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Rowland Croucher

Rowland Croucher has written 26185 posts for John Mark Ministries
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Great Footballers’ Quotes

On July 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

[Note from Rowland: As many of you will know, these quotes, in various revisions, have been attributed to various sportspersons etc. Please excuse this Australian humourist’s licence with them! After all, this is supposed to be serious humour :-)!] Great Quotes- even if by Australian footballers ‘I owe a lot to my parents, especially my […]

Where American Protestants and Catholics Agree/Disagree

On July 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

*Sightings* 6/30/08 More Pew Findings — Martin E. Marty In this business and with pleasure one cannot not comment on the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life surveys. They are the most ambitious and expansive polls and draw the most public attention. Chancy as all opinion polls are, these Pew products provide at least […]

Archbishop of Canterbury responds to GAFCON statement

On July 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Posted On : June 30, 2008 5:04 PM | Posted By : Webmaster ACNS: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/news.cfm/2008/6/30/ACNS4417 The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has responded to the final declaration of the Global Anglican Future Conference with the following statement: The Final Statement from the GAFCON meeting in Jordan and Jerusalem contains much that is positive and […]

GAFCON Final Statement

On July 3, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Praise the LORD! It is good to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting. The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. (Psalm 147:1-2) Brothers and Sisters in Christ: We, the participants in the Global Anglican Future Conference, send you greetings from Jerusalem! […]

Long life

On June 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

An 80-year old Italian man goes to the doctor for a check-up. The doctor is amazed at what good shape the guy is in and asks, “How do you stay in such great physical condition?” “I’m Italian and I am a golfer,” says the old guy. “I’m up well before daylight and out golfing up […]

Azerbaijan; Belarus; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan

On June 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

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 ================================================= 21 June 2008 AZERBAIJAN: SHOCK AT SECOND BAPTIST PASTOR ARREST http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1146 Ilya Zenchenko, head of Azerbaijan’s Baptist Union, has condemned the arrest […]

The Real Question(s)

On June 30, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Ethics & Public Policy Essays by Harry T. Cook June 27, 2008 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To read “The Real Question(s),” this weekend’s essay, scroll down a bit. An interesting report released this week by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reveals that an overwhelming number of Americans “believe in God” and in “eternal life.” The […]

Most Popular Humorous Articles on our Site

On June 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

For some reason, out of 4,500 humorous articles on our website, these always see over 1,000 unique visitors reading them each month: Interesting Questions – http://jmm.org.au/articles/7222.htm If You Love Something – http://jmm.org.au/articles/7729.htm 50 Fun Things to do in a Mall – http://jmm.org.au/articles/6333.htm — Shalom/Salaam/Pax! Rowland Croucher http://jmm.org.au/ (20,000 articles 4000 humor) Blogs – http://rowlandsblogs.blogspot.com/ Justice […]

Bishop Tom Wright vs Richard John Neuhaus

On June 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

[I’ve been privileged to listen personally to these two highly gifted scholars, on their last visits to Melbourne. I hope these excerpts from their latest spirited dialogue will whet your appetite to read more… Rowland.] ***** First this: The Possibilities and Perils in Being a Really Smart Bishop by Richard John Neuhaus [Catholic priest-scholar]. Copyright […]

Zimbabwe (June 2008)

On June 27, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Subj: Zimbabwe: “We are being persecuted.” ZIMBABWE: “WE ARE BEING PERSECUTED” “Religious freedom” that is conditional on being a member of the State religion is clearly not religious freedom. “Religious freedom” that does not permit conversion is not religious freedom. Likewise, “religious freedom” that is conditional on political allegiance is not religious freedom. What began […]

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