Rowland Croucher
Overpopulation
Here’s the beginning of an article from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (accessed 5 January 2011) to whet your appetite. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation for the rest. **** Overpopulation is a condition where an organism‘s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment, the Earth. Steve Jones, head of […]
Egypt: Massacre of Coptic Christians
Monday, January 3, 2011 Condolences for Al-Qiddisin Church in Alexandria and Copts everywhere I write to express my profound sorrow beyond words, and to extend condolences to the families and friends of the 21 martyrs killed and to the 79 people who were wounded in the bomb attack on Al-Qiddisin (The Saints) church in Alexandria […]
Belarus
WEA-RLC Research and Analysis Report *Hope for Religious Freedom in Belarus* January 3, 2011 The former Soviet state of Belarus in Eastern Europe is one of the worst violators of religious and other freedoms. The country ¢â‚¬â„¢s strongman president, Alexander Lukashenko, has been in office since 1994 by virtually wiping out opposition and rigging elections. He […]
Voyage of the Dawn Treader
Movie Review – Voyage of the Dawn Treader by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com This third movie (but not the third story) in C.S. Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia follows on from the brilliant fantasy and wonder that we saw in the previous two movies. This time only Lucy and Edmund of our four heroes are transported […]
Advertising
Advertising alone cannot create a better world January 2, 2011 THERE is a Seinfeld gag in which the comedian observes that people in soda advertisements always look deliriously happy but that he hadn’t noticed soda having the same effect on him. ”They are jumping, laughing, flying through the air! It’s a can of soda! Maybe […]
Euthanasia
2010 Most Popular: Yes, Christians do support voluntary euthanasia Posted on December 30th, 2010 at 6:00 am By Ian Wood This may come as a surprise to many of you, but it is true. 74% of people who claim to have a religion strongly support the right of doctors to provide a lethal dose, according […]
Ifs for the New Year
If you can start the day without caffeine, If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains, If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles, If you can eat the same food everyday and be grateful for it, If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time, […]
The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright)
Book Summary: The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (Marcus Borg and N.T. Wright), HarperSanFrancisco, 1999. [These were originally published in small bites on Usenet newsgroups: see the Google search of this site for each]. Borg ¢â‚¬â„¢s theologically liberal, and Wright ¢â‚¬â„¢s conservative, and they ¢â‚¬â„¢re both Oxford graduates in theology highly acclaimed scholars. They ¢â‚¬â„¢ve studied the New Testament […]
The Original Jesus (N T Wright, 1996)
This little book (160 pages, lots of illustrations) is the easiest-to-read of any about Jesus and modern scholarship I’ve come across. What follows is not a review, but a miscellany of quotes to whet your appetite. We know for certain that Jesus of Nazareth was crucified… [and] we know that literally thousands of other Jews […]
Islam: the Need for Reform
ISLAM, APOSTASY AND FREEDOM OF BELIEF By Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 24 SEP 2010 THE QUESTION IS NOT HOW CAN ISLAMIC SOCIETIES “CATCH UP” WITH JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SOCIETIES ON THE MATTER OF APOSTASY, BUT HOW ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE CAN BE REVISED AS AN INTERNAL ISLAMIC IMPERATIVE. CREDIT: CAREN FIROUZ (REUTERS). There […]
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