Apologetics
Postmoderism against reason
“Postmodernistslike to use the well-known illustration of blind men describing an elephant to show that reason has a fatal weakness. As you may remember, the blind man who felt only the elephant’s tail reasoned that elephants were like ropes. The one who felt only its side claimed they were like walls. The one who touched […]
Dilemma of Naturalism
The Dilemma of the Naturalist Those who believe in a natura;listic universe claim that everything came into being without the activity of an external, supernatural first cause. Naturalists believe that random combinations of atoms just happened to bump into each other and stick together to form everything that exists. For naturalists, this view is the […]
Anti-Multiculturalism – some responses
First read http://jmm.org.au/articles/16311.htm Some friends responded (arranged in order and anonymously): * Your letter sounds exactly like the letters that appear in American newspapers from the “America. Love it or leave it”, the neo-Nazis, and the White supremacists. (And does “In God we Trust really appear in the money in Oz?) Would Jesus Christ be […]
Hijackers of religion
Scholar denounces hijackers of religion Nov. 23, 2005 By Rich Peck* NASHVILLE, Tenn. (UMNS) — Politicians, liberals and conservatives have hijacked Christianity and polarized Americans, according to Huston Smith, author of 14 best-selling books, including The World’s Religions, which has sold 2.5 million copies in 12 languages. In the week of the baseball playoffs, Smith […]
Jimmy Carter Takes on the Christian Right
Jimmy Carter Takes on the Christian Right By Frederick Clarkson Wed Nov 02, 2005 at 09:14:47 PM EST “Blurring the line between church and state threatens civil liberties and privacy, says former President Jimmy Carter. That’s the case he makes in his new book, Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis, which draws on Carter’s experiences […]
Troubled U.S. colonel commits suicide in Iraq
A Journey That Ended in Anguish Col. Ted Westhusing, a military ethicist who volunteered to go to Iraq, was upset by what he saw. His apparent suicide raises questions. By T. Christian Miller, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — One hot, dusty day in June, Col. Ted Westhusing was found dead in a trailer at a […]
Changing tracks – December fast
Changing tracks – December fast This is an Advent calendar that has a bite to it. On each day of December leading up to Christmas, count the appropriate privilege/blessing and pay the fine. Send the money to a group that fights poverty. 1. 10 ยข for every hot water tap in your house 2. 75 […]
God v science? It’s all a matter of philosophy
November 23, 2005 The debate about intelligent design has a place in our schools, even if that’s not in the science classroom. WITH the intelligent design debate in the Harrisburg District Court of Pennsylvania now reaching its climax, it is important to be clear about what intelligent design involves and what can reasonably be said […]
Overthrowing The American Theocracy
Overthrowing The American Theocracy By Skeeter Thompson Sat Nov 26, 2005 at 04:17:46 PM EST It is said that the United States was forever changed by the tumultuous period known as “The Sixties,” but in fact a greater change came in the earlier 1950’s when, during a period known as the McCarthy Era, our oldest […]
Homosexuality: Christians wrestling with the issues
In a world where “right and wrong” often seem hard to define, what’s important to think about with regards to homosexuality and sexual orientation? Through the years as I’ve visited with people about their thoughts about sexual orientation and the church, one thing has struck me over and over. Often our feelings about the rightness […]
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