Rowland Croucher
Anzac day: a faith event?
By Alan Matheson – posted Thursday, 24 April 2008 For historians, Anzac Day, is “a martial affair with military music and ritual”, while for churches and their army chaplains, it’s a “faith event”. Anzac Day services, asserts a Brigadier Principal Chaplain, are, “in essence faith events. Through the prayers, the acts of memorial, and the […]
Dear Mr Rudd (ed. Robert Manne)
The Gist of DEAR MR RUDD (Ed. Robert Manne, 2008). Here’s a book addressed to Australia’s recently-elected Prime Minister, in which 20 experts (mostly left-of-centre, as you’d expect if they’re chosen by Robert Manne) offer ideas and suggestions for Australia’s future. This was a rush-job, written and edited during the couple of months after the […]
Anglicans in Canada
Statement by nine Anglican Network in Canada clergy to Bishop Michael Ingham Delivered April 21, 2008 We, the undersigned clergy, are writing in response to the Notice of Presumption of Abandonment of Ministry that you have sent to each of us. We would like to point out that the Notice is not in compliance with […]
Lawyers
Q. What’s the difference between a good lawyer and a great lawyer? A. A good lawyer knows the law. A great lawyer knows the Judge.
Philippines: Catholic Cathedral targeted in Zamboanga
Subj: Philippines: Catholic Cathedral targeted in Zamboanga. A crude but powerful bomb exploded outside Zamboanga’s large modern metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception at 4:20am on Sunday 13 April. While it caused no injuries, that was not the intention of the bombers. According to Zamboanga City police chief, Jonathan Perez, the bombers had intended to […]
Pope Benedict and Abuse Victims
From a knowledgable friend in this field, Clare Pascoe (25/04/2008): Pardon me for being cynical but first there was this: [[BQ]New York (ENI). Pope Benedict XVI has begun his first papal visit to the United States by speaking out against the sexual abuse scandals that have rocked the US church in recent years. He told […]
The Knighting
Recently, Rabbi Jacobawitz, the chief rabbi of England, was knighted by the Queen. As part of the knighting ceremony, Rabbi Jacobawitz had to kneel before the Queen, and as we all know Jews do not bow before anyone except Hashem. On top of that, he was told to recite a paragraph from the Christian liturgy […]
Moses and Palestinians
An ingenious example of speech and politics occurred recently at the U.N. and made the world community smile. A representative from Israel began- ‘Before beginning my talk I want to tell you something about Moses. When he struck the rock and it brought forth water, he thought, ‘What a good opportunity to have a bath!’ […]
Abkhazia; Kazakhstan; Russia
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 ================================================= 23 April 2008 ABKHAZIA: ONLY GEORGIAN ORTHODOX PRIEST EXPELLED http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=1118 The internationally unrecognised entity of Abkhazia has expelled a Georgian Orthodox priest, […]
Morality and Organized Religion
Secular: Concerning the Here and Now By Harry T. Cook The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rome (Italy) — known as the pope — came to America a week ago and said, among other things, that being “secular” is bad for us. He’s worried, he says, about the separation of “faith from life […]
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