Nobel peace prize winner calls for organisations to cut ties with industry and for investors to dump fossil fuel stocks Desmond Tutu: ‘We have allowed the interests of capital to outweigh the interests of human beings and our Earth.’ Photograph: -/AFP/Getty Images Damian Carrington Friday 11 April 2014 Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called for an […]
After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said, ‘Let me see if I’ve got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love […]
Desmond Tutu: ‘I am sorry’ ¢â‚¬“ the three hardest words to say Exclusive: The social activist and retired Anglican archbishop on seeing his father abuse his mother when he was a child and what he’s learned since then about forgiveness Archbishop Desmond Tutu ¢â‚¬ ¦ ‘My father has long since died, but if I could speak to him […]
Mother England as much to blame Geoffrey Robertson February 16, 2008 THE HISTORIC apology offered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the stolen generations was a crucial step for Australia, as novelist Richard Flanagan wrote this week. But it does not make amends for the role played by the British in the destruction and degradation […]
Each day I pray for a country/ people somewhere. Today (7 May 2014): the sad country/people of Guatemala: Sins of the past – recognised, repented of and reparations made. Most notably this includes the terrible mistreatment of the indigenous population and a generation of war with atrocities on both sides. The part played by the […]
Head to Toe: Men and Their Roles in the First Two Generations of Christianity, by Ross Saunders, Acorn Press, 2014 This is an interesting book: its twin, published earlier, is Outrageous Women, Outrageous God: Women in the First Two Generations of Christianity. In both books Ross Saunders unpacks the idea that Jesus upended ancient Mediterranean […]
Death Penalty by MARTIN E. MARTY Monday | May 5 2014 ¢â‚¬Å“People who believe in the death penalty should be very concerned about this, ¢â‚¬ warned David B. Muhlhausen of ¢â‚¬Å“the conservative Heritage Foundation. ¢â‚¬ ¢â‚¬Å“This ¢â‚¬ is what Muhlhusen suspects is a move by President Obama ¢â‚¬Å“to weaken the death penalty system. ¢â‚¬ The New York Times’ Peter […]
What the Bible really says about homosexuality Editor’s note: Daniel A. Helminiak, who was ordained a priest in Rome, is a theologian, psychotherapist and author of ¢â‚¬Å“What the Bible Really Says about homosexuality” and books on contemporary spirituality. He is a professor of psychology at the University of West Georgia. By Daniel A. Helminiak, Special to CNN May 15, 2012 President […]
Undoing the damage May 3, 2014 Jane Wheatley Good results: Sisters Kadi (left) and Fatoumata have both undergone reconstructive surgery. Photo: Jonathan Cami Each year more than 2 million girls worldwide are subjected to genital mutilation, but a pioneering technique is restoring hope to those affected. It’s a crisp and sunny winter’s day in Barcelona and […]
by Nils von Kalm http://nilsvonkalm.com Have you ever been confused about what God ¢â‚¬â„¢s will for your life is? Have you ever wondered why there seem to be all these other Christians who seem to have discovered their calling, are happy ¢â‚¬Å“in the Lord ¢â‚¬â„¢s service ¢â‚¬ , while you are stuck in a dead-end job wondering what you have […]