Apologetics
Reformers
“The reformer is always right about what is wrong. He is generally wrong about what is right.” – G. K. Chesterton
Divisions In Our World Are Not The Result Of Religion
Divisions In Our World Are Not The Result Of Religion By Karen Armstrong & Andrea Bistrich 14 November, 2007 Countercurrents.org Karen Armstrong was a Catholic nun for seven years before leaving her order and going to Oxford. Today, she is amongst the most renowned theologians and has written numerous bestsellers on the great religions and […]
Australia’s 2007 election
After what has really been a year-long election campaign, we will soon cast our vote in the Federal election. So how shall we vote? In a society where we are told that we are the most important person in the world, we are encouraged to vote accordingly. But what would Jesus say about this? Although […]
The Great Wall of America (Church/State)
Nov. 18, 2007 The Great Wall of America By Harry T. Cook Even though the phrase “wall of separation of church and state” does not appear in the Constitution of the United States, Thomas Jefferson used it early in his presidency in reference to his and his fellow founders’ intention to keep ecclesiastical meddlers at […]
Human Rights
“Where, after all, do universal rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighbourhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office […]
Karen Armstrong and Islam: a contra view
Article by Robert Spencer April 28, 2007 Karen Armstrong reviews Spencer’s The Truth About Muhammad! Karen Armstrong’s second hagiographical and highly selective (i.e., quasi-fictional) biography of the Islamic prophet Muhammad appeared around the same time as my book The Truth About Muhammad. Armstrong, however, declined all invitations to debate me, turning down, among others, an […]
Searching for God in the Brain
Researchers are unearthing the roots of religious feeling in the neural commotion that accompanies the spiritual epiphanies of nuns, Buddhists and other people of faith By David Biello MYSTICAL HOT SPOTS: In a 2006 study the recall by nuns of communion with God invigorated the brains caudate nucleus, insula, inferior parietal lobe (IPL) and medial […]
Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church
Confront sexual abuse, don’t manage it 15-Nov-2007 By Geoffrey Robinson The Cardinal Secretary of State at the Vatican is usually thought to hold the second highest office in the Catholic Church. The present Secretary, Cardinal Bertone, was a personal appointment by the pope. So it was disheartening when, on a recent visit to the United […]
Opposition to online gambling
Dear all, Please find attached my letter to NSW Premier Morris Iemma and the NSW Minister for Gaming and Racing, Mr Graham West. The letter is based on a similar letter written by the Director of HopeStreet, Rev Colin Scott. HopeStreet is the NSW Baptist inner city ministries agency, which includes counselling of problem gamblers. […]
Australian Politics (and ethics/social justice)
The Centre for an Ethical Society (CES) has analysed replies from political parties to its 16 point questionnaire on key issues of social justice and rated them on a “good Samaritan” index. The Democrats scored the highest with 77 [of 80], followed by the Greens, 74 & the ALP 66. The Coalition failed the “Good […]
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