Apologetics
Born Gay!
Note from Rowland: this article by Jack Spong is included on this site for informed thinking and irenic debate, not necessarily because I agree with it! Thursday, September 29, 2005 A new book co-authored by Dr. Qazi Rahman, a lecturer in psychobiology at the University of East London and Dr. Glenn Wilson, a member of […]
Running the Show
Sightings 10/17/05 — Martin E. Marty This is not a column about who should be on the U. S. Supreme Court. It is about how various religious groups in pluralist America, this time particularly the agents of the Christian Right, conceive their contributions and hoped-for payoffs. It is occasioned by the stream of reports in […]
Can the rich be
Beyond generosity It is encouraging to see the recent interest in fighting global poverty. Both Nicky Gumbel (the Alpha Chaplain) and Rick Warren (author of Purpose Driven Life) openly support the Make Poverty History campaign. In Australia, Micah Challenge led the way in urging the Prime Minister to increase our overseas aid budget, and he […]
Is the Muslim Religion Evil?
Over the past few years thousands of lives have been lost by the bombings of suicide Muslim fundamentalist terrorists, the most recent in a Western country being the underground rail and bus bombings in London in June/July this year. This has led to anti-Muslim attitudes increasing in Western countries including Australia and to many Christians […]
Banks and horses
From an Australian friend: Dear friends, I am somewhat incensed at what has just happened to me. It is really in line with that story about the raffle for the race horse. This story was originally told about the banks. Briefly, a race horse was raffled at $1.00 per ticket and won by someone. When […]
Onward, moderate Christian soldiers
Onward, moderate Christian soldiers Our faith calls us to tolerance and healing of divisions by John Danforth Section: Active Voice 9/1/2005 It would be an oversimplification to say that America’s culture wars are now between people of faith and nonbelievers. People of faith are not of one mind, whether on specific issues like stem-cell research […]
Religion & Ethics Australia Digest [53]
Religion & Ethics Australia Digest A weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 053, 7-13 Oct 2005 ² edited by Rod Benson News & opinion Aboriginal & indigenous issues The Howard Government plans to allow individuals to privately own what is now communal property in remote Aboriginal communities. SMH […]
Australian Government’s Industrial Relations
Industrial relations reforms disgraceful and excessive Uniting Church leaders have condemned the Government’s proposed industrial relations reforms and the limited safeguards announced yesterday which do little to protect the rights and conditions of Australia’s most vulnerable workers. READ ON MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE MORE A time for meddling prelates. READ […]
Uprooted people vulnerable to exploitation
Uprooted people vulnerable to exploitation Churches are concerned about the global trend towards criminalising refugees, asylum seekers and migrants through tightened borders and increased detention. READ ON Australia not meeting its obligations. READ ON
Archbishop of Canterbury: Sermon at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim
Archbishop of Canterbury: Sermon at Nidaros Cathedral, Trondheim Sunday 9th October 2005 When God tells Adam in the first chapter of Genesis that he is to subdue and have dominion over the earth, many would say that this is the beginning of a tragic and disgraceful story – the story of how human beings ravaged […]
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