Rowland Croucher
History of Religion in 90 seconds
How has the geography of religion evolved over the centuries, and where has it sparked wars? Our map gives us a brief history of the world’s most well-known religions: Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Selected periods of inter-religious bloodshed are also highlighted. Want to see 5,000 years of religion in 90 seconds? Ready, Set, […]
How much coffee can kill you?
How much coffee can kill you? Add your caffeine of choice and weight. http://www.energyfiend.com/death-by-caffeine/
Christmas presents
An eight-year-old boy asked his seven-year-old friend, “Did you get everything you wanted for Christmas?” “No,” she replied, “But that’s all right. It wasn’t my birthday.” At the primary school nativity play, three boys played the part of the three wise men. “We are three kings from the east. I bring him Gold” said the […]
New Carols?
From The Times December 7, 2007 Reinventing the Christmas Carol Geoff Brown Do carols belong to the 21st century? For the bookseller and campaigning writer William Hone in his 1823 book Ancient Mysteries Described, carols had already passed their peak. They were spoken of, he observed, as “not belonging to this century”. But the 19th […]
Is the Christmas Story ‘true’ ? (Archbishop of Canterbury)
December 21, 2007 THE leader of the world’s Anglicans has described the Christmas story of the three wise men as nothing but a “legend” and says not all followers must believe in the virgin birth of Jesus. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, has picked apart elements of the Christmas story, including how a […]
Aboriginal people need the fires of reconciliation to be relit
Muriel Bamblett December 11, 2007 Self-determination must be the way forward for a marginalised people. TODAY is a historic day, not only in the life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people but in the life of this nation. Fifteen years ago today, a prime minister, Paul Keating, in plain language and without qualification, acknowledged […]
Pacifism
From a pacifist-friend: I have problems with sentiments like this: I REALIZED THE FAMILIES, THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS, WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT… THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM, EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. They need to be questioned: that we […]
Churches must change to survive the century
From Times Online December 19, 2007 Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent of The Times Britain’s country churches must change if they are to survive through the 21st century, according to the leading art historian Sir Roy Strong. Sir Roy, launching a £10,000 award for the best-adapted village church in tomorrow’s Country Life magazine, says village churches […]
Science and Soul (Charles Birch)
Charles Birch – Science and Soul At 89, the venerable Australian biologist, ecologist and theologian Charles Birch has written a new book, Science and Soul, a memoir in which he looks back with gratitude to the long list of world-famous scientists and philosophers of religion who have influenced his work – Theodosius Dobzhansky, J.B.S.Haldane, Paul […]
Getting paid to go to church
From Times Online December 19, 2007 Ruth Gledhill, Religion Correspondent of The Times Non-Christians are to be paid £30 a time to go to church under a new research programme to find out why more people do not practise the Christian faith. The new “mystery worshipper” scheme will be modelled on the “mystery shopper” schemes […]
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