Bolivia’s president reverses evangelism ban after Christian outcry

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Bolivia’s president reverses evangelism ban after Christian outcry

President Evo Morales announced on Twitter that the government will repeal the penal code that criminalised evangelism and put restrictions on religious freedom.

He tweeted: “We have decided to repeal the Criminal System Code to avoid confusion… and have no arguments, to generate destabilisation in the country…

“We will send a letter to the Legislative Assembly in the coming days.”

 

The amendments to Article 88 declared that “whoever recruits, transports, deprives of freedom or hosts people with the aim of recruiting them to take part in armed conflicts or religious or worship organisations will be penalised 7 to 12 years of imprisonment”.

President Morale’s U-turn on the ban came after an outcry from Christians. 

According to Evangelical Focus, there were protests and some held a special day of prayer and fasting. 

National Association of Evangelicals in Bolivia (ANDEB) called for the Bolivian government to start “preparing a new Penal Code that reflects the social reality of Bolivia” and said a new law should “emerge from a consensus and a social agreement of all sectors of our country”.

The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) also condemned the law.

Writing in a letter to the Bolivia’s Legislative Assembly, BWA’s general secretary Elijah Brown said: “The ambiguity of these laws could lead to unintended restrictions on religious freedom and to the direct persecution…

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Tesla Model S Could Become Collectible Once The Automaker Goes Broke

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TeslaA Tesla Model S, similar to pictured here, was used to set a new record for the longest distance travelled in an electric vehicle using a single charge.

Tesla’s financial situation is pretty much an open secret at this point with the company expected to go down this August unless it receives a fresh infusion of capital. However, there are already some who are planning for a world without the electric automaker.

Bob Lutz, one of the company’s biggest haters, is actually giving the cars some props although not in a good way. The long-time auto executive has a beef with Tesla at the corporate level and believes that CEO Elon Musk, “hasn’t figured out the revenues have to be greater than costs.”

Speaking to an audience of vintage-car collectors in Scottsdale, Arizona on Thursday, Lutz said that the Tesla Model S could be a future collector car. In fact, he told the crowd they should think about acquiring a Model S, “while they’re still available.”

“A Model S, especially with the performance upgrades, is one of the fastest, best handling, best braking sedans that you could buy in the world today,” Lutz said at the forum which was sponsored by the collector car insurance company, Hagerty. “The acceleration times will beat any $350,000 European exotic.”

For the decidedly old-school Lutz, such remarks are to be expected, after all, he repeatedly stated that Musk isn’t running a good car company. However, his recent statements could help the automaker in some way by increasing demand for the Tesla Model S.

That being said, Lutz’s words will only come to fruition of indeed Tesla goes under a…

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The Holy Spirit and Emotions—What You Need to Know .

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Is Replacement Theology a Dangerously Demonic Deception? .

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Government Shutdown Delays Falcon Heavy Rocket Test Fire

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SpaceXThe SpaceX Falcon Heavy has the ability to lift into orbit over 54 metric tons (119,000 lb), a mass equivalent to a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel.

The slated test firing of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, which has been deferred over recent weeks for undisclosed reasons, has once again been delayed. However, unlike previous instances, people clearly know the reason why: the ongoing government shutdown.

The Falcon Heavy rocket is expected to fly from the historic LC-39A launch pad at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Decades ago, LC-39A served as the launch pad of the Apollo missions to the Moon as well as several Space Shuttle missions.

However as long as the shutdown continues, the private space firm cannot conduct the launch. The test requires support from the US Air Force but too many personnel are furloughed and cannot help the company conduct the firing.

“Due to the shutdown removing key members of the civilian workforce, the 45th Space Wing will not be able to support commercial static fires taking place on KSC,” reads a statement from the Patrick Air Force Base division that oversees launch operations at KSC. “Without our civilian workforce, the 45th SW is unable to support launch operations as well.”

Right now, the rocket is on the pad awaiting an important test at the site called a static fire. The test involves firing up all 27 engines on the Falcon Heavy while the vehicle is on the launch pad. It will then go through the important first steps of flight such as loading propellant and engine ignition.

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An Honest Challenge for the Never Trumpers .

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Church of England bishops reject new gender change service

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Church of England bishops reject new gender change service

They rejected the idea, concluding that liturgy currently used when someone decides to affirm their baptism could be adapted to mark a transgender person’s change.

 

The Bishop of Norwich, Rt Rev Graham James said: “The Church of England welcomes transgender people and wholeheartedly wishes for them to be included in the life of the Church.

“On the matter of whether a new service is needed, the House of Bishops has decided that the current service that is used to affirm baptism can be adapted.”

A motion supporting specific gender transition church services was tabled by Rev Christopher Newlands from the Diocese of Blackburn.

How clergy respond to transgenderism has been under scrutiny since the Church of England’s governing body passed a motion on “‘welcoming transgender people”.

The motion, backed by General Synod during a summit in York last July, recognised the “need for transgender people to be welcomed and affirmed in their parish church”.

New guidance on how the Affirmation of Baptismal Faith service will be used to mark a transgender person’s transition is under development.

Bishop Graham added: “Clergy always have the discretion to compose and say prayers with people as they see fit.”

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ACLJ Victory Helps Outreach to Continue to Minister to the Needy .

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Four Keys to a Successful Church Year in 2018 – Rainer on Leadership #400

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Podcast Episode #400

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We celebrate our 400th episode by discussing four keys for how churches can be successful in their ministry this year.

Some highlights from today’s episode include:

  • We have mission drift in many of our churches.
  • You cannot make incremental adjustments to become outwardly focused. It must be a major shift.
  • If your church is focused on outreach, it will likely have fewer distractions and arguments about inward issues.
  • The greatest distraction in churches is often disunity.
  • The body of Christ is designed to work together in unity.

The four keys we cover are:

  1. Increase your efforts to reach your community by fourfold.
  2. Focused your congregation to pray John 17:20-23 as an ongoing prayer effort.
  3. Make a concerted effort to abandon the entitlement mentality.
  4. Pray for hearts that would be willing to accept new paradigms.

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So if you’re a Lead Pastor or an Executive Pastor looking for peer roundtable coaching, check it out at vanderbloemen.com/coaching. It’s limited to 16 folks, so apply today before it fills up.

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Friends of Zion Welcome Vice President Pence .

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