Rowland Croucher
Questions and Answers
Most parliaments in the Westminster tradition have a “Question Time”, in which questions are asked, by each side of the House, of the relevant Minister. Note: This is not necessarily “Answer Time”, and while the old adage of – “Ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no lies” – may not apply, dodging the […]
Dear God
Dear God is a global project for people around the world to share their innermost hopes – and fears – through prayer. (Eg. Dear God, please give my life to someone who wants one) http://www.dear-god.net/
Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church 2009
17th August 2009 For immediate release International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church 2009 Every November, Christians around the world join together in prayer to remember our Christian brothers and sisters suffering persecution simply because they confess Jesus Christ as Lord. In the traditional church calendar, the month of November is marked by “All […]
Aussie Trucker
An Aussie trucker walks into an outback cafe’ with a full-grown emu behind him. The waitress asks them for their orders.? The trucker says, ‘A hamburger, chips and a coke,’ and turns to the emu, ‘What’s yours?’ ‘I’ll have the same,’ says the emu. A short time later the waitress returns with the order ‘That […]
Religious tolerance
God or Country by Ann Neumann http://killingthebuddha.com/mag/damnation/god-or-country/ A good, religiously tolerant nation is hard to find. The history of religious freedom throughout the world reads less like a soulful tale of overcoming intolerance than it does Martyrs’ Mirror, the three-inch-thick 1660 tome that chronicles every visceral detail of the deaths of Christians since 1 A.D. […]
Darwin and Atheism
William Crawley Wednesday, 12 August 2009 Late in his life, Charles Darwin received a letter from an atheist author who wished to dedicate his new book to the great scientist. Darwin declined with this letter: “Though I am a strong advocate for free thought on all subjects, yet it appears to me (whether rightly or […]
Frank Schaeffer Goes Crazy for God
By Jane Smiley This article appeared in the October 15, 2007 edition of The Nation. September 27, 2007 The original poster child for the religious right describes how he came to terms with religion and an odd upbringing. ….. He has now written his memoir, Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of […]
Shooting
Reports are coming in that a black man has been shot with a starting pistol. Police say the shooting was race related. (… and the main suspect just gave blank looks).
Christian Character
Where does one start doing a prayerful self-test of Christian character? Mine: ‘ Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility regard others as better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others’ (Philippians 2: 3,4). (Ouch!!!!). Yours??? Shalom/Salaam/Pax! Rowland Croucher http://jmm.org.au/ Justice […]
Stadium-rock spirituality
From http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/catherine-deveny Note from Rowland: [Catherine Deveny is a Melbourne atheist (very ex-Catholic) who visited a Quaker meeting, a Catholic church service, and a Planetshakers (Pentecostal) meeting and wrote up her cynical impressions in The Age. Here’s her send-up of the latter]: Shaken but not stirred by stadium-rock spirituality * Catherine Deveny * July 29, […]
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