Rowland Croucher
Spirituality and Transcendance…
Quest for the divine… Date December 21, 2013 Barney Zwartz Illustration: Jim Pavlidis. Anguish drove Sarah Bachelard back to religion – a familiar path but one with some modern twists. As a young scholar, she studied theology at Oxford University, seeking to fulfil the ”glimpse” of God she had seen while growing up Anglican. ”I […]
Humor (somewhat pathetic :-)
One day a man found an odd-looking lamp and rubbed it. From inside came a genie that told him he would get three wishes, but whatever he wishes for, his mother-in-law gets double of what he gets. “What would you like for your first wish?” asked the genie. “I want one billion dollars,” replies the […]
Corrupt regimes are the source of extremism and terrorism
Corrupt regimes are the source of extremism and terrorism September 20, 2006 Removing state support for terrorist groups must be the top priority, writes Colin Rubenstein. AFTER five years, we have avoided some of our worst post-September 11 fears. We have seen Bali, Madrid, London, Mumbai and many smaller attacks by terrorists driven by the […]
After Divorce…
How I picked myself up after divorce Andrea Gillies had no idea her husband wasn’t happy. Till one day, out of the blue, he told her in no uncertain terms Andrea Gillies ¢â‚¬ ¦ ‘There are different rules inside the digital flirtation pool and people behave in ways they never would otherwise.’ Photograph: Murdo Macleod Andrea […]
What’s wrong with Capitalism: the rising gap between rich and poor threatens to destroy us
Capitalism simply isn’t working and here are the reasons why Economist Thomas Piketty’s message is bleak: the gap between rich and poor threatens to destroy us Thomas Piketty has mined 200 years of data to support his theory that capitalism does not work. Photograph: Ed Alcock for the Observer Will Hutton Sunday 13 April 2014 […]
Mental Illness – a brilliant list of books
The Madness of Mental Illness, Explored Through Books by Beth Carswell A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar There ¢â‚¬â„¢s a line I love from the short story Eleonora by Edgar Allan Poe. It ¢â‚¬â„¢s about madness. And who better than the macabre mind who brought us such gibbering, eye-shivering tales of horror as The Telltale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum to […]
To the Woman Behind Me in Line at the Grocery Store
To the Woman Behind Me in Line at the Grocery Store Posted: 04/03/2014 Dear woman behind me in line at the grocery store, You don’t know me. You have no clue what my life has been like since October 1, 2013. You have no clue that my family has gone through the wringer. You have no […]
Women’s lower incomes: how the hell does this still happen?
How the hell does this still happen? Date November 30, 2013 Wendy Squires Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg. Photo: Bloomberg Five grand a year. That’s how much more a male university graduate will earn as a starting annual salary than a woman with the same qualifications, according to a new COAG report. Not bad for simply being born […]
Christianity: a comedian’s view
Christianity may be weird, but it has a quiet strength MILTON JONES HERALD SUN APRIL 02, 2014 Over the centuries Christianity is a faith that has caused a huge splash, writes Milton Jones. Source:News Limited HELLO, I ¢â‚¬â„¢m a comedian who is here for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. I am also a Christian ¢â‚¬ ¦ and if […]
Asylum-seekers: an Open Letter to Scott Morrison
An open letter to Scott Morrison ¢â‚¬â€¹Immigration Minister Scott Morrison , who declared in his maiden speech to Parliament that his values and principles are derived from his Christian faith and from Scripture. 6/03/2014 by Linda Cusworth, Christian freelance writer and member of the Combined Refugee Action Group in Geelong ¢â‚¬â€¹Dear Mr Morrison, I have […]
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