Rowland Croucher
How to Be Humble
“It’s hard to be humble,” says an old country song, “when you’re perfect in every way.” Very few people, of course, actually think they’re perfect in every way, but it can still be pretty hard to be humble, especially when you live in a society that encourages competition and individuality. Even in such a culture, […]
Illegal Immigrants
Found somewhere on the ‘Net. (You might not agree, but I’ve put this here to encouraging some thinking)… A woman wrote the best ‘Letter to the Editor’ in ages!! She cuts to the chase and explains things better than all the rubbish you hear on TV. Her letter said: Recently, large demonstrations have taken place […]
One Liners
One Liners : What’s the definition of irreconcilable differences? When she’s melting down her wedding ring to cast it into a bullet. Q. What’s the difference between ignorance and apathy? A. I don’t know and I don’t care. KISSING: Putting your honey where your mouth is. Just remember…if the world didn’t suck, we’d all fall […]
Jews and the Sabbath
The Talmud is a collection of discussions among Rabbis about the exact meaning of some of the laws in the Torah. For example, the section “Sabbath” goes into great detail about just what is to be considered “work” which is forbidden on the Sabbath. At one place the discussion gets into the area of avoiding […]
Deaths in Iraq
What Just Foreign Policy’s Iraqi Death Estimator Is and Is Not Since the last scientific estimate of 601,000 violent Iraqi deaths attributable to the U.S.-led invasion was made over a year ago, it necessarily does not include Iraqis who have been killed since then. We would like to update this number both to provide a […]
Algeria
ALGERIA: CHRISTIANS AND THE ‘EXTREMIST’ THREAT On 13 June the Italian daily Corriere Della Sera published a column by Magdi Allam on the persecution of Christians and the lack of religious tolerance in Muslim countries. In the very last paragraph Allam names Algeria, just once, saying “. . .from Algeria to Pakistan, Indonesia to Nigeria, […]
Mythology
[Another essay from my favorite liberal heretic. Rowland July 15, 2007 By Harry T. Cook The title of this essay, “Mythology,” literally means “words about story.” I’ll bend grammar a tad to make it “words about stories.” Mythology is an entire academic field. In its vast collection of primary texts we meet such unforgettable characters […]
Pretty Good Neighborhood
July 15, 2007 By Harry T. Cook Luke 10: 25-37 It has seemed to be one of the overriding concerns of the typical American family to want to live in a good neighborhood. What is a “good neighborhood”? Mostly it means “safe” and “friendly” and “well-kept.” Those are subjective terms, of course, and may mean […]
Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey
FORUM 18 NEWS SERVICE, Oslo, Norway http://www.forum18.org/ The right to believe, to worship and witness The right to change one’s belief or religion The right to join together and express one’s belief ================================================= 12 July 2007 AZERBAIJAN: DID “THIN” PASTOR BEAT UP FIVE “STRONG” POLICEMEN? http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=993 The hearing of the case against detained Baptist pastor […]
What are we to make of Mohamed Haneef?
An Indian doctor working on a work visa in an Australian hospital. He wanted to get his pregnant wife to live here to, but such had not happened yet, and as their baby was due to be born, it seems that he decided to return to visit her in India. He got arrested at the […]
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