Thursday, June 14, 2007

Pagan spirituality preached in parliament

An interesting press release by Tariana Turia seeks to explain their view of abortion in terms of certain Maori spirituality. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA0706/S00274.htm

This raises some interesting questions for Christians, including if you are a Maori Christian, even if you agree on the political position of the Maori party, could you support them given the pagan world-view being espoused - supposedly on behalf of all Maoridom, here?

From an apologetic point of view, is there a need for Christians to look more closely at the world-views of leading Maori academics, politicians and others with the intention of deliberately developing tools to engage with these people in a dialogue to break down the barriers to belief?