Rowland Croucher
The Truth About Dogs
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. -Anonymous Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. -Ann Landers If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. -Will Rogers There is […]
Bananas
“A Banana a Day Keeps the Doctor Away” Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!! This is interesting. After reading this, you’ll never look at a banana in the same way again. Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of […]
The Main Thing
“The Main Thing is to keep your eye on The Main Thing.” That’s what I heard a distinguished business leader say awhile back. It is so easy, when you are in a leadership position, to be overcome, swamped with trivialities and distractions and to lose sight of “the main thing.” How do we keep at […]
Julie Andrews at 69
To commemorate her 69th birthday on October 1, actress/vocalist, Julie Andrews made a special appearance at Manhattan’s Radio City Music Hall for the benefit of the AARP. One of the musical numbers she performed was “My Favorite Things” from the legendary movie, “Sound Of Music”. Here are the lyrics she used: Maalox and nose drops […]
Is Smacking Child Abuse?
IS SMACKING CHILD ABUSE? by Bill Muehlenberg – CultureWatch (http://www.billmuehlenberg.com/) In the minds of many, there are no more scarier words than these: “Hi, we’re from the government and we’re here to help you”. Patronising government bureaucrats can certainly come up with some nightmarish scenarios. When governments become convinced they need to micromanage parenting, for […]
Vietnam
Subj: Vietnam: crackdown raises questions for RL advocates ——————————————————- VIETNAM: CRACKDOWN RAISES QUESTIONS FOR RL ADVOCATES ——————————————————- The Vietnam regime’s current crackdown has swept up several significant Christian human rights advocates such as Father Nguyen van Ly and human rights lawyer and religious liberty advocate Nguyen van Dai. This raises questions for religious liberty advocates. […]
Alleviating Poverty: a Case Study (Vellachery)
In July 1990, the Slum Clearance Board in the city of Madras (now Chennai) India decided to rid that city’s streets of the “untouchables” – the Dalit people who made their homes on the streets. Overnight, six thousand street-dwellers were rounded up, their makeshift thatched homes or lean-tos were burned to the ground, they were […]
Church of England Calls Sony Game ‘Sick’
10 June 2007 LONDON (AP) – The Church of England accused Sony Corp. on Saturday of using an English cathedral as the backdrop to a violent computer game and said it should be withdrawn from shop shelves. The church said Sony did not ask for permission to use Manchester cathedral and demanded an apology. The […]
Politics and Religion
Sightings 6/11/07 Pious Parties — Martin E. Marty Sightings on Mondays does not “do” partisan politics, so if you read out of this or into this a partisan endorsement or non-endorsement, I am not making myself clear. It is a comment on media and history. First, media: The mantra or codified way of treating Democratic […]
Satirical ‘Christian’ websites
Betty Bowers http://www.bettybowers.com/ The Fundie Follies http://www-personal.umich.edu/~lilyth/fundies.html God Co. http://www.angelfire.com/pq/godco/frames.html Jack T Chick Museum Of Fine Art http://members.aol.com/monsterwax/chick.html Jesus of the Week http://www.jesusoftheweek.com/ Landover Baptist http://www.landoverbaptist.org/ Normal Bob Smith http://www.normalbobsmith.com/ Pray For Satan’s Salvation http://www.normalbobsmith.com/satanssalvation/ True Christian Chuch of Christ http://www.truechristian.com/index.html Fundamentalist Funhouse http://fundamentalistfunhouse.blogspot.com/
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