Christians Get Grafted with Jewish Products

Some years back, when I was living in Jerusalem, I knew a very amiable Christian fundamentalist from Texas who had a bit of an obsession about not being Jewish. He attended a Messianic Jewish congregation, and had volunteered to serve in the Israeli army to show his support for the Jewish state. Eventually, by poring over [...]

Benny Hinn Controversies in Uganda and Trinidad

Row over alleged casting out of demons from Ugandan evangelist
Trinidad PM called “foolish” over prophetess
Further reports are coming in about Benny Hinn’s recent crusade (blogged by me here) in Uganda. The Kampala New Vision gives an interesting account:
RENOWNED pastors including Robert Kayanja were hit by a spiritual force which threw them down flat on the [...]

Dembski Accuses Religion Prof of “Fudging” CV

SCANDAL: William Dembski shockingly reveals that Hector Avalos, in a blog comment, cited a publication he had had in a popular science journal. Does this mean that Avalos gained promotion through fraud? Or does it mean that Dembski is the Ed Wood of smearers?
William Dembski has a scholar of religion in his sights:
The tenure denial [...]

Indian Ambassadors Praise Rev Moon’s Peace Org in House of Lords

Lord Hameed Becomes “Ambassador for Peace”
From the website of Rev Moon’s Universal Peace Federation:
At the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, people from the world’s largest democracy challenged the United Kingdom to consider ways in which religion can join with civil society in partnership with governments and the UN for the sake [...]

Israel Chief Rabbinate Rejects Christian Zionists

UPDATE 
DAVID DUKE AND TED PIKE ARE
HATEMONGERING CRANKS
For the benefit of those who are visiting this page as a result of following a link from the sites of either David Duke or Ted Pike (via an article by Pike’s niece), please be aware that I hold both of these individuals in utter contempt. Their inciting of hatred against [...]

Defrocked Priest Slams Georgian Orthodox “Pseudo-Science” and “Pseudo-Miracles”

A former Orthodox archpriest in the country of Georgia complains about the state of his national church:
“The Georgian Orthodox Church represents serious obstacles to the democratic development of Georgia in every direction including theologically, socially, politically and culturally,” declares [Basil] Kobakhidze.
He says he would add to this list the scientific sphere as well, because the [...]

Porn from the Papal Knight

From the Christian Post (links added):
Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., has responded to a number of charges against its founding pastor, Purpose Driven Life author Rick Warren, for not disciplining global media executive Rupert Murdoch over his alleged ownership and expansion of pornographic channels in Europe.
Chris Rosebrough, head of the Calif.-based Christian Accountability Network, [...]

Kabbalist for Christ?

Staying with Israel, a report on WorldNetDaily:
A controversy is raging in Israel, in evangelical circles in the U.S. and on kabbalah web forums worldwide following the posthumous release of what a revered Sephardic rabbi claimed to be the name of the Messiah.
The rabbi was Yitzchak Kaduri, kabbalist and ideologue of the Israeli religious right (Kaduri [...]

Channel 4 Explores Jerusalem Conflict

Jewish settler leader: “I’m a racist”
Palestinian archaeologist: There was a Jewish temple, but I can’t admit it
Greek Orthodox Patriarch: Conflict with laity to be resolved in less than a year
On Saturday there was a very interesting documentary on the UK’s Channel 4, entitled Battle for the Holy Land: Jerusalem and presented by British politician Paddy [...]

Benny Hinn’s Crusade for Uganda

Faith-Healing Evangelist Invited by President’s Wife
Benny Hinn has just visited Uganda. The New Vision reports on his “glorious presence”:
RENOWNED international evangelist, Pastor Benny Hinn yesterday arrived in the country to a massive crusade at Nelson Mandela Stadium, Namboole.
Hinn in the country at the invitation of the First Lady, Janet Museveni, arrived at Namboole at around [...]