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‘Let no one who is not eager for truth and peace enter here’ (Plato)

Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Urban Christianity And Global Order

This was not an easy book. It is densely written, and would require, ideally, a prior background in liberation theology. Without this, one may find oneself puzzling over unfamiliar terms and perspectives. However, it is to the credit of the author that he declares his basic approaches in the book, and seeks to provide a […]

Truth always hurts: Israel and Lebanon

Truth always hurts Andrew Bolt July 28, 2006 12:00am There has been a parade of prejudice, but I will show that terrorists were shooting from the UN posts, counting on Israel to not dare shoot back. THE furious critics agree: Israel is doing this all wrong. Oh, just hear them preach. Yes, Israel is killing […]

Survey: Church and State

An online survey being conducted by the Australian Democrats. It covers a range of issues concerning the relationship between Church and State. You can find the survey at: http://www.democrats.org.au/survey2/survey/GodGovt_v2/ God and Government: tell us what you think! We are interested in your thoughts on what the relationship between religion and government should be. Please take […]

A Pox on Stem Cell Research

By DEBORAH BLUM Published: August 1, 2006 IN vetoing legislation that would have supported medical research using embryonic stem cells, President Bush described his decision as moral rather than scientific, an act of conscience opposed to the taking of the “innocent human life” represented by embryonic stem cells. The potential of using these cells to […]

US Evangelical Blindness on Lebanon

by Martin Accad It is normally easy enough for me to dismiss with a smirk some of the simplistic comments that I constantly read or hear from Christians around the world as pertains to events that are going on in the Middle East. These comments hit much deeper at a time when my country is […]

The Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem on the situation in Palestine

The Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem …on the situation in Palestine: Dear Friends, For the past forty years we have been largely alone on this desert fighting a predator that not only has robbed us of all but a small piece of our historic homeland, but threatens the traditions and holy sites of Christianity. We are […]

Making War

‘Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in a final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed. The world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of laborers, the genius of its scientists and […]

Israel’s attitudes

In response to this (on a Usenet newsgroup)… ~~~ You’re all targets, Israel tells Lebanese in South 28/07/2006 | The Telegraph By Harry de Quetteville in Jerusalem Everyone remaining in southern Lebanon will be regarded as a terrorist, Israel’s justice minister said yesterday as the military prepared to employ “huge firepower” from the air in […]

Vilification Update (July 2006)

26th July 2006 AUSTRALIAN PRAYER NETWORK NEWSLETTER * FREEDOM OF SPEECH COURT APPEAL TO BE HEARD NEXT MONTH ———————————————– FREEDOM OF SPEECH COURT APPEAL TO BE HEARD NEXT MONTH Editors comment: For the past several years the Australian Prayer Network has kept you informed of developments in the case brought by the Islamic Council of […]

New Group Forms within Uniting Church

AUSTRALIAN NEWS 26th July 2006 * NEW GROUP FORMS WITHIN UNITING CHURCH AFTER ASSEMBLY DECISION ———————————————– NEW GROUP FORMS WITHIN UNITING CHURCH AFTER ASSEMBLY DECISION Editors comment: Last week we conveyed the offical press release of the Uniting Church General Assembly and this week we carry the press release announcing the response of those within […]