Apologetics
Allah or Jesus? by Rick Mathes
First the story: ~~~ Allah or Jesus…. This is a must read – it’s short but very informative! The Muslim religion is the fastest growing religion per capitain the United States,especially in the minority races!!! Last month I attended my annual training session that’s required for maintaining my state prison security clearance. During the training […]
The Most Acceptable Prejudice
Sightings 11/10/05 The Most Acceptable Prejudice — Jon Pahl One sad trend in the current controversy over pedophilia in the church is that it has occasioned yet another rank of people of privilege in America to represent themselves as victims. These mostly white, mostly male, mostly well-off Roman Catholic leaders have taken to claiming anti-Catholic […]
France In Flames: Immigration, Not Discrimination, Is The Problem
Note from Rowland: this is a bigoted article, but is included here because it represents a point of view held by many conservative folks – Christian and non-Christian. What it ignores, among other things, I believe, is the notion of ‘diversity of intelligences’. Intelligence is not just something measured on an American-originated IQ test. The […]
Patrick Sookhdeo, Walid Aly, and Mark Durie on Islam
In the September Melbourne Anglican, Patrick Sookhdeo published an essay on the theology of the jihad terrorists. He argued that theology was important in understanding and responding to Islamist terrorism, and that the theological aspect is not negligible or easily discounted. http://www.media.anglican.com.au/tma/2005/09_2005/ terrorism_and_islam.html A critical response followed in October, from Islamic Council of Victoria spokesman […]
Religion culture diversity and tolerance – shaping the new Europe
8 NOVEMBER 2005 Archbishop of Canterbury – ‘Religion culture diversity and tolerance – shaping the new Europe’ The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams last week visited the European Institutions in Brussels, the visit culminating with a call on the President of the Commission, President Jos © Manuel Dur £o Barrosa on Tuesday afternoon. In the course […]
Evolution suffers Kansas setback
Thursday, November 10, 2005 Cloudeight QuickNotes 89 Evolution suffers Kansas setback Public schools in the US state of Kansas are to be given new science standards that cast doubt on evolution. The Board of Education’s vote, expected for months, approved the new language criticising evolution by 6-4. Proponents of the change argue they are trying […]
Creation and ‘kinds’
Here is the information about how confused the eminent creationist Duane Gish is about “kinds”. [1]>> >> > Second, how about YOU tell us what a ‘kind’ is. [2] ‘Kind’ matches with ‘family’ – ie the Dog family is Canidae; the Cat family is Feline etc. Using the term ‘kind’ as given in the Bible, […]
The Death of Compassionate Conservatism
The death of compassionate conservatism November 9, 2005 by Jim Wallis Last week, I spoke with other religious leaders at a press conference in the U.S. Capitol, urging the House of Representatives to oppose cuts in social services in their budget bill. When it was over, we walked to the rotunda to offer a prayer […]
Prophets of Profit
November 09, 2005 2:38 AM (~) Prophets of Profit Where Are Voices Like Jeremiah’s Today? Harold W. Button I once knew an old former banker who impressed me greatly. His bank had failed in the Great Depression of the 1930s. He and his wife lived comfortably, but not richly. He had used his own wealth […]
France: a bleak response to a bleak problem
Show Them Who Is the Boss in France From the desk of Paul Belien on Sun, 2005-11-06 19:19 http://www.brusselsjournal.com Here are today’s headlines in Belgium’s (only) Sunday newspaper De Zondag. Page One: “No Sign of Revolt in Belgium Yet.” Page Five: “Violence Moves Towards Belgium.” It almost sounds like a weather forecast, anticipating the onslaught […]
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