Apologetics
Welfare for Aborigines
N T legislation on its own unlikely to succeed – Abp Thursday, 9 Aug 2007 Church leader expresses concern about emergency Commonwealth legislation to be imposed on NT Aborigines The number one rule of any community project – be it in the City of Whitehorse, Rwanda or Alice Springs – is community participation and consultation. […]
Atheist Christopher Hitchens Debates Theologian Douglas Wilson
“Is Christianity Good for the World?” Christopher Hitchens and Douglas Wilson debate. posted 5/08/2007 09:17AM Theologian Douglas Wilson and atheist Christopher Hitchens, authors whose books are already part of a larger debate on whether religion is pernicious, agreed to discuss their views on whether Christianity itself has benefited the world. Below is their exchange, one […]
Christianity Gave Women Freedom and Dignity
By Alvin J. Schmidt, Ph.D. HOLLYWOOD, CA — What would be the status of women be in the Western world today had God not entered the world in the flesh of his Son Jesus Christ? One way to answer this question is to look at the low status women still have in Islamic countries. In […]
Abortion
Arguments about changing the law on abortion have much in common with earlier arguments about (a) withholding treatment in some cases, such as very premature babies or the elderly with serious diseases or medical complications, and (b) turning off life support machines. In earlier times doctors could be prosecuted for murder if they didn’t do […]
The Controversy over terrorism terminology
31st July 2007 A shift has been taking place in UK government ministries as to the terminology used to describe the terrorist threat faced by Britain. The Foreign Office has advised ministers to abandon the use of terms such as “war against terror”, “Islamic terrorism” and “Islamist terrorism”. The idea is that these terms antagonise […]
Iraq: Calling for peace is the easy option
(Interesting to read this two-year-old comment on Iraq. Rowland, July 2007). Calling for peace is the easy option October 5, 2005 The anti-war left has not explained how tyrants should be stopped, writes Pamela Bone. ‘Amove back towards the left for you?” a regular correspondent emailed, in response to a recent column. “I never left […]
Building Trust (Thomas Friedman)
Ever-watchful little brother makes for good citizens and businesses Thomas Friedman Three years ago, I was catching a plane at Boston’s Logan Airport and went to buy some magazines for the flight. As I approached the cash register, a woman coming from another direction got there just behind me – I thought. But when I […]
The United Nations
…But Not At The U.N. Monday, Oct. 16, 2006 By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER North Korea detonates what it says is a nuclear device and the world is outraged. The United Nations Security Council needs only 30 minutes to issue a unanimous condemnation. Even the Chinese representative says his country supports “punitive actions.” The stage is set […]
When Not Seeing Is Believing
Monday, Oct. 02, 2006 By ANDREW SULLIVAN Something about the visit to the U.N. by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad refuses to leave my mind. It wasn’t his obvious intention to pursue nuclear technology and weaponry. It wasn’t his denial of the Holocaust or even his eager anticipation of Armageddon. It was something else entirely. It […]
Abortion Laws
Legal limits: the abortion laws must be changed The current abortion laws throw up many worrying uncertainties, writes Loane Skene. THE move to decriminalise abortion is timely for three reasons. First, abortions should not be illegal where they are performed frequently — even for relatively minor reasons — and there are no prosecutions. This makes […]
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