Rowland Croucher
Going forward, let’s ban this awful jargon
BY:JARED OWENS AND SARAH ELKS From:The Australian January 02, 2012 12:00AM LANGUAGE manglers beware: the buzzword “occupy” features prominently on a list of futile words and phrases the world’s grammarians want purged from the English language this year. After submissions from incensed wordsmiths and literary fiends worldwide, a US university has published its annual blacklist of […]
Weight-loss (There’s more to weight than measures)
Date: January 01 2012 Amanda Dunn What was it you announced to your friends last night as you topped up your champagne glass one more time and grabbed a handful of chips? It was probably something like: ”Urgh. Right. Tomorrow, it starts. I’m going to get fit, eat better and lose weight.” You are far […]
Freedom of information: promises are made and mostly broken
Baillieu’s FOI watchdog more like a toothless tiger Farrah Tomazin January 1, 2012 The Coalition’s changes are a wasted opportunity, a far cry from its pledge. Photo: Arsineh Houspian THERE’S an amusing chapter in Tony Blair’s memoirs where the former British prime minister reveals one of his great regrets: the introduction of Labour’s freedom-of-information laws. ”There […]
Equality for women: why are we still arguing about this?
Faith in equality a must January 2, 2012by Leslie Cannold Illustration: Robin Cowcher Secular authorities need to ensure they win fights with zealots over the rights of women. LAST week in Israel, a news story shocked the nation. It concerned Naama Margolis, an Orthodox Jewish girl, who was shown crying and quaking at the prospect […]
Indonesian barbarism in West Papua
It’s sheer bloody murder, right on our doorstep Charlie Hill-Smith January 8, 2012 The TNI are still a law unto themselves in Indonesia’s far-flung provinces. Photo: AP What the Indonesian military is doing is criminal and barbaric, writes Charlie Hill-Smith. THE highest mountains between the Himalayas and the Andes are the snow-topped crags of West Papua (4884 […]
Theologians, like parents, are invited to be humble as well as (frequently) ignorant…
What God Thinks of the Theology Books We Write Posted on January 17, 2012 by peteenns What we think of the theology books we write: Well, I ¢â‚¬â„¢ve worked for years on this, and I have to say I think I nailed it. It ¢â‚¬â„¢s not perfect, but I am sure this will be a lasting contribution to thinking Christians […]
Gay man opposes gay marriage
http://richardtwaghorne.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/gay-marriage/ Gay Marriage Posted on April 5, 2011 I am not a big believer in people making arguments on the back of who or what they happen to be. When I last made the case in these pages against gay marriage, about a year ago, I didn ¢â‚¬â„¢t feel the need to mention that I am […]
The POWER OF ONE: an internet geek’s strategic role in deposing a dictator
Hero of Egypt’s digital tsunami BY:MATTHEW CAMPBELL From:The Sunday Times January 16, 2012 Wael Ghonim, centre, a key organiser of the online campaign that sparked the first protests in Egypt a year ago, addresses a crowd of protesters in Tahrir Square, Cairo. Picture: AP Source: AP THEY wheel him into court on a stretcher and he lies […]
Pray for the World January 16, 2012
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION HOTSPOTS FOR 2012 ONE THIRD OF THE WORLD IS CHRISTIAN AS CHRISTIANITY SPREADS IT’S WINGS NIGERIA: ESTIMATED 40 DEAD IN CHRISTMAS DAY ATTACKS IN FIVE SATES IRANIAN AUTHORITIES DETAIN SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN DURING CHURCH RAID SYRIA’S PROTESTERS TARGETED IN ONGOING VIOLENCE MAJOR RELIGIOUS LIBERTY VICTORY IN WASHINGTON DC CHRISTIAN […]
Sand and Stone – a Parable
January 15, 2012 Sand and stone Two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey, they had an argument; and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: ¢â‚¬Å“today my best friend slapped me in […]
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