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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.

Bibles Banned – in Australia!!!

Bible ban uproar By KELVIN HEALEY and IAN HABERFIELD 14may06 BIBLES have been banished from Victorian hospital bedsides and some schools because they may offend non-Christians. Almost all Melbourne’s major hospitals have withdrawn the Holy Book from rooms and several schools have refused to allow their students to be given free Bibles. The Gideons International […]

Bishops speak out against Nigerian laws on homosexuality

Bishops speak out against Nigerian laws on homosexuality Nigerian church called to account for its support of legislation Niagara Falls, Ont., May 4, 2006 – Canada’s Anglican bishops unanimously endorsed a motion expressing “grave concern” about proposed legislation in Nigeria that “would prohibit or severely restrict the freedom of speech, association, expression and assembly of […]

Darwin Would Have Loved It

Darwin Would Have Loved It What his theory predicted–and why it matters By MICHAEL J. NOVACEK Apr. 17, 2006 They were once regarded as deceptions planted by evil spirits, but fossils eventually came to be recognized as Exhibits A, B and C of the history of life. Those stony specimens are the only direct evidence […]

Creation Myths

DEPT. OF ADAPTATION DARWIN IN MANHATTAN by Ben McGrath Posted 2005-11-14 On Election Day, as the Kansas school board was voting to allow the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution, a couple of fifty-pound Gal ¡pagos tortoises were settling in to their temporary new Manhattan home, at the American Museum of Natural History. […]

Jihad’s Fellow-Travelers

This is an important address by Serge Trifkovic. http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=22332 By Serge Trifkovic FrontPageMagazine.com | May 4, 2006 The following address was given to the Wednesday Morning Club at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on April 28, 2006. — The Editors. Exactly twenty years ago the Soviet leadership was in deep denial about […]

A Hope for Peace

Wednesday, May 10, 2006 5:13 PM Three terrorists who have renounced violence have initiated a campaign for peace. Their site is worth investigating, and their campaign worth noting: http://3xterrorists.com/

Islamic Jihad

America’s history of military jihad. Reflections on the perpetual nature of jihad, from Andrew Bostom, in accordance with Islamic jurisprudence. Note that just because a war has other motivations – e.g. getting rich from booty – doesn’t mean it can’t be a jihad, a religious war. http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=22314 By Andrew G. Bostom FrontPageMagazine.com | May 4, […]

Religious Tolerance in Australia

Interesting Blog – http://religioustoleranceaustra.motime.com/ Shalom! Rowland Croucher

Islam and Western Democracies

Below is a thoughtful overview of issues by Australia’s Catholic Cardinal, George Pell. Given in the USA earlier this year. (Sorry for the formatting: I still don’t know how to successfully copy and paste from pdf. Rowland). 05/04/2006 http://www.sydney.catholic.org.au/print.asp?ID=648&url=http://www.sydney.catholic.org.au/Archbishop/Addresses/200627_681.shtmlLegatus Summit, Naples, Florida U.S.ABy + Cardinal George PellArchbishop of Sydney4 February 2006September 11 was a wake-up […]

Sexualisation of Girls and Marketing

2/06 A visiting media critic rails against sexualising children, reports Paola Totaro. YOU SEE them everywhere now, little girls clutching plastic Bratz dolls that look like strippers or pole dancers. In department stores, shelves stacked with bibs and bottles sit alongside racks of minuscule high-cut string bikinis, midriff tops and hipster jeans. Toddler wear, from […]