Rowland Croucher
Persecution of Arameans in Iraq
Aramean Organisations ask for protection of Aramean spiritual leaders in Iraq The Aramean of Aram-Naharaim Organisation and the Aramaic Democratic Organisation have sent on 22-4-2008 a letter to the Iraqi government in which they raise their concerns about the insecurity, killings and casting Arameans out of Iraq and ask for a special protection programme for […]
Coincidence
Two men were sitting next to each other at Murphy’s Pub in London. After awhile, one bloke looks at the other and says, ‘I can’t help but think, from listening to you, that you’re from Ireland ‘ The other bloke responds proudly, ‘Yes, that I am!’ The first one says, ‘So am I! And where […]
Evangelicals in Today’s U. S.
Evangelicals in Today ¢â‚¬â„¢s US. Evangelicals in Today’s U. S. Today ¢â‚¬â„¢s Evangelicals are as concerned with ecology and human rights as with personal morality Bernice Martin As the second Iraq War turned from a quick liberation into a bloodily contested occupation, long-standing liberal fears about the supposed theocratic ambitions of a reactionary American Evangelicalism were supplemented […]
Lipstick in School
According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington was recently faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girls were beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press their lips to the mirror leaving […]
A Modern Confession of Faith
“We believe in God, who made the world, loves it and smiles upon it. We believe in Jesus Christ, who has shown us the human face of God, and a love that refused to be limited, who calls us to a life that even death cannot end. We believe in the Holy Spirit through whom […]
Don’t Forget! Don’t Forget! (Anzac Day)
Don’t Forget! Don’t Forget! By Rev. Geoff Leslie, Barham Baptist Truth is often war’s first casualty, from its first to its final shots. Like the bad guys of movies and fiction, the enemy has to be painted in the worst possible terms so that killing them seems necessary. It’s an awful, sick human game. And […]
Pray for the World
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * CHRISTIANS URGED TO PRAY FOR THE DESPERATE SITUATION IN ZIMBABWE * INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR NORTH KOREA – SUNDAY APRIL 27, 2008 * RISING FOOD PRICES COULD CAUSE SOCIAL UNREST ACROSS THE WORLD * VIOLENT CAMPAIGN ENDS WITH PEACEFUL ELECTIONS IN NEPAL * GHANA’S PRESIDENT ORDERS SCHOOLS TO REINTRODUCE […]
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini)
The Kite Runner (Khaled Hosseini). If the first casualty of the War on Terror (as with any war) is truth, Hosseini’s best-sellers The Kite Runner (2003) and A Thousand Splendid Suns (2007) are a terrific read if you want an insider’s view of the situation in Afghanistan. Remember the dictum ascribed to Zwi Werblowsky (Martin […]
Kill those who leave Islam, taught in Australia!
Passed on by a friend. Please excuse poor formatting… this email has been doing the rounds… ***** On the weekend of the 19th & 20th of April, 1980 I attended a two day intensive Islamic lecture series titled ‘Dawah Power!’. The event was hosted by two organizations; the ‘Alkauthar Institute’ http://www.alkauthar.org in conjunction with ‘Mercy […]
An Islamless World
— Martin E. Marty An early deadline prevents our commenting on the papal visit, the religious theme of the week. So, another topic: Last week we sighted the hard-to-miss, politically-minded preacher Rod Parsley of Ohio, who wants the Christian United States to wage war for the “destruction” of Islam. Suppose he and his “theonomist” allies […]
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