Apologetics
Repression in China
Speak no evil in China JOHN GARNAUT, BEIJING November 14, 2009 LIU Yuhong’s problem began as a private land dispute with the family’s landlord. But small troubles have a habit of escalating in China, a country that lacks institutions for resolving disputes. Last year, Liu’s parents lodged a complaint at the local government’s petitions office. […]
The Prosperity Gospel and the G F C
The feature article [http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200912/rosin-prosperity-gospel] in the latest issue of The Atlantic discusses the influence of the prosperity gospel on the financial crisis. It also talks about some of the ideas behind this doctrine and, worse, some of the racist behaviour of banks teaming up with pastors to rip off Latinos and African Americans. The article […]
Two Books for Trendspotters
Some notes about two of the best recent publications on worldwide trends, especially in terms of Christian churches… 1. Eddie Gibbs, Churchmorph: How Megatrends are Reshaping Christian Communities (Baker 2009). Dr Eddie Gibbs, who teaches Intercultural Studies at Fuller Seminary, has been writing about the church worldwide for over thirty years (two other recent titles […]
Islamists impose sharia by stealth
* Daniel Pipes * November 05, 2009 9:51PM TO borrow a computer term, if Ayatollah Khomeini and Osama bin Laden represent Islamism 1.0, the Prime Minister of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and the French intellectual, Tariq Ramadan, represent Islamism 2.0. The former are more deadly but the latter will likely do greater long-term damage. The […]
Catholics can believe in alien life
The Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, who heads the prestigious Vatican Observatory, says man “cannot set limits on God’s creative freedom.” He spokes at a conference organized by the Pontifical Academy of Science to debate the origin, evolution and future of life in the universe. READ MORE
Women Hold Up Half the Sky
Crusading for Women Christians can lead the charge to elevate the dignity of women. A review of Half the Sky. *Review by Carolyn McCulley* | posted 11/12/2009 09:10AM * Half the Sky:Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide * By Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn Knopf, September 2009 320 pp., $15.97 *”W*omen hold up […]
Imprisoning Juveniles
*Sightings* 11/12/09 Religion-Based Arguments in Juvenile Life Without Parole Cases — Joan Gottschall Those interested in the intersection of religious values and public policy, and particularly criminal justice policy, should take note of a brief filed this past summer in the Supreme Court of the United States in the joined cases of *Graham v. Florida*, […]
Climate Change – 60 plans
Faith leaders present 60 plans to help UN on climate change Leaders of nine major faiths have presented 60 ideas to lessen carbon emissions to the United Nations after Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon singled out the religious community as key in fighting climate change. The Norwegian Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations Development Plan in charge […]
Religion in Australia
We shall all be changed November 3, 2009 Australia’s biggest church, Hillsong in Sydney, was one of the beneficiaries of the emphasis on personal fulfilment. A country vicar once asked the Duke of Wellington whether there was anything he wished the sermon to be about. “Yes,” answered the Iron Duke, “about 10 minutes.” We’ve gone […]
Independence, Good Judgment and the Media
(A brilliant speech which I happened across on ABCTV by accident. He had brilliant auto-cue help if you can track down the visual version. Rowland). Co-founder of The Chaser, Julian Morrow has made a lasting impact on the current debate of news, satire and freedom of speech, and delivers the 2009 annual 702 ABC Sydney […]
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