How should Christians approach Islam? Does Christ walk the Muslim Road? Can a Muslim follow Christ’s teachings and remain a Muslim? At a time of growing discord between Christians and Muslims, Paul-Gordon Chandler, in this engaging book, advocates for Christians a fresh approach toward Islam and interacting with Muslims–that seeks to “wage peace” in the […]
Mother Teresa’s Dark Night of the Soul by Dinesh D’Souza ************************************************************** August 29, 2007 In Christopher Hitchens’ wickedly iconoclastic book The Missionary Position, Mother Teresa is portrayed as a self-satisfied dogmatist who never entertained any doubts. She was a “true believer” of the fanatical type. In his latest book God Is Not Great, Hitchens is […]
Courts ‘becoming irrelevant’ without bill of rights Scathing: Geoffrey Robertson says Australians are mugs for not reforming flawed British laws. Scathing: Geoffrey Robertson says Australians are mugs for failing to reform flawed British laws. (AAP: Sergio Dionisio) Internationally-recognised human rights lawyer Geoffrey Robertson QC says Australia’s courts are becoming irrelevant because of the lack of […]
Soundings A forum for analysis and debate on issues of religion, ethics and public policy in Australia and internationally No. 61 – 30 August 2007 by John McKinnon Was it Al Gore’s film? Was it the drought? Whatever the catalyst, climate change is now headline news every day. Is it just a distraction from our […]
An elderly couple was attending church service. About halfway through she leans over and says to her husband, “I just let out a silent fart. What do you think I should do?” He replies “Put a new battery in your hearing aid.”
Come with me to a third grade classroom….. There is a nine-year-old kid sitting at his desk and all of a sudden, there is a puddle between his feet and the front of his pants are wet. He thinks his heart is going to stop because he cannot possibly imagine how this has happened. It’s […]
Paul Gray August 20, 2007 12:00am WE should all start calling God “Allah”, says a Roman Catholic bishop in the Netherlands, Bishop Tiny Muskens. “Allah is a very beautiful word for God,” said Bishop Muskens. “What does God care what we call him?” That is a very interesting question for a Christian leader to ask. […]
Men Are Just Happier People– What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plans take care of themselves. Chocolate is just another snack. You can be President. You can never be pregnant. You can wear a white T-shirt to a water park. You can […]
Definitions not in the Dictionary…. ADULT: A person who has stopped growing at both ends and is now growing in the middle. BEAUTY PARLOR: A place where women curl up and dye. CANNIBAL: Someone who is fed up with people. CHICKENS: The only animals you eat before they are born and after they are dead. […]
From a friend: The Billy Madison version. For those of you who haven’t seen it, Billy Madison (Adam Sandler) is a goofy 30 year old heir to a fortune who has to go back to complete every year of school to earn the right to run his dad’s company. At this stage he’s in 3rd […]