Apologetics
Waterboarding (Christopher Hitchens)
Believe Me, It’s Torture What more can be added to the debate over U.S. interrogation methods, and whether waterboarding is torture? Try firsthand experience. The author undergoes the controversial drowning technique, at the hands of men who once trained American soldiers to resist—not inflict—it. by Christopher Hitchens August 2008 Here is the most chilling way […]
Iraqi minorities’ long wait for freedom
Chris Bowen July 16, 2008 If you have never been to a party thrown by Iraqis, I’d recommend it. They sing, dance and make sure everyone enjoys themselves. When Saddam Hussein fell in April 2003 some enjoyable street parties were thrown by Iraqi residents in Fairfield, which is in my electorate. Thousands of Iraqi refugees […]
How ethical are you?
From The Times July 10, 2008 Are you an enforcer, philosopher, judge, angel, teacher or guardian? Find out the composition of your moral DNA with our test WHAT would you do if, when you visit the ATM to withdraw £100, it dispenses £200 because it has been incorrectly stacked with £20 notes and not £10 […]
Islamic Anti-semitism
First, read http://jmm.org.au/articles/21447.htm then this: Bat Ye’or Comments I fully agree with Mark Durie’s analysis of the Muslim theological view on Jews and Christians. The distinction he mentions between the two religious groups has many factors. Jews lived in Medina but not Christians; they were artisans, cultivators, poets and scholars. The community met every Sabbath […]
Anthony Venn-Brown’s story: an Australian Christian homosexual
(Note from Rowland: I know Anthony, and have reviewed his book here: http://jmm.org.au/articles/20558.htm . As a caring Christian (heterosexual) pastor, I believe it is important for mature Christians to be listening/reading stories like Anthony’s. Then you can better make an informed judgment on this important matter). **** CELEBRATING OUR FUTURE The times they are a […]
Peacemaking
Sightings 7/14/08 — Martin E. Marty The Economist’s (July 5) long headline talks about “Mediation and Faith: Not a Sword, but Peace.” The subtitle notes that “In some cases, only the religious have the patience to be reconcilers.” The anonymous editors include a couple of cautionary notes, but in the main the story is surprisingly […]
A New Faith-Based Initiative
************************************************* SojoMail a weekly email-zine of spirituality, politics, and culture http://go.sojo.net/ct/IdLWub11f4t2/ ************************************************* ================================================= QUOTE OF THE WEEK ================================================= Property’s not worth killing someone over. – a 911 dispatcher trying to convince Joe Horn, of Pasadena, Texas, not to confront two burglary suspects with his shotgun. This week, a grand jury cleared Horn of all criminal […]
Religion in Australia
Australia is not ‘God’s own country’ When Pope Benedict XVI travels to Australia for the first time for World Youth Day this week, he will be descending on one of the least religious nations in the western world. Although two-thirds of Australians identify themselves as Christians, religion plays an important role in the minds and […]
The Churches of Christ in Victoria
The AGM of the Vic CofC Conference is over,and as with any AGM, it tells a story of how an organisation is travelling. The Annual Report records the ups and downs, but few will know what’s happening as the Report is not on the web;Qld Conference has its Annual Report up;SA has its AGM minutes […]
What if humanity vanished in 2008?
Roy Williams | June 28, 2008 The World Without Us By Alan Weisman Virgin Books, 324pp, $27.95 FOR a book that imagines the end of the human species, The World Without Us is a remarkably enjoyable read. US journalist Alan Weisman serves up a luscious smorgasbord of facts and speculation about the Earth. The ecological […]
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