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Is evangelism to blame?
 A Buddhist critiques our 
 lack of godliness
everyday evangelism

Is evangelism to blame? A Buddhist critiques our lack of godliness

Glen Scrivener
Glen Scrivener
Date posted: 1 Jun 2021

On the Speak Life Podcast, Paul Feesey and I have been discussing the various scandals rocking the evangelical world — particularly those of Ravi Zacharias and Jonathan Fletcher.

While some have questioned our focus on these topics (when we’re meant to be inspiring evangelism), one listener had the opposite observation. Writing as a Buddhist he had some blistering criticisms of the evangelical church – a critique which I think is very worth considering.

Assisted dying: opening  Pandora’s box
politics & policy

Assisted dying: opening Pandora’s box

James Mildred
James Mildred
Date posted: 1 Jun 2021

The starting pistol has been fired in the race to legalise assisted suicide.

After appearing before the End of Choice All Party Parliamentary Group, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock then wrote to the national statistician, Ian Diamond, requesting information on the number of terminally-ill patients who had killed themselves because of their diagnosis. Mr Hancock wants a new debate on the issue and there are plenty other MPs who want the same.

Are we all ‘Children of  Abraham’?
evangelicals & catholics

Are we all ‘Children of Abraham’?

Leonardo De Chirico
Leonardo De Chirico
Date posted: 1 Jun 2021

Whenever we talk about lands tormented by decades of wars and violence, sometimes perpetrated in the name of religions, we must do so with sobriety.

This is to say that commenting on Pope Francis’ recent trip to Iraq (5-8 March 2021) can become a pretext for easy criticism if one does not try to enter the complexity of the situation. Therefore, it must be acknowledged that the Roman pope’s call to religious freedom, his appeal to respect for minorities, and his invitation to national conciliation were commendable.

Waking up to the dystopian world of deepfakes

Waking up to the dystopian world of deepfakes

By Andy du Feu

Want to see Tom Cruise perform a magic trick, joke about ex-presidents, or tee-off?

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