Apologetics
Circumcision
From a netfriend: As many will know, last year all major medical organisations in Australia and New Zealand issued a joint statement emphatically asserting that there were no medical indications for routine male circumcision. Now a prominent American Catholic theologian, Fr John Dietzen, has issued a paper describing the routine practice of male circumcision as […]
Religion and Ethics Australia (8)
Religion & Ethics Australia Daily A twice-weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 008, 9-11 November 2004 ² compiled by Rod Benson News reports Aboriginal issues Sue Gordon, head of the new National Indigenous Council, has backed Noel Pearson’s proposal to send rural Aboriginal children away to city boarding […]
Stop Wasting Food!
Stop wasting food – Bob Carr initiates law reform on food waste Every day, tonnes of food is thrown out in New South Wales by food wholesalers, distributors, retailers, restaurants, hospitals, hotels and others in the food industry. Even if they wanted to give their food away, they are hamstrung by the State’s civil liability […]
Resources For World Aids Day
RESOURCES FOR WORLD AIDS DAY – 1 December Taking off our rose-coloured glasses – resources for worship, prayer, study and action; produced by the Church of Scotland’s HIV/AIDS Project. The 50-page booklet is available to download in Word or PDF formats http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/boards/worldmission/wmhivresources.htm hard copies £2.50 each from the Board of World Mission, Church of Scotland, […]
Sex and the Sacred
by Daniel C. Maguire At a meeting of scholars from the world’s various religions, a Chinese scholar reported that in China now they are starting to put free condoms in hotel drawers. Mustering as straight a face as I could I said: “We don’t do that in the United States. Instead, we put Bibles in […]
The Value Of Children
From a friend: One of the most moving experiences I have had about this was in early 2003 in Hyde Park, Sydney. Our family was waiting for enough people to move out so that we could join the march in protest about getting involved in Iraq. While waiting we were entertained by songs over the […]
The U.S. Vote and Gays
(Note to people who don’t know me well. I post stuff for study/thought, not necessarily because I agree with it all. See the Statement of Faith on our website for my theological stance. Rowland). ~~~ (!) CHAPTER AND VERSE FOR ANTI-GAY VOTERS by Cynthia Tucker Published in the Albany Times Union on: 11/09/04 “The Old […]
Reaching Out to Homosexuals
Are you struggling with how to reach out to homosexuals in your church or community? Do people in your congregation need guidance with this issue? Leadership journal, Christianity Today, and other publications give you ideas for how to respond biblically to homosexuals. The Church’s Response to Homosexuality Four ways to relate pastorally to homosexuals. by […]
Religion and Ethics Australia (5)
Religion & Ethics Australia Daily A twice-weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 005, 29 Oct – 1 Nov 2004 ² compiled by Rod Benson News reports Aboriginal issues Noel Pearson, director of the Cape York Institute of Management, has advocated sending indigenous high school students out of their […]
Religion and Ethics Australia (3)
Religion & Ethics Australia Daily A twice-weekly public affairs review from the Centre for Christian Ethics, Morling College No. 003, 22-25 October 2004 ² compiled by Rod Benson News reports Advertising The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has won a case against failed property spruiker Henry Kaye in the Federal Court over his “millionaire […]
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