Rowland Croucher
Islam and Jihad: Does Islam have a plan to take over the world?
Someone sent me this, and as I’m not an expert in this area, got a bit of advice from a couple of scholars… Their combined opinion: Not all these benchmarks are accurate, but the principle that Islam only reveals its doctrine of jihad and desire for political control as it becomes more powerful is true, […]
Heaven, hell and worship
On Facebook in response to this: Hell is an endless church service without God; heaven is God within an endless church service (Martin Marty) An Anglican said: “Heaven is Anglican worship and Baptist preaching. Hell is Anglican preaching and Baptist worship.”” (Comment from me, a Bapto-Anglican): I wonder how much Baptist preaching he’s had to […]
Reflection, information, obsession, and Jesus
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com All the books you never read, just started; all the meals you rushed, never tasted – U2, Falling at Your Feet I lament our loss of reflection in this information age. We are the most informed generation in history but we are losing the art of reflection. We are constantly […]
The Bible and Anthropology
Mark Noll Anthropologists Discover the Bible Cross-cultural studies of “biblicism.” Preparations are already well underway for numerous events planned next year to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the King James or Authorized Version of the Bible. Compared to celebrations a century ago, the current round will probably be muted, at least somewhat. In 1911, leading […]
Humorous Stories at High Altitude
Humorous Stories at High Altitude Airline attendants sometimes make an effort to make the ‘in-flight safety spiel and announcements entertaining. Here are some examples that have been heard or reported: On a Qantas Flight with a very ‘senior’ flight attendant crew, the pilot said, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, we’ve reached cruising altitude and will be turning […]
Paying for Climate Change
Hybrid scheme the best of both worlds for cutting carbon John Daley and Tristan Edis September 24, 2010 A mix of ”cap and trade” and emissions taxes is needed to do the job. Imagine you could only sell your house by auction, but weren’t allowed a reserve price. Doubtless auctions would be more exciting, with […]
Russia; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan
FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief ================================================= 22 September 2010 RUSSIA: WILL RUSSIA EXTRADITE READER OF MUSLIM THEOLOGIAN TO UZBEKISTAN? http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1490 Bobirjon Tukhtamurodov, an Uzbek reader of the works […]
MacKillop banished after uncovering sex abuse
MacKillop banished after uncovering sex abuse Mary MacKillop, the nun who will soon be Australia’s first saint, was excommunicated by the Catholic Church because she discovered children were being abused by a priest and went public, ABC’s Compass program can reveal. In 1871, after only four years as a nun, she was excommunicated from the […]
DO WE WORSHIP THE SAME GOD?
DO WE WORSHIP THE SAME GOD? By Peter Ochs ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 24 SEP 2010 PEOPLE MAY PROFESS KNOWLEDGE OF SOME GOD ONE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE, BUT THEIR MANNER OF WORSHIP AND LIFE MAY SUGGEST AN UNEXPECTED RELATION TO THE GOD ONE KNOWS. “Do we worship the same God?” This complex question, it […]
NAMING GOD
NAMING GOD By Stanley Hauerwas ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 24 SEP 2010 ONE OF THE IRONIES OF THE RECENT SPATE OF BOOKS DEFENDING ATHEISM IS THE CONFIDENCE THESE “NEW ATHEISTS” SEEM TO HAVE IN KNOWING WHICH GOD IT IS THEY ARE SURE DOES NOT EXIST. “God is whoever raised Jesus from the dead, having […]
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