Good News, Weird News
Religious news… sometimes heartwarming, sometimes weird.
I have one from each category. Jody sent me an article from the Toledo Blade that detailed an organization called the Greater Toledo House of Prayer. It is a relatively new organization in Toledo that serves as a 24 hour open prayer meeting house. They have a few noteworthy ministries, including Kid’s HOP that teaches young kids the importance of prayer. This is definately a ministry that I plan to watch and support.
On the weird side, the rather vulgar and one-joke show South Park aired an episode so controversial, it led to the resignation of Isaac Hayes, a long time cast member. The show was a send up of the so-called religion of Scientology, of which Hayes is a member. Tom Cruise reportedly threatened Comedy Central and its parent company Viacom with boycotting his own scheduled promotional appearances for Mission: Impossible 3 if they aired the episode, entitled “Trapped in the Closet.”
In the story, Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard is thought to be reincarnated as Stan. The show features a non-sequitor appearance by R. Kelley and extremely unflattering portrayals of John Travolta and Tom Cruise.
The episode is very tame for South Park, however, as I only count one unbleeped expletive–a female dog–and one bleeped expletive. Both were uttered by R. Kelley as he sings a tune.
Hi Cory,
http://hungryheartsministries.com/id324.html The house of prayer you checked out isn’t a new ministry at all, but rather connected with IHOP (International House of Prayer) headed up by Mike Bickle, one of the Kansas City Prophets. See the link above for some of my research into the movement as well as Bickle himself. I recommend avoiding anything that has to do with him.
Jocelyn
Let me try this again. Sorry
The house of prayer you checked out isn’t a new ministry at all, but rather connected with IHOP (International House of Prayer) headed up by Mike Bickle, one of the Kansas City Prophets. See the link above for some of my research into the movement as well as Bickle himself. I recommend avoiding anything that has to do with him.
http://hungryheartsministries.com/id324.html
Here is a link to another ministry that provides helpful info. They have published a few of my articles concerining Mike Bickle and IHOP.
http://www.lighthousetrailsresearch.com/ihop.htm
You posted “I’m going to assume that everyone knows that McGowan’s claim is both bogus and heretical.”
She doesn’t hide the fact that she’s a heretic. So were the Cathars.
In fact it seems so called Born Agains are the only group that are against what McGowan writes about. And is usually because the haven’t read the book.