Apologetics
The Search for Osama
Soundings A forum for analysis and debate on issues of religion, ethics and public policy in Australia and internationally No. 64 – 20 September 2007 From fear to farce The outcome of America’s search for Osama in Iraq by Ellen Goodman After 9/11, my husband started each morning reaching for the remote and saying, “Let’s […]
Darfur
For four years, Sudan’s military ruler, General Omar Bashir, has organized brutal militias to murder over 200,000 of his own citizens in the region of Darfur, all because a few of them dared to oppose his rule. After a massive global outcry, the killing has decreased and the UN has authorized peacekeepers – but what […]
When Madness Reigns, Children Suffer
From Bill Muelenberg: In an age obsessed with granting adults every single whim and craving, often the biggest losers are children. We are so intent on pleasing the desires of adults, especially those from the various noisy minority groups, that the wellbeing of children is often the very last thing taken into consideration. And sometimes […]
Rate of child deaths more than halved: UN
Donald McNeil in New York September 14, 2007 FOR the first time since record keeping began in 1960, the number of deaths of young children around the world has fallen below 10 million a year, the UN Children’s Fund says. This public health triumph has arisen, UNICEF officials said, partly from campaigns against measles, malaria […]
Ayn Rand’s Literature of Capitalism
The New York Times September 15, 2007 Ayn Rands Literature of Capitalism By HARRIET RUBIN One of the most influential business books ever written is a 1,200-page novel published 50 years ago, on Oct. 12, 1957. It is still drawing readers; it ranks 388th on Amazon.coms best-seller list. (Winning, by John F. Welch Jr., at […]
Iraq Petition
14 Sept 2007 Iraq is a global humanitarian disaster – it’s time for the world to step in and negotiate an end to the war. Tell France to kickstart a new plan at the UN next week Take Action Now With hundreds of thousands killed, 4 million homeless, and massive ethnic cleansing, Iraq is not […]
Australian Government rejects rights for homosexuals
AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REJECTS RIGHTS FOR HOMOSEXUALS * MORE YOUNG WOMEN TURNING TO VIOLENCE A WORRYING TREND FOR THE FUTURE. ———————————————– FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REJECTS RIGHTS FOR HOMOSEXUALS John Howard has told his partyroom gay and lesbian couples should not be given the same rights as defacto heterosexual couples. Mr Howard was […]
The Ugly truth about our pursuit of the beauty myth
Amy Kirkwood September 17, 2007 It’s time for new analysis of why women take big risks for body image. I AM a healthy, active and happy 26-year-old woman, surrounded by other seemingly healthy and happy women. We should be in the prime of our young lives: embarking on careers, travelling, falling in love, thinking about […]
Our Debt to Russia
Remember our debt to Russia Paul Keating September 5, 2007 THE visit to Australia by Vladimir Putin is the first ever by a Russian head of state or head of government. President Putin, who arrives on Friday, is representing Russia at this week’s APEC leaders’ meeting. Moscow’s membership of APEC is as much an accident […]
Pakistan needs politicians from the grassroots
Pakistan needs politicians from the grassroots, not the elite William Dalrymple NOT far from the ruins of the ancient city of Mohenjo-Daro lies Benazir Bhutto’s feudal estate of Larkana. In this backward and arid region amid the dry salt flats of the Indus plain, Bhutto’s family have long been the most prominent land owners, and […]
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