LTRP Note: For more information on interspirituality, please see our research on this topic. “Christians move towards code on seeking converts”by Robert Evans Reuters GENEVA (Reuters) – Christian churches are moving closer to a common code of conduct on how they go about winning converts among themselves and from other religions, the World Council of … [Read more…]
In January 2008, the Rethink Conference will take place at Robert Schuller’s Crystal Cathedral. According to Church Communication Network (CCN), the event will be hosted by Robert Schuller and Erwin McManus. On the Rethink Conference website, the event is described as: “Leading Thinkers and Influencers offer a perspective you may never have imagined.” These thinkers … [Read more…]
The June 17th headline in the Seattle Times newspaper reads, “I Am Both Muslim and Christian.” Janet Tu, religion reporter for the Times has written the piece on an Episcopal priest named Ann Holmes Redding. Redding has been a priest for more than 20 years, and she became Muslim 15 months ago. She practices both … [Read more…]
by Let Us Reason Ministries We have come to a point in history where things are converging to a massive unity for survival. Saving the environment, the planet (Gaia) has become accepted with the agenda of global warming. religious unity is on everyone’s mind, for they know without this there can be no real and … [Read more…]
The following excerpts from an interview between interfaith gurus Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne reveal the spirituality that is foundational in the emerging church movement. The two men’s use of Christian terminology (and even Christian ideas) will convince some readers that nothing is amiss, but please consider the following thoughts: While Campolo says he believes … [Read more…]
The next Global Day of Prayer will take place on May 27th. People from around the world from many different countries will participate. The event began in 2000 in South Africa. The website describes the event: IMAGINE the emerging generation from all the nations of the globe praying on the high places on 27 May … [Read more…]
by Understand the Times with Roger Oakland Commentary by Roger Oakland: Former President Jimmy Carter will be one of the main speakers at Willow Creek, Leadership Summit, August 9-11, 2007. Below, please find two articles previously posted at Understand The Times about Jimmy Carter. Carter and his ecumenical and unbiblical views are becoming increasingly more … [Read more…]
What appears to be a wide sweep of Christian organizations and denominations joining together in an ecumenical movement that officially began last year is further indication that a majority of Christendom is becoming interspiritual. The Christian Churches Together in the USA boasts of a membership that includes Salvation Army, World Vision, Reformed Church in America, … [Read more…]
From the Christian Post Courtesy: Prophezine Magazine January 23, 2007 “Christians from five traditions, including Roman Catholic, will officially inaugurate a new national ecumenical body next month. “Thirty-six churches and national Christian organizations representing over 100 million Christians will be the founding members of Christian Churches Together in the U.S.A. (CCT), which is said to … [Read more…]
Enneagram Definition: A system of spiritual psychology based on an ancient Sufi typology of nine personality types or primary roles with the recognition of one’s type tantamount to a spiritual awakening” from Alternative Health Dictionary The following video clip is part of a sermon by contemplative priest, William Menniger. Enneagram Video Clip For more information … [Read more…]
From correspondents in Istanbul December 01, 2006 “AFTER offending the Muslim world by linking their religion with violence, Pope Benedict XVI, in an exceptional gesture, turned towards Mecca in an attitude of Muslim prayer at the Blue Mosque in Istanbul today, Turkish state television showed. “Benedict XVI, who became the second Pope in history — … [Read more…]
The “Going Forward Together Conference” took place at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Richmond, Virginia on November 16-19. The conference is another indicator of the escalation of redefining Christianity into a religion that blends with the world’s religious traditions. According to the conference website, the objectives are to: *Network with leaders from across the United … [Read more…]
On January 22-24th, 2007, Robert Schuller will present the Faith Forward conference. Crystal Cathedral is a hodge podge of spiritual persuasions and personalities; with Schuller’s more than obvious slant towards interspirituality and New Age sympathies, it hardly seems like a place that biblical Christians (or those claiming to be such) should be teaming up with. … [Read more…]
President al-Assad discusses with American Pastor Warren relations between Syria and the USA DAMASCUS, (SANA) _ “The meeting between President Bashar al-Assad and Pastor Rick Warren, a famous Protestant clergyman in the USA and an accompanying delegation on Sunday focused on the Syrian-American relations. “The American delegation stressed that the American administration is mistaken not … [Read more…]
by Understand the Times with Roger Oakland Over the past few days a number of news items have been posted revealing that dialogue for world peace between Pope Benedict XVI and other world religious leaders (Islamic, Jewish and Buddhist) has been intensifying. While these events are happening and line up with what we would expect … [Read more…]
Movement to fight global warming pushes divisions aside News article from Houston Chronicle:By ERIC BERGER “An unlikely evangelist showed up in more than 20 Houston churches last week” – former Vice President Al Gore. “Gore didn’t preach the gospel, he preached green. As part of a nationwide campaign involving more than 1,000 churches, including 130 … [Read more…]
This summer’s Pentecost 2006 conference, titled “Building a Covenant for a New America,” is another example of how a move towards interspirituality (the coming together of all religions) is quickly taking place. Speakers included mysticism-promoting Jim Wallis and Tony Campolo as well as Hilary Clinton and other political and religious figures. According to a Wall … [Read more…]
On August 10th-12th, Rick Warren will be one of the featured speakers at the Ecumenical and Interfaith Pre-Conference which preceeds the eight-day international AIDS Conference in Toronto Canada. See also: Assist News – Rick and Kay Warren among speakers at AIDS 2006 ecumenical and interfaith pre-conference in Toronto
In the name of peace and unity, the world’s religions are more and more joining together. And with that joining together will come a consensus that it is narrow minded and even hateful to say there is only one way to salvation. Henri Nouwen, who is endorsed and favored by many Christian professors and … [Read more…]
Ray Yungen Without question, the most influential practical mystic today is talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Her predominantly female audience, numbering in the tens of millions, looks to her as the source of spiritual inspiration?even more so than church, in many cases. I realize speaking critically of someone as warm and caring as Oprah might … [Read more…]
by Understand the Times with Roger Oakland Twenty years after the World Day of Prayer for Peace, the Italian city of Assisi will again be a point of interreligious meeting and prayer on Sept. 4-5. The World Day that Pope John Paul II convoked in St. Francis’ city in October 1986 was unprecedented. It saw, … [Read more…]