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Democrats for Jihad and Jizya

http://www.americanthinker.com/articles.php?article_id=5116 The American Thinker “Democrats” For Jihad and Jizya December 30th, 2005 Democracy does not always bring liberty and justice. According to available polling data, Hamas is poised to win a plurality of the votes in the forthcoming January 2006 Parliamentary elections for Gaza and the Palestinian Arab-controlled areas within Judea and Samaria. The prospect […]

From Adam or apes?

From Adam or apes? Intelligent design presents a new theory Dec. 15, 2005 A UMC.org Feature By Amy Green* It’s possible to believe in God and evolution, said the Rev. Adam Hamilton, pastor of the 13,000-member Church of the Resurrection in suburban Kansas City, Kan. He does, and his sermon describing his beliefs-part of a […]

Say ‘no’ to torture

Church, president must say ‘no’ to torture Dec. 15, 2005 A UMNS Commentary By the Rev. Mike Macdonald* Like the biblical prophet Nathan confronting King David, it is time for the church to find its voice and tell our president that in the name of God, humanity and national integrity, he must renounce the use […]

When did Creationism begin?

A brief comment on dates. Slightly before Scopes, when various fundamentalists in USA started to get a bit unhappy with some of the articles in the series of books “The Fundamentals” which were sympathetic to evolution. The modern creationist movement can be dated to the 1961 publication of “The Genesis Flood by Whitcomb and Morris. […]

Beauty and the existence of God

Beauty “We have asserted in a truly naturalistic world, beauty cannot logically exist. Here is why. Beauty implies an ideal. The concept of beauty suggests standards that an object must meet or approach to achieve perfection. The more nearly an object comes to matching the ideal for its kind, the more beautiful it is. But […]

Christmas Wars

The Jews and Secularists Did NOT Steal Christmas, But It WAS STOLEN! by Rabbi Michael Lerner, editor Tikkun, chair, Network of Spiritual Progressives Some leaders of the Christian Right have decided to make an issue of the secularization of Christmas. Objecting to the move by Macy’s and some other retailers to wish their shoppers “Happy […]

The Global War on Civil Liberties

December 19, 2005 Meanwhile, Back in Britain… The Global War on Civil Liberties By MIKE MARQUSEE Two pieces of legislation currently wending their way through Britain’s Parliament illustrate how the war on terror is being used to dismantle the very freedoms it’s supposed to secure. Both criminalise the expression of ideas and neither is likely […]

Australia and Racism: three articles

December 23, 2005 4:09 PM Sydney racial riots highlight the relevance for Christmas message By David Busch from Capalaba Uniting Church Wednesday, 21 December 2005 RACIAL and religious tensions which have erupted into riots in parts of Sydney in the past fortnight must not be allowed to infect the Redland Shire, senior local clergy said […]

Creationism

Gladys wrote: I am using mainly Internet websites for my readings. On both sides (and there are only two sides in this issue – creation or naturalism), I’ll ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ be honest the technical articles are beyong me as I do not have Tertiary qualifications in the various scientific disciplines. My qualifications are in Primary and […]

Intelligent Design = Creationism

From a netfriend (12/05): The evidence from that court case showed that Intelligent Design (ID) was most definitely creationism. For instance, it was shown that a book promoting ID was just a rewrite of a Creationist book, where anytime the word, ‘Creationist’ occurred, it was replaced by ‘Intelligent Design proponent’. http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8061 Well, as indicated by […]