Tag Archives: Church

  At the heart of Karl Marx’ socialist ideology was the profound hatred of the Western order and civil rights. His aim was to destroy our culture as we know it, as described in The Communist Manifesto: “There are .. eternal truths such as freedom, justice .. that are common to all states of society. But communism abolishes eternal truths, …

  Five hundred years ago, a previously unknown German monk, Martin Luther, posted a set of statements on the door of a church in Wittenburg, writes The Trumpet. “Historians still debate whether this actually happened, but it is a potent symbol of the start of the Protestant Reformation, which split the Catholic Church and led to numerous, vicious wars. Luther’s …

  Herland Report: The Protestant and Catholic Church: From Division to Communion: Post Martin Luther, now 500 years down the line, the Church has gone from division to reconciliation, shows a Pew Research Religion report.  The Trumpet gives this report on the matter: From the Catholic perspective, Protestants were the rebels who divided the church against Christ’s clear commands for unity. …

  The Notre Dame cathedral burning is described by the joint mainstream media as an isolated happening, broadly explained as a fire related to the renovation. Even before the flames were extinguished, this was the official explanation. Yet, over 1000 churches have been set afire or vandalized in France in 2018 alone. In Paris, the Saint-Sulpice church in Paris was …

  – Statens lange arm inn i kirkelige maktkorridorer har gitt oss svake biskoper som i stor grad er politikere. De snakker om tema som sammenfaller med Arbeiderpartiets statutter, som klima og oljeboring. Svært sjeldent snakker de om grunnleggende kristne dogmer. Jeg håper vi kan avsette en del av biskopene vi har nå. – De som kjenner debatten er klar …

  Herland Report: Sakset fra Nettavisen kronikk: “Vi lever også i en tid der kirkens elite omtrent totalt har mistet gangsynet. Man har brukt årtier på å diskutere uvesentligheter, som om det ikke er selvsagt at Gud elsker de blant oss som er annerledes like mye som enhver annen. Og folket har respondert. I henhold til ISSP 2008 stiller kun …

  Herland Report:  Pope Francis says service to others frees us from existential grayness: In his homily during Mass for Saturday’s trip to Molise, Pope Francis explained that the Church is a people that both serves God and lives in the freedom that he gives from oppression, Catholic News Agency reports. “This is the freedom that, by the grace of God, …

  “Motpolar blir brevvener,” skriver Vårt Land. “Hanne Nabintu Herland langa ut mot feige biskopar. Tor B. Jørgensen slo tilbake. No skal dei brevveksle, – I Vårt Land.” Jeg skriver første brev til biskop Jørgensen i dagens avis, han svarer like over pinse. Sakset fra artikkelen om brev-serien: I dag startar debattanten og forfattaren Hanne Nabintu Herland og biskop Tor B. …