Rowland Croucher
Atheism and Religion in 2010
Let’s forget the fire and brimstone Chris Patten From: The Australian December 30, 2010 IT has been a better year for God. After withering literary assaults on the Almighty from the Oxford academic Richard Dawkins, the essayist Christopher Hitchens and others, the believers have hit back. Best of all has been The Case for God […]
CLIMATE CHANGE (Harry T. Cook)
(Note from Rowland: apart from my Episcopalian friend’s ‘writing off’ all Baptists as climate change deniers – this one isn’t – and his not-so-subtle atheism (Yes!) this is a good article). Let ‘Em Fry By Harry T. Cook 12/30/10 The 2010 Census count means that my state (Michigan) will lose a congressional seat as more […]
Nigeria: the latest
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 088 | Wed 29 Dec 2010 ———————————————– NIGERIA: JOS AND MAIDUGURI SEE CHRISTMAS TERROR ———————————————– By Elizabeth Kendal Islamic militants sent a loud and clear message on Christmas Eve when they unleashed terror on Christians celebrating Christmas in Jos and Maiduguri. Jos, the capital of Plateau State in Nigeria’s […]
Is Yoga a Form of Hinduism? Is Hinduism a Form of Yoga?
Sightings 12/30/2010 – Wendy Doniger Debates about these questions have been making headlines lately. Some American Hindus have argued that American yoga is not Hindu enough, that Hindus should ¢â‚¬Å“Take Back Yoga ¢â‚¬ (the label of a campaign by the Hindu American Foundation). Other Americans agree that the Hindus should take back yoga ¢â‚¬”but because yoga is […]
Peace-making and non-violence
BREAKING BREAD, MAKING PEACE By William Cavanaugh ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 3 DEC 2010 War is more than a contest to see who can kill the most bodies and thus gain strategic advantage over territory or natural resources. It may in part be this, but war is also, in fact, an imaginative enterprise through […]
Drone Strikes: Are they really effective?
Mehdi Hasan December 30, 2010 Obama ordered a hit in his first three days and hasn’t stopped since. Speaking at the White House Correspondents Association dinner in May, Barack Obama spotted teen pop band the Jonas Brothers in the audience. ”Sasha and Malia are huge fans, but, boys, don’t get any ideas,” deadpanned the President, […]
SEX AND THE CHURCH
RETHINKING SEX AND THE CHURCH By Sarah Coakley ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 14 JUL 2010 IT IS A FEATURE OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC AND ANGLICAN SEX-CRISES THAT ALL THE PRESS ATTENTION IS FOCUSSED ON SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS, WHETHER PAEDOPHILE, “EPHEBOPHILE,” OR (MATURE) HOMOSEXUAL. Anyone who has attentively followed the press coverage of the recent sex […]
Grace and Truth (N T Wright)
Full of Grace and Truth Hebrews 1.1 ¢â‚¬“4; John 1.1 ¢â‚¬“18 a sermon at the Eucharist on Christmas Morning 2006 by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. Wright If I asked you where in John ¢â‚¬â„¢s Gospel you would find a wedding scene, several of you would know the answer at once. Don ¢â‚¬â„¢t worry; I am not […]
The Four Gospels and Modern Scholarship
A Facebook thread began with When somebody asks me ‘Was Jesus God?’ I usually turn the question around. ‘Is it true that the living God was uniquely and personally present in Jesus?’ (Tom Wright). Then, some of these responses: Murray: Rowland: why do you suppose Wright turns the question around like that? Is he trying […]
Good Muslims and Bad Muslims
(From a thoughtful friend: This is a bizarre debate. Peter Kreeft certainly sinks in my estimation after reading this.) Kreeft/Spencer debate transcript: Is the only good Muslim a bad Muslim? Here is a transcript of my debate with Dr. Peter Kreeft last month at Thomas More College of the Liberal Arts in New Hampshire. Video […]
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