Rowland Croucher
Australian Etiquette
IN GENERAL 1.. Never take an open stubby to a job interview. 2.. Always identify people in your paddocks before shooting at them. 3.. It’s tacky to take an Esky to church. 4.. If you have to vacuum the bed, it’s time to change the sheets. 5.. Even if you’re certain you’re included in the […]
The Dishonour of white man’s dreaming
Geoffrey Gibson December 27, 2007 THERE is a lot of confusion about whether we should say that we are sorry for the wrongs of our past. In dealing with this, I would like to refer to the observations of Hannah Arendt in her book Eichmann in Jerusalem, which is a moving case of intellectual honesty […]
A Leap of faith (Religion in Australia)
A leap of faith Barney Zwartz December 22, 2007 MARIE Unkles and her family don’t talk about God a great deal, “but God isn’t a hard word to use in the house”. She is a semi-regular church-goer, and her children are a bit more erratic, but they will certainly all be at St Joseph’s in […]
Summary of the Dawn Rowan Saga
Summary of the Dawn Rowan Saga: 1981: Dawn appointed manager of Christies Beach Women’s Shelter, Adelaide 1983: A behind-the-scenes sabotage of Dawn and the Shelter begins 1987: Police and Corporate Affairs ordered by Dr. John Cornwall, Health and Welfare Minister to investigate (ie. find something illegal) in the shelter. These investigations cleared the shelter of […]
Is yer Dad home?
A Queensland farmer got in his ute and drove to a neighbouring farm and knocked at the farmhouse door. A young boy, about nine, opened the door. ‘Is your Dad home’? the farmer asked. ‘Sorry mate, he isn’t’ the boy replied. ‘He went into town.’ ‘Well,’ said the farmer, ‘Is your mum here’? ‘No, sir, […]
Good Marginal Thinking
The heroes of church history began as reflective Christians who doubted what everyone else took for granted by Brian McLaren Your skin color can make you marginal in some settings. Your level of income or education can do it in others. Your worship style or theological persuasion or political party can put you at or […]
Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year message
Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year message – God ‘doesn’t do waste’ Posted On : December 31, 2007 8:10 PM | Posted By : Webmaster By this stage of the holiday season, I imagine you might be looking with dismay at your overflowing rubbish bin, or the mountain of debris piling up outside your back door. […]
Believing in Jesus and running for office
Note: I don’t agree with a lot Harry writes (below, for example, I’d omit Thomas and put John in its place) but he gets me thinking, and I for one am not threatened by that! Rowland Croucher). ***** By Harry T. Cook The candidate who runs on his or her belief in Jesus – or […]
Islam in Pakistan and India
From a thoughtful netfriend: In the case of Pakistan, I don’t think there’s much hope. It’s been a deliberate policy of successive Pakistani governments to train terrorists on their home ground, for use against Kashmir, India and against the Soviets in Afghanistan, as well as further afield in other Islamic sponsored terrorism. The Americans were […]
Police conversations
The following 15 Police Comments were taken off of actual police car videos around the country. 15. “Relax, the handcuffs are tight because they’re new. They’ll stretch out after you wear them awhile.” 14. “Take your hands off the car, and I’ll make your birth certificate a worthless document.” 13. “If you run, you’ll only […]
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