What Is Going On In The World?

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World Religion: Iran Leader: Islam To ‘Rule The World’. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, told a crowd in Iran that Islam must prepare to rule the world. He said that the return of the Shiite messiah, the Mahdi, is not far away, and Muslims must prepare for it. According to Shiites, the 12^th Imam disappeared in the year 941. When he returns, they believe, he will reign on earth for seven years before bringing about a final judgment, Some people working closely with Ahmadinejad believe the Mahdi will return in the next few years.

World Religion: Churches Celebrate Darwin’s birthday: Nearly 450 Christian churches celebrated the 206^th birthday of Charles Darwin. Darwin’s theory holds that all life on earth developed over millions of years through natural selection and random mutation. “Evolution Sunday” drew participation from a variety of churches, including Methodist, Lutheran, Episcopalian, Presbyterian, United Church of Christ, Baptist and many more. The events creator, a former biology professor, collected 10,000 Christian clergy members’ signatures on his project. (Ribbit!)

World Religion: Vatican Wants Dialogue With Muslims: The Vatican is exploring the possibility of expanding its interfaith Catholic Jewish dialogue to include Muslims. According to a senior Vatican official, who heads the Vatican office for interreligious dialogue. He discussed the initiative with other high ranking Vatican officials. (birds of a feather. . .)

World Religion: European Women Turning To Islam: The number of Islamic converts in Europe is rising, most of them women. Pascal Mailhos, of the French domestic intelligence agency says “The phenomenon is booming, and it worries us.” Mary Fallot converted to Islam three years ago after asking herself spiritual questions to which she found no answers in her childhood Catholicism. She says she liked the way Islam demands closeness to God, Islam is simpler, more rigorous, and easier because it is explicit. I was looking for a framework; man needs rules and behavior to follow. Christianity did not give me the same reference points.” Curiosity about Islam has grown since 9/11, say both Muslim and non Muslim researchers, though only a fraction of converts are attracted to radical strands of Islam. (Methinks Mary Fallot has her head in the sand. She is trying to find religion through a works based idea instead of  “For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9)

 

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