Rowland Croucher
Evolution and Evangelicals
Try to find a library which has copies of the series of booklets “The Fundamentals”, published during the second decade of the 20th century. A number of the essays commented about science and its relation to religion. Some of these were not entirely happy with evolution, but not a single one raised any concerns about […]
What happens to your pets at The Rapture?
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Google: the New Religion
In Google we trust: our new faith * Paul Sheehan * September 7, 2009 Millions of words have been written and broadcast about the rise of religion around the world, but rarely included in the discourse is the most powerful new spiritual force of them all. For hundreds of millions of people there is a […]
Gay Equality in Churches
Protestant churches shift slowly toward gay equality By Wendy Cadge and Laura Olson September 1, 2009 American religious organizations have rarely been leaders in national movements for gay rights. With few exceptions, they have been opposed or uninvolved. Yet some are slowly changing their views as they grapple with questions about homosexuality in light of […]
New International Version of the Bible to be revised
http://jmm.org.au/articles/22905.htm Theology: New International Version of the Bible to be Revised: September 11, 2009 Top-selling Bible in North America to be revised By ERIC GORSKI, AP Religion Writer Eric Gorski, Ap Religion Writer : Wed Sep 2, 12:27 am ET The top-selling Bible in North America will undergo its first revision in 25 years, […]
Nature is our Home
Ecological debt is a spiritual issue 31.08.09 Submitting your vote… “The Bible is an ecological treatise” from beginning to end, said Dr Ofelia Ortega, WCC president from Latin America. She described care for creation as an “axis” that runs through the Word of God. “Nature is our home,” said Dr. Maria Sumire Conde from the […]
Money in the After-Life?
(Note: this is in the humor/humour section 🙂 Commenting on http://eternal-earthbound-pets.com/Home_Page.html a netfriend wrote I’ve always wanted to start a bank, open to all creeds and all beliefs, that would allow people to take their money with them after they die. Just put your cold, hard cash into our account and at the end of […]
Jesus’ death – atoning substitutionary sacrifice?
From a netfriend: From Marcus Borg & John Dominic Crossan “The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’s Final Days in Jerusalem” (“HarperCollins:2008) In a scarifice the animal is made sacred and is given to God as a sacred gift or returned to to the offerer as a sacred meal. That sense of […]
Atheists offer to care for Christians’ pets after the Rapture
It’s a question that all animal-loving Christian evangelicals must address: who will look after their pets on Earth when the Rapture comes and they are taken up to heaven? By Matthew Moore Published: 8:00AM BST 29 Aug 2009 Beflief in the Rapture is widespread among US Christians Now a group of atheists in the US […]
Exploitation of Chinese Workers
Chinese workers exploited in building sites all over town, just like home * Kirsty Needham * September 7, 2009 When I moved to Beijing from Sydney a few years ago, one of the biggest cultural shocks was finding my closest neighbours were a sorry group of half-naked labourers who seemed permanently coated in white plaster […]
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