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Do Evangelicals Really Like Our Planet?
by NOAH TOLY Thursday | Oct 17 2013 This past summer, evangelical pastor Mark Driscoll made headlines for his comments at the Catalyst Conference in Dallas, where he reportedly said, ¢â‚¬Å“I know who made the environment. He ¢â‚¬â„¢s coming back and he ¢â‚¬â„¢s going to burn it all up. So yes, I drive an SUV. ¢â‚¬ The idea […]
Australia: economic success, then Labor lost its way…
Taking the prize, losing the plot Date September 4, 2013 Tim Colebatch Tim Colebatch is The Age’s economic editor. The Labor government oversaw one of the world’s best economic performances and then lost its way. Where is Tony Abbott heading? World beaters: Australia v the rest. Around the world, Australia is seen as an economic […]
Sleep ‘cleans our brains’…
Why do we go to sleep? To clean our brains, say US scientists Cerebral spinal fluid found to pump around the brain of sleeping mice, flushing out waste products like a biological dishwasher Ian Sample, Science correspondent theguardian.com, Friday 18 October 2013 06.37 AEST Scientists say they may have found the reason why we need to […]
Indonesia: Maluku Christians slaughtered (1999-2001)
“In May 2000 Islamic extremists sent a 3000-strong militia to Maluku to launch a jihad against the Christian population. Over 1000 people were butchered in a single attack… In another massacre over 200 were slaughtered, their bodies being horribly mutilated. “In one incident three children were tied up and dragged to their deaths behind a […]
Tribute to a Catholic Priest (by a Presbyterian)
FATHER PROTECTOR Kevin Dillon was stopped at traffic lights a couple of years ago when a passing pedestrian peered in the car window at the gold crosses on his collar, recognised him as a priest, and said: “Oh, off to molest a few children, are we?” 13 Jul 2013 THE AGE – BY BARNEY ZWARTZ Kevin […]
Aborigines vs White Australians: The Forgotten War
The war we waged on our own soil ROHAN WILSON THE AUSTRALIAN AUGUST 03, 2013 A statue of Yagan, a Noongar warrior from near Perth. Picture: Ian Cugley Source: Supplied JOHN Cleese’s great gift to the world, the meme “Don’t mention the war”, is given a good run in this latest polemical history from Henry Reynolds. That’s […]
Why Libraries are so Important…
Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens ‘We have an obligation to imagine’ ¢â‚¬ ¦ Neil Gaiman gives The Reading Agency annual lecture on the future of reading and libraries. Photograph: Robin […]
Evil: The hate that lurks within
The hate that lurks within Date October 17, 2013 Katrin Bennhold Far from being the preserve of monsters and psychopaths, given the right circumstances, we’re all capable of killing. Palestinian gunmen have been driven to militancy by perceived injustices. Photo: Reuters From a comfortable couch in his London living room, Sean O’Callaghan had been watching the […]
Moody Bible Institute Drops Its Alcohol Ban
In Surprise Move, Evangelical Moody Bible Institute Drops Its Alcohol Ban by MARTIN E. MARTY Monday | Oct 14 2013 The Moody Bible Institute made national news last week when it dropped the ban on drinking of wine on the part of faculty members and staff. Born on Dwight L. Moody ¢â‚¬â„¢s birthday, able to keep […]
How 5 Arab Countries Could Become 14
Some things are far scarier than a map October 14, 2013 By Rami G. Khouri The Daily Star An article and map in The New York Times ¢â‚¬â„¢ Sunday edition two weeks ago examined the possibility that current upheavals may cause some Arab states to break up into smaller units. Written by the veteran foreign correspondent […]
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