Rowland Croucher
The Middle East
(From an on-line Jewish friend): Hamas: “It is an obligation to kill all Jews” http://www.fas.org/irp/congress/1993_cr/h930302-terror.htm Hezhbollah: “If Jews all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-dershowitz/hezbollahs-goal-going-_b_26983.html Palestine? That was the name of a British Mandated area from 1920-1948. Before that it was the name of an area […]
Looking like Laura Bush
From the blog of a 19 year old female uni student: “I was forced to sit quietly (and very politely refrain from standing on my chair and yelling about false messiahs and made-up Gods) inside a BAPTIST church this evening. My bloody mother had some choir thing that I was informed was compulsory to attend. […]
Supermarket
. TODAYS RIDDLE : After recent events, Mark is annoyed with his brother, John. Mark thought it would be funny to hide John’s wallet. He told John that he would get it back if he finds it. . So, first off, Mark laid five colored keys in a row. One of them is a key […]
Drug Addiction
AUSTRALIAN NEWS 16th August 2006 CHRISTIAN DOCTOR SEEKS TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE FIGHT TO OVERCOME ADDICTION The writer of this article is a Christian Doctor who is a member of our Network. He works in family medicine with a particular emphasis on treatment of addictions. In an attempt to encourage more prayer to break […]
15 August 2006 Daily Update from HCJB World Radio
Today’s Headlines: EVANGELISTIC PUSH IN UKRAINE RACING TO BEAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS 15 HINDU EXTREMISTS ATTACK CHRISTIAN CANDY MAKER IN PRISON CHRISTIAN LEADERS STRESS ROLE OF CHURCH IN BATTLING AIDS PANDEMIC CAMEROON BUSINESS DISCIPLESHIP PROGRAM HELPS FUND CHURCH WORK Today’s Top Stories: EVANGELISTIC PUSH IN UKRAINE RACING TO BEAT PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS A major evangelistic effort is […]
Gates vs. General Motors
At a recent computer expo, Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, “If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.” In response to Bill’s comments, General Motors issued a press release […]
Jesus [37] The Meaning of Jesus: Two Visions (23)
Continuing our summary/review of Tom Wright and Marcus Borg’s discussion… For other articles in this series visit http://jmm.org.au/catalog/section/jc1.htm. These brief excerpts are meant to provoke thought/reflection… More from Marcus Borg: ‘Tom and I see the birth stories [of Jesus] quite differently… I do not think they are historically factual… but are profoundly true in another […]
Homosexuality and Church Conflicts
From an article I’ve just read in Christian Century (‘Explosive Issues’ by Carl Dudley & Hugh Halverstadt, March 3, 1999, p. 236): ‘Speed Leas, an experienced consultant in church crises, describes the highest level of conflict as an emotional condition in which one side wants to destroy the opposition… He identifies a slightly lower level […]
Remembering the Sabbath
Sightings 8/14/06 — Martin E. Marty Sightings of religious issues in public life this week appeared along the highways and in the Jewish weekly The Forward (August 4). Columnist Jenna Weissman Joselit reminded readers that this is the fiftieth anniversary of the Interstate Highway System, a legacy of the Eisenhower era. As Joselit tells it, […]
Gay vote to split church
Gay vote to split church Paul Gray August 14, 2006 12:00am A FORMAL split within the Uniting Church looms because of growing divisions over the church leadership’s push to allow gay clergy. Through its governing body, the National Assembly, the Uniting Church has voted twice in three years to reject the debarring of practising homosexuals […]
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