Real news about Global South missionaries that 'The Economist' missed

(COMMENTARY) How have generally more traditionalist Africa, Asian and Latin American missionaries fared in the Global North? The recent Economist article hints at problems, but fails to explore them in any depth.

UK Christians: Dangerous anti-extremism measures ‘threaten Christian freedom’

(COMMENTARY) British evangelicals have mounted a protest against “extremism” policies they claim are “a real threat to gospel freedom”.

As European blasphemy laws endure, journalists should consider how words can get them in trouble

(COMMENTARY) This is an issue journalists — whether they’re writing opinion/analysis pieces or constructing hard news stories — should stay tuned into to avoid crossing the wrong side of a shifting line.

Attention all newsroom managers: There will also be non-political religion news in 2019

(COMMENTARY) Mark your calendars for these religion events from the Vatican and United Methodist Church.

A path-breaking treatment of Luke’s Gospel could provide your Christmas feature

(COMMENTARY) A new commentary on the Biblical book of Luke is the first major commentary authored by both a Jew and a Christian.

Another strong EU anti-Semitism warning: journalists should keep covering this story

(COMMENTARY) A growing number of Jews in the UK, Germany and Sweden are considering emigrating to escape anti-Semitism, according to a recent survey by an EU agency.

Humanists Deny Christmas Gifts to Muslim Children

(COMMENTARY) A leading British Muslim slams Britain’s atheist killjoys for ‘discrimination’ against Muslim children as US charity comes under spotlight.

An unlikely Spanish drummer spreads yoga among Christians

Ravi Ramoneda uses yoga and music to connect people across faiths and cultures.

The Prince of Wales ‘gets religion’ – or does he?

(COMMENTARY) Can Prince Charles commend the faith of persecuted Middle East Christians – while ignoring the religious source of their suffering?

European Court of Human Rights Verdict Will Exacerbate Religious Conflict

According to the Pew Research Center, Muslim immigration is likely to give Sweden the highest percentage of Muslims in Western Europe by 2050

News, EuropeSpecial to The Media ProjectDecember 16, 2018Primary Feature, Religious Freedom, Secondary Feature

Pope Francis has the chance to repair Catholicism at upcoming World Youth Day

(COMMENTARY) There is a spiritual hunger around the world. Pope Francis needs to get back to basics and focus on evangelization like John Paul II did during his papacy. This pope needs to be less political and more spiritual. He needs to break free from the labels that have been heaped on him by critics and supporters alike. He needs to get back to the universal message of the church that resonates in both industrialized nations and the developing world.

Future of all those Roman (and American) churches? No need for anxiety, says pope

(COMMENTARY) Lots of Rome’s 900-plus churches will be empty in the next generation or so.

No Nobel Prize in Literature in 2018 – Swedish Academy in Crisis after #metoo

The Swedish Academy is a famous institution, awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature since 1901. This year, there will be no winner awarded. On December 10, traditionally the day of the Prize Award Ceremony and banquet, for the first time in 70 years, one chair will be empty.

Analysis, News, Culture, EuropeInger AlestigDecember 10, 2018Primary Feature, Inger Alestig, Sweden, Swedish Academy, King Gustaf III, Nobel Prize, News

Government considered abolishing UK’s equality commission

(ANALYSIS) A report identifies serious failings in the Equalities and Human Rights Commission revealed in its ten-year review. The stunning admission comes on top of a catalog of failures that reveal that most stakeholders do not know what the quango exists for, or what its priorities are.

Outcome not so gay for UK’s sexuality activists

(COMMENTARY) The ‘gay cake’ row in Britain shows up Northern Ireland’s inequality.

Ties that bind: John Paul II, Ronald Reagan, Russia and Fatima

(COMMENTARY) Pope John Paul II believed his and former US President Reagan’s survivals of shootings were part of a divine plan countering evil in Russia.

1,000 years of Orthodoxy history loom over today's Moscow-Istanbul clash

(COMMENTARY) There are three distinct Ukrainian Orthodox strains with differing loyalties to Russian and Turkish Orthodox patriarchs. While an Istanbul patriarch has lifted a condemnation of Ukrainian Orthodoxy, a Moscow patriarch has severed ties with Kiev.

The Death of Free Speech in Europe

(COMMENTARY) Europe took a dystopian turn last week when the European Court of Human Rights ruled that governments can punish citizens for criticizing the prophet Muhammad if such criticism “conflicts with the right of others to have their religious feelings protected.”

Jamal Khashoggi and the Middle East’s Game of Thrones

Jamal Khashoggi may have signed his own death warrant with his opinion column in The Washington Post when he criticized the White House’s democratic efforts in the Arab world, including both the Obama and Trump administration.

Philip Jenkins on giant, global leaps of faith in 1918, 1968 and 2018?

(COMMENTARY) While it's common to believe that religion evolves slowly over time, in a linear manner, the evidence suggests that history lurches through periods of "extreme, rapid, revolutionary change, when everything is shaken and thrown up into the air," said historian Philip Jenkins. Ever 50 years or so, new patterns and cultural norms seem to appear that never could have been predicted.

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