Rowland Croucher
The Imitation Game: review
The redemptive oddity of Alan Turing by Nils von Kalm http://nilsvonkalm.com ¢â‚¬Å“Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things no one can imagine. ¢â‚¬ And so – as this tagline of this brilliant movie describes – it was with Alan Turing, the man who was abnormal, who was different, who […]
Tom Wright: Surprised by Scripture
The essence of N T Wright ¢â‚¬â„¢s Surprised by Scripture: Engaging Contemporary Issues (Harper One 2014). Bishop Tom Wright (yes, ¢â‚¬Ëœcall me Tom ¢â‚¬â„¢) currently occupies a teaching post at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and is regarded by many as the most important Christian apologist since C S Lewis. Certainly he is the most […]
Islamic Violence: sanctioned by Qur’an? (Dr Mark Durie)
Challenging Islam ¢â‚¬â„¢s Warrant to Kill 25 Mar 2015 This post was first published by FrontPage Magazine. Last week the Islamic State ¢â‚¬â„¢s ¢â‚¬ËœHacking Division ¢â‚¬â„¢ released the names and addresses of one hundred US military personnel. It urged the ¢â‚¬Ëœbrothers residing in America ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬“ i.e. American Muslims ¢â‚¬“ to ¢â‚¬Ëœdeal with ¢â‚¬â„¢ them, which is to say, it […]
Crabby Old Lady
This is special, and has been floating around the Internet for a while… When an old woman died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in Moosomin, Saskatchewan, it was believed that she had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through her meager possessions, they found this poem. Its […]
Humor: Understanding Engineers
Understanding Engineers #1 Two engineering students were biking across a university campus when one said, “Where did you get such a great bike?” The second engineer replied, “Well, I was walking along yesterday, minding my own business, when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike, threw it to the ground, took off all her […]
Wars are stupid – except possibly just one of them…
From Gallipoli to the Gulf War ¢â‚¬” it ¢â‚¬â„¢s silly getting involved in others ¢â‚¬â„¢ battles PHILLIP ADAMS THE AUSTRALIAN MARCH 14, 2015 A CONFESSION. I agree with Tony Abbott on one issue ¢â‚¬” that Australian civilians shouldn ¢â‚¬â„¢t head for the Middle East to fight for, or against, ISIS. Clearly it ¢â‚¬â„¢s very silly and quite dangerous getting […]
Humor: How can such a bright student score only 0% in this exam?
STUDENT WHO OBTAINED 0% ON AN EXAM I would have given him 100% for his wit!!! Q1. In which battle did Napoleon die?* his last battle Q2. Where was the Declaration of Independence signed?* at the bottom of the page Q3. River Ravi flows in which state?* liquid Q4. What is the main reason for […]
GLOBAL WARMING: the best summary I’ve read so far (March 13, 2015)
GLOBAL WARMING Do not underestimate the threat: top scientists We are concerned the 2015 Intergenerational Report underestimates the serious threat of global warming. Based on the basic laws of physics, direct measurements, and empirical observations in nature, the current rise in atmospheric greenhouse gases by about 40 per cent since the 19th century is inducing […]
Aboriginal Issues: when will colonisers ever understand…???
Funding ‘lifestyles’ of the less rich and famous Date March 13, 2015 There has been understandable fury about Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s offensive suggestion that people living in remote communities were indulging in “lifestyle choices” at the taxpayers’ expense. What has gone missing, though, is appropriate focus on the thousands of Aboriginal people who face upheaval […]
Superannuation: Helping the battlers – or ‘the top end of town’?
Hockey plans to smash a world-class superannuation system Date March 10, 2015 Paul Keating The Liberals are always trying to pull the plug out of the bath of Australia’s universal superannuation pool, writes former prime minister Paul Keating. Hockey’s super idea not so super: industry chiefs Proposals floated by the Treasurer, Joe Hockey, to breach […]
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