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Slavery
On 25 March 1807, George III gave his royal assent to the Act which abolished the slave trade. From then on it was illegal to carry slaves in British ships. Wendy Barnaby in London marks this 200th anniversary with an exploration of the history of the slave trade in Britain and conversations which assert that […]
Public Wrongs and Rites
*Sightings* 11/08/07 — Barbra Barnett There is a small church based in Topeka, Kansas , consisting primarily of a founder and his many children. Maybe you’ve heard of it. Members claim to have proclaimed their message in all fifty states: It is too late to pray for the good of the USA or the redemption […]
Advocacy and the Academy
*Sightings* 11/15/07 — Alain Epp Weaver “University of St. Thomas stones Nobel Peace Prophet Desmond Tutu: Please Take Action!” So began an e-mail I received early this October from Friends of Sabeel-North America, an advocacy group working for justice and peace in Palestine-Israel. The dramatic headline evoked biblical punishment and the trope of the unwelcome, […]
On *The Golden Compass*
*Sightings* 11/19/07 — Martin E. Marty How can *Sightings * fail to sight a feature in the December *Atlantic, *by Hanna Rosin, which bears headlines and subheads like these: “How Hollywood Saved God,” “It took five years, two screenwriters, and $180 million to turn a best-selling anti-religious children’s book into a star-studded epic—just in time […]
Hope through Community
Skit – Hope through Community Characters: God (best if female) and Farmer Joe. Farmer Joe: (Dials phone – by pressing three buttons) God: (God answers ringing phone) Hello Farmer Joe: Hello! Hello God! God: Yes, this is God. You sound surprised! FJ: Well I am. I didn’t expect you to answer! God: Yeah, well how […]
The Party’s over and Liberals will soon be history
Steve Biddulph. November 29, 2007 The [Australian] Liberal Party is in trauma. The corporate sector is attempting to calm its nerves, and even the victors in the Labor Party cannot quite believe the seismic change in the landscape of power. But the ramifications of last Saturday may be much greater than just one election won […]
I’m Fine: how are you?
I’m Fine – How are you? There’s nothing the matter with me, I’m just as healthy as can be, I have arthritis in both knees, And when I talk, I talk with a wheeze. My pulse is weak, my blood is thin, But I’m awfully well for the shape I’m in. All my teeth have […]
The Secret
One day, one friend asked another, ‘How is it that you are always so happy? You have so much energy, and you never seem to get down.’ With her eyes smiling, she said, ‘I know the Secret!’ ‘What secret is that?’ To which she replied, ‘I’ll tell you all about it, but you have to […]
Selective tolerance is not tolerance at all
Michael Kirby November 19, 2007 Freedom of religion does not have an easy relationship with revealed religions. It is difficult for many believers to tolerate the postulate of error: the possibility that another God or earthly messenger may exist, different from their own, or indeed that there may be no God. Lina Joy was born […]
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