Apologetics
Brave girls pay high price for exposing evil
a.. Les Kennedy b.. April 19, 2009 TWO girls who exposed their school principal as a sexual predator say their lives have been ruined since they were expelled from the Christian college. Friends Sarah Johnson and Bec Gavan blew the whistle on St Andrew’s Christian School headmaster Frank Bailey, who is awaiting sentencing after pleading […]
Rabbi Harold Kushner – THE PROBLEM OF EVIL
I recommend Rabbi Harold Kushner’s “When Bad Things Hapen To Good People” (HarperCollins: 1981) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from Samantha Trenoweth “The Future Of God: Personal adventures in spirituality with thirteen of today’s eminent thinkers”(Millenium Books: 1995) [Speaking with Rabbi Harold Kushner] Why do bad things happen to good people? …. “This is the crucial question … When […]
Abortion and religion-specific values
“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns into universal, rather than religion-specific, values. It requires that their proposals be subject to argument, and amenable to reason. I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons, but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings […]
Tony Blair says he disagrees with Pope on homosexuality
Former British prime minister Tony Blair, who converted to Roman Catholicism after leaving office, has said he disagrees with Pope Benedict XVI’s attitude on homosexuality and that the Catholic Church is out of step with ordinary believers. Mr Blair made his comments in an interview published on April 8 in Attitude, which describes itself as […]
Celebrities and religion
Like a prayer: celebrities and religion April 5, 2009 Another passing fad or a genuine search for meaning? Stephanie Bunbury unpicks the complicated relationship between celebrities and religion. Before L. Ron Hubbard wrote Dianetics, according to the memoirs of several of his old muckers in science fiction, he told them that the way to make […]
Prophecy
There is no mythical figure more tragic than Cassandra, granted the gift of prophecy, but doomed never to be believed.
Counteracting the financial crisis
Hi friends, I just signed a petition and sent an email to the Managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and I hope that you’ll do so too here:: http://www.one.org/international/gold/?rc=goldtaf At the G20 summit in London, the IMF was tasked with coming up for a plan to sell some of their gold reserves to […]
Holiday Conflicts
Sightings 4/13/09 — Martin E. Marty America got past the seasonal holidays and festivals relatively unscathed this month. Such an observation may sound surprising, because one would not expect holidays or festivals to scathe anyone. “Holiday,” says definition one in the dictionary, is HOLY DAY. “Festival,” says the same authority, is “a time of celebration […]
Dominant Culture Influences Our Reading of the Bible
By: Miguel De La Torre Posted: Thursday, April 2, 2009 De La Torre asks if the Bible does not tell us the color of Adam, Saul or Jesus, why do we assume? “For (Moses) had married a Cushite.” (Numbers 12:1) The minds of people of color are at times so colonized and their eyes so […]
Government Generosity
How about using Kev’s manna to stimulate some generosity? * Simon Moyle * April 7, 2009 Sometimes the economy should take a back seat to fostering a good society. THIS week a lump-sum payment will drop into many of our bank accounts like manna from Kevin. No doubt many of us will seize on it […]
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