they sound like? How did you know they were angels?
(with h/t to @fragmentz )
Let me present two paintings. One image.
One is a classic work of art. Both show heart.
One was an attempt at restoring the other.
Which do you prefer?
image available from 12 Baskets
So.
Heres a little something for those that have ever been involved with youth clubs.
It seems to be a staple of evangelical church youth clubs that every evening features a “God Slot”… or whatever you want to call it. If you’re not sure what I mean, its the part of the youth club wheres theres normally some sort of Christian input, bible study, or short preach of some kind.
The thing is… What do you do if you have the sort of group that doesn’t want to listen? Do you shout “Shut up, and listen to me. God loves you!”
Is having some sort of Christian input a useful expectation on youth group leaders?
Is having a “God Slot” each week helpful?
Well we’ve been doing a lot of clearing out recently around here; at one point I came across the above postcard, and to be honest… was kinda shocked. Thankfully it turned out to be publicity from last years Youthwork Summit inviting us to discuss the above statement.
Should we tell young people about judgement before love?
Does our attitude towards certain young people speak of judgement more then love?