Perspectives that Matter

Bad Theology or Bad Politics

How come Sen. John McCain was not strong enough to run without the endorsement of John Hagee? Isn’t it somewhat worrying if a prospective US president candidate is “very honored and pleased” by the endorsement of a tele-evangelist pastor known for a bad and politically misleading eschatology? Watch and comment on this TMP video blog [...]

Posted at 4am on 3/15/08 | 2 comments | Filed Under: Current Issues, Faith Perspectives, Faith and Politics, Religion, Society | Tagged: Elections 2008, John Hagee, John McCain, Politics, Religion | read on

Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

According to Jim Wallis (God’s Politics - Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It, Harper Collins 2005), Martin Luther King Jr. was a “great practitioner of real social change” who understood that “you don’t change a society by merely replacing one politician with another”, but by changing wind; or, in [...]

Posted at 12am on 1/22/08 | no comments; | Filed Under: Current Issues, Faith Discussion, Faith and Politics, Society | Tagged: Legacy, Martin Luther King Jr | read on

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Perspectives that Matter is moderated by Tihomir Kukolja, Life Center International Program Director and the Renewing Our Minds (ROM) Initiative Director, based in Fuzine, Croatia. The Mission Statement of ROM is - “Developing leaders of integrity, committed to reconciliation, friendship and peace building in Southeast Europe and beyond, who having become renewed in their minds, characters, attitudes and actions in the likeness of Jesus, are steadily transforming their constituencies, communities and countries.” For more information contact tkukolja@gmail.com