more here.
This is not a big story, except for the VIP's involved in it, and this includes the family of a bigshot Senator...
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BBC was allowed a tour of Muslim reeducation
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StrategyPage: the refugees no one wants.
ISIL included using women to terrorize other women and are trying to take over refugee camps.
The Nazis did the same thing with POW's and refugees after WWII...
the problem: Some are from western countries whose laws are so strict that they will not end up in jail but free to spread terrorism in their adopted countries. So no one wants them back.
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The Pope had a bishops meeting on the family to give him cover for allowing divorce and making the Eucharist a feel good symbol for anyone who wants it. The bishops rejected his agenda, so he arranged to put it in a footnote that they missed when they approved of the huge document, and then let his minions change things locally based on the footnote..
Well, if you think that was bad, just wait til you see his plan for the "Amazon" synod. 1Peter5 has a report (and if you think he is worried, you should read the trad sites).
He is pretending the church has never evangelized other cultures and is using this idea to push unqualified men to become married priests, not to mention another attack on the Eucharist and approving the idea that any religion is okay, and since love is all you need, any relationship is okay too.
Next stop: womenpriests of course.
to paraphrase the Game of Thrones: Schism is coming....
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in contrast, GetReligion has another report from the WaPost on Evangelicals working with criminals in the slums of Brazil.
and they link to this article which explains why Protestantism is exploding in Latin America. (and here in the Philippines), and then note:
Brazil isn’t the only place where evangelical pastors are working with gangs. A year ago, the Economist wrote of churches in El Salvador that are trying similar things. NPR did a similar story. A very impressive piece from longreads.com, tells how evangelicals have changed the prison culture also in El Salvador.
You have to hand it to the pastors willing to work with such a clientele that they deserve every convert they get. I suspect there are a lot more pastors like this working in places other than El Salvador and Brazil. I’m hoping reporters will ferret them out.
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protests continue in Hong Kong... peaceful and singing.
from the Economist
BEFORE THE tear gas and the rubber bullets, there was music. At the protests in Hong Kong over the past week, people have regularly broken into song. For those gathered outside government headquarters, “Sing Hallelujah to the Lord”, a popular Christian hymn, has been a favourite. “Do You Hear The People Sing?”, a tune from “Les Misérables” and the unofficial anthem of protests in Hong Kong in 2014, has also made a reappearance.
and the song is banned on China's music streaming services.
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