…of National Mission notices alarming trends, and describes a Church “on uncertain ground”, according to a Church’s news release (April 19). In 2000, the Church had 607,000 members — compared…
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Findings & Footnotes: September 2000
…new paradigm. The theory holds that religious organizations compete and grow by demanding costs or commitment and providing benefits (such as strong sense of community and identity) to members. Stark…
Religious soft-sell moves to the internet
…gangsta rap and racy films in order to get people’s attention. One example of the soft-sell approach is http://www.mops.org, which is the site for Mothers of Preschoolers. The site offerms…
End of liberal era or anti-incumbency mood at American bishops’ conference?
…Kicanas’s defeat is a sign that more vocal conservatives are making their presence known; trying to moderate these voices may be next on the conference’s agenda. (National Catholic Reporter, http://www.ncronline.org)…
New apostolic church feels winds of change
…Germany in the 1990s is also reported to have had an impact. Moreover, the Internet, with its new ways of communication has played a significant role in blurring the boundaries…
Messianic Judaism finding new followers in Germany
…homogeneous: some of the groups are independent, while others are connected to various Jewish or Israel-oriented evangelical groups. (Materialdienst der Evangelischen Zentralstelle für Weltanschauungsfragen, Auguststrasse 80, 10117 Berlin, Germany, http://www.ezw-berlin.de)…
How many Muslim refugees will turn to Christianity in Germany?
…value of suffering). Most of those who convert prefer to attend parishes where they have an opportunity to interact with other people of similar background, Goetze adds. (Réforme – http://www.reforme.net)…
Islam in Germany faces pressure to organize
…Muslims in the country. Some also regret the lack of women in the leadership of “representative” structures. — By Jean-Francois Mayer (Islamische Zeitung, Beilsteiner Str. 121, 12681 Berlin, German;http://www.islamische-zeitung.de) …
Vietnam a model for dealing with religious freedom in Southeast Asia
…construct but rather allows outsiders to provide comparative lessons that the Vietnamese can use, thereby equipping individuals to create ways of resolving religious tensions from the bottom-up. (Templeton Report, http://www.templeton.org)…
‘Satanic cartoons’: Test boundaries of blasphemy, freedom?
…(http://www.stm.dk), Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen emphasized that his government cannot interfere with the press and cannot be held responsible for what the media publishes, although “everybody has a…