Rowland Croucher
The Nag Hammadi massacre and the Collective Character of the dhimma
21 January 2010 The recent shooting of Copts as they filed out from Church on January 6th in Nag Hammadi was allegedly triggered by accusations that a Coptic youth had violated a Muslim girl. What is striking about the circumstances of this attack and the allegation associated with it, is the mismatch between the collective […]
Mary Daly, radical feminist theologian, dead at 81
She helped reshape Christian thought through decades Jan. 04, 2010 By Thomas C. Fox Mary Daly, radical feminist theologian and a mother of modern feminist theology, died Jan. 3 at the age of 81. She was one of the most influential voices of the radical feminist movement through the later 20th century. Daly taught courses […]
Mary, Quite Contrary (Mary Daly)
Mary, Quite Contrary By Ann Powers Published: November 7, 1999 MARY DALY RECLINED ON THE LAWN of her lakeside condominium and pondered what a tree might reveal about ”radical elemental feminism.” Professor Daly, a 70-year-old pioneer of the women’s movement, was explaining how that term, which appears in the subtitle of her seventh and most […]
This Ought To Make All Grandpas Feel Warm & Fuzzy
A six year old goes to the hospital with her grandmother to visit her Grandpa. When they get to the hospital, she runs ahead of her Grandma and bursts into her Grandpa’s room … “Grandpa, Grandpa,” she says excitedly, “As soon as Grandma comes into the room, make a noise like a frog!” “What?” said […]
Math Teacher Arrested
A teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator. At a morning press conference, the Attorney General said he believes the man is a member of the notorious Al-Gebra movement. He […]
Goodness (sermon preached at the Crouchers’ 50th Wedding Anniversary)
GOODNESS ROWLAND AND JAN CROUCHER’S 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY DONCASTER EAST BAPTIST CHURCH 10th JANUARY 2010 Matthew 5:1-12 Matthew 7:15-20 Last week I wagged church. By mid morning my neuroses got the better of me. I looked for something religious on television. There was a doco about the Jehovah’s Witnesses. I was deeply challenged by the […]
Spread the stupidity
Only in America ……do drugstores make the sick walk all the way to the back of the store to get their prescriptions while healthy people can buy cigarettes at the front. Only in America …..do people order double cheeseburgers, large fries, and a diet coke. Only in America ……do banks leave both doors open and […]
Prayer Network Newsletter
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER January 18, 2010 * CHRISTIAN CHURCHES ATTACKED IN MALAYSIA OVER USE OF THE WORD ALLAH * AMERICAN NEWS ANALYST URGES TIGER WOODS TO TURN TO THE CHRISTIAN FAITH * MIDDLE EAST CHURCHES MOVE TO ORDAIN WOMEN * ITALIAN CONSTITUTIONAL COURT OVERRULES EUROPEAN HUMAN RIGHTS’ COURT * CARDINAL SAYS EUROPE HAS ITSELF […]
Haiti (January 16, 2010)
Haiti’s scars Jon Henley THERE are, plainly, more propitious places for a country and its capital city to find themselves than straddling, as does Haiti, the major fault line between the North American and Caribbean tectonic plates. It is more than unfortunate, also, to be positioned plumb on the region’s principal hurricane track, meaning you […]
A Two letter word
Lovers of the English language might enjoy this. (if you’re not you should get a chuckle anyway.) It is yet another example of why people learning English have trouble with the language. Learning the nuances of English makes it a difficult language. (But then, that’s probably true of many languages.) There is a two-letter word […]
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