Showing posts with label Religion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Religion. Show all posts
Thursday, March 9, 2017

For such a time as this: Learn from women how to observe lent

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One of the most significant things in the church which many a time is kept under wraps is that women in the church fast and pray m...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016

The Mary John Akhouri burial: An opportunity to discuss religion in public for the benefit of the masses

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Mary John Akhouri (aka Madhu Jyotsana Akhouri) was denied a burial in her mother church, the St. John's Attamangalam Jacobite Church, ...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Give me back my religion/church. Ghar wapsi to mera ghar wapas karo! Sermon

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Imagine a scenario where people below 50 years of age are moving out of the church. Churches are becoming empty and won’t have many people w...
Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Kiss of Love: Looking beyond choreographed acts of love

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To be or not to be can be translated as to be in communion or not to be in communion. There are several ways for people to be in communion...
Saturday, April 27, 2013

The dissemination of relevant news for reducing violence against women

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If one looks at the print and visual media, one is left depressed with the number of incidents on women related violence and rape. This leav...
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Rape: Passing the Buck

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The accused in the Delhi rape case have not got a lawyer to defend them yet. It was reported that when a lawyer came forward, others objecte...
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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Making the church rape free

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After a long struggle the symbol of hope for women has died down. We are told that India’s daughter wanted to live and continued to struggle...
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Friday, February 17, 2012

The role of media and religion in society in the midst of the ‘Christ the revolutionary’ debate.

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The media in all its forms does have a very important role to play in society. As the fourth estate and as a gatekeeper it has to make sure ...
Monday, July 11, 2011

Religion and mobile number portability (MNP)

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India introduced the mobile number portability (MNP) option for mobile phone consumers in January, 2011. Ever since, 8.54 million customers ...
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Friday, May 27, 2011

Why dislike the left?

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Conformity is the biggest global rule master in all forms of governance, be it national governments, organisations, religious groups and soc...
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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Cricket is not about being perfect

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A majority of people in India are counting minutes and seconds as they continue to hope that their cricket team will win the final of the cr...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Everyone wants to play God

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Kerala is going to have local body elections on October 23 and 25. We are witnessing unprecedented campaigning and new promises being delive...
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Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Interceding for hope and the prayer of hope

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Intercession God of love, we pray for communities who have been denied the essence and the means to hope. We pray for those who have been m...
Friday, June 18, 2010

Sport and religion: The world cup challenge

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A sport is not just a way to entertain ourselves but a coming together of different cultures, minds and bodies. It depends on whether one is...
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Saturday, June 5, 2010

Who shall save whom? World Environment day

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Are you saved? This is the sales pitch (no offence meant) of Christian groups and even certain sections of mainline churches. Obviously the ...
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Thursday, April 22, 2010

The IPL and the media have put me in a fix.

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The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) initiated by the World Association for Christian Communication brought together people all arou...
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Saturday, October 24, 2009

Love Jihad: A need for acceptance and rehabilitation and not war mongering

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Where war persists, love is not far behind or maybe it is the other way round!. A lot of us may have heard of jihad as a waging of war. But...
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Thursday, April 30, 2009

My vote counts

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My vote counts, when I swallow the lethargy and lift my finger My vote counts, when I ignore the cutie and side with the smarty My vote coun...