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The monument depicting Calvin, Farel, Bèze and Knox appeared covered in paint with the rainbow colours. The city files a complaint.Toursits walking through the Parc des Bastions in Geneva (Switzerland) discovered on July 15 that the Reformation Wall had been vandalised. The monument is one of the main touristic attractions of the city in which Jean Calvin, one of the key French Protestant Reformers, developed his work after 1536. The wall, inaugurated in 1909, also honours the influence of Guillaume Farel, Théodore de Bèze and John Knox. The paint was thrown on the monument forming a rainbow, a symbol of...

Tuesday marks the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing the 95 Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. While Martin Luther deserves special recognition on this Reformation Day, the Protestant Reformation involved many more great pastors and thinkers. It would be unfair to them to focus all attention on Luther. Below is PJ Media's list of ten lesser-known but vitally important Reformation figures. There are hundreds of men and women who led the charge to return to a Bible-based Christianity following the five "Solas" (Sola Fide or Faith Alone, Sola Scriptura or the Bible Alone, Sola...

Like a gathering storm off the shores of Scotland, the spiritual intensity within John Knox was building in strength during the initial years of his ministry. From the moment of his call to preach, the fiery convictions of this bold Scot were surging ahead with great force. In an hour when Rome was “breathing out threatenings and slaughter against all who tried to break them,” Knox was fearlessly preaching the Word of God with the undaunted boldness of the martyrs who preceded him. Nothing could prevent the inevitable Reformation from crashing upon Scotland’s coastline, led by this one who would...

In his address to the 1960 Synod, 'John Knox: Central Figure of the Reformation', Rev J P MacQueen said: It is to be feared that his reputation as one of the most powerful and eloquent preachers of his day, with the fruit of widespread revivals, the edification, comfort and establishment of believers, and the salvation of sinners, has been considerably and, maybe, permanently eclipsed by his widespread and justly-enduring reputation as one of the world’s greatest Reformers. Fifty years later a certain measure of rather grudged and qualified acknowledgment may still be made of what the nation owes to Knox...

Pope Benedict XVI has urged Catholics to read the Bible while on vacation, particularly the lesser known books of sacred scripture."This seems to be a good thing to do on the holidays: take a book of the Bible, so you have some relaxation and, at the same time, enter into the great expanse of ​​the Word of God and deepen our contact with the Eternal," said the Pope in his Wednesday General Audience address at his holiday residence of Castle Gandolfo, 15 miles south of Rome, Aug. 3. Pope Benedict noted how "each of us needs time and space...

John Knox was a Scottish clergyman and leader of the Protestant Reformation and is considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination. In 1547, Mary of Guise requested the King of France, Henry II, to besiege a castle that led to the taking of the Protestant nobles and others, including Knox, as their prisoners. They, as many other prisoners, were forced to row in the French galleys. Knox was later placed in exile in Geneva, where he met John Calvin, and gained experience and knowledge of Reformed theology. On his return to Scotland, he led the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. This...

HE IS the man who led Scotland's split with the Catholic Church but when the Pope returns to Scotland later this year, John Knox will usher him through the streets of Edinburgh. In what has been hailed as a symbol of the strong relations between the Scottish Catholic Church and the Kirk, the leader of the Reformation will be represented in a parade by an actor alongside a host of other historical figures. While the inclusion of the figure who revoked the Pope's authority in Scotland may come as a surprise to some, the Catholic Church said the "joyous, inclusive...

John Knox (1510-1572), leader of the Reformation in Scotland had a famous interview with Mary, Queen of Scots on August 26,1561 (the first of several). The Queen had accused Knox of raising her subjects against her and that he spoke out against her authority. She said that he was the cause of sedition and slaughter in England. Queen Mary asked, “Think ye that subjects, having the power, may resist their princes?” Knox answered that much like the Apostle Paul tolerated Nero so could he and this followers tolerate her rule so long as it was convenient, he then said: If...

A LEADING Free Church theologian has criticised the Pope's visit and suggested Scots are "suckers for funny costumes" and "love to see old men dressed in ancient Roman togas". The Rev Professor Donald Macleod, who retired last month as principal of the Free Church College on The Mound, also accused the Scottish Government of "airbrushing" the Protestant Reformation out of history while celebrating the visit by the Pope. Benedict XVI is due to fly into Edinburgh on 16 September at the start of a four-day visit to the UK. He will meet the Queen at the Palace of Holyroodhouse and...

MY FEARS that Pope Benedict's forthcoming visit to the UK would prove divisive are already coming true. The row about the cost to the taxpayer has been unpleasant, while the decision of the Roman Catholic hierarchy to levy a "voluntary" charge of £20 on everyone attending the Papal Mass in Glasgow simply stinks - the Church is still one of the richest institutions in the world, and I always thought money being exchanged for the sacraments was the sin of simony. As for the latest wheeze of a Scottish historical pageant in Princes Street featuring an actor playing John Knox,...

A JOHN KNOX lookalike is to welcome the Pope to Scotland. The actor has been hired by the Catholic Church to play the leader of Scotland's Protestant Reformation in a pageant of the country's historical figures. The 25 characters will parade in front of the pontiff's Popemobile on Princes Street, Edinburgh, during his visit in September. Knox's surprise inclusion by Catholic Church leaders follows accusations that this year's 450th anniversary of the Reformation is being ignored by the Scottish Government. The Reformation of 1560 revoked the Pope's authority in Scotland and banned Catholic Mass. Last night, Church of Scotland leaders...

As we approach the end of 2009, the religious and moral outlook in Britain remains bleak. God continues to be very largely ignored by Government and people. Year after year, legislation pours out of Parliament but never, it seems, is it considered remotely possible that God may have declared his mind on some aspect of whatever area of human conduct is being further regulated. Or if it is abundantly clear that God has spoken – declaring, for instance, that homosexual behaviour is abominable – his revelation must be steadfastly ignored and the nation directed to conform to the norms of...

THE EXECUTION OF SERVETUS FOR BLASPHEMY, HERESY, & OBSTINATE ANABAPTISM, DEFENDED By John Knox Are ye [the Anabaptist] able to prove, [as ye have maliciously accused us], that we teach the people not to convert from their sins and wicked imaginations, to the last hour of their departure? do we promise to all thieves and murderers the same grace and favour that David, Peter, and this thief found? I trust thy own conscience knoweth the contrary. Permit or suffer we (be they never so high) manifest offenders to live amongst us, after their own appetites? And yet ashamest thou not...