Pentecostal Discussions

War: Robert Fisk: The Age of Terror

Patrik Hagman, from God in a Shrinking Universe, has recently brought to our attention a challenging and bleak report from Robert Frisk on the Age of Terror (click here).  In the light of our recent discussions on war, it is worth taking the time to read.

Christianity and Politics - Kevin Rudd

by Shane Clifton - Citing Kevin Rudd

On the weekend, Mark Hutchinson and I attended the Australian Christian Heritage Forum at parliament house in Canberra.  It was a fascinating experience, gathering with prominant historians, politicians, church leaders and Christian professionals for the sake of reflecting on the extent to which Christianity has contributed to Australian society.  The point was not simply to contemplate a lost past, but to consider our "heritage" - what was described as useful history; that dimension of our history that will shape the values and direction of our future.

Mark and I will post some reflections on the forum later, but for now i thought it might be fun to get some response to the paper presented by Kevin Rudd, Christianity, the Australian Labor Party and current challenges in Australian politics, available at thee following address: http://www.kevinrudd.com/_dbase_upl/060807%20National%20Forum.pdf.   Note this is a partisan paper - and i am not personally advocating a political party.  But his comments are stimulating, particularly his comments on the relation between church and state, so i have set that out below (for full paper, follow the link above).