Crises of faith Jun 5th 2008 From The Economist print edition Illustration by Kevin Kallaugher FEW Democrats have seemed more comfortable talking about God than Barack Obama has. And yet few, if any, have had more problems with God at the ballot box—from rumours that he is a Muslim to doubts among Catholic and Jewish […]
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Movie Review ‘U23D’ I’ve never been on stage with U2 before, but watching this movie with some strange glasses on for the 3D effects, it was just like I was right out there with the lads, with tens of thousands screaming fans all around us. Maybe that’s just my ego but that’s how it felt. […]
Luke 24:13-35 Now on that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and went with them, but their eyes were kept from recognising […]
June 10, 2008 * EXAGGERATED CONVERT FIGURES COULD COST LIVES * CHINESE CHRISTIANS MAKING IMPACT IN EARTHQUAKE AREA * MOBILIZING INTERCESSION AGAINST ANTI-FOREIGNER VIOLENCE * CHINA: OLYMPIC GLARE EXPOSES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUES * BISHOP SAYS COLLAPSE OF CHRISTIANITY IS WRECKING BRITISH SOCIETY * MUGABE WILL NEVER STEP ASIDE FOR TSVANGIRAI ———————————————– EXAGGERATED CONVERT FIGURES COULD […]
Sex and the Country By Harry T. Cook It would be safe to say that the American psyche is obsessed with all things sexual from the private affairs (sic) of public officials to the uteri of its fecund women to the disputed right of gay and lesbian persons to marry. What gives? You can bet […]
Subj: Lebanon Falls. Iran-sponsored, Shi’ite dominated Hezballah does not want to govern Lebanon. What Hezballah wants — indeed demands — is freedom to ignore UN resolutions and re-build, re-organise and re-arm for war with absolute impunity. In a 6 May cabinet meeting that lasted until 4am the next morning, the government (which is dominated by […]
June 2008 The Egyptian parliament has extended the country’s emergency law for another two years, despite earlier promises to replace it with a new anti-terrorism law. The state of emergency has been in force in Egypt since the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981. Government supporters say it brings stability, opponents say it is […]
To this: God has one saving grace, non existence. Test it and you will discover that that parsimonious attribute explains _everything_ with _all_ the good/evil problems. My friend Chris responded: OK. But first you need to define existence. Now that is not easy. Objects (like tables, animals, rocks) can exist, and their existence can easily […]
Fred is 32 years old and he is still single. One day a friend asked, “Why aren’t you married? Can’t you find a woman who will be a good wife?” Fred replied, “Actually, I’ve found many women I wanted to marry, but when I bring them home to meet my parents, my mother doesn’t like […]