Apologetics
Benazir Bhutto – violence begets violence
U2 have a song called ‘Peace on Earth’ which I take as a song of frustration at the lack of peace at a time of year when we see those words on Christmas cards and hear them in church services the world over. That song became real to me again after hearing of the assassination […]
Traditional churches turn to advertising
Sarah Price December 30, 2007 MAINSTREAM churches should use the same public relations methods as their evangelical counterparts to stop members defecting to more modern congregations or leaving the faith altogether, analysts believe. Edward Butler, of industry analysts IBISWorld, said young people in particular were accustomed to being marketed to and traditional methods of religious […]
Aboriginal Reconciliation
Let’s all sit down together and reconcile this sorry mess Frank Brennan December 28, 2007 THE Rudd Government is committed to a national apology to indigenous Australia. Hundreds of thousands of Australians who signed the “sorry” books in 2000 are delighted, and most people are at least relieved that there is some prospect that this […]
‘War on Christmas’ Nonsense is a War on Secularists
By Polly Toynbee, My thanks to the kind reader who sent me the program from this year’s Christmas carol service at the Old Royal Naval College chapel in Greenwich. It was written by the Rev Jules Gomes, chaplain of the college, and of Trinity College of Music, and also of the University of Greenwich. Here […]
Evolution Weekend
Received by a Uniting Church minister-friend: I am writing to you on behalf of The Clergy Letter Project (http://www.evolutionsunday.org), an international organization comprised of more than 11,000 clergy and founded to help demonstrate to the public that religion and science need not be at war with each other. In addition to being the founder of […]
Church and State
To this: It is clear from the history of America’s beginnings that our enlightened founders wanted to keep religion and government separate to protect both from each other, so that government could be of, by and for all people regardless of their creeds – if any – and so that religion could flourish free from […]
Intervention and Aboriginal Communities
What the intervention will mean for communities this Christmas Monday, 17 December 2007 Associate Professor Claire Smith of Flinders University writes: The first decisions by the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin, on the intervention in the Northern Territory give a clear indication of the direction the Rudd Labor government is likely to take in […]
Church and State
Lu 20:25 -And he said to them, Render therefore to Caesar the things which are Caesar’s, and to God the things which are God’s. For centuries Protestants have found a convenient division between the first and second tables of the ten-commandment law. Roger Williams, the founder of Rhode Island, was the first American to associate […]
Human movement: it’s about taking care of people
Antonio Guterres December 11, 2007 The ideal is for people not to have to move, and to care for them if they do. THE 21st century will be defined by the movement of people from one country and continent to another. The number living outside their homeland already stands at 200 million, the same as […]
Christmas: Less Cash, More Caring
Less cash, more caring December 11, 2007 If the stress levels are mounting and your credit card bill is soaring, try Metro’s ethical gift guide. CHRISTMAS is just two weeks away and already many are feeling the pressure of not enough time and too much food, drink and debt. But those who long for a […]
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