Apologetics
Creed of the sword
Islam has to accept that its militants find support for violence in their faith’s teachings and should pursue reform, writes Mark Durie ——————————————————————————– 23sep06 THE world has witnessed a flood of reaction this week to Benedict XVI’s Regensburg lecture, a reaction that has gone well beyond words, with attacks on churches in Gaza, the West […]
Embryonic stem cells and Christian ethics
An annotated reading guide By Rod Benson Director, Centre for Christian Ethics, Sydney Occasional Paper 09, 11 September 2006 (updated 25 September 2006) For cells whose existence was only announced in 1998, human embryonic stem cells and the therapies that may develop from stem cell research occupy a remarkably prominent place in medical, ethical and […]
Say no to human cloning
By Rod Benson Director, Centre for Christian Ethics, Sydney Occasional Paper 10, 25 September 2006 1. Introduction Most Australians have probably heard of stem cells, but most may be unaware of the speed with which the federal government is moving to dismantle all barriers to the creation and commercial exploitation of human embryos in the […]
The Exclusive Brethren
(Transcript of Australian ABC TV’s Four Corners program). Reporter: Quentin McDermott QUENTIN MCDERMOTT: Daily around Australia, members of a small religious sect gather for prayer, Bible readings, or Holy Communion. They’re a Christian congregation of simple, god-fearing folk. ADRIAN VAN LEEN, DIRECTOR, CONCERNED CHRISTIAN GROWTH MINISTRIES: Very nice people and very, very sincere. People who […]
Last Rites For The Euthanasia Debate
September 20, 2006 2:25 AM AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * LAST RITES FOR THE EUTHANASIA DEBATE * SCIENCE TEMPERS FEARS ON CLIMATE CHANGE IN AUSTRALIA LAST RITES FOR THE EUTHANASIA DEBATE A decade after the Northern Territory voluntary euthanasia legislation was thrown out by Canberra, the euthanasia issue has stalled. Evidence of its demise can […]
Atheism and agnosticism
Re atheism and agnosticism: In terms of personal experience, I’m *certain* about some things (I exist, my wife loves me) I’m *agnostic* about some things (like the theological idea of universalism) I’m *ignorant* about other stuff (in the sense of not-knowing at all), like why would the three or four regular atheistic friends (yes, friends, […]
Violence shows Pope was right: Pell
AAP September 19, 2006 SYDNEY’S Catholic Archbishop has hit out at Muslims protesting over comments by the Pope, saying their reaction shows the link in Islam between religion and violence. Cardinal George Pell has also labelled the response of some Australian Muslim leaders to the issue as “unhelpful”. A wave of protest has erupted among […]
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Religious tensions rising
Subj: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Religious tensions rising. This comprehensive posting on the rising ethnic-religious tensions in Bosnia and Herzegovina consists of two parts: an examination of the present situation, and an overview of the history that has created its context. While the recent religious incidents that triggered this posting might seem to be fairly insignificant, […]
Pope’s speech at University of Regensburg (full text)
Sep. 14 (CWNews.com) – Editor’s note: The following is the prepared text from which Pope Benedict XVI (bio – news) spoke as he addressed an academic audience at the Unviersity of Regensburg on September 12. As he actually delivered it, the speech differed slightly. Because the speech has aroused an unusual amount of debate– particularly […]
Clone and Kill Bill
16 September 2006 Dear friends Is it ever right to create human life, simply to destroy it, and cannibalise it for body parts or research? That in essence is what much embryo research is about. Democrat Senator Stott-Despoja has introduced a bill to this effect, and Liberal Senator Kay Patterson is due to do the […]
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