In the News

William Lane Craig's Reasonable Faith 2011 UK Tour drew to a close last week. It was interesting to follow, even if only superficially. With a buildup of months, Christian apologists rallied behind Craig, taunting Richard Dawkins, hoping to tease him out into the spotlight on stage and away from his desk, behind which he commands a slew of New Atheists.

I'm just saying.

Last night I watched The Book of Eli with some friends. I really enjoyed the movie, primarily because I am a huge fan of the post-apocalyptic genre (I am convinced there were some strong Fallout influences in that movie). While the writers definitely had a point that they were trying to make, I do not know what it was, and I think that one should not take the movie too seriously from a Christian theological perspective.

Recently, the "official" student newspaper of the University of Stellenbosch published an edition of the bi-weekly (hotlink to PDF) which boldly depicted two men kissing on the front cover.

Another news story which caused me some concern recently was posted on 21 February on the BBC News website. The story was entitled Voodoo religion's role in helping Haiti's quake victims. In brief, it examines the lack of any notable or organised relief efforts on behalf of the Voodoo community in the wake of the January earthquake in Haiti.

Recently the BBC News website ran a story which made me think a bit about certain secular and church attitudes. The story was published on 28 February and was about protests in the Netherlands to allow homosexuals to partake in Communion. In brief, the story is about a recent upheaval in the Netherlands against the Roman Catholic church's policy of denying practising homosexuals Communion (also known as the Eucharist). I want to get my thoughts about some of the things which I read about in the article out in the open.