Rowland Croucher
Report for Ferguson Police Force: Fail!
March 05 2015 Nick O’Malley In the City of Ferguson on the outskirts of St Louis in Missouri, police did not protect and serve, rather they menaced African-American citizens for revenue, encouraged by city officials and enabled by local courts, a federal investigation has found. Launched in reaction to the riots that exploded in Ferguson, […]
Defining a healthy religion
Faith: Christianity is not about putting yourself first Date February 22, 2015 Barney Zwartz ‘To a Christian, Scientology may be distorted and dangerous, but it is certainly a religion.’ Obscenity may be hard to define, said a United States Supreme Court judge decades ago, “but I know it when I see it.” Religion, too, is […]
CLIMATE CHANGE IS NOT IN DOUBT, SO STOP THE OSTRICH ACT
Jury in on climate change, so stop using arguments of convenience and listen to experts Date February 16, 2015 Brian Schmidt The body of evidence on climate change is not contained in one paper, one set of observations, or by one person, but encompasses thousands of people’s ideas and observations. Photo: Jonathan Carroll Climate change […]
8 Reasons Why The Church Got It Wrong About Homosexuality (Anthony Venn-Brown)
Two important things to mention before we look at the reasons ¢â‚¬ËœWhy the church got it SO wrong ¢â‚¬â„¢. Firstly it is inevitable that the church will accept the fact that homosexuality is an orientation and not an abomination. Same sex […]
6 Breathing Tricks To Help You Fall Asleep Faster Tonight
The Huffington Post | By Alena Hall Posted: 02/11/2015 There’s no question that many of us would like to improve the quality of our sleepeach night. Tossing, turning, waking up frequently, struggling to fall back asleep — and that’s if we can even drift off in the first place. We are notorious for allowing bright […]
Marcus Borg, leading liberal theologian and historical Jesus expert, dies at 72
David Gibson | January 22, 2015 Marcus J. Borg, a prominent liberal theologian and Bible scholar who for a generation helped popularize the intense debates about the historical Jesus and the veracity and meaning of the New Testament, died on Wednesday (Jan. 21). He was 72 […]
Churches and Climate Change…
The Churches Warm Up To Climate Change By CORY LABRECQUE FEB. 5, 2015 When climate change protesters marched on Wall Street last September, their charge was to bring attention to a global urgency that requires a deep and abiding transformation of the way we think about, invest in, and relate to the environment. Laying blame […]
Same-sex Marriage: What Should Straight Supporters Do? (A novel, interesting, silly? idea)
Same sex marriage needs straight people to take a stand in Australia Date February 3, 2015 Clementine Ford If straight people really want to stand up for same sex marriage, they should not marry. As the old saying goes, friends who want to stay friends should never discuss religion or politics. But if the shifting […]
Greek Debt: What Should Germany Do? Forgive & Forget It!
Pay it forward, Germany Date February 1, 2015 Harold Meyerson Angela Merkel raises a glass at a traditional folk festival in southern Germany on 2012. Photo: Reuters If you made a list of countries you hope have learned from their past 100 years of mistakes, Germany would have to be at the top. Happily, the […]
Saudi Royals and Egyptian Military – how can they be part of a solution to Middle Eastern problems?
War on terror leads to unusual friendships Date January 31, 2015 Paul McGeough Many of the United States’ key allies have appalling human rights records, but no one seems willing to stare too hard. Egyptian strongman Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met US President Barack Obama in New York in September. Photo: Reuters Washington: Paris was almost […]
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