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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries
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Pray for the World May 23, 2011

On May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

AUSTRALIAN   PRAYER   NETWORK   NEWSLETTER * SYRIAN CHRISTIANS VULNERABLE AS STRUGGLE FOR BALANCE OF POWER ESCALATES * A CALL TO PRAY FOR THE IVORY COAST * REVIVAL MOVEMENT SWEEPS BRAZIL * FRANCE MAY MAKE IT ILLEGAL TO PAY FOR SEX * MONGOLIA: CHRISTIANITY EXPANDING INSPITE OF OPPOSITION * ETHIOPIA: CHRISTIANS ATTACKED BY MUSLIM RADICALS ———————————————– SYRIAN […]

The World did not end on May 21st…

On May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

False Prophets and the End of the World The Bible has a lot to say about false prophets, false teachers, false Christs, and false doctrine. Both Testaments speak much to this. Yet for all the warnings, it seems that gullible people  ¢â‚¬“ even gullible, undiscerning and unbiblical Christians  ¢â‚¬“ are falling for these fakes all […]

Catholic clergy & sexual abuse of minors

On May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

WASHINGTON ¢â‚¬”A study by researchers at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York, which examined the causes and context of the clergy sexual abuse crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church, concluded that there was no single cause or predictor of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy. The report added that that […]

India: Hindu Nationalism and the Persecution of Christians

On May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

WEA-RLC Research and Analysis Report ———————————————————————— *A New Dimension of Christian Persecution in India* ———————————————————————— May 19, 2011 The politics of Hindu nationalism, which fuelled Christian persecution for over a decade in India, seems to be losing ground. With this comes the hope that India will never witness an incident like the massive flurry of […]

Jesus’ call to Non-Violence

On May 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The International Ecumenical Peace Convocation convened by the World Council of Churches is currently happening in Jamaica. Here’s their Ecumenical Call to Just Peace: http://www.overcomingviolence.org/en/resources-dov/wcc-resources/documents/declarations-on-just-peace/ecumenical-call-to-just-peace.htmlInspiring stuff! It includes statements like, “Jesus told us to love our enemies, pray for our persecutors,and not to use deadly weapons. His peace is expressed by the spirit of the […]

Australia Gets It Right on Sharia Implementation

On May 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The Australian Government is holding a national inquiry into multiculturalism. In relation to this, The Australian newspaper reported on 17 May 2011 that the Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) has requested the introduction of Sharia law under the umbrella of multiculturalism (the AFIC submission can be downloaded here: other submissions can be found here). […]

Ouch! ‘Not true Christians’ (Bill Maher)

On May 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

‘Thy will be gun!’ Very funny (and true) monologue from Bill Maher in response to Bin Laden’s death. Going viral on Facebook… (Note: language warning) http://youtu.be/oOqycchC8Hc

Islam in Australia: creeping sharia?

On May 18, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Creeping Sharia Again 18 May 2011 The front page of today ¢â‚¬â„¢s  Australian has a very revealing  ¢â‚¬“ if not alarming  ¢â‚¬“ article. And the most revealing phrase came in its first sentence:  ¢â‚¬Å“The Australian Federation of Islamic Councils, in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry into the government ¢â‚¬â„¢s new multiculturalism policy, argues that Muslims should enjoy […]

Pray for the World 17 May 2011

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AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * UPDATE ON TROUBLE SPOTS IN NORTH AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST * IRANIAN VIDEO PREDICTS COMING OF THE MAHOI (ISLAMIC MESSIAH) IS NEAR * REACTION TO BIN LADEN’S DEATH * RADICAL ISLAM ON RISE IN EGYPT * ISLAMIC EXTREMISTS ATTACK CHURCHES IN EGYPT * RADICAL FEMINISM HAS LEFT MANY WOMEN […]

Some bits of humo[u]r

On May 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student aide, Sam found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn’t need Sam’s help to leave the hospital. After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly […]

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