Zionism

The Bible and Global Trends in Christianity- by Ian Lawton (www.christ-community.net )

Jos is a province in Nigeria. Between 2000 and 2005, 50,000 people were killed or expelled through inter-religious fighting. Conflicts between Christians and Muslims, such as that in Jos, are mirrored across Africa and Asia. It’s a trend that is defining global Christianity, as more American evangelicals find their networks in Africa and Asia. It’s also a trend that reveals the double edged role of the Bible; both as justification for political agenda when read literally, and as a potential agent for global healing when read as life affirming myth.

Consider these emerging trends:
1. In 1900, Africa had 10 million Christians representing 10 percent of the population; by 2000, that was up 360 million, or 46 percent of the population. That is the largest quantitative change that has ever occurred in the history of religion. All denominations have been growing, and Anglicanism in particular. The worldwide Anglican Church is going to be overwhelmingly an African body in the near future.

You can fool some people sometimes,
But you cant fool all the people all the time.
So now we see the light
We gonna stand up for our rights!
Get up, stand up!
Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up!
Dont give up the fight!
Get up, stand up!
Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up!
Dont give up the fight!
Get up, stand up!
Stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up!
Dont give up the fight!-Bob Marley

Internationally renowned Theologian, Reverend Dr. Stephen Sizer, Vicar of Christ Church in the UK is coming to Florida. His one and only public speaking engagement will be Tuesday, July 3, 2007 at 3 PM at the United Church of Christ,
203 Washington Street, New Smyrna Beach, FL. 32168.