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Pat Robertson: the Latest

By and others ⋅ August 26, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

PRESS RELEASE Pat Robertson Clarifies His Statement Regarding Hugo Chavez VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., August 24, 2005–I want to take this opportunity to clarify remarks made on the Monday, August 22nd edition of The 700 Club where I adlibbed a comment following a very brilliant analysis by Dale Hurd of the danger that the United States […]

Pat Robertson’s Jihad

By and others ⋅ August 26, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Rowland, This in today. Ramon ————————————————————————- PRESS RELEASE Pat Robertson Clarifies His Statement Regarding Hugo Chavez VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., August 24, 2005–I want to take this opportunity to clarify remarks made on the Monday, August 22nd edition of The 700 Club where I adlibbed a comment following a very brilliant analysis by Dale Hurd of […]

Pat Robertson’s Jihad

By and others ⋅ August 26, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Tuesday August 23, 2005 The Guardian (UK) http://www.guardian.co.uk US broadcaster calls for assassination of Venezuelan president Staff and agencies Outspoken US religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has used his TV show to urge the American government to assassinate the Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, to stop his country from becoming “a launching pad for communist infiltration and […]

Religion & Ethics Australia Digest [44]

By and others ⋅ August 25, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Religion & Ethics Australia Digest A weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 044, 5-11 Aug 2005  ² edited by Rod Benson News & opinion Aboriginal & indigenous affairs Indigenous support for mutual obligation has nothing to do with the paternalism of the past, argues Noel Pearson. The Age […]

Religion & Ethics Australia Digest [42]

By and others ⋅ August 25, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Religion & Ethics Australia Digest A weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 042, 22-28 July 2005  ² edited by Rod Benson News & opinion Abortion Girls under 14 can have abortions and go on the contraceptive pill without parental consent, doctors said yesterday. Medical ethics dictate doctors must […]

Religion & Ethics Australia Digest [43]

By and others ⋅ August 25, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Religion & Ethics Australia Digest A weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 043, 29 Jul – 4 Aug 2005  ² edited by Rod Benson News & opinion Abortion Where does Feminists for Life fit in the pro-life community, asks Rob Moll. More… The Australian Catholic Bishops’ Taskforce on […]

Religion & Ethics Australia Digest [45]

By and others ⋅ August 25, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Religion & Ethics Australia Digest A weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 045, 12-18 Aug 2005  ² edited by Rod Benson News & opinion Aboriginal & indigenous issues Maybe it’s the sight of pregnant women openly sniffing petrol. Maybe it’s knowing that some four-year-old children have sexually transmitted […]

Pastors can appeal over vilification claims

By and others ⋅ August 22, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

By Barney Zwartz Religion Editor August 20, 2005 TWO Christian pastors found to have vilified Muslims under Victoria’s religious hatred law have been granted leave to appeal to the Supreme Court. Justices Peter Buchanan and Geoffrey Nettle said yesterday in the Court of Appeal that doubtful or contested interpretations of the Racial and Religious Tolerance […]

9 Songs and Mysterious Skin

By and others ⋅ August 19, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

“9 Songs” and “Mysterious Skin” Those who care about the well-being of South Australian young people will welcome today’s decision by the SA Classification Council to refuse classification to “9 Songs”. Australia’s classification guidelines say that scenes of real sex cannot be accommodated in the R18+ category. Films showing explicit sex can be classified X18+ […]

Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitic?

By and others ⋅ August 19, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Sightings 8/18/05 Is Anti-Zionism Anti-Semitic? — Alain Epp Weaver Should anti-Zionism, as distinct from critiques of particular policies and practices of the State of Israel, be viewed as a form of anti-Semitism? Two recent statements arising from Christian-Jewish dialogue groups suggest as much: One comes from a Catholic-Jewish conference held in Buenos Aires in July […]

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