Apologetics
Marathon Day
Sightings 10/10/05 Marathon Day — Martin E. Marty Yesterday, 40,000 atheists, agnostics, Muslims, Jews, and secularists gathered on the lakefront in our city for a sacred tribal rite. And seventy-four days from now, thousands will gather at a huge theater near the lakeshore to celebrate another rite. “You’re just kidding,” you might say. So I’d […]
God’s Justice
(~) God’s Justice Preaching to the Rich and the Poor Oscar Romero Excerpted from The Violence of Love, available FREE in e-book format. Three short years transformed Archbishop Oscar Romero from a conservative defender of the status quo into one of the church’s most outspoken voices on behalf of the oppressed. But he always spoke […]
Rescuing Jesus
(!) Rescuing Jesus Bush & Co. have hijacked Jesus, using him as the poster child for their callous worldview. It’s time to rescue Christ from his kidnappers. By Alessandro Camon Oct. 07, 2005 | Harriet Miers, should she be confirmed to the Supreme Court, will be the resident evangelical Christian. She shares her religious background […]
The Victorian Racial and Religious Vilification Act Should be Changed
Getting into the Act Why and How the Victorian Racial and Religious Vilification Act Should be Changed September 2005 By Mark Durie In 2001 the Victorian Government brought in the Racial and Religious Tolerance Act. This Act comprises three distinct sections. The first part relates to acts of what is called racial or religious vilification. […]
World Bank mining projects won’t wash
Last year, the World Bank refused to adopt the standards recommended by its own review of its mining and oil lending. The review found that, although fighting poverty is the World Bank’s stated mission, its extractive industry loans often harm the environment and human rights while failing to help the poor. How’s it going since? […]
Attacking Poverty
“To attack poverty by preaching voluntary poverty seems like madness. But again, it is direct action….To be profligate in our love and generosity, spontaneous, to cut all the red tape of bureaucracy! The more you give away, the more the Lord will give you to give. It is a growth in faith. It is the […]
Orthodox Christians and Conscientious Objection
In Communion – Orthodox Christians and Conscientious Objection by Jim Forest “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” – Matthew 5:9 Peacemaking is an essential dimension of any Christian vocation. One sees by studying the lives of the saints how many ways there are to be a peacemaker. There is […]
Religion & Ethics Australia Digest [52]
Religion & Ethics Australia Digest A weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 052, 30 Sep-6 Oct 2005 ² edited by Rod Benson News & opinion Aboriginal & indigenous affairs It’s difficult to warm to trans-national oil companies. But all the evidence is that BP is producing Opal, an […]
Gays in American Roman Catholic priesthood
I talked with an American priest in March this year who said 50% of current Catholic seminarians are gay. This week in The Age Melbourne, Dr. Murial Porter put the figure of gay priests in the U.S. at 30%… And the Vatican is considering banning gays from the priesthood! Shalom! Rowland Croucher October 2005
Americans and Christianity
How we’ve gotten it all wrong . . . as has the rest of our world The Christian Paradox How a faithful nation gets Jesus wrong Posted on Thursday, September 15, 2005. What it means to be Christian in America. An excerpt from this report appeared Harper’s in August 2005. The complete text appears below. […]
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