Apologetics
Changes for Jews
Sightings 1/29/07 Changes for Jews — Martin E. Marty “Diaspora Blues” headlines a January 11 Economist editorial, and accompanies a news account that appears under the title “Second Thoughts about the Promised Land.” Both articles reflect some of the spiritual travail within Israel and the hearts of many Jews. “As the threat of genocide or […]
Islam: Religion or Political System?
Islam Religion or Political System? Be informed. It is in your best interests. (Note from Rowland: this was forwarded to me in January 2007, and it’s being posted here for your information. If any of the facts listed below require amending, feel free to email me, with references/sources for a contra view). The following is […]
Religion & Ethics Australia
A weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics No. 111, 18-24 Jan 2007 ?? edited by Rod Benson News & analysis Aboriginal issues A confidential report warning of the devastation of Aboriginal people through violence, alcoholism, disease and hopelessness was shelved ahead of the Queensland state election as Premier Peter Beattie moved […]
Fundamentalism and Homosexuality
14 Responses to 14 Fundamentalist Christian Myths Fundamentalist Christians have certain beliefs that are a bit unscriptural and illogical. Here are a few things to say to them to remind them of some basic Christian ideas that they may have forgotten in the heat of their venomous mouth foaming outbursts.Before we begin, as not to […]
State of the Union – Reactions in Davos
SojoMail 01.25.07 ************************************************* SojoMail a weekly email-zine of spirituality, politics, and culture http://go.sojo.net/ct/M7LWub11Mz9R/ QUOTE OF THE WEEK “The most effective answer to this leadership vacuum would be a new era of political activism by ordinary citizens. The biggest, most far-reaching changes of the past century – the labor movement, the civil rights movement, the women’s […]
Working on the margins
Barney Zwartz January 13, 2007 The internet is a good friend to fringe groups, who can disseminate their message unfiltered. That quotation comes from the online forums at Islamic Sydney, the most important website for young Australian Muslims. It is from radical group Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) promoting a conference it plans to hold next Saturday […]
Should
Australian Evangelical Alliance A question for theology and education in a secular society Brian Edgar Director of Public Theology, The Australian Evangelical Alliance 1. Introduction 1.1 The current debate reveals a high degree of confusion about intelligent design The current controversy about Intelligent Design was created when it was widely reported that the Federal Education […]
Archbishop of Canterbury – Holocaust needs to be remembered as ‘real event’
ACNS 4241 | LAMBETH | 25 JANUARY 2007 Archbishop of Canterbury – Holocaust needs to be remembered as ‘real event’ The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has said that the Holocaust needs to be remembered as a real, historical and well-documented event. In a statement to mark the UK’s Holocaust Memorial day, he said […]
Muslims on Television
Sightings 1/25/07 — Amir Hussain Last November, over 10,000 scholars of religion from across North America and around the world gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical Literature. A keynote speaker was to have been European Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan, but his visa […]
Opus Dei
From a Catholic friend: I would highly recommend reading John Allen’s book on Opus Dei. Nothing will ever beat it. It’s as balanced as you can get. Not where I’m headed, but hey, these are good guys and they don’t deserve the beat up. I reckon the Times writer is right: they’re not the local […]
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