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Church of Sweden commits to same-sex marriages

In what is being seen as a landmark decision, the Church of Sweden has formally agreed to recognise same-sex marriages and conduct gay weddings and blessings, becoming the first major church to do so. See here: October 2009

Dear President Obama (An Open Letter on Afghanistan)

by Brian McLaren 10-22-2009 I am a loyal supporter of your presidency. I worked hard in the campaign and have never been as proud of my country as I was when we elected you. I’m writing to ask you to find another way ahead in Afghanistan. I wrote a similar letter to President Bush when […]

Cancer of the soul

A cancer of the soul Author: Andrew M Potts Tuesday, 20 October 2009 Archie and Bill** have been together for decades. Bill is very sick. Terminal cancer. Archie struggles, trying to keep their little business afloat, monitoring Bill’s complex drug regime, and supervising dialysis three times a week. Archie’s beloved partner is dying, slowly, and […]

Study dispels myths on Muslim population

3-year mapping project gives surprising insight into Islamic makeup of Asia and Europe By Olivia Ward Foreign Affairs Reporter Published On Sat Oct 17 2009 A global snapshot of Islam • Number of Muslims worldwide: 1.57 billion. • Percentage of world’s population: 23 per cent. • Country with largest number of Muslims: Indonesia, 202.8 million. […]

Address by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United Nations

Address by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the United Nations General Assembly General Debate – 64th Session United Nations, New York – 24 September 2009 Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Nearly 62 years ago, the United Nations recognized the right of the Jews, an ancient people 3,500 years-old, to a state of their own in […]

Same-Sex Marriages: [1] the Arguments For

The following opinion was written by Justin, a GayChristian.Net member who believes God blesses same-sex marriages. You can read Ron’s opposing argument by searching on this website for Same-Sex Marriages: [2] the Arguments Against GayChristian.Net. What I Believe As many of you know, I’m fairly conservative in my theological views. I believe that the Bible […]

Same-Sex Marriages: [2] the Arguments Against

The following opinion was written by Ron, a GayChristian.Net member who believes gay Christians are called to lifelong celibacy. You can read Justin’s opposing argument by clicking here. GayChristian.Net. Love that Does Not Count the Cost Copyright  © 2003 by Ron Belgau “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be […]

Australia is Second Best Country to Live in

October 5th 2009 Norway is best place to live, China moves up PARIS (AFP) ? Norway takes the number one spot in the annual United Nations human development index released Monday but China has made the biggest strides in improving the well-being of its citizens. The index compiled by the UN Development Programme (UNDP) ranks […]

Chrislam

A conservative critique of an interesting approach to Christian-Muslim relations… Guest Comment: ‘CHRISLAM’ – Christians Celebrating Ramadan? By Joel Richardson WorldNetDaily II Thessalonians 2:3 Let no one deceive you by any means; for that Day will not come unless the falling away comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of perdition, […]

Justice: Not Only Blind, But Lame

Harry T. Cook 1/30/09 The legendary bank robber Willie Sutton is widely but perhaps mistakenly credited with this response to an FBI agent’s question about why he robbed so many banks — more than 100 in his long so-called career: “Because that’s where the money is.” What we know to be true is that in […]