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Posturing churches: Signalize Woke, become a joke? + SCC warning + Addict robs mosque

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A woke church is doomed to fail
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/a-wo...ed-to-fail

EXCERPTS (David Gunnlaugsson): . . . it’s not uncommon to hear Western societies referred to as ‘post Christian’. Many church leaders appear to have arrived at the conclusion that the best way to respond to this is to try to please those that are antagonistic towards Christianity. [...] in short, the strategy is to ‘go woke’. At times, this has involved pushing an agenda to compete with the most radical factions of socialist or green-movements. But this is doomed to fail and alienate the church’s most loyal followers.

In Iceland, Christmas has remained a time of unity and good will and Christmas traditions still hold great importance for most people. One of these traditions is attending Mass or listening to the nationally-broadcast sermon. Last New Year’s Eve, the sermon [...] was rather unusual. The priest mentioned Jesus eight times but the main subject of the holy sermon, Greta Thunberg, was referenced nine times. A year earlier, on New Year’s Day, Jesus got as many mentions as Greta (two).

Earlier this year, the National Church of Iceland then decided to advertise Sunday schools with pictures of a bearded Jesus with makeup and breasts wearing a white dress and jumping around erratically under a rainbow. If anyone didn’t like it, or had different ideas about Jesus, that was their problem. Those responsible for the advertisements then explained that they were just getting started with their plan to rebrand the Church.

Icelanders are nearly universally liberal in matters of sexuality and gender but this was a step too far. The Church lost support; hard-working parish council members and priests were furious. To her credit, Iceland’s first female bishop in a thousand years put her foot down and stopped the campaign before more damage was done.

In the UK, bishops and other members of the clergy have been busy jumping on any bandwagon that passes by. That naturally involves some taking the knee and supporting BLM, an organisation that advocates defunding the police and breaking up the nuclear family, among other things. [...] For some, the answer appears to be an attempt to save the world, not by spreading the Christian message, but ... by attempting to save planet earth with methods that would inevitably lead to an increase in poverty.

Extinction Rebellion behaves sometimes like a doomsday cult. Its supporters hold bizarre sermons and wear terrifying Grim Reaper outfits. Yet it has proved alluring to some of those in the church [...] The organisation even now has its own Christian chapter, Christian Climate Action, with its own flag – the XR symbol with a small cross above it. No one is saying Christians shouldn’t care about the planet. But is it wise to link arms with a divisive organisation like XR? And shouldn’t the church seek to offer hope to children, rather than endorse a movement that is likely to fill them with fear?

[...] The first thing the church should do is to stop excusing its existence and appreciate its own importance and achievements. Christianity has been instrumental in forging the culture of Western civilisations. Most of the world’s great universities were founded by Christians; the church built up the welfare state long before governments took on that responsibility; and it installed ideas of equality when such ideas seemed unnatural. Christians also led the fight against slavery. And, in the midst of the current focus on fighting racism, it’s worth remembering Reverend Martin Luther King Jr‘s inspiration when he was fighting for racial equality: his Christian faith.

With an increased sense of self-worth, the church would find a great need for its teaching in the modern world... (MORE - details)


The Scottish Catholic Church warns against home abortions
https://premierchristian.news/en/news/ar...-abortions

INTRO: The Scottish Catholic Church is warning against home abortions. As a result of the covid-19 pandemic, the Scottish government had allowed women to terminate their pregnancy at home with two pills if it was in the first 10 weeks of the pregnancy. Abortion has been legal in Scotland since 1967 up until the 24th week of pregnancy. 

It is now being considered whether to make the measure permanent through an online public consultation. In a statement, the Scottish Catholic Church has expressed concern about the health of women saying that women should be given face-to-face counselling as it is hard to assess all health complications through a phone call or video call... (MORE)


(UK) Drug addict burgled mosque three times stealing charity cash and television
https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/mi...e-19503576

INTRO: A drug addict burgled a Birmingham mosque three times - stealing charity cash and a television. Abdul Malik targeted the Jami Masjid and Islamic Centre, smashing his way in with a hammer. Less than an hour after his third raid on the premises he took the same weapon to the Quran Academy, causing £1,600 worth of damage in his failed attempt to get in. The 50-year-old was identified on CCTV, leading police to his door in Preston Road, Winson Green. When officers asked him about the hammer he told them it was on a kitchen shelf, adding: 'I'm not going to p*** you about'... (MORE)
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