Rowland Croucher
Beyond Secular vs. Religious: Religious Divides in Support for Same-Sex Marriage
[01.27.2012]In 2011, majorities of most religious groups favored allowing gay and lesbian couple to marry legally, illustrating that the old narrative of battle lines between secular supporters and religious opponents no longer serves as an accurate characterization of the landscape of the same-sex marriage debate. In the general population, 2011 was also the first year […]
FIRE SAFETY
Heard a veteran Fire Officer/Commander speak to a group at our church this morning. His best wisdom: 1. Bed warmers /electric blankets are not meant to be slept on when they’re on. Turn ’em on half an hour before retiring, then turn off when you’re about to go to sleep… 2. Best fire extinguisher to have somewhere in your kitchen […]
Syrian capital is a city changed in a year
By Zeina Karam DAMASCUS: Shops and restaurants close early in Damascus these days, their owners eager to get home before dark, which sometimes brings shootings and other crime. Blast walls and checkpoints ring government buildings to guard against car bombs. Residents struggle with spiraling prices and power outages. In my first visit in nearly a […]
Are children – are you – sitting too long?
Is sitting too long harming children? Deb Anderson February 28, 2012 Professor Jo Salmon THE modern office workday can feel like one great sit-in – and it can be deadly for adult health. A recent American study shows the longer you sit, the shorter your lifespan. But the modern school day can be cause for […]
Jews: how are they defined?
Sightings 2/27/2012 What Are the Jews? — Martin E. Marty ¢â‚¬Å“What exactly are the Jews? ¢â‚¬ You ¢â‚¬â„¢d think ¢â‚¬Å“we ¢â‚¬â„¢d ¢â‚¬ know after their 350 years in America. ¢â‚¬Å“What are the Jews? ¢â‚¬ You ¢â‚¬â„¢d think top Jewish scholars would know. You ¢â‚¬â„¢d think Jews would know. No one is sure. Maybe anti-Semites think they know, but . . . . Top […]
Uganda: anti-gay legislation
Note from Rowland: Those American Evangelicals’ stance/support of anti-gay legislation has reverberated around the world. They’ll have a difficult time facing the Judge… ~~ In Uganda, politicians and newspaper editors advocate killing gay people. But they don’t speak for everyone. ¢â‚¬”By Mac McClelland January/February 2012 Issue 31 “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, welcome to karaoke. And those of you who […]
9/11: IF YOU WERE THE U.S. PRESIDENT WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
In his latest book, A Lever and a Place to Stand, Richard Rohr (p.32) offers this: ‘When I look at the American Christian Churches since 9/11, it seems that church has frequently become one more place for frightened people to hide. It often became a way to give ourselves a quick fix of surety and […]
Martin Luther King Jr: History Maker
Martin Luther King Jr: History Maker, by Richard S. Reddie (Lion Books), 2011 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Nobel Peace Prizewinner (the youngest ever at that stage), is one of the world ¢â‚¬â„¢s three most-mentioned twentieth-century exponents of non-violent activism against injustice (with Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi). In this book we have a readable, and, […]
Pray for the World 27 02 2012
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER SYRIAN RELIGIOUS MINORITIES BEING BURIED UNDER A MOUNTAIN OF PROPAGANDA OPPOSITION MOUNTS TO GROWING USE OF SHARIA LAW IN BRITAIN HOW THE BRAIN DECIDES WHETHER TO “SELL OUT” FORMER MUSLIM WOMAN RAISED FROM THE DEAD WINS MANY TO CHRIST CHRISTIANS URGED TO AVOID SINS OF THE FLESH DESPITE FACING RIDICULE EUROPE’S […]
Richard Rohr: Still More Wisdom…
SHADOWLAND Without a mythological context, sacred text, or some symbolic universe to reveal the greater meaning and significance of our life, we can become trapped in our own very small story. And in that limited story, without any larger perspective, our wounds can make us into embittered victims. We just keep repeating the story line […]
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