Today
on Listen Up – Can a movie for children threaten centuries of
teaching about God? And what steps should a historic church take to
respond to cultural challenges?
Setting direction for belief
in God is a private decision but that’s not stopping some public
challenges about belief for some of Canada’s largest faith
communities. Today on Listen Up – we’ll examine the Golden Compass – a
new movie where children are taught to doubt belief in God. Is it an
attack on faith, or a healthy exercise for parents and their children?
We’ll examine the beliefs behind Golden Compass and later in
the program interview the author of The End of Religion – a pastor
doing church in movie theatres.
But first, the challenge to
faith launched by Canada’s historic Anglican Church. After centuries of
belonging together, has the Anglican church begun to tear itself
apart?
Anglican Essentials joins with Anglicans around the world in affirming:
• the supremacy of the complete Canon of Holy Scripture
• the Book of Common Prayer as the standard of doctrine and worship
• the Ordinal (with its preface)
• the Articles of Religion (as affirmed by the Lambeth Conference of 1968)
We also affirm the founding principles of the Anglican Church of Canada
contained in the Solemn Declaration of 1893.
Bruxy Cavey is the Teaching Pastor of The Meeting House - a church for
people who aren’t into church. This multi-site community in
the Greater Toronto Area shares the same teaching and vision: to create
safe places for spiritual seekers to ask questions and develop
thoughtful faith. Bruxy’s accessible style, historical
rigor, and refreshing candor make him a popular guest on television and
radio programs and at universities across Canada. He lives in
Hamilton, Ontario with his wife, Nina and three daughters, Chelsea
Chanelle and Maya, and their lovable dog Toby.
THE MEETING HOUSE SERMON SERIES http://www.themeetinghouse.ca/themeetinghouse/
THE GOD DEBATE
THE IRRELIGIOUS CHRIST
CRUCIFORMITY – CRUCIFORM LIVING
CHRISTMAS UNPLUGGED
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO THE GRINCH, SCROOGE, & SANTA
Peter Chattaway was born, raised, married, and is still living in
Vancouver, British Columbia. He has reviewed films for the Vancouver
Courier '99-'03 and has been on the staff of BC Christian News since
'99. In addition to a 2005 Evangelical Press Association award-winning
film column for the latter paper, he also reviews films for
Christianity Today's website and for ChristianWeek, and has been a
semi-regular contributor to Books & Culture since '98. His articles
have also appeared in Bible Review, Faith Today, The Vancouver Sun, and
Beliefnet.com. Plus, he is a member of the Faith and Film Critics
Circle.
It’s an interesting time of year to be hearing different views over how
belief in God should or should not be communicated. Bottom line for
me? God does want to communicate with the human race. I think God’s
love for people might be behind that. The opinions today showed people
feel led to create tools and guides, even like us on our show, to join
in on God’s passion to communicate with humanity.
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On April 30, 2005 Lorna was privileged to receive an honorary Doctorate of Christian Ministries from Canada's largest Christian university, Trinity Western University. Lorna was recognized for the witness and leadership that Listen Up TV has provided in public messaging: "a leader in the voice of evangelical life in Canada."
