Rowland Croucher
Marriage
Have you ever said something stupid? Like – “Will you marry me?” (Most males.) And the next three stages: Engagement ring – wedding ring – suffering! Plus: Ring around the collar – rubber ring – interring.
Family Planning
A blonde bloke and his blonde wife went to a family planning clinic. “We’ve been married for ten years and we’ve got no kids,” said the husband. ‘And the next-door neighbours say it’s because we’re stupid.’ “Nonsense,” smiled the doctor. “It’s probably to do with your diet. Or it might be a question of timing. […]
Problem-solving
To every complex problem there exists a solution which is neat, simple and wrong.
Keeping Dhaka’s Ghosts Alive
By Ishaan Tharoor Wednesday, Sep. 24, 2008 A 1971 photograph from a mass grave near Dhaka that contained the bodies of Bengali intellectuals, taken during the war for Bangladeshi independence A 1971 photograph from a mass grave near Dhaka that contained the bodies of Bengali intellectuals, taken during the war for Bangladeshi independence Christian Simonpietri […]
Dinosaur Bones
Some tourists in the London Museum of Natural History are marveling at the dinosaur bones. One of them asks the blonde guard, ‘Can you tell me how old the dinosaur bones are?’ The guard replies, ‘They are 3 million, four years, and six months old.’ ‘That’s an awfully exact number,’ says the tourist. ‘How do […]
Religion is Ridiculous?
*Sightings* 10/23/08 — David G. Myers Ridiculous, and worse. So say the new atheist books: In *God is Not Great*, Christopher Hitchens does not mince words, calling religion “violent, irrational, intolerant, allied to racism and tribalism and bigotry, invested in ignorance and hostile to free inquiry, contemptuous of women and coercive toward children.” Now Bill […]
To church or not to church
October 21, 2008 PC(USA) researcher studies the ‘spiritual but not religious’ by Jerry L. Van Marter Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE — One of the first and most frequent statements Americans hear when conversation turns to religion is “I’m spiritual but not religious?” Growing alienation of young people from organized churches and the general decline in […]
Empowering Peace
* “In my travels around the world, I see a lot to inspire cynicism -including a lot of shabby religious stuff I’d rather not even give examples of. But I also meet people who inspire hope and courage in me -emerging young leaders who “get” Jesus’ message of the kingdom of God, and who are […]
Belarus; Russia; Uzbekistan; Turkey
FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief ================================================= 22 October 2008 BELARUS: WHY WAS PROTESTANT BISHOP DEPORTED? http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1207 The Ukrainian founder of one of the largest charismatic churches in the […]
A List of Stupidities
Have you ever said something stupid? The following quotes will help you recognize you are not alone. I’m not sure why they were sent to me!! ‘Whenever I watch TV and see those poor starving kids all over the world, I can’t help but cry. I mean I’d love to be skinny like that, but […]
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