Posted in International Affairs, Okategoriserade on May 5th, 2017
There are different opinions, and rightly so, about the European Union. But it has been instrumental in achieving an unprecedented time of relative peace on a continent that has a long and tragic history of many devastating wars. Every year the Schuman Centre for European Studies organizes a State of Europe Forum. It brings together various […]
Posted in International Affairs on Apr 14th, 2012
The attacks on free speech continue in Western democracies. Here’s one more story: There was a pro-homosexual ad campaign in London that said, “Some people are gay. Get over it”. It was sponsored by the lobby group Stonewall. That is one opinion, expressed in the public square. Another group, an Anglican organization, wanted to run […]
Posted in International Affairs on Dec 30th, 2011
Pope Benedict XVI spoke in October 2011 on “The History of God’s Goodness from Creation to Salvation”. He makes a brilliant exposition of Psalm 136. One excerpt will serve as a New Year’s greeting. We need to be reminded about God’s love and faithfulness as shown throughout history, to you and me and many others. […]
Posted in Business as Mission, International Affairs on Nov 1st, 2011
Unfortunately Africa is often associated with words with negative connotations: corruption, aids, donor fatigue, genocide, bad governance, colonialism, malaria, slavery, famine, poverty, civil wars, blood diamonds, et cetera. A trillion dollar of aid has not raised the continent out of poverty. A corrupt leader like Mugabe has changed a country from a breadbasket of a […]
Posted in International Affairs on Oct 18th, 2011
Tuesday October 18 is the European day highlighting the issue of human trafficking – modern day slavery. It is a global tragedy and it affects millions of people. A few facts: An estimated 120,000 women and children are trafficked into Western Europe each year; 90% of victims trafficked into European Union member states end up […]