There have been several interesting developments in regards to religion in the last 25 years. First, many attribute the fall of the nearly 30 year rule by the Duvalier regime to a subversive grassroots group of Catholics called “Ti Legliz.” This resurgence by Catholics was heavily influenced by Liberation Theology coming out of Central America...
Haiti reestablished relations with the Vatican in 1860 and power over the church in Haiti transferred once again to Europe. An influential Haitian voice, Louis Joseph Janvier, insisted Catholicism was an oppressive colonial power and a threat to Haiti’s autonomy, and he advocated for the establishment of Protestantism because it could be controlled internally rather...
The “Is that contestant on American Idol a Christian Scorecard” 9. They mention that their life is “purpose driven.” = + 1 point To add up your score with over a 130 other ideas on this scorecard, visit stuffchristianslike.net. A note from Joe: This has been a guest post by Jon Acuff from Stuff Christians Like....
A note from Joe: I met Casey in New Orleans while attending seminary. We both were a part of Edgewater Baptist Church, and we were in the same small group. Casey’s wife Briana was in medical school and now they live in Seattle where she does doctor stuff at a hospital. Casey is a self-described...
A note from Joe: I first met Billy Mitchell a couple weeks before Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans when he was leading a group of NOBTS students to survey the French Quarter for a church restart. I didn’t meet him again until this past January in New Orleans at a Reproducing Churches Network gathering. After...
