Rowland Croucher
The Sacrifices of War
The sacrifices of war ABC Religion and Ethics | 11 Nov 10 In his book War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, Chris Hedges, a war correspondent, tries to explain why he became so addicted to war that he could not live without being in a war. War had quite simply captured his imagination, […]
Christopher Hitchens interview
(I’m a fan of polemicist Christopher Hitchens, even though I disagree with him on most-points-theological. Use the Search facility to find other articles on this site about him. Rowland) Hitch in death ¢â‚¬â„¢s big plan Andrew Anthony November 27, 2010 His spirit has not been diminished by the cancer diagnosis, and the chemical cocktail of treatment […]
King James Bible
Like me, probably most of you who are over-40/50 were brought up with the KJV A brilliant translation, which had a powerful effect on the culture of British and English-speaking people A couple of things surprise me sometimes: 1. Many conservative folks are stuck there, rather than benefiting from some of the excellent modern translations. […]
Eritrea: persecution of Christians and others
WEA-RLC Research and Analysis Report ————————————————————————- *Tackling the Root Cause of Christian Persecution in Eritrea* ————————————————————————- November 29, 2010 Eritrea, one of Africa ¢â‚¬â„¢s newest and smallest countries, has jailed, tortured and killed numerous evangelical protestant Christians over the last eight years. Concerns over Christian persecution have been raised at various international forums, but there has […]
CAN WE HOPE FOR JUSTICE IN A WORLD WITHOUT GOD?
By Neil Ormerod ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 17 NOV 2010 JUSTICE REQUIRES THAT ACCOUNTS BE SETTLED AT THE END OF THE DAY. BUT IT MUST NOT SIMPLY BE A MATTER OF PUNITIVE JUSTICE, BUT ALSO OF RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. Let me begin on a positive note. While I have all sorts of problems with many […]
COULD ANYONE BELIEVE IN PULLMAN’S JESUS? (Alister McGrath)
ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 19 NOV 2010 PHILIP PULLMAN’S POLEMICAL FABLE IS SO UTTERLY IMPLAUSIBLE THAT IT FAILS EVEN THE MOST TRIVIAL CRITERIA OF HISTORICAL AUTHENTICITY. Some of my atheist friends got quite excited a year ago when they heard that Philip Pullman was writing a book about Jesus. Such a book would surely […]
Pray for the World 29 November
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * INDONESIA ON THE FRONT LINE AGAINST RADICAL ISLAM * IRISH AND ITALIAN WOMEN REJECTING ABORTION * IRAQI CHRISTIANS LIVING IN FEAR OF FURTHER ATTACKS * THE GOSPEL TRAIN TAKES AN EXTENDED STOP IN CUBA * HOW THE BIBLE STILL SHAPES OUR LANGUAGE * SUDAN: REFERENDUM ON INDEPENDENCE FOR THE SOUTH […]
Crabby old man…
CRABBY OLD MAN When an old man died in the geriatric ward of a nursing home in North Platte , Nebraska , it was believed that he had nothing left of any value. Later, when the nurses were going through his meager possessions, they found this poem. Its quality and content so impressed the staff […]
The Seasons
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Paean: Tribute to a Teacher
By Harry T. Cook 11/26/10 Every time I pick up my fountain pen to write or sit down at my computer to compose an essay or work on a book manuscript, I think of him. His name was Leonard Clayton Bailey. He was my seventh- and eighth-grade teacher in a four-room schoolhouse in northern Michigan […]
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