Apologetics
My Problem with Christianism (Andrew Sullivan)
My Problem with Christianism A believer spells out the difference between faith and a political agenda By ANDREW SULLIVAN May 15, 2006 Are you a Christian who doesn’t feel represented by the religious right? I know the feeling. When the discourse about faith is dominated by political fundamentalists and social conservatives, many others begin to […]
Chaplains in the War Zone
Sightings 5/15/06 Chaplains in the War Zone — Martin E. Marty During the next few years, as the war drags on in Iraq, there will be plenty of time to think through religious and ethical issues that do not follow quite the same track as that of the original just/unjust war debates. (Notice that few […]
Climate change may kill millions
Climate change may kill millions says Christian Aid -15/05/06 Disease spread by global warming could kill an extra 185 million people in sub-Saharan Africa by the end of the century and turn millions more into refugees unless rich nations take action now, a report from Christian Aid says. In the report released today (Monday), the […]
Churches urged to speak out against torture
——————————————————————————– From “Dan Webster” Date Fri, 12 May 2006 16:26:42 -0400 Religious leaders from a wide spectrum of faith communities across America are calling on their congregations to speak up against the torture of prisoners in U.S. custody. More than three dozen faith organizations have already joined the recently formed the National Religious Campaign Against […]
Sudan’s Condition Severe, as Crisis Deepens and Genocide Continues
May 16, 2006 2:16 PM Continues This urgent situation must be a very high priority for people of good will everywhere. The present situation in Darfur and Southern Sudan is desperate and these starving people desperately need help. Those who went on the CSI fact-finding trip says that they are still in shock from the […]
The Turkish Genocides
MP’s speech exposes ethnic rifts By Mathew Murphy and Paul Austin May 16, 2006 A SENIOR state Labor MP has caused uproar in Melbourne’s Turkish and Jewish communities and embarrassed Premier Steve Bracks by accusing Turkey of committing a “holocaust” comparable to Adolf Hitler’s. Jenny Mikakos, the parliamentary secretary for justice, has been accused of […]
I Believe In God (william Barclay)
I BELIEVE IN GOD by William Barclay …[S]ince I am a simple-minded person, the argument from design, even though it is nowadays discredited by the experts, still weighs strongly with me. Away back in 1748 Colin Maclaurin in his Account of Sir Isaac Newton’s Philosophical Discoveries said succinctly: “A manifest contrivance suggests a contriver.” And […]
From Islam To Christ – The Journey Of One Radical Muslim
13th May 2006 FROM ISLAM TO CHRIST – THE JOURNEY OF ONE RADICAL MUSLIM Identity of author not revealed for security purposesI am no more than an ordinary man who has been spending life as if knowing nothing. I was born in a wealthy Muslim family in Pakistan, but when I was a few months […]
Culture Jamming: Hacking, Slashing and Sniping in the Empire of Signs
I. The Empire of Signs “My fellow Americans,” exhorted John F. Kennedy, “haven’t you ever wanted to put your foot through your television screen?” Of course, it wasn’t actually Kennedy, but an actor in “Media Burn,” a spectacle staged in 1975 by the performance art collective Ant Farm. Speaking from a dais, “Kennedy” held forth […]
Christian Group Kicked Off UK Campus
CHRISTIAN GROUP KICKED OFF UK CAMPUS A Christian faith group at a major university in England has been thrown off campus for refusing to open up its membership to all faiths and beliefs. The 76-year-old Evangelical Christian Union announced it would take legal action against Birmingham University’s student council for revoking recognition of the group […]
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