Apologetics
A Christian response to the economic crisis
February 28th, 2009 We are experiencing what former U.S. Federal Reserve Bank chairman Alan Greenspan calls “a once-in-a-century type of event” – a global financial crisis. First came the subprime mortgage crisis, then government takeover of home mortgage lenders, the collapse of Lehman Brothers and other major financial firms, and flow-on effects to other sectors […]
Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions
The Devil’s Delusion: Atheism and Its Scientific Pretensions (Hardcover) by David Berlinski (Author) Militant atheism is on the rise. Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Daniel Dennett, and Christopher Hitchens have dominated bestseller lists with books denigrating religious belief as dangerous foolishness. And these authors are merely the leading edge of a far larger movement–one that now […]
Racism 2009
Unfunny Watermelons 2/27/09 Twice in a week I found myself accosted by racist slurs on President Barack Obama, and, by extension, on others of darker skin loosely but not always accurately called “African Americans.” The first came in a group e-mail — I have asked to be taken off the sender’s distribution list — depicting […]
No One Sees God (Novak)
*Sightings* 2/26/09 The Hidden Dialogue –Thomas Zebrowski The public debate about God in which the writings of Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins, and Dinesh D’Souza, among others, are prominent is more obviously focused on the existence than the nature of the divine. Yet the second topic is very relevant to many of the issues being disputed. […]
Earliest Human Footprint
Earliest ‘human footprints’ found Ileret footprint (M Bennett) Laser scanning was used to plot the exact dimensions of the prints The earliest footprints showing evidence of modern human foot anatomy and gait have been unearthed in Kenya. The 1.5-million-year-old footprints display signs of a pronounced arch and short, aligned toes, in contrast to older footprints. […]
Churches Must Act on Climate Change
New book demands radical action from churches on climate change By staff writers 22 Feb 2009 The church must act on the destruction, poverty and injustice caused by climate change by demanding cuts in carbon emissions and facing the theological challenges of global warming. So says a new book by Paula Clifford, head of theology […]
When Jesus and Justice Kiss (Shane Claiborne)
When Jesus and Justice Kiss by Shane Claiborne 01-29-2009 It seems that much of our conversation as a Church is in a perpetual cycle of reaction. We are tempted to exaggerate the neglected truth, and end up making incomplete disciples, either social justice disciples without Jesus or Jesus disciples without social justice. Then there are […]
Lese Majeste in Thailand
(Note from Rowland: ‘Revering’ royalty is OK if royal persons behave themselves. But while the aged king of Thailand is revered, the prince – who, theoretically, is the heir-apparent – seems to be despised by everyone.. It’s got the whole country agitated, because royalty there seems to be above the law. People get killed for […]
Bat Ye’or Geert Wilders and the Fight for Europe
Herewith an important essay by Bat Ye’or with introduction by Andrew Bostom. http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2009/02/16/bat-ye%e2%80%99or-geert-wilders-and-the-fight-for-europe/ Bat Ye’or: Geert Wilders and the Fight for Europe Posted By Andrew Bostom On February 16, 2009 Second Maccabees, 7:21—“Yea, She exhorted every one of them in her own language, filled with courageous spirits, and stirring up her womanish thoughts with a […]
Without Christian Values Capitalism Is Doomed to fail
WITHOUT CHRISTIAN VALUES CAPITALISM IS DOOMED TO FAIL Editors note: This article was written in the USA about the practices of American companies. I believe however that in the current economic climate its implications for Australia are very real and worthy of consideration by us all. It shows how when Christianity’s cultural influence is diminished […]
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