http://www.religionnewsblog.com Religion news about religious cults, sects, world religions, and related issues Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:34:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21876/hillsong-church-shine http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21876/hillsong-church-shine#comments Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:14:59 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/?p=21876 Hillsong describes Shine as a "practical, life-equipping, values-based course" and its website is awash with glowing testimonials from young women whose lives have been improved by learning about "being a good friend" and "learning about myself".

But serious concerns have been raised by teachers, adolescent developmental experts and parents groups. They say the program is inappropriate for troubled young women, that the under-qualified facilitators are reinforcing gender stereotypes. and that some parents have not been properly informed.]]> http://www.religionnewsblog.com/21876/hillsong-church-shine/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18934/hillsong-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18934/hillsong-4#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2007 08:01:09 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18934/hillsong-4 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18934/hillsong-4/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18861/hillsong-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18861/hillsong-3#comments Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:48:19 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18861/hillsong-3 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18861/hillsong-3/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18641/hillsong-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18641/hillsong-2#comments Wed, 04 Jul 2007 14:48:38 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18641/hillsong-2 http://www.religionnewsblog.com/18641/hillsong-2/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16021/hillsong http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16021/hillsong#comments Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:04:16 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16021/hillsong http://www.religionnewsblog.com/16021/hillsong/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15353/welcome-to-the-breadline http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15353/welcome-to-the-breadline#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15353/welcome-to-the-breadline/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15352/hillsong-emerges-to-serve-jobless http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15352/hillsong-emerges-to-serve-jobless#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/15352/hillsong-emerges-to-serve-jobless/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13817/australia-labor-party-fears-hillsong-reprisals http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13817/australia-labor-party-fears-hillsong-reprisals#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13817/australia-labor-party-fears-hillsong-reprisals/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13812/hillsong-stripped-of-more-funding http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13812/hillsong-stripped-of-more-funding#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13812/hillsong-stripped-of-more-funding/feed http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13661/hillsong-church-dumped-from-funding-arrangement http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13661/hillsong-church-dumped-from-funding-arrangement#comments Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 Anton Hein http://www.religionnewsblog.com/13661/hillsong-church-dumped-from-funding-arrangement/feed