tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488485108495618260.post7485202669807180491..comments2023-11-05T03:06:19.725-08:00Comments on octomusings: What the 'noughties' HAVE done for God!Olive Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01757984452846354285noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488485108495618260.post-22985756456286177232009-08-16T10:13:33.182-07:002009-08-16T10:13:33.182-07:00and what Tony said about make poverty history.
t...and what Tony said about make poverty history. <br /><br />the churches are increasingly empty - that's not a bad thing - the new millenium is an ending of Christendom as we know it - but if the good news of Jesus is being spread by our being more relational and being church (instead of just going there) I'd say it's a wonderful thing.seethroughfaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041055467020894063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488485108495618260.post-14531235726953568482009-08-16T10:11:42.327-07:002009-08-16T10:11:42.327-07:00I'd add Alpha :)I'd add Alpha :)seethroughfaithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15041055467020894063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488485108495618260.post-14229681962832748452009-08-13T05:01:17.980-07:002009-08-13T05:01:17.980-07:00Thanks, Tony. How could I forget 'Christians ...Thanks, Tony. How could I forget 'Christians Against Poverty', through which God is doing so much to change the imbalance between rich and poor in the world? There is so much more to be done but much is now being achieved that once seemed impossible.<br /><br />Thank you,too, for putting the Newsnight programme into perspective. Since it was the first of a series looking at what has changed during the 'noughties',<br />I suppose the fact that they chose to take religion as their first report shows how important religion still is. The next report in the series is on the Media.Olive Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757984452846354285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3488485108495618260.post-83874227074083645712009-08-12T02:14:43.685-07:002009-08-12T02:14:43.685-07:00I'd also add the growth of Christians Against ...I'd also add the growth of Christians Against Poverty - started in 1996, but has grown and become increasingly active in the last decade.<br /><br />As to the Newsnight report - swings and roundabouts. Atheism is no more prominent now than 20 years ago, it just has a different set of headline grabbers and is enjoying a bit more publicity. "An age of doubt" means people are asking questions, so we are in a position to engage in conversation. There is a much greater interest in spirituality in general than ever before - TV programmes like "The Monastery" and "island Parish" (and its predecessors) have had large audiences. There are so many God-blogs and God-sites on the internet - I'm told there are more religious sites than there are porn sites, but I haven't tried to count! There are so many forums where God is the subject of conversation and discussion.<br /><br />The fact that such a report found its way onto Newsnight is positive: religion is news. It's up to us to make it heard as good news.Rev Tony Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09248241050776947372noreply@blogger.com