Apologetics
China quake may loosen state clamps
Nicholas Kristof May 23, 2008 The response to the devastation in Sichuan is cause for optimism. IN THE aftermath of the great Sichuan earthquake, we’ve seen a hopeful glimpse of China’s future: a more open and self-confident nation, and maybe — just maybe — the birth of grassroots politics. In travelling around China in the […]
Homelessness in Australia
No place to call home Dewi Cooke May 22, 2008 A homeless person lies bundled on a park bench in the Fitzroy Gardens, East Melbourne, in a freezing fog. When young people in state care leave to make their own way in the world, too many end up homeless, writes Dewi Cooke. THE DAY Anthony […]
God Bless America!
When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of ’empire building’ by George Bush. He answered by saying, ‘Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril […]
When Prosecutors Grapple with Prayer
*Sightings *5/22/08 — Shawn F. Peters In recent months, prosecutors in both Oregon and Wisconsin have been confronted with a complex problem: Should parents who choose to treat their children’s illnesses with prayer rather than medicine be charged with abuse, neglect, or even manslaughter when their children die? As these cases begin to play out […]
Human-animal embryos in Britain
MOVES to create human-animal embryos in Britain for medical research would breach cultural barriers and leave many people feeling uneasy about medical research, local experts have warned. British researchers have been given the all-clear to begin inter-species research, in which human DNA is iWected into cells derived from animals. The result would be a hybrid […]
What do a billion Muslims really think?
The Gallup Poll of the Muslim World is the most comprehensive study ever done of this group. Many key results counter conventional wisdom. By Jane Lampman | Staff writer of the Christian Science Monitor from the May 16, 2008 edition The Gallup Poll of the Muslim World is the most comprehensive study ever done of […]
Catholic Church trying to ‘limit’ abuse debate
Church trying to ‘limit’ abuse debate Barney Zwartz May 17, 2008 THE Sydney bishop disowned by Australia’s Catholic bishops as failing to understand basic church teaching says the church is trying to restrict debate on sexual abuse. Bishop Geoffrey Robinson released a statement yesterday replying to his condemnation by the Australian Catholic Bishops’ Conference last […]
Gandhi’s Seven Deadly Sins
Mohandas Karamachand Gandhi, one of the most influential figures in modern social and political activism, considered these traits to be the most spiritually perilous to humanity. a.. Wealth without Work b.. Pleasure without Conscience c.. Science without Humanity d.. Knowledge without Character e.. Politics without Principle f.. Commerce without Morality g.. Worship without Sacrifice from […]
International cooperation, not rampant individualism, is the key to humanity’s future
May 21, 2008 PM Brown tells Presbyterians of ‘irrepressible revolution of our time’ When the then British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher delivered a speech at the Church of Scotland’s General Assembly on May 22, 1988, she stunned church-going Scots by equating Christianity with free enterprise. The speech became known as the “Sermon on the Mound” […]
Should Gays and Lesbians be Allowed to Wed in our Churches?
Coming to grips with same-sex marriage ruling Hector Mata / Associated Press A wedding cake is on display during a street celebration of the California Supreme Court ruling that gay couples in the state can marry. Same-sex couples could tie the knot in as little as a month. Liberal and conservative congregations alike discuss whether […]
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