Rowland Croucher
What if humanity vanished in 2008?
Roy Williams | June 28, 2008 The World Without Us By Alan Weisman Virgin Books, 324pp, $27.95 FOR a book that imagines the end of the human species, The World Without Us is a remarkably enjoyable read. US journalist Alan Weisman serves up a luscious smorgasbord of facts and speculation about the Earth. The ecological […]
A Good Death
Roy Williams, reviewer June 30, 2008 Should such people, if they wish it, be provided with the means to end it all? Dr Rodney Syme believes so, passionately. Author Rodney Syme Genre Society/Politics Publisher Melbourne University Press Pages 320 RRP $32.95 IN 1998, “Jane”, a desperate 52-year-old Melbourne woman with advanced multiple sclerosis, dictated a […]
Brain Teasers
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST FIVE RIDDLES I HAVE SEEN…THE ANSWERS ARE AT THE BOTTOM….RIDDLE #5 IS AMAZING….ENJOY…THIS SHARPENS THOSE GENES IN YOUR BRAIN AND STALLS ALZHEIMER’S FOR YEARS…. 1 A murderer is condemned to death. He has to choose between three rooms. The first is full of raging fires, the second is full […]
U S church votes for change that could permit gay ordination
US church votes for change that could permit gay ordination The general assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) has approved a proposed change in the denomination’s constitution that would, in effect, permit the ordination of openly gay clergy. However, a majority of the 2.2-million-member denomination’s local districts, known as presbyteries, must now approve the change, […]
Religious condemnation of homosexuals denies human rights
* Michael Kirby * June 30, 2008 A THOUSAND conservative Anglican leaders met in Jerusalem last week, among them Archbishop Peter Akinola of Nigeria who was reported as saying that Anglicans who preach the inclusion of homosexuals in God’s church were guilty of apostasy. He is not alone in this view. In Zimbabwe, the former […]
Disability
(There are several versions of this story – an Australian one is buried somewhere – where? – on this website). A conservative Republican in a wheelchair entered a restaurant one afternoon and asked the waitress for a cup of coffee. The Republican looked across the restaurant, notice a bearded man with a halo, and asked, […]
Original Nonsense
Another provocative comment from my liberal Episcopalian friend… I don’t much like the doctrine of original sin either, but would object to it on other grounds: it’s not biblical (‘universality’ of sin is, however). Rowland. See http://jmm.org.au/catalog/keyword/o-4.htm for more on original sin, from several perspectives. ***** By Harry T. Cook Maybe it’s not all that […]
Pray for the World
Prayer Focus Update July 2008 PRAYER FOCUS UPDATE is a monthly information bulletin with up-to-date news on the persecuted Church to help Christians pray for their suffering brothers and sisters. You can use this for prayer groups, your own information and for inclusion in church magazines. It can be sent via email, is available as […]
Islam is real threat to church
Islam is real threat to church, says Synod member By Martin Beckford, Religious Affairs Correspondent in Jerusalem Last Updated: 12:49AM BST 28/06/2008 Divisions in the Church of England over homosexuality and women bishops are nothing compared with the threat it faces from Islam, a prominent member of its governing body has warned. More than 1,000 […]
The Inevitability of Division
By Harry T. Cook Matthew 10: 34-43 Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth, so Matthew depicts Jesus as saying. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. This is not a happy text. It speaks of division and discord among people who should be happy together, […]
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