Rowland Croucher
The Origin of the Human Race :-)
A little girl asked her mother, “How did the human race appear?” The mother answered, “God made Adam and Eve and they had children, and so was all mankind made.” Two days later the girl asked her father the same question.. The father answered, “Many years ago there were monkeys from which the human […]
Obama’s Re-Election (a Pox on Both their Houses!)
Missing greatness: What Obama’s re-election means George Weigel ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 9 NOV 2012 THERE’S A NATIONAL WILL TO DIMINISHMENT EVIDENT IN BOTH THE POSSIBILITY THAT A FAILED PRESIDENT WOULD BE REELECTED AND THE INABILITY OF THAT PRESIDENT’S OPPONENTS TO MAKE A COMPELLING CASE FOR CHANGE. The most inane insta-pundit commentary had it that the 2012 […]
Catholic Church Sex Abuse
Imported priests pose risk, church abuse inquiry told Date November 10, 2012 Barney Zwartz The inquiry heard from Jane Vanderstoel, executive officer of the Western Region Centre Against Sexual Assault; Karen Hogan, manager of the Gatehouse Centre at the Royal Children’s Hospital; and Patrick Tidmarsh, a Victoria Police forensic interview adviser. Photo: Pat Scala ”FLY-IN” priests […]
1200 pastors/priests migrated to Australia in the last 10 years…
Talked yesterday with the premier statistician for religious matters in Australia – Rev. Dr Philip Hughes (Director Christian Research Association). –> Fact (gleaned from last census): c. 1200 Christian ministers/priests have migrated to Australia during the last 10 years: 208 were Catholic priests (top country-of-origin India) 170 Presbyterians (109 of them from Korea) 164 Pentecostals […]
Remembrance Day 2012
From Alan Matheson: 11 am on the 11.11.2012 Remembrance Day. Always seems to me a good idea to steer clear of politicians, historians, RSL officials,columnists, & army chaplains on ANZAC & Remembrance Days………….stay with the poets. Wilfred Owen is always a good place to start. Dulce et Decorum Est By Wilfred Owen Bent double, like old beggars […]
Lord’s Prayer – performed by Sister Janet Mead.
From my mate Rowan Forster: As an incurable and incorrigible music trivia tragic, I could hardly let this opportunity pass without mentioning that 38 years ago, another sung version of the Lord’s Prayer became the first Australian recording ever to sell over a million copies in the USA. (In fact it went all the way […]
Smile!
#1 How to Catch a White Elephant Go to a place where there are white elephants. Bring with you a muffin (with raisins). Climb a tree. When the white elephant is close, drop the muffin (with raisins) in front of it. The white elephant will be happy, and eat the muffin (with raisins). White elephants […]
Professions that attract the most psychopaths
Professions that attract the most psychopaths From: news.com.au November 07, 2012 11:29AM Psychopaths gravitate towards powerful jobs They thrive in jobs that require cutthroat decisions Psychopaths thrive in professions that offer power and require cutthroat decision making. Picture: Thinkstock IF you work in a law firm, media company or police station take a look around. Slowly. You […]
Church Membership/Attendance Trends
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings 11/5/2012 Church Affiliation Colonial and Now — Martin E. Marty Suddenly it has dawned on pundits and publics that decline in religious affiliation and participation demands notice. Editorials on the subject abound. Some of these celebrated the liberation of society […]
An Elderly Gentleman walks into a Bar…
You should really be over sixty to even be allowed to read this story. If you’re not, just save it and read it again when you are old enough to appreciate it… A rather elderly gentleman (mid-eighties) walks into an upscale cocktail lounge. He is very well-dressed, smelling slightly of an expensive after-shave, hair well-groomed, […]
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