Apologetics
Britain’s ‘honour’ killings
When love is a crime: the horror of Britain’s ‘honour’ killings The Age February 01 2008 By James Button THE grainy video, taken on a mobile phone and played in a British court last year, shows a young woman lying on a bed, telling how her father had tried to kill her. She says he […]
Archbishop fuels controversy over Islamic law in UK
Riazat Butt, London February 9, 2008 THE Archbishop of Canterbury has been criticised from all quarters for backing the introduction of sharia law in Britain. Dr Rowan Williams argued that adopting some aspects of sharia seemed “unavoidable”. Giving Islamic law official status in Britain would help to achieve social cohesion because some Muslims did not […]
The Apostasy Fatwas and ‘A Common Word Between Us and You’
By Mark Durie A Common Word Between Us and You is an open letter from the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought of Jordan. Dated 13 October 2007. It is addressed to the Pope, and other Christian leaders throughout the world, and is signed by 138 Muslims leaders from around the world. This letter […]
Right-Wing Apology to the Aboriginal People
(Found this somewhere on the ‘Net. I guess these would be the sentiments of those right-wing members of the Australian Coalition parties who walked out of the recent ‘Sorry’ announcement by the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd). AUSTRALIAN APOLOGY TO THE ABORIGINAL POPULATION We apologise for giving you doctors and free medical care, which allows you […]
Church and state sharia
No one doubts that Rowan Williams is a sincere, intelligent and well-meaning man. But the Archbishop of Canterbury has got it badly wrong with his call for Britain to recognise parts of Islamic law as British law. It’s hard to work out why the leader of the world’s Anglicans chose to intervene on this topic. […]
Apology a reminder that sin is social
Andrew Hamilton February 13, 2008 ApologyToday we have an apology. The Government has consulted about its contents, hoping that both sides of politics will support it and that indigenous people will accept it. The consultation and the concern to find a generally acceptable form of words have been proper. Any apology made by a government, […]
Our Censors at Work?
Consider this situation: World-renowned Christian evangelist Billy Graham has dropped a bombshell on the religious and not-so-religious world. He has just announced that he is no longer a Christian, and is considering becoming an atheist. Moreover, he has just penned a new book outlining his reasons why he no longer finds theism to be tenable. […]
Prime Minister Rudd’s Sorry Speech: full text
Text of PM Rudd’s ‘sorry’ address February 13, 2008 – 4:08PM I move: That today we honour the indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history. We reflect on their past mistreatment. We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were stolen generations – this blemished chapter in our […]
Text of Oppositiion Leader Brendan Nelson’s ‘sorry’ response
Text of Brendan Nelson’s ‘sorry’ response The text of Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson’s speech to Parliament: Mr Speaker, members of this 42nd Parliament of Australia, visitors and all Australians. In rising to speak in support of this motion, I recognise the Ngunnawal, first peoples of this Canberra land. Today our nation crosses a threshold. We […]
Sorry – a Response
Read today to Parliament by Australia’s Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd: Today we honour the Indigenous peoples of this land, the oldest continuing cultures in human history. We reflect on their past mistreatment. We reflect in particular on the mistreatment of those who were Stolen Generations – this blemished chapter in our nation’s history. The time […]
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