Apologetics
Religious Vilification Laws in U. K.
RELIGIOUS HATE LAW COMES BEFORE PARLIAMENT: BARNABAS FUND EXPRESSES SERIOUS CONCERN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 November 2004 Barnabas Fund has again expressed grave reservations about laws banning incitement to religious hatred which received their first reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday 24 November. The laws have been introduced as a small part of […]
Anglican Secretary General’s Address to Pope John Paul II
25 NOVEMBER 2004 A photo for this item can be found here: http://www.anglicancommunion.org/acns/articles/39/00/acns3915.cfm Address given by the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion to his Holiness Pope John Paul II 18 November 2004 Your Holiness I was honoured to be received by you for the first time in the company of the 103rd Archbishop of […]
Long Memories
Political forgiveness by Russell Day essay by Maggie Helass The terrain of political forgiveness is in the early days of exploration-its cartographers will be revising and refining their maps for a long time. So argues Russell Daye, a United Church of Canada minister who is currently lecturing in the Department of Theology and Ethics, Pacific […]
An Urban Legend Based on Fact
Re http://www.snopes.com/religion/religion.asp?music=off From a netfriend: Hi Rowland. I found this posting, for the most part very humorous. Sadly, we do tend to jump on the band wagon of probability when a certain myth takes our fancy and matches our belief system. I’ve done it, and will probably do it again. Having said that, I felt […]
Fool Me Twice: Bush vs Kerry and IQ
Here’s an interesting ‘urban myth’ Shalom! Rowland Croucher http://jmm.org.au/ Fool Me Twice Claim: Chart shows relationship between 2004 electoral vote result and voter IQ. Status: False. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2004] State Avg. IQ 2004 1 Connecticut 113 Kerry 2 Massachusetts 111 Kerry 3 New Jersey 111 Kerry 4 New York 109 Kerry 5 […]
Aborigines and Justice
“Gladys wrote in message From the age of three years in Sunday School I used to wonder how the pennies (equivalent of one to three cents – but which buy much more) we sang about when the collection was taken could help children in other lands. Later, when I was appointed Missionary Secretary at Christian […]
Palestinian Refugees Still Hope For Peace
Conditions are appalling – but Palestinian refugees still hope for peace Palestinian refugees in the Middle East are still committed to peace, says Colleen Hodge, Christmas Bowl visitor to South Australia and Western Australia. “People are so patient and so hopeful for peace,” she said. “I wondered how they could be so patient and hopeful […]
How Do I Help Change The World?
November 19, 2004 How often have we said it: “I can’t change the world, but I may be able to change one life.” So we think about child sponsorship. After seeing the Christmas Bowl at work I think that statement is untrue. Up in the hills of Bangladesh I saw how the Christian Commission for […]
Religion & Ethics Australia Daily [11]
Religion & Ethics Australia Daily A twice-weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 011, 19-22 November 2004 ² compiled by Rod Benson News reports Aboriginal issues Aboriginal rights advocate Noel Pearson outlines his vision for Australia’s indigenous people. Weekend Australian Magazine 20-21 Nov 04 Abortion Health Minister Tony Abbott […]
In Search Of A New Abortion Debate
Posted on 11/11/2004 People who have strong views shouldn’t feel as if they can’t express them, but they ought to be expressed within the framework of understanding and concern and care for what is right for mothers and children and society as a whole. [Peter Costello] Abortion should be a decision of the woman and […]
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