Rowland Croucher
Pluralism (Brian McLaren)
THE PLURALISM QUESTION (Many of the quotes here come from A New Kind of Christianity by Brian McLaren). ¢â‚¬Å“The plurality of religious traditions and cultures has come to characterize every part of the world today. But what is pluralism? Here are four points to begin our thinking: First, pluralism is not diversity alone, but the energetic […]
Catholic Schools
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings 2/11/2013 — Martin E. Marty In a bittersweet column in the Wall Street Journal, Joe Queenan suggests that ¢â‚¬Å“all sorts of iconic, useless institutions could be under siege; coleslaw, fedoras, ¢â‚¬ etc. Added to that headlined list were U.S. Savings Bonds, dachsunds, […]
Movie Review – Les Miserables
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com If you wanted to find an illustration of what the Gospel is, you couldn’t do much better than going to see the latest film version of Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables. As old as this story is, this is the first time I’ve ever been through it. I have never finished reading […]
Nature: Is this all true?
(From a friend): God’s accuracy may be observed in the hatching of eggs… . For example: -the eggs of the potato bug hatch in 7 days; -those of the canary in 14 days; -those of the barnyard hen in 21 days; -The eggs of ducks and geese hatch in 28 days; -those of the mallard in […]
Islam: Is violence a sign of Islam’s strength or its weakness?
Posted: 07 Feb 2013 12:13 PM PST In the early biography of Muhammad written by Ibn Ishaq there are many fascinating and intriguing incidents. One unforgettable story tells how Huwayyisa came to embrace Islam: The apostle said, ¢â‚¬ËœKill any Jew that falls into your power. ¢â‚¬â„¢ Thereupon Muhayyisa b. Mas’ud leapt upon Ibn Sunayna, a Jewish […]
Smile!
A mechanic was removing a BMW M3 ¢â‚¬â„¢s cylinder head when he saw that a well-known cardiologist was waiting for the service manager to check his car. The mechanic shouted across the garage: “Hey Doc, want to take a look at this?” The cardiologist, a bit surprised, walked over. The mechanic straightened up, wiped his hands and asked: “So Doc, look at this engine. […]
Islam in the Sahara
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings 2/7/2013 Is Islam in Sub-Saharan Africa More (or Less) Peaceful than Elsewhere? — Ousmane Kane The destruction of the sixth-century monumental Buddha statues of Bamiyan in March 2001 by the Taliban shocked many persons concerned with the preservation of world […]
Gay Marriage: UK and Australia
As UK on verge of gay marriage, Australia falls behind Date February 7, 2013 Stephanie Peatling UK parliament backs gay marriage A majority of British parliamentarians vote in favour of gay marriage, but conservatives remain split on the topic. A conservative Prime Minister has stared down the critics in his own party, allowed a conscience […]
Communion on the Moon
Communion on the Moon Beautiful!! I presume that most of us were unaware of this story. (Snopes says it’s ‘TRUE’) I didn’t know this, but it’s awesome! Communion on the Moon: July 20, 1969 (This is an article by Eric Metaxas) Forty-three years ago two human beings changed history by walking on the […]
Child Abuse: Finally a Catholic bishop names names…
Finally, a bishop brave enough to break ranks and act against child abuse Date February 6, 2013 Barney Zwartz Jose Gomez has set a stunning example of what the church should be doing. ‘I FIND these files [about priests who sexually abused children] to be brutal and painful reading. The behaviour described in these files […]
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