Moderately Religious: believing in a secular world 
Is Gen Z returning to church en masse? The figures show not, but there is something else going on. There is no question of a mass revival, but of a reinterpretation: the group of young believers is smaller, but experiences their faith much more consciously, more individually and more visibly in society. This makes faith step by step a normal topic in public conversation again.
Julien De Wit wrote an intelligent book about resilience and reinvention in times of crisis. It's almost right. But something essential is missing — and that lack is precisely the blind spot of our time.
Niels De Nutte concludes in De Morgen that 689 adult baptisms do not constitute a religious revival. His figures are correct, his conclusion is not. Anyone who chooses faith today is choosing against the wind — and that makes that choice qualitatively different from forty years ago. 7,000 requested Jesus figures, a neighborhood that has almost doubled in size, growing smaller churches: these are signals under the radar...
President Nelson turns 101 and shares two life lessons learned from a century of experience. Lessons that surprisingly apply to everyone
As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we approach elections with a deep examination of conscience and a focus on our social and ethical values. While the Church remains politically neutral, it encourages us to actively participate in the democratic process. Discover how our beliefs and values guide us in making political choices and...
Recently, the never-completely absent euthanasia debate has flared up again. To be honest, there is a lot of debate about preconditions and not enough about what it is really about. Who owns your life? Can faith provide an answer to that?
It's always similar things that push me to go into defensive mode about my faith. Also today. A simple tweet about how awful and idiotic faith is hurts me, because I think faith can also be beautiful. I only know Wim from Twitter and I don't want to judge his statement at all. I can only speculate as to why he did this...
The discussion about euthanasia keeps moving in a direction that scares me. As a liberal-minded person, I attach great importance to individual freedom of choice. As a Mormon, I also believe in the fact that God has given us moral agency. I'm honestly glad I have both in me to find a balance in this discussion, which makes it much easier than...
I watched the news today with dismay. Raising the finger in class should be banned. After all, it promotes inequality. It is always the strivers, the strongest, who provide answers and therefore stand out above the rest. This would by definition be at the expense of the weaker. However, the difference must be eliminated. That's the opposite then...
Dear Jean-Marie, Forgive me for addressing you amicably, but after reading your book “Frank and Free” I have the feeling that I have gotten to know you better, as someone with whom I would like to spend hours in a brown pub, philosophizing together and selling bar talk, sometimes thoroughly discussing nuances in our different opinions, other times bursting with laughter...
This morning I choked on my milk bag while reading the newspaper. Bart De Wever had said the following in an interview: Anyone who believes that it is up to God or Allah to determine what is allowed and what is not allowed will feel happier in Iran or Saudi Arabia. I am sure that Bart did not mean it as it is stated here in the newspaper and that it belongs in the context of the shock...
Two weeks ago, the ACW announced that it would change its name to Beweging.net. This blog is separate from any political considerations as to why they do that. However, I would like to reflect on the fact that this association, which for centuries (or so it seems) has stood up for the interests of workers based on Christian concern, has now chosen to change the C of...
Last night I read the free ebook “Living with Mormons” by Hanneke Koppers. Interesting to see the world through the eyes of an exchange student, how she struggles with herself and her new environment. She clearly ends up in a family that is not open to the world. Her first host family clings desperately to their own world. OK, if you're a...
Moderately Religious: believing in a secular world 
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