Rowland Croucher
RELIGION IN THE (Australian) CLASSROOM
Religion in the Classroom SBS Television Tuesday, 25 May 10 Transcript For many decades, children in our State primary schools have been given the option of attending a religion class – in most States, for up to an hour a week. The classes are taught by volunteers from the various religious groups. Children, whose parents […]
WHAT IS FUNDAMENTALISM?
Intolerance and Fundamentalism Seminar BY Karen Armstrong So what is fundamentalism? It is essentially a revolt against modern secular society. … As part of their campaign, fundamentalists tend to withdraw from mainstream society to create enclaves of pure faith. Typical examples are the Ultraorthodox Jewish communities in New York or Bob Jones University in South […]
Australian archbishop: Catholic Church culture tied to abuse
By ROD McGUIRK The Associated Press Monday, May 24, 2010; 6:53 AM CANBERRA, Australia — The Roman Catholic Church’s culture of discretion and focus on “sin and forgiveness rather than crime and punishment” were among ingrained factors that ultimately led to the child sex abuse scandal and cover-up surrounding the church today, a pre-eminent Australian […]
Who’s Smarter – Brits or Americans ?
FIRST – TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE WITH THAT OF THESE AMERICANS… (Join 23 million others who’ve watched this – how did you go?) Including ‘What country begins with U?’ ***** Now, just in case you think that’s a send-up about Americans’ ignorance, here’s something which should encourage Brits towards a little humility: BRAINS OF BRITAIN […]
The Leadership Ellipse
Robert A Fryling, The Leadership Ellipse: Shaping How We Lead By Who We Are (Downers Gove: IVP, 2010) Sharpening our leadership and nurturing our Soul The wisdom of The Leadership Ellipse is not just to focus on sharpening leadership skills, nor just centre on spiritual formation, but to be shaped by both. Robert Fryling has […]
PRAY FOR THE WORLD – May 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * TURKEY’S CHRISTIANS EMBOLDENED BY MARTYRDOM * FAITH BASED ORGANISATIONS PLAN LONG TERM RECOVERY FOR HAITI * CHRISTIAN POPULATION IN IRAQ GREATLY DIMINISHED * NEW PROGRAM TO PUT CHAPLAINS IN BRITISH PUBS * LANDMARK RULING LEAVES CHRISTIANS WITH NO RIGHT TO CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTION * SECULARISTS ATTEMPT TO OUTLAW PRAYERS AT LOCAL […]
Some Pentecost prayers …
I invite you to relax your body, close your eyes and hold out your hands: Spirit of life Before You and all the heavenly witnesses, We offer ourselves, mind, soul and body to You. Fill our emptiness with your fullness I invite you to place your hand over your chest: Spirit of power We adore […]
ERITREA: MORE ARRESTS; RELENTLESS PERSECUTION
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 056 | Tue 18 May 2010 Christianity came to Ethiopia-Eritrea in the early 4th Century, brought into the court of King Ezana by two Syrian merchants, Frumentius and Aedesius. Today Eritrea is around 50 percent Christian, with more than 90 percent of all Eritrean Christians belonging to the Eritrean […]
Religious Persecution and Human Rights
A Melbourne-based international religious liberty advocate has warned that the religious freedom we have always enjoyed and taken for granted in the West, is under increasing attack and becoming exceedingly vulnerable, and that western Christians must have the courage to take a stand with and for their persecuted brothers and sisters around the world. Elizabeth […]
Dark Tourism
*Sightings* 5/20/10 ¢â‚¬Å“Let the Night Roar with It: ¢â‚¬ Dark Tourism at Jonestown — Brian Collins The title of this essay is a quote from the last recorded sermon of the Revered Jim Jones. The speech was accompanied by an exultant ululation from him and his people ¢â‚¬“ a penultimate act of defiance against the U.S. […]
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