Apologetics
Christian Issues in Elections
Three guys in our church who in previous elections were sick of the profoundly inadequate “Christian issues” checklists that supposedly represented the issues that were of concern to them as Christians, put their heads together and see if they could do better. The project took them several months and caused them to research and think […]
Australian Religious News… Interesting
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * ABORIGINAL ROLE MODEL TALKS ABOUT ABUSE * FEMINIST PARLIAMENTARY NETWORK CONTROLS VOTING ON ABORTION AND CLONING * ACTOR RUSSELL CROWE PLANS TO BE BAPTIZED ———————————————– ABORIGINAL ROLE MODEL TALKS ABOUT ABUSE It’s’ time for the abuse and violence in indigenous communities to be addressed, a young Aboriginal role model says. […]
Culture: Western vs Muslim
Thursday, Nov. 08, 2007 Indecent Exposure By Carla Power Reams have been written on the differences between Islamic and Western societies, but for sheer pithiness, it’s hard to beat a quip by my former colleague, a Pakistani scholar of Islamic studies. I’d strolled into his office one day to find him on the floor, at […]
State of the planet in graphics
According to the UN’s latest Global Environment Outlook report, long-term problems including climate change, pollution, access to clean water, and the threat of mass extinctions are being met with “a remarkable lack of urgency”.
Kevin Rudd’s political cowardice
18-Oct-2007 By Scott Stephens Kevin 07On Sunday afternoon, Kevin Rudd confirmed that his official election campaign will be the vanity exercise, the gutless appeal to a shallow and disaffected electorate, that most of us suspected it would be. Positioned against the ubiquitous sky-blue billboard — which now bears the rather pretentious slogan ‘New Leadership’ — […]
When Whites last killed Aborigines
From a knowledgeable netfriend: ‘The last aborigene “hunt” was in North-Western Australia in 1929. Instigated by an aboriginal male objecting to a white male raping his wife. He was supposed to stand by and watch, apparently. He speared the white man and the couple left. The locals, led by the police, went on a hunt […]
Religion and Politics
Religion does have a role in politics Barney Zwartz November 6, 2007 Churches and law-makers are linked by a strong sense of morality. ALMOST the minute Prime Minister John Howard called the federal election for November 24, Australia’s religious right leapt into the fray, loins girded and ready for battle. “Who falls asleep in a […]
China legislates against reincarnation
How China Got Religion By SLAVOJ ZIZEK Published: October 11, 2007 THE Western liberal media had a laugh in August when China’s State Administration of Religious Affairs announced Order No. 5, a law covering “the management measures for the reincarnation of living Buddhas in Tibetan Buddhism.” This “important move to institutionalize management on reincarnation” basically […]
Foreign Aid
A matter of life and death that transcends party politics Tim Costello I AM not campaigning for Kevin Rudd in this federal election. And equally I am not campaigning against the Government, the Prime Minister, or my brother. But I have bought into the election campaign because I believe the issue of overseas aid and […]
Church and State
Caesar’s Coin: How should Church and State interact? The issue of Church/State relations is a perennial electioneering topic: this time it was on the table even before the official campaign began. Encounter this week puts a history behind the idea. This transcript was typed from a recording of the program. The ABC cannot guarantee its […]
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