Rowland Croucher
C.S. Lewis: The Problem of Pain
JACEK BACZ The existence of suffering in a world created by a good and almighty God ¢â‚¬” “the problem of pain” ¢â‚¬” is a fundamental theological dilemma, and perhaps the most serious objection to the Christian religion. C.S. Lewis 1898-1963 Known to his readers as a philosopher, a Christian apologist, a science fiction writer, an […]
Rod Romney: a friend
Note from Rowland: When we were having a hard time at First Baptist Church Vancouver, I drove a couple of times to Seattle to chat to Rod: a gentle, sensitive man… (PS. I didn’t know about his welcoming Gays and Lesbians, but something this obituary doesn’t mention: he also believed in the reality of some […]
The Koran and Child Marriage
Posted: 14 Jun 2014 Today a report appeared in The Australian, a national daily newspaper, which discussed forced marriages in our nation. There were many good points made in this article, which was entitled It is the young flesh they want.However the article reported, as if it were true, a completely false and easily disprovable statement about the Koran. […]
Hillsong pastor baptizes Justin Bieber in a bathtub
Justin Bieber gets baptised in a bathtub The Murdochs did it in the Jordan, Celine Dion did it at Las Vegas, but now the celebrity baptism has moved to the bathroom ¢â‚¬ ¢ Brian McFadden picks the man he’d like to play him in a movie of his life Washing their troubles away? The celebrities who have […]
Conservative Christians and political discourse
Where Did the Christians Go? Conservative Complicity after Budget 2014 Brad ChilcottABC RELIGION AND ETHICS12 JUN 2014 A budget is a moral document, and reflects the values of its designers. But morality – as they say – is in the eye of the beholder and values always exist in a hierarchy, with some values being valued more […]
Heroes: why they are so incredibly important…
Refusing Resignation: Moral Heroes in an Age of Victims Susan NeimanABC RELIGION AND ETHICS13 JUN 2014 IN A TIME OBSESSED WITH VICTIMS, MORAL HEROES EXEMPLIFY HOW TO LIVE IN THE WORLD INSTEAD OF JUST EXISTING IN IT, AND REMIND US THAT LIFE IS LARGER THAN THE DIMENSIONS WE ARE URGED TO ACCEPT. Why should we think about […]
Pakistan: another woman (aged 25, married, pregnant) murdered
Sitting with Farzana: Would She See What We See? by AYESHA S. CHAUDHRY, Assistant Professor of Gender and Islamic Studies at the University of British Columbia. Thursday | June 12 2014 On May 27, 2014, another woman was murdered in Pakistan. Her name was Farzana, she was 25 years old, married, and pregnant. She was killed by […]
TIME: Gay Christians
10 Reasons God Loves Gay Christians TIME OPINION RELIGION 10 Reasons God Loves Gay Christians When I started writing my new book, God and the Gay Christian, I was well aware that Christians who oppose same-sex marriage in the church have long used the Bible to defend their point of view. As a gay Christian from […]
‘Switch off Life Support’? He could hear every word…
Dead to the world Date June 7, 2014 Richard Marsh and Jeff Hudson “Limb by limb – block by block – the lights went out”: Richard Marsh. Photo: Winni Wintermeyer When Californian fitness fanatic Richard Marsh suffered a severe stroke, his doctors urged his wife, Lili, to consider switching off his life support. Unbeknown to them, […]
One Gay Man’s Painful Story…
by Jane Wheatley “I’d lived two lives for so long”: John Browne. Photo: Jeremy Young/News Syndication/Headpress John Browne was such a success in the cut-throat corporate world he rose to become a lord. But he was living a lie that was eventually exposed. Now openly gay, he talks to Jane Wheatley about the pressure that kept […]
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