Apologetics
Hamas in Gaza
IMPLICATIONS OF THE VIOLENT HAMAS TAKE OVER OF GAZA June 22, 2007 Hamas has been presented by many in the West, and especially in the media, as a legitimate liberation movement that should be officially recognised by Western states. This view accepts almost intuitively that radical Islamist terrorist groups are the only true and authentic […]
Challenges for Progressive Muslims
Sightings 6/21/07 — Omid Safi It is a commonplace today to begin a discourse on Islam with the theme of “crisis.” It is not my intention here to add to that unrelenting discursive assault. Instead, I would like to describe the salient features of Muslims who self-identify as progressive, and comment upon the challenges they […]
Religious Vilification Case: Successful Mediation
Here is the Official Media Release from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal regarding the successful mediation between Catch the Fire Ministries and the Islamic Council of Victoria in this historic court case (spanning 5 years) in Melbourne, Australia. (See the keyword vilification on our website for history/pros/cons of this interesting case). VCAT Media Release […]
Both Muslim and Christian
“I am both Muslim and Christian” http://tinyurl.com/3bhejz By Janet I. Tu Seattle Times religion reporter Sunday, June 17, 2007 – 12:00 AM Shortly after noon on Fridays, the Rev. Ann Holmes Redding ties on a black headscarf, preparing to pray with her Muslim group on First Hill. On Sunday mornings, Redding puts on the white […]
American Politics and Health Care
June 17, 2007 On the Map Now By Harry T. Cook This weekend, Michael Moore will release his new documentary Sicko, which rightly savages the state of health care distribution in this country. The premiere will be in Bellaire, Michigan, the village in which I grew up. It will be shown at the theater in […]
James Dobson And The Australian Connection
June 2007 In a bizarre move, James Dobson’s Focus on the Family has recently entered into a formal partnership with the New South Wales Conference of Churches of Christ. Churches of Christ (CoC) are a diverse and an increasingly fragmented denomination. It’s one in which the local congregation is pre-eminent. Yet with government funding it […]
Islam Watch
June 2007 Israel: It’s Payback Time – Amil Imani Saudi/CAIR’s Muslim-to-be Night in Amherst & How About a Kaffir-to-be Night in Riyadh! – Denis Schulz Is Islam compatible with Democracy, Part 4 – Fjordman Muslim Brotherhood’s Long-Standing War On The West, Part 2- Adrian Morgan My Testimony of Leaving Islam – Shara How I Almost […]
Religious Vilification Case – the latest
RELIGIOUS VILIFICATION CASE GOES BACK TO MEDIATION – AGAIN The religious vilification case originally brought more than 5 years ago by the Islamic Council against Catch the Fire Ministries (CTFM), Pastor Danny Nalliah and Pastor Daniel Scot has been back in court again. This was as a result of the Court of Appeal, last December, […]
Church of England Calls Sony Game ‘Sick’
10 June 2007 LONDON (AP) – The Church of England accused Sony Corp. on Saturday of using an English cathedral as the backdrop to a violent computer game and said it should be withdrawn from shop shelves. The church said Sony did not ask for permission to use Manchester cathedral and demanded an apology. The […]
Politics and Religion
Sightings 6/11/07 Pious Parties — Martin E. Marty Sightings on Mondays does not “do” partisan politics, so if you read out of this or into this a partisan endorsement or non-endorsement, I am not making myself clear. It is a comment on media and history. First, media: The mantra or codified way of treating Democratic […]
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