Apologetics
PAPUA, INDONESIA: TENSIONS HIGH AS MILITARY ‘SWEEP’ PUNCAK JAYA
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin Wed 21 Jul 2010 Since late May TNI (Indonesian military) and BRIMOB (militarised police) forces have been conducting ‘sweeping operations’ in the central highlands Puncak Jaya region of Papua (formerly Irian Jaya). This was ostensibly to flush out the ‘separatists’ they blame (without evidence) for two recent attacks. Indonesia keeps Papua […]
How the (Australian) Preferential Voting System Works
May the least loathed win MUNGO MACCALLUM July 20, 2010 Preferential voting gives everyone an opportunity to vent their spleen. In a month, most of us will make our way to polling booths to indulge in a strange ritual known as preferential voting. The system is not unique to Australia; some form of the preference […]
JESUS AND AMERICA
*Sightings* 7/19/10 Jesus and America — Martin E. Marty ¢â‚¬Å“If you would like to know Jesus as Lord and Savior, Call Need Him Ministry. ¢â‚¬ That invitation appears at the bottom of a full-page Hobby Lobby ad that ran in scores, if not hundreds, of newspapers a fortnight ago, appropriately on the Fourth of July. More […]
The Brethren and ‘promoting the homosexual lifestyle’
Christian sect’s gay snub ANDREW MCGOWAN JULY 16, 2010 Many eyes have turned to a case being argued in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), concerning a campsite run by the Christian Brethren. They refused to hire it to a community health program (WayOut) for gay and lesbian teenagers run by the Cobaw Community […]
Pray for the World July 2010
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * AN OPEN LETTER FROM THE AFGHAN CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY * MUSLIMS CALL TO ARMS AGAINST INDONESIAN CHRISTIANS * 450 GROOMS WED GIRLS UNDER TEN IN GAZA * U.S.A. NOT IMMUNE FROM WESTERN RELIGIOUS LIBERTY TRENDS * CHURCH MEMBERSHIP STATISTICS IN U.S.A. * SAUDI ARABIA THE CHRISTIAN PERSECUTION CAPITAL OF THE MIDDLE […]
Myanmar troops seize vulnerable boys for tough army life
by Staff Writers Mae Sot, Thailand (AFP) July 12, 2010 The spiky-haired teenager said he clearly recalls the day when Myanmar state troopswhisked him from the streets of Mandalay, accused him of stealing and forced him to become a child soldier. “They said if you don’t want to go to jail, you must join the […]
When the facts change I change my mind
I put this onto Facebook: Christopher Hitchens (Hitch-22) quotes, with approval, John Maynard Keynes: ‘When the facts change, I change my mind. And you sir?’ Class: apply that to * climate change (96% qualified scientists affirm a significant human component); * the aetiology of homosexuality (98% – genetic); * and evolution (99% of qualified, peer-reviewed […]
Climate change needs a plain English guide
BRUCE MAPSTONE July 13, 2010 The science is solid but popular understanding of climate change lags. Scientists at the University of East Anglia have emerged from the six-month ”climategate” inquiry with their reputations for honesty intact. The challenge for scientists across the world now, however, is to communicate clearly the realities of climate change to […]
C. S. Lewis’s ‘Trilemma’
“Identity Check” by Donald T. Williams — opens: “No argument that C.S. Lewis ever made is more well known – or more controversial – than his famous ‘Trilemma’ (not his word), or ‘Lord/Liar/Lunatic’ (not his phrase) argument for the deity of Christ” found in Mere Christianity, book II, chapter 3 [1]. Williams summarizes that “the […]
Nagla al-Imam, convert to Christianity, sings about religious persecution
Saturday, July 10, 2010 This is an extraordinarily courageous YouTube video of Nagla Al-Imam, an Egyptian attorney and prominent human rights activist, who has recently converted from Islam to Christ. In this video she sings a spiritual song together with her two children, asking Christ to hold their hands and strengthen them as they go […]
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