Apologetics
Is it ever right to Kill?
(Note from Rowland: I count both Bill and Jim amongst my friends. Here’s an interesting discussion, which you might like to join. They would both love that!) ~~~ (sent to you by Jim Reiher) A very conservative Christian friend has a web site with right wing articles on it (you may or may not be […]
George Bush’s Must-Do List
March 4, 2007 Editorial The Must-Do List The Bush administration’s assault on some of the founding principles of American democracy marches onward despite the Democratic victory in the 2006 elections. The new Democratic majorities in Congress can block the sort of noxious measures that the Republican majority rubber-stamped. But preventing new assaults on civil liberties […]
Australia: Renewal and Unity
From a friend: ‘I am attaching a speech by Lieutenant General John Sanderson, AC, former governor of Western Australia. The speech was delivered last Saturday 26 February to the Order of Australia Association as their annual oration. The speech is titled “FEDERAL RENEWAL AND UNITY IN RECONCILIATION: A RETURN TO GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE”. This […]
Don’t Give Up!
Christian History, Winter 2007 TURNING POINT “You have not labored in vain” After a crushing political defeat, William Wilberforce nearly gave up his fight to abolish the slave trade. But a life-changing letter from John Newton sent this Daniel back into the lion’s den. by Kevin Belmonte from issue 93: St. Benedict & Western Monasticism […]
Jesus’ Tomb?
The claim of James Cameron and the Discovery Channel that a tomb contains the bones of Jesus is bogus, said leading Biblical and archeological scholars today. Unfortunately, this is a story full of holes, conjectures and problems, said Dr. Ben Witherington, author of What Have They Done With Jesus? and New Testament professor at Asbury […]
And Now for Bigger Things [1]
Memories of ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide’ Look at the second picture down. http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17524 Makes you feel all small and insignificant, doesn’t it? ~~~ And non-theistic view of the universe – If you really want to feel small visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT7bAuOz8ao ~~~ Here’s the Eric version (pictures not so good though): http://dingo.care2.com/cards/flash/5409/galaxy.swf
Gays must Change, says Archbishop
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/08/27/ngay27.xml Jonathan Wynne-Jones The archbishop of Canterbury has told homosexuals that they need to change their behaviour if they are to be welcomed into the church, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. Rowan Williams has distanced himself from his one-time liberal support of gay relationships and stressed that the tradition and teaching of the Church has […]
And now for bigger things [2]
Here’s another way of looking at it … http://www.nelsonbay.com/~gc/WebPerspective.htm
Protesting against Iraq
(Note from Rowland: I like Harry’s robust approach to things, even though I would not express myself the way he does – nor would a majority of you, I guess). ~~~ Feb. 25, 2007 Just One Day: Go For the Gonads By Harry T. Cook The U.S. House of Representatives passes a resolution of opinion […]
The Anglicans: What Happened in Tanzania [First Things]
The Anglicans: What Happened in Tanzania By Jordan Hylden First Things Thursday, February 22, 2007, 10:47 AM ³We came very close to separation, ² said Archbishop Gregory Venables of this weekend ¹s meeting of global Anglican leaders, ³but Biblical doctrine and behavior have been affirmed as the norms in the Anglican Church. ² It could have gone the […]
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