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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Freewill

“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message news:… “Russell McDade” wrote: How would you describe human ‘will’. Mark: Choice associated with freedom and responsibility. There are many theories and not merely the two opposites that you present. (Determinism vs anarchy) ###################################################### from http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freewill/ “Free Will” is largely a philosophical term of art for a particular […]

Christians and Politics

Christians have to be political The question of whether our faith is ‘political’ is a really important one. The word ‘political’ is easily confusing and off-putting to lots of Christians, who see politics as an inherently dirty business. We don’t want to be part of all that hateful slanging and dirty tricks. The word actually […]

Was King James gay?

“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message news:… King James & Letters of Homoerotic Desire The first edition of the English Bible commonly known as the “King James Version” was printed in 1611. King James VI & I of Great Britain had sponsored the project, and the translators appropriately dedicated the new Bible to him. […]

Rock’n’roll of the devil!

“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message news:… BOB LARSON’s books about rock and roll being demon possessed …very popular in the 60s /70s. I especially kept these books as I thought no-one would believe that people actually thought this was true. It is fun reading …..have a laugh at one of his “masterpieces of […]

What is ‘Christian’ art?

“Mark and Bev Tindall” wrote in message WHY CENSOR ART?????? I think the photo in question it is like Lenny Bruce saying that if Jesus were here in the flesh today he would be killed and the symbol of Christianity would be the electric chair. The photo depicts Jesus being nailed to the cross with […]

Mission Board Says Women a Plus

Press Release – March 2004 MISSION SAYS BOARD WOMEN A PLUS The Weekend Australian (20-21 March) header that only 7 per cent of all board members in Australia are women and unlikely to increase has been roundly countered by Well-Being Australia Inc., a nationally functioning Public Benevolent Institution and Christian Mission. Three women and four […]

Former archbishop lays into Islamic culture

March 26, 2004 Lord Carey, the former archbishop of Canterbury, has launched a trenchant attack on Islamic culture, saying it was authoritarian, inflexible and under-achieving. In a speech that will upset sensitive relations between the faiths, he denounced moderate Muslims for failing unequivocally to condemn the “evil” of suicide bombers. He attacked the “glaring absence” […]

Excess Embryos

With infertility affecting 2.1 million married couples in America, many have turned to infertility treatments such as IVF (in-vitro fertilization). Over the past 20 years, this technology has resulted in 150,000 babies born in the U.S. and one million worldwide. However, another result of such treatments has been the production of unused embryos — 400,000 […]

In God We Trust

Is God in your state Constitution?? THIS IS VERY INTERESTING! After you check your state(s), look at the last sentence or two. America’s founders did not intend for there to be a separation of God and state, as shown by the fact that all 50 states acknowledge God in their state constitutions: Alabama 1901, Preamble. […]

Globalization

A comment on unbridled globalisation: “Proponents of unbridled economic globalization often criticize so-called anti-globalization activists for not recognizing the benefits of free-market growth to developing countries. In favoring neo-liberal policies instead of increased foreign aid, their argument goes something like this: instead of trying to redistribute the world economic pie, we’re making it possible for […]