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Tihomir Kukolja, born in Slavonska Pozega, Croatia in 1954. Studied, lived and worked in Yugoslavia, Croatia, United Kingdom, Australia and the US. Education in theology, communications, and radio journalism. Worked as a church pastor, media professional, radio producer and presenter, journalist, religious liberty activist, and reconciliation and leadership development activist. Lives in Houston TX, USA. Served as the Executive Director, Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation (Forum), and Director of Renewing Our Minds (ROM) initiative for many years. Founder and Director of Leadership Focus International. Loves photography, blogging and social media.
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Category Archives: Human Rights
Letter to America, Seventeen Years Later
Seventeen years ago, only three weeks after the unprecedented Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the U.S., which took more than 3,000 innocent lives, I shared the following letter, which I wrote from Croatia at that time, with a group of … Continue reading
Posted in Appeal, Current Issues, Faith, History, Human Dignity, Human Rights
Tagged Crime, Faith, September 11, USA
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Becoming Agents of Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Tihomir Kukolja wrote this article for the October 2017 Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation Newsletter The 2017 Renewing Our Minds (ROM) leadership gathering held in Fuzine, Croatia this August brought together, a group of seventy young and seasoned leaders from … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Leadership, Newsletter, Reconciliation, Refugee Crisis
Tagged Conference, International, Renewing Our Minds, ROM
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A Message to the Croatian Leaders
On Monday, 25th September, 2017, Donya Spanta addressed a group of Croatian leaders about the plight of refugees, asylum seekers in Croatia. She delivered her message in the Croatian Parliament at the reception given in honor to Tvrtko Barun, one … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Human Rights, Refugee Crisis
Tagged Croatia, Current Affairs, Immigrants, Politics, Refugees
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The First Iranian Christian Community Organized in Croatia
News Release Under the leadership of the Zagreb Malesnica Baptist Church and its minister Mihal Kreko, and with help of the visiting pastor Reza Ansari from Vienna, Austria, a group of 30 Iranian refugees established the first organized Iranian Christian … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Life Issues, News Release, People, Refugee Crisis, Religion
Tagged Christianity, Croatia, Faith, Iran, Persecution, Refugees, Religious Freedom
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A Painful and Sobering Reflection
A slightly upgraded version of my message shared yesterday on my Facebook page. For more than fifteen years I have been privileged to lead a leadership development and reconciliation ministry that continues to teach the young leaders of the Balkans … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Leadership, Life Issues, People, Politics, Reflection
Tagged Balkans, Government, Leadership, Nation, Nationalism, Racism, Tribalism, UK, US
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The Night Jesus Wept
Yes, Jesus is the King! But this is not so because the choruses of Trump’s supporters are saying so as they are celebrating his presidential victory this morning. That “Jesus is the King” is even more true in the face … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Leadership, Politics
Tagged 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Evangelicals, Hillary Clinton, US Christians
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My Statement On the 2016 Election
I have been placed under much pressure and intimidation lately. This would happen every time when I shared a link on my Facebook page expressing a concern about the presidential fitness of Donald Trump. The same happened, even more forcefully, … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Leadership, Politics
Tagged 2016 Elections, Donald Trump, Endorsment, Hillary Clinton, Leadership
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Letter to My American Friends
“A great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was and earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Current Issues, Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Law and crime, Life Issues, Reflection
Tagged Crime, Injustice, September 11, Terrorism
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Today We are Ashamed
Today EU and the Balkans have capitulated to fear and lack of empathy. Balkan countries along the refugee corridor have sealed their borders, one by one. At the one end of the Balkan refugee corridor Slovenia closed its border … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Life Issues, People, Refugee Crisis
Tagged Croatia, EU, European Union, Greece, Human dignity, Macedonia, Refugees, Serbia, Slovenia, Syria, Turkey
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Why We Care about the Refugees?
These were the days of early September last year. We were only a couple of weeks away from the finish of the 2015 Renewing Our Minds (ROM) Gathering in Fuzine, Croatia. A group of ROM leaders developed a quick plan … Continue reading
Posted in Current Issues, Faith, Human Dignity, Human Rights, Life Issues, Refugee Crisis
Tagged Croatia, Human dignity, Human Rights, Humanitarian Aid, Leadership, Refugees, ROM, Serbia
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