Rowland Croucher
America’s Conservative Christians
The Wild Hypocrisy of America’s Conservative Christians In Britain, the devout tend to be economic progressives. Why have American Christians embraced social Darwinism? David Sirota April 20, 2012 | Here’s a newspaper headline that might induce a disbelieving double take: “Christians ‘More Likely to Be Leftwing’ And Have Liberal Views on Immigration and Equality.” Sounds […]
Fruits of the Spirit: [2] JOY
*Very* rough notes for a Wednesday Koinonia group reflection next week… In the United States, one of their foundational documents, the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence, states that “we are endowed by our Creator with certain inalienable rights, life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” ¢â‚¬ Dietrich Bonhoeffer: locked up for months in a […]
Humo[u]r
A passenger in a taxi leaned over to ask the driver a question and tapped him on the shoulder. The driver screamed, lost control of the cab, nearly hit a bus, drove up over the curb, and stopped just inches from a large plate glass window. For a few moments everything was silent in the […]
Belief in God strongest in Catholic/Developing Countries
ON 20 APR 2012 SHARE THIS Belief in God is slowly declining in most countries around the world, according to a new poll, but the truest of the true believers can still be found in developing countries and Catholic societies. The ¢â‚¬Å“Beliefs about God Across Time and Countries ¢â‚¬ report, released 18 April by researchers at […]
God’s Care for the Poor
Sightings 4/16/2012 — Martin E. Marty The text for today ¢â‚¬â„¢s meditation comes from The Wall Street Journal, a quotation provided by a major novelist, whose newest work was being reviewed. The quote, first: ¢â‚¬Å“The Lord commands us to ¢â‚¬Ëœdo good to all men, ¢â‚¬â„¢ universally, a great part of whom, estimated according to their own merits, […]
Women make better leaders…
From my mate Alan: Hi The following will not be news to any of you,nevertheless its interesting to see how the media is treating the story. * Published in the world’s leading business journal in March 2012 * Picked up in a number of blogs + http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikaandersen/2012/03/26/the-results-are-in-women-are-better-leaders/ + http://davidkanigan.com/2012/03/21/wednesday-for-women-are-women-better-leaders-than-men/ * Articles: + http://www.huffingtonpost.com/amy-siskind/national-girlfriend-networking-day_b_1401512.html + http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannon-kelley/women-leadership_b_1383039.html […]
Being Gay, Being Christian (two reviews)
Being Gay, Being Christian is a valuable resource for a broad range of people. In the often volatile, convergence of Christianity and sexuality what is often lacking is sound, rational debate and information. Not only do Christian gay and lesbian people have to sort through the maze of internal struggles, others opinions, prejudices and theology […]
Secular world has a Christian foundation
CHRIS BERG April 15, 2012 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 Christian belief are historically implausible, or that religion is scientifically unsubstantiated, the New […]
AFGHANISTAN: April 18, 2012
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 155 | Wed 18 Apr 2012 ———————————————————- AFGHANISTAN: CHURCH ‘A SMOULDERING WICK’ (ISAIAH 42:3 NIV) ———————————————————- By Elizabeth Kendal On Sunday 15 April the Haqqani network launched the Taliban’s ‘Spring Offensive’ in Afghanistan. The Haqqani are an ethnic Pashtun network based in Pakistan’s tribal border regions with ties to […]
Avoiding rape: best advice for women
First read on Facebook with this author: Omkar Tarkar “THROUGH A RAPIST’S EYES” (PLS TAKE TIME TO READ THIS. it may save a life.) It seems that alot of attackers use some tactic to get away with violence. Not many people know how to take care of themselves when faced with such a situation. Everyone […]
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