Rowland Croucher
Kyrie Eleison
http://paceebene.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/kyrie-eleison/ As the Iraq War reaches its fifth anniversary today, it is time for the church to repent. It is true that the church was opposed to the war from the outset. With an almost unanimous voice, church leaders and ordinary Christians said ‘no’ in loud and clear voices. We declared it to be an […]
Christian mental health care: positively medieval
From an online friend: Here’s a real horror story: a place called Mercy Ministries claimed to offer psychiatric help to people in Australia, and what they offered instead was nightmarish religious discipline and doctrine. There’s something subtle in there, too, that ought to make us ashamed: the Australian reporter calls it an “American-style ministry”. Isn’t […]
Gentle Bunny
(From a Usenet newsgroup): ORIGINAL VERSION: I am a gentle bunny. I will listen carefully before I speak. I am a gentle bunny. I will think before I speak. I am a gentle bunny. I will remember that when I speak I can hurt others. Will what I say cause others pain? I am a […]
An Irish Pilot…
An Irish pilot coming in to land at a foreign airport – “This runway is very short, but it be very wide!”
Jemaah Islamiyah targeting Indonesian Christians
18th March 2008 Click here for printable version Jemaah Islamiyah Barnabas Fund has received credible reports that the Al-Qaeda linked terrorist organisation Jemaah Islamiyah has threatened to target Christians in Indonesia this Easter. Jemaah Islamiyah has been responsible for many attacks in the past – it is believed to have organised the Bali bombings in […]
Don’t Trade Lives this Easter
As we approach Easter and remember the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, we are reminded again of the consumerist madness of the sale of untold amounts of chocolate that we ‘must’ buy for our family and children. Whilst there is something I like about the idea of giving at times like Christmas and […]
Litanies of longing, lamentation and loving concern
From The Times March 7, 2008 Egeria the fourth century nun and the litany Geoffrey Rowell Around about the year 381, a nun called Egeria made the difficult journey from the Atlantic coast of Spain or France to the Middle East. She wrote of her pilgrimage in a vivid book of travels, describing how she […]
Religious people more likely to be happy
From Times Online March 18, 2008 Joanna Sugden The more religious you are the happier you are likely to be according to new research. A study of the effect of religion on quality of life claims that religious people are happier the more often they go to church and pray. The research, presented to the […]
God’s ‘cure’ for gays
God’s cure for gays lost in sin March 19, 2008 Former residents say separation contracts, a ban on physical contact and teachings by an ‘ex-gay’ are part of Mercy Ministry’s attempts to stamp out lesbianism in its flock, reports Ruth Pollard. WHEN Mercy Ministries says it helps young women with “life-controlling issues”, it means in […]
Obama’s Speech (in response to his ex-pastor’s controversial preaching)
The following is a transcript of Sen. Barack Obama’s speech, as provided by Obama’s campaign, (in response to controversial comments by his ex-pastor). We the people, in order to form a more perfect union. Sen. Barack Obama has said the controversy over his ex-pastor’s remarks has been “a distraction” to the campaign. Two hundred and […]
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