Apologetics
Uganda’s ‘kill the gays’ bill
The role of US evangelists in Uganda’s ‘kill the gays’ bill ADRIAN PHOON January 12, 2010 Comments 30 A law proposing execution for homosexuals exposes a murderous fantasy. A recent proposal in Uganda to legislate the execution of homosexuals has sparked international outrage. Although the Government has since revised its prescribed sentence from death to […]
Persecuted Christians
*Sightings* 1/11/10 Persecuted — Martin E. Marty Christians, who through the centuries have often been persecutors, in our time often are persecutees. Those of us who try to keep an eye on and have a heart for suffering Christians have to log horror stories weekly. In just a few January days we were made mindful […]
The Shadow War in Afghanistan
Jan 12, 2010 By Tom Engelhardt and Nick Turse It was a Christmas and a New Year from hell for American intelligence, that US$75 billion labyrinth of at least 16 major agencies and a handful of minor ones. As the old year was preparing to be rung out, so were the US’s intelligence agencies, which […]
Mobile numbers going public?
Mobile numbers going public From a friend: is this true? PASS THIS ON TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS YOU CAN… This is for Australian phone numbers REMEMBER: Mobile Phone Numbers Go Public next month. REMINDER: all mobile phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls. YOU WILL […]
Engaging the culture with intelligence and relevance
Just like Paul in Acts 17 , one of our tasks as Christians is to engage the culture where it’s at. Why is it that so much Christian media is so hopelessly out of touch with where it’s happening in society? As film maker Bruce Marchfelder says, we’re answering questions nobody is asking. No wonder […]
Anarchism and Nonviolence
In defense of anarchism: what kind of peace does government provide? by Jason Laning | January 4, 2010 In an earlier post, Ladd Everitt posed a provocative question: “Can peace be obtained through anarchy?” He answered: Maybe someday in the distant future when humanity becomes perfect, but not anytime soon because society needs protection from […]
*Our Savage God* Revisited: The Face of Manson
*Sightings* 1/7/10 *Our Savage God *Revisited: The Face of Manson — Brian Collins The year that just came to its close marked the 40th anniversary of the murders committed by Charles Manson’s “Family,” and three related events renewed interest in the crimes and the figure behind them. In November a 41-year-old Los Angeles man made […]
Is a moderate Islam possible?
“They ARE the Reformation” By Mark Durie On December 1, 2009, Wafa Sultan and Daniel Pipes debated whether and to what extent a ‘moderate’ Islam is possible. Although both are opponents of Islamic radicalism, on this question they did not agree. Wafa Sultan argued that Islam is Islam, pure and simple, and there can never […]
The Bible and Homosexuality
From a Facebook friend: “One of the hermeneutical principles I grew up with is that where the Bible is silent on a matter we are not to take this to mean it is prohibited. Rather, we are to use the existing principles and guidelines in Scripture to arrive at a position that does not contradict […]
Bono’s ten ideas for the next decade
Ten for the Next Ten By BONO Published: January 2, 2010 …10 ideas that might make the next 10 years more interesting, healthy or civil. Some are trivial, some fundamental. They have little in common with one another except that I am seized by each, and moved by its potential to change our world. 1. […]
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