Rowland Croucher
Riddle
How do you prove a sheet of paper is a lazy dog in three steps? 1. A sheet of paper is an ink-lined plane 2. An inclined plane is a slope up 3. A slow pup is a lazy dog
Sydney Anglicans: Conservative or Liberal?
Comment by an online friend: ‘Anglicanism gets stranger and stranger. Anglicans talk about “liberals” and “conservatives”, but one is never sure which are which. We have been told that GAFCON represent the knights in shining armour defending the faith against wicked liberals who are out to destroy the traditional Christian faith, but this report from […]
Exclusive Brethren: Brutality in the name of Christ
Exclusive Brethren: Brutality in the name of Christ. Most people’s knowledge of the Exclusive Brethren comes from reports of them meeting John Howard, providing funds to the Liberal Party or campaigning against Bob Brown and the Greens. Michael Bachelard’s new book* is a penetrating, and detailed analysis of another,darker and more brutal side of the […]
What Kind of Nation Shall We Be?
The Question Is: What Kind of Nation Shall We Be? Harry T. Cook 10/26/08 The answer to that question will be given by voters in the 50 states of America a week from Tuesday when they elect a new President and Vice-President, their U.S. and state senators, their representatives in Congress and state legislatures and […]
Pray for the World
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE WORLD’S ECONOMIES * MARRIED PARENTS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MINORITY IN BRITAIN BY 2031 * ATHEISTS SUE PRESIDENT BUSH OVER NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER ———————————————– DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE WORLD’S ECONOMIES “For thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Once more (it is a […]
Mexicanos
A joke told by Bill Cosby, a black American comedian: Two black idlers are standing on a corner when a small car crammed with 12 men drives by. “Hey,” one says, “Did you see that? Twelve Mexicanos in a teeny car. They ain’t like us, are they?” The other man shrugs. “They sure ain’t. They’re […]
Murphy’s lesser known rules
*1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. More Murphy’s laws – http://jmm.org.au/catalog/keyword/m-15.htm There’s a book with hundreds of these… anyone know its name? Several years ago I heard a radio review of a book called “The Official Rules” which included things like Parkinson’s Law […]
Hell: Four Views…
In my experience there are four broad views – held by people who claim to be Christians – about hell. The whole subject is problematical, particularly for the second and third groups. The first and fourth categories have more clear-cut positions. But first, here’s one statement of the problem, in the preface to Richard Dawkins’ […]
C S Lewis’s atheism
One person wrote: To my disappointment, I discovered that Lewis doesn’t really spend much time talking about atheism in this book. Despite his claim to have been one himself, his characterizations of atheism are to true atheism what a Tarzan movie is to Africa. Unfortunately, to millions of Christians who read his works, Lewis’s interpretation […]
Religion – *bad* for American Politics?
[An important comment from America’s highest-profile religious historian. Rowland Croucher, October 28, 2008]. *Sightings* 10/27/08 Bringing the Campaign to Finland — Martin E. Marty I am currently in Finland, where scholars at Turku and Helsinki asked me to address, among other topics, the role of religion in the American presidential campaign. Having done very different […]
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