http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org Walking the Talk in Philadelphia: A Ministry of the Christian Association at the University of Pennsylvania Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:22:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I certainly would be surprised if people in the pews were under the impression that they had to have the same politics or the same spiritual or religious beliefs that their pastor had! I know that my own parishioners never had that mindset! Yet, that seems to be the inference that the ... http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2008/03/19/preachers-and-obama/ Before coming to work this morning, I saw that a prominent televangelist was going to be featured on a popular morning show under the rubric: "God wants us to be rich." Creflo Dollar, pastor of the World Changers Church International in Georgia, has been featured on many news stations. ... http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2008/02/05/prosperity-theology/ In recent weeks, Penn students could find members of the "World Mission Society Church of God" walking about the campus to let students know about their beliefs. Such events bring up an interesting talking point: "How are we as Christians to evangelize or to engage in mission?"  One thing I've ... http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2008/02/01/proselytizing-penn/ For those of you who were unable to attend the MLK conversation on Monday, I would like to recap what went on.   Dr. King's speech given at Riverside Church in New York was played.  For me, it seemed as though the places Dr. King said "Vietnam" could have been replaced ... http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2008/01/30/recap/ Don't forget abut our upcoming event, "A Conversation on Peace and Justice!"  Monday, January 28th from 4 to 6 at the Houston Hall Golkin Room,  the Christian Association is sponsoring  a forum to remind us of the injustices and inequality that Dr. King spoke out against.   Those in attendance will ... http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2008/01/26/martin-luther-king-jr-monday/ This just in. Penn School of Nursing has found that nearly half (41%) of those in nursing or social work positions (presumably that is medical social workers) would NOT choose their profession should they have it to do over because they are experiencing feeling overwhelmed, frustrated, fatigued and a sense ... http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2008/01/25/moral-distress-just-in-the-nursing-profession/ Under the lies/guise of protecting the culture of Islam against sexual inappropriateness, 133 women were murdered last year in Iraq. Although accusing them of being prostitutes and adulturers, the murderers are intent upon killing women with PhDs, that is professional women who oppose setting up an Islamic state. Petitions are online ... http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2008/01/16/saving-the-women-and-children/ It is pretty amazing that some people can justify smearing the church of  a presidential candidate they don't like, in this case Barak Obama. As a seminary student in Chicago, I remember making a journey to south Chicago to Trinity UCC where we were introduced to this congregation's work and ... http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2008/01/15/speaking-lies-and-speaking-truth/ Labels have always been (and still remain) a problem. For many, certain labels denote negative stereotypes, especially with regard to racism. One thing that has been stressed in my seminary class on "Gospel and Culture" is the fact that we must be extremely careful how we read things ... http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2008/01/14/labels/ The Christian Association has signed up with GoodSearch! GoodSearch.com, powered by Yahoo, is a search engine that donates approximately a penny to the charity of your choice every time you use it. Click on the button below to designate the Christian Association as the recipient of the pennies you earn! http://www.faithfulphillyforum.org/2008/01/11/goodsearch-for-the-ca/