Apologetics
Australians at War
19 OCTOBER 2010 Lest we forget RICHARD FLANAGAN Lest we forget we reverentially intone every Anzac Day and yet we forget all the time. We forget that out of the 102,000 Australians who have died in wars since Federation, only 40,000 died during World War II. We forget that all those other wars in which […]
Americans and War
JUST HOW REALISTIC IS JUST WAR? By Stanley Hauerwas ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 27 OCT 2010 FOR AMERICANS WAR IS A NECESSITY TO SUSTAIN THE BELIEF THAT THEY ARE WORTHY TO BE RECIPIENTS OF THE SACRIFICES MADE ON OUR BEHALF IN PAST WARS. Pacifists always bear the burden of proof. They do so because, […]
The Gospel and the Poor
(Here’s a well thought-through conservative view. Rowland). The Gospel and the Poor Tim Keller Tim Keller is senior pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, NY and an adjunct professor of practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. The original question I was asked to address was “How does our commitment to the primacy […]
Gaza Bloodshed
Lessons for us all in Gaza bloodshed Mirko Bagaric From: The Australian January 02, 2009 THERE’S a lot of rhetoric from both sides in the latest Middle East war, but in the carnage there are two incontrovertible truths the world can learn that will lead to a diminution in net future human suffering. The first […]
Foreign Aid: pros and cons
A couple of decades ago, the British government * gave 0.6% of GNP to overseas aid * but the nation spent 15 times that sum on alcohol and tobacco… * Half the aid was spent in the UK and * much of the rest comprised loans with substantial interest rates… (Source: Expository Times, April 1969, […]
Muslims, Middle Schoolers, and Lawsuits
Sightings 10/14/2010 *Muslims, Middle Schoolers, and Lawsuits* – Joseph Laycock In May, Wellesley Middle School took a class field trip to see the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center (ISBCC) in Roxbury. The curriculum had previously included field trips to a synagogue as well as performances of gospel music and lectures by Hindu religious leaders. […]
The Vatican – a ‘rogue state’ (Geoffrey Robertson)
Call to treat Vatican as a rogue state September 9, 2010 Lawyer Geoffrey Robertson says the church must abandon canon law, writes Paola Totaro. THE Vatican should be treated as a kind of ”rogue state” by the rest of the world until it stops using statehood – and the ancient rules of the canon law […]
War Crimes (and issues with Euthanasia)
Surgeon at arms Karen Kissane October 9, 2010 Braving the worst of conflicts, internal and external, this doctor risks his life to remedy injustice. THE soldiers could hear a woman crying out in a house at the other side of the village. Two of them peeled off to investigate. Unluckily for them, Serb paramilitaries had […]
Halloween
Preparing for Halloween Well, it ¢â‚¬â„¢s that time of year again: the time when you can ¢â‚¬â„¢t drive down the street without seeing inflatable witches and ghosts everywhere. Over the years there has been a lot of controversy over Halloween. Should Christians celebrate this holiday or not? For many, the answer is yes. Halloween is just a […]
Climate Refugees
Climate Refugees: A Cordial Introduction by Betsy Shirley 10-06-2010 [Editor’s Note: On October 10 (10.10.10), 350.org is coordinating 2700 events in 150 countries to address the concerns of climate change together as a planet. Learn more about reducing our dependence on fossil fuels and the atmospheric concentrations of CO2 by clicking here.] When polite conversation […]
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