Rowland Croucher
Whites now in the Minority in the U.S.
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings 5/21/2012 Whites in the Minority — Martin E. Marty On May 17 the New York Time ¢â‚¬â„¢s headline read ¢â‚¬Å“Whites Account for Under Half of Births in U.S.; Tipping Point Reached; Implications for Politics, the Economy and a Nation ¢â‚¬â„¢s […]
The burqa and the new religious intolerance
Note: We do our best to screen out inappropriate Google ads. But they provide our only source of income for this site. Your patience with us/Google is appreciated! Martha NussbaumABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 22 MAY 2012 THE CURRENT CLIMATE OF FEAR AND SUSPICION, DIRECTED PRIMARILY AGAINST MUSLIMS, THREATENS TO DERAIL OUR DEEPEST PHILOSOPHICAL COMMITMENTS […]
When you switch your windscreen wipers on, think about this…
One rainy afternoon I was driving along one of the main streets of town, taking those extra precautions necessary when the roads are wet and slick. Suddenly, my daughter, Aspen, spoke up from her relaxed position in her seat. “Dad, I’m thinking […]
Marriage Equality & Why Being Gay Does Not Exclude Us from God
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Church Squirrels
There were five houses of religion in a small Florida town: The Presbyterian Church, The Baptist Church, The Methodist Church, The Catholic Church and The Jewish Synagogue…. Each church and Synagogue was overrun with pesky squirrels. One day, the Presbyterian Church called a meeting to decide what to do about the squirrels. After much prayer […]
Friends
Every day – at the same time – she waits for him… He comes… and they go for a walk. Wouldn’t it be great if we all had friends like this…no words needed…they just intuitively recognize the value of each other in their lives and act accordingly.
Humour: Why Teachers Drink!
History: In wartime children who lived in big cities had to be evaporated because it was safer in the country. Maths: A total is when you add up all the numbers, and a remainder is an animal that pulls santa on his slay. History: Sometimes in the war they take prisners and keep them as […]
Vatican Versus American Nuns (Richard Rohr)
Posted on May 10, 2012 We must be honest and admit that there are only two remaining large systems in the world that are totally patriarchal in their style and in their leadership: Communist states and the Roman Catholic Church. Ours never looked quite as bad since we at least used the language of Jesus, […]
Mormonism: Why does Mitt Romney have nothing to say about his faith?
United apostates of America air dirty laundry on Mormon doctrines BY: TONY ALLEN-MILLS, WASHINGTON From: The Times April 17, 2012 THERE have been many attempts over the past decade to change the way that Mormonism is perceived by non-believers, not all of them related to Mitt Romney’s stalwart campaigns to become the first Mormon US […]
Western Civilization’s debt to Religion
The godless delusion April 15, 2012 Western civilisation owes a massive debt to religion and religious thinkers. THE contemporary atheist movement has a scorched earth strategy: chop down Christianity, root and branch. I don’t believe in God either, but this strategy is entirely counterproductive. Not satisfied to point out that elements of the Christian belief […]
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