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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

Gay marriage is not the foe of religious freedom

August 4, 2015 David Glasgow Marriage equality increasingly appears inevitable, but its opponents are using religious freedom to undercut the terms of the victory. Illustration: Andrew Dyson Australians should ignore the recent calls to water down our discrimination laws. As the question of same-sex marriage moves from if to when, opponents have shifted their attention […]

Theonomy, Autonomy, and Pneumonomy

By Thomas Scarborough The term theonomy, from theos (god) and nomos (law), although it has more recently been associated with Christian Reconstructionism, is in its broader meaning the belief that ‘revelation, rather than reason, is the central locus for ethical guidance’. The term autonomy, from auto (self) and nomos (law), is the belief ‘that moral […]

Linguistics and Theology

by Thomas Scarborough Historically, linguistics has been central to theology. At the same time, theology has been slow to respond to linguistics

New Australian anti-Islamic party

(to complete the sentence: ‘is a worry’. Rowland) August 2, 2015 Michael Bachelard Australia officially now has a political party modelled on the far-right

Same Sex Marriage vs Traditional Marriage

An excellent/irenic/well-researched article on Traditional understandings of Christian Marriage. See

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THE WORLD is a’changing!!!

The world is moving ahead pretty quickly. Humans are a pretty smart bunch. No wonder we oldies have trouble

The 10 personality types employers avoid

BRITTNEY HELMRICH AND CHAD BROOKS BUSINESSNEWSDAILY NEWS.COM.AU JULY 16, 2015 Pete Campbell, Mad Men character brags and lies to colleagues to get ahead. Picture: Supplied IS YOUR company hiring? Don

Future Shock: To stop the boats we must stop the warming

July 13, 2015 Michael Gerrard Climate refugees should be assigned to the nations that caused the damage

Politics: Our democracy is broken. Here’s how to fix it

July 13, 2015 John Brumby Parliament is best placed to mend our