Apologetics
The Catholic Vote
Sightings 11/27/06 The Catholic Vote — Martin E. Marty “God Gap Narrows as Democrats Take Majority of Catholic Vote” is Joe Feuerherd’s headline in the liberal National Catholic Reporter (November 17). “Republican hopes that socially conservative church-going Catholics would help forestall an electoral catastrophe in the 2006 midterm elections were not simply dashed. They were […]
Gay Rights Laws
Bishop Warns of Youth Clubs and Welfare Projects Closures in Wake of http://tinyurl.com/yhc9mb A senior Church of England bishop has warned that Anglican youth clubs, welfare projects and charities may close because of new gay rights laws. by Anne Thomas Posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2006, 11:23 (GMT) A senior Church of England bishop has warned […]
Unity
I am reminded of a story told by a Roman Catholic priest working in Indonesia, when someone came to him from a meeting, and reported in great excitement that at the meeting at last all the Christians had managed to agree on a common course of action. “What did you agree on?” asked the priest. […]
Global A I D S and Rick Warren
David Kuo on Global AIDS and Rick Warren Beliefnet.com’s Washington Editor, David Kuo, blogs about the conference on the global AIDS crisis happening this weekend and the controversy that host Rick Warren is facing. To check out the entire post, or the rest of the J-Walking blog, go to http://www.beliefnet.com/blogs/jwalking/. Wednesday, November 29, 2006 Inanity, […]
Combating the stigma of H I V / A I D S
Soundings No. 42 – 1 Dec 2006 Combating the stigma of HIV/AIDS by David Coffey Today is World AIDS Day. Around the world there have been special seminars and public gatherings to call attention to the fact that forty million individuals have HIV. Among those infected are members of our own Baptist community. Yet HIV/AIDS […]
Homosexual behavior
Thoughts from a friend: The tradition of the last supper includes the story of John, the disciple who Jesus loved, laying his head on Jesus’ breast. In modern, western English speaking society what would be made if, at dinner with Christian male friends, the Pope or the Archbishop of Canterbury experienced such behaviour with one […]
Traditional Medicine
There are studies in the UK, regarding health service provision for ethnic minority groups, which specifically mention traditional healers as being more effective, in some cases, than mainstream medicine. Also, that if there’s a strong psychological element involved which is culturally-specific, this may in part account for the efficacy. Here’s an article on Trevor Majoro, […]
The Message of the Mufti
Michael Leunig November 11, 2006 In the rich panoply of life, a diversity of opinion is something to be celebrated, not shunned. ON A RECENT JOURNEY in the far north I learned that the male green turtle does not reach sexual maturity until the age of 60. “Just like me!” I thought, as I savoured […]
Kevin Rudd on Faith in Politics
This article is taken from The Monthly http://www.themonthly.com.au. Faith in Politics By Kevin Rudd Above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey are arrayed ten great statues of the martyrs of the Church. Not Peter, Stephen, James or the familiar names of the saints sacrificed during the great Roman persecution before Constantine’s conversion. No: these […]
Extremism in the Middle East
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PWIK8YTZS8 (Note from Rowland: I haven’t been able to verify the authenticity of this… Anyone have any information? November 27, 2006)
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