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Apologetics

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‘Let no one who is not eager for truth and peace enter here’ (Plato)

Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

The Fight Against Sex Trafficking

*Sightings* 9/24/09 Seeking Moral Clarity in the Fight Against Sex Trafficking — Barbra Barnett Last week Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave a speech to kick off a conference on the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, in which she addressed the urgent need to combat sexual slavery, forced labor, and other forms of […]

Niall Ferguson on the Global Economic Crisis (A Facebook discussion)

Harvard Prof Niall Ferguson says our economic future will probably be worse now that (except for Lehmann Bros) taxpayers bailed out big (‘Too Big to Fail’) banks. As long as the big banks feel confident that they can count on the government… to bail them out they can more or less ignore calls to be […]

Victims and Perpetrators of Abuse

A public Facebook contribution from a wise person: “I am a therapist and deal with victims of severe abuse all the time… they need a sacred space of acceptance and love to experience real healing. It takes some work to understand their inner worlds – but it doesn’t mean you have to be a professional […]

Poverty and Justice Bible

Poverty and Justice Bible launched by Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition The Prime Minister, Mr Kevin Rudd was joined by the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Malcolm Turnbull this week, for an historic launch at Parliament House, Canberra. Together with Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision Australia and representatives from the Micah Challenge […]

Germany: Muslims and Baptists

August 17, 2009 5:30 AM by Thomas Landen Journalist Germany: Better to be a Muslim than a Baptist The Federal Republic of Germany is a democracy. It is no fun, however, to be a Baptist in Germany. For the past two decades, the German authorities have been clamping down on Baptists who want to raise […]

Ethical Wills in Inter-Religious Dialogue and Research

*Sightings* 9/17/09 — Joshua M. Z. Stanton “Have you ever had a life-altering experience or an experience that changed your life?” I was stuck on question eight and still had fourteen to go. Seated across from me was a junior at Wellesley College, with a friendly gaze and a tone indicative of her interest. She […]

Islamification of Britain

One view (you sort out the truth from the propaganda – from both sides – here): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF5xyHKpGgU

Science

Science has proven many observable and repeatable scientific facts. The creation of the universe is not one of them.

Can Science and Religion Co-Exist in Harmony?

June 22, 2009 Some of the nation’s leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2009 for the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life’s Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Francis S. Collins, the former director of the Human Genome Project and an evangelical Christian, discussed why he believes religion […]

Muslims in US mark 9/11 with acts of service

By staff writers 11 Sep 2009 Muslims in the US are taking part in the first official September 11 Day of Service and Remembrance, established by President Obama and Congress to mark the anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center to and engage more Americans in serving their communities. Over the course of […]