Apologetics
The Current Aboriginal Debate
Martin Flanagan is a great journalist and writer. This article says so much in response to so many questions being asked these days. http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/pearsons-crucial-role-for-pm/2007/07/02/1183351119476.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1 Pearson’s crucial role for Howard Martin Flanagan July 3, 2007 SUCH weight and public credibility as the Howard Government’s national emergency response in the Northern Territory possesses does not come from […]
On Despising the Press
July 1, 2007 By Harry T. Cook I’m entitled to despise the press because it’s self-criticism. I have been a member of the press corps off and on for most of my adult life – all the way from writing for a small-town weekly, to stringing for this editor and that, to editing the monthly […]
Australian Census 2006
Sense on the Census The 2006 National Census data has just been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with a number of interesting details. What is also interesting is the way the media has put a spin on certain parts of the Census material. Going by some media reports, you would think that the […]
Ex-gay ministry leaders apologize
3 former leaders of ex-gay ministry apologize They cite psychological harm they caused gays as the ministry, Exodus International, meets in Irvine. By Rebecca Trounson, Times Staff Writer June 28, 2007 Three former leaders of Exodus International, often described as the nation’s largest ex-gay ministry, publicly apologized Wednesday for the harm they said their efforts […]
Dawkins: Response by Alvin Plantinga
The Dawkins Confusion Naturalism ad absurdum. by Alvin Plantinga ~~~ The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins Houghton Mifflin Richard Dawkins is not pleased with God: The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all of fiction. Jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic-cleanser; […]
A Political Shift for Southern Baptists?
Sightings 6/28/07 — James L. Evans For the past three decades Southern Baptists have been, for the most part, faithful political conservatives. Like other believers on the religious right, culture war issues have made them reliable supporters of the Republican Party. This party loyalty has been especially evident during the annual Southern Baptist Convention, with […]
Aboriginal Sexual Abuse
It is not easy to discuss the situation of the Northern Territory and the plight of Aboriginal children who are being sexually abused. If you want to criticize what is happening you look like you don’t care about the Aboriginal children. And that makes some people go silent in the face of what Mr Howard […]
Aboriginal Sexual Abuse (more)
Letter to Kevin Rudd from PAT O’SHANE Dear Mr Rudd It is with extreme alarm that I heard you express support for Prime Minister Howard’s proposals to take over Indigenous communities in NT, in his averred concern over Indigenous child sexual abuse. First, the issue has been around for decades; and people such as I […]
Teaching Of Islam In Universities
22nd June 2007 REPORT ON THE TEACHING OF ISLAM IN UNIVERSITIES A recent government report on how Islam is taught in British universities signals another step towards the Islamisation of Britain and its education system. It was launched by the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, at the opening of the “Islam and Muslims in the World […]
Faith and Politics (Barack Obama)
[Note from Rowland: this is brilliant. Feel free to circulate it!] Barack Obama speaks out on faith and politics: ‘Call to Renewal’ Keynote Address by Sen. Barack Obama Office of Sen. Barack Obama 6-28-2006 Good morning. I appreciate the opportunity to speak here at the Call to Renewal’s Building a Covenant for a New America […]
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