Apologetics
Ethics And The Bible
From a netfriend: A useful resource for helping people to see how our understanding of Scripture has changed in recent days is chapter 31 of Mark Twain’s Huckleberry Finn (http://www.literature.org/authors/twain-mark/huckleberry/) where Huck agonises over whether or not to let Miss Watson know where her escaped slave Jim is and finally decides that, although he knows […]
A Memo To American Muslims
M. A. Muqtedar Khan In the name of Allah, the most Benevolent and the Most Merciful. May this memo find you in the shade of Islam enjoying the mercy, the protection and the grace of Allah. I am writing this memo to you all with the explicit purpose of inviting you to lead the American […]
Single Women And The Church
Jesus was not married, so why are single women still stigmatised by Christians? asks Kristin Aune. For quite some time I’ve been musing on an unlikely encounter. Jesus and Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City’s single thirtysomething dating columnist with a penchant for expensive shoes. If I had a dinner party, I’d sit them together. […]
Memo To Mr. Bin Laden: Go To Hell!
Muqtedar Khan, Ph.D. This is an American Muslim’s response to the Tape recorded message dated February 11th, 2003 by fugitive-terrorist Osama Bin Laden. Mr. Binladen, In the name of Allah, The Most Merciful, the Most Benevolent. I begin by reciting some important principles of Islam to remind you that there is more to Islam than […]
Age Of The Earth
A friendl wrote: [snip] Latest measurement of the age of the earth is around 13.7 billion years. [snip] Chris’s response: You mean latest measurements of the age of the Universe. The significance of the results are not merely that the number is old. It is that you may now effecively omit the qualifier “around”. The […]
Why Australia Should Not Go To War
From a netfriend: Here is something further to add to the discussion about the war. I attended one of the recent prayer vigils in the city and was handed this leaflet. WHY AUSTRALIA SHOULD NOT GO TO WAR WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES? Why Australia should not go to war ยท It is illegal. “All member […]
Interesting Global Quiz
At the risk of being accused of inciting anti-US sentiment……. 1. Which is the only country in the world to have dropped bombs on over 20 different countries since 1945? 2. Which is the only country to have used nuclear weapons to takes the lives of thousands of civilian women and children? 3. Which country […]
People Not Profits
From a netfriend: The entire business system is built on greed where people are as expendable as kleenex. People matter, not profits! People need to feel that they are an asset to the business and that their employer appreciates and rewards them for their effort. I work with my son in his small IT company. […]
Iraq And The U. S.
From a netfriend: Bombing Iraq has NOTHING to do with the “war” on terrorism. None of the people who were involved in 9/11 were Iraqis. There has never been a actual connection between Iraq and ANY terrorist attack on US soil, or gainst US citizens abroad. Funny thing tho…such links DO exist between terrorism and […]
Us Imperialism
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/07/30/1059480413114.html ‘Self-appointed as God’s chosen people, Americans refuse to believe they can fail in Iraq’, writes George Monbiot. ‘So US soldiers are no longer merely terrestrial combatants; they have become missionaries. They are no longer simply killing enemies; they are casting out demons. ‘The dangers of national divinity scarcely require explanation. Japan went to war […]
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