Rowland Croucher
Atheism
Atheism is not the opposite of theism, but a separate category altogether. It is a person who does not have anything in the category of beliefs of anything spiritual or supernatural. They are human minus God(s), shall we say. Then I suppose we should look at other humans who are missing some normal property of […]
Missionaries and Modesty
The first paragraph in chapter 1, “Shocks and Surprises”, in “Customs and Cultures: Anthropology for Christian Missions”, by Eugene A. Nida, originally published by Harper in 1958. “But we are not going to have our wives dress like prostitutes,” protested an elder in the Ngbaka church in northern Congo, as he replied to the suggestion […]
24 October 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: ‘MARKET-FRIENDLY’ BIBLE STIRS CONTROVERSY IN HOLLAND CHRISTIAN NIGERIAN TEACHER TRIED FOR PUNISHING MUSLIM STUDENT NAVIGATORS MERGES WITH SMALL MISSION ORGANIZATION IN AFRICA DISILLUSIONMENT, EVANGELISM SLOWS SPREAD OF ISLAM IN EUROPE Celebrate growing friendships with HCJB World Radio. Podcast or listen online to the International Friendship Program. Check the following link: http://www.hcjb.org/worldwide/australia/international_friendship_programme.html Today’s Top […]
Australian News 25th October 2006
AUSTRALIAN NEWS 25th October 2006 AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * TEENAGER FAILED BY SCHOOL FOR HER STAND AGAINST HOMOSEXUALITY * DESIRE TO CONVERT TO CHRISTIANITY ENDS IN VIOLENCE AND DEATH * MENTAL DISORDERS PLAGUE AUSTRALIAN VETERANS RETURNING FROM CURRENT CONFLICT > ZONES ———————————————– TEENAGER FAILED BY SCHOOL FOR HER STAND AGAINST HOMOSEXUALITY A 13-year-old Queensland […]
Edging closer to darkness
John Watson October 23, 2006 Nelson Mandela was a terrorist. Who says so? No less an authority than Margaret Thatcher. She would have nothing to do with him or his African National Congress, a “typical terrorist organisation”. This stand was characteristic of the Conservative prime minister, whose political impact made her an obvious choice as […]
G20 meeting next step in making poverty history
By Tim Costello and Andrew Hewett October 23, 2006 It was United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan who said, when commenting on the role of the modern economy, that the poor weren’t victims of globalisation. Rather, he said, “their problem is not that they are included in the global market but, in most cases, that they […]
A Muslim Pope Luther?
Sightings 10/23/06 A Muslim Pope Luther? — Martin E. Marty Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, a.k.a. Paracelsus, was challenged by authorities who called him the Luther of medicine. “Why do you call me a medical Luther?… I leave it to Luther to defend what he says, and I will be responsible for what I […]
23 October 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: UNCERTAINTY IN JAPAN SPARKS INCREASED INTEREST IN THE GOSPEL CRIPPLED HOUSE CHURCH PASTOR GETS 2 YEARS FOR PRINTING BIBLES CHURCH-LED PROGRAM HELPS BOOST LITERACY IN PHILIPPINES THEOLOGIAN MAKES CASE AGAINST ‘NEW COVENANT TITHING’ RESEARCH SHOWS U.S. POPULATION GROWTH EXCEEDS CHURCH GROWTH Celebrate growing friendships with HCJB World Radio. Podcast or listen online to […]
What makes us vote the way we do?
(A Christian perspective on Australian politics) I have thought long and hard on this and I have to say that I just don’t think most people make an informed decision about who to vote for, based on a careful consideration of the different parties policies. They don’t weigh or evaluate or appraise. But if people […]
The dilemma of being a part of a group
Over the years I have been a member of various groups. I have been a member of ten pin bowling leagues, tennis clubs, gymnasiums, churches, places of employment, a political party, and my family (initially my family that I was a child in and later my own family with spouse and children and now grandchildren). […]
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