Apologetics
Can science and God ever get along?
May 26, 2008 Shared faith: what string theory and the belief in a divine entity might have in common Tim Hames This Bank Holiday weekend is often referred to as “Whitsun”. In truth, it has not been, except by coincidence, for more than four decades. Whitsun, or the Pentecost, refers to the moment, seven weeks […]
Seeking dialogue with ‘Islam of the people’
All Things Catholic by John L. Allen, Jr. Friday, May 23, 2008 – Vol. 7, No. 36 Though the parallel shouldn’t be pushed too far, in some ways Christian/Muslim relations today might be compared to where things stood with personal computers back in the early 1980s. Everybody knew PCs were the future, but they wouldn’t […]
Same-sex Relationships
Apocalypse vow Ben Haywood May 26, 2008 1. What happened? Debate about how same-sex relationships should be recognised has achieved new momentum in recent months, with the new Labor Government announcing plans to amend 100 Commonwealth laws that discriminate against same-sex couples. But in announcing the changes to areas such as superannuation, tax, health and […]
Curing Racism
In one generation we have moved from denying a black man service at a lunch counter to elevating one to the highest military office in the nation, and to being a serious contender for the presidency. This is a magnificent country and I am proud to be one of its sons. –Colin L. Powell (1937- […]
Racism (‘talking in circles’)
(Some wisdom from one of my favourite sports journalists) Talking in circles as a word loses its meaning Greg Baum | May 22, 2008 ‘RACIST” has become the put-down of the day, the retort on every lippy lip, the chic insult. It is flung about as freely, reflexively and indiscriminately as “bastard” and “prick”. It […]
Burma
Take the economic shackles off Burma * Michael Backman * May 21, 2008 FOR years, the West has imposed sanctions on Burma. It has deliberately set out to cripple the country, allowing it to be so weakened that when a natural disaster hits, such as the recent cyclone in the Irrawaddy Delta, the country cannot […]
God Bless America! (2)
Colin Powell on ‘Empire Building’ Netlore Archive: Alleged response by Colin Powell to alleged question from the Archbishop of Canterbury regarding American ’empire building’ Description: Email rumor Status: Partly true Circulating since: March 2003 Analysis: See below Email example contributed by The Allens, 25 March 2003: Powell Quote When in England at a fairly large […]
Climate Change
Now What? By Harry T. Cook Except for those who believe global warming to be a hoax perpetrated by tree-huggers, there is not a lot of debate about the need to reduce carbon emissions by 80 percent in the next 40 or so years. The debate is over how to do it and how to […]
China
The Chinese Work Their Way Up the Ladder, As Americans Work Their Way Down By Bill Bonner • May 13th, 2008 About the Author Bill BonnerBest-selling investment author Bill Bonner is the founder and president of Agora Publishing, one of the world’s most successful consumer newsletter companies. Owner of both Fleet Street Publications and MoneyWeek […]
Republicans and Evangelicals
(Published in many places on the ‘Net – probably by those naughty Obama-supporters 🙂 Editorial Published: May 24, 2008 It took a long time for him to do it, but Senator John McCain has finally rejected the endorsements of two evangelical ministers ¯ ¿ ½ one whose bizarre and hate-filled sermons deeply offended both Catholics and Jews […]
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