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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries

What women/men want

Good commonsense summaries: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/7-things-men-want-in-a-relationship-jgc/   http://www.jordangrayconsulting.com/2013/12/7-things-women-need-in-a-relationship/

From a critic of the Church: Taking a leap of faith? Then take the blinkers off

Date August 25, 2014 Wendy Squires Last year one of my closest girlfriends had a baby. I was excited and honoured when she asked if I would be its godmother. But still, I declined. You see, to formally accept my role, I would have had to stand up in a Catholic church and declare I […]

We must kill dirty coal before it kills us

September 3, 2014   Tim Flannery and Fiona Stanley coal miner Over the years, mounting evidence has accumulated against coal. Research has shown the severe, and often unaccounted for, human health impacts from coal emissions on miners, workers and local communities. Health risks from coal include lung cancer, bronchitis, heart disease and other health conditions. In […]

Why Sunni Arab States are dragging their feet

September 3, 2014   Rodger Shanahan Given that the greatest security threat   now facing the Middle East arises from the actions of an increasingly aggressive and violent group of radical Sunni Arab fighters, the apparent reluctance of Sunni Arab states to confront them says much about the nature of the regional Arab security system and even […]

MEDIA PREJUDICE AGAINST CATHOLICISM IN AUSTRALIA?

No evidence of media prejudice against Catholicism Date September 2, 2014 Jonathan Holmes Pope Francis Did you know Fairfax and the ABC are involved in a concerted attack on religious freedom in general, and the Catholic Church in particular? You didn’t?   Well, Senator George Brandis thinks you should. Two weeks ago, the federal Attorney-General delivered  a […]

Jews, Palestinians and Victimhood…

Diversity, hope and strength: Why I’m proud to be Israeli Date August 31, 2014 Dana Amir After the Holocaust, Jews had to choose between being shaped by our victimhood, or behind defined by it…   But Palestinians have chosen to be defined by their victimhood…   Pro-Israeli activists gathered in Sydney recently.  Photo: Daniel Munoz/Getty Images I am […]

Traditional marriage can impoverish women

US campaigner Larry Jacobs claims an emphasis on traditional marriage would eliminate 90 per cent of poverty (”Poverty 90% solved by marriage”, 30/8). I was raised in a traditional family with five children and a father with a well-paid managerial job and a mother who did not work outside the home. We were not rich […]

My Mid-life Crisis

Figuring out my mid-life crisis by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com   I turned 45 this year, so I guess it ¢â‚¬â„¢s about time I had a midlife crisis. Mine has been partly self-inflicted and partly forced upon me. I suppose that ¢â‚¬â„¢s they way they happen though. No one really chooses to go through a crisis of identity. […]

Child sexual abuses: the Catholic Church is more concerned for its reputation

Obstacles on the path to justice for abuse victims Author: Judy Courtin – Judy Courtin is a lawyer and a doctoral researcher at Monash University’s law faculty, doing research into sexual assault and the Catholic Church. Date: 25/08/2014 Publication: The Age The evidence suggests the church is more concerned for its reputation than for its […]

Kids and guns should not be allowed to mix

Girl, 9, who pulled trigger also a victim in Arizona shooting range death Sydney Morning Herald Date: August 28 2014 Nick O’Malley There were two immediate victims of the shooting at the Bullets and Burgers gun range in Arizona on Tuesday. One, most terribly, was the 39-year-old instructor Charles Vacca who lost his life. The […]