Apologetics
Pilger: Blair Is A Coward
Daily Mirror January 29, 2003 John Pilger: His most damning verdict on Tony Blair William Russell, the great correspondent who reported the carnage of imperial wars, may have first used the expression “blood on his hands” to describe impeccable politicians who, at a safe distance, order the mass killing of ordinary people. In my experience […]
Textbooks Said To ‘Hide’ Problems With Islam
By Larry Witham THE WASHINGTON TIMES World history textbooks in U.S. classrooms sanitize the problems of Islam when compared to how they often treat Western civilization, a review of seven widely used texts reported yesterday. The study, released by the American Textbook Council, said a rosy treatment of Islam may arise from the lobbying of […]
Churches Opposed To War
Cf. WCC Press Release, PR-03-08 of 3 February 2003-02-05 Meeting in Berlin on 5 February 2003 to discuss a common response by churches to the threat of military action in Iraq, European church leaders issued the following statement. The meeting was convened by the World Council of Churches (WCC) in consultation with the Conference of […]
Why I Voted For A Pro-Homosexual Position In The Uniting Church
From an anonymous netfriend: I have just returned from the Assembly. I voted Yes, in the end. Originally I was voting No, as I was aware of the pain that this issue could cause. I have already seen this pain in Migrant Ethnic congregations in Sydney and Darwin. I would have preferred not to have […]
Uniting Church And Homosexuality
TO THE EDITOR: (OF AN AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER) We are appalled at the inaccuracies that have appeared in the local and national media regarding the Uniting Church’s decision at its national Assembly in Melbourne. We are deeply disappointed that leaders of other churches have written letters to the Editors attacking the Uniting Church and distorting the […]
Gambling
http://www.phaa.net.au/policy/gambling.htm GAMBLING AND HEALTH The Public Health Association of Australia notes that: 1. Australia has a long history of gambling, and the highest per capita expenditure on gambling of all western nations.1 2. In recent years, there has been a rapid increase in the provision of commercial gambling venues throughout Australia, paralleled by an increasing […]
Hillsong And The Weekend Magazine
From a netfriend (about an article critical of Hillsong in the Weekend Magazine of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age). My reaction on reading this: Now why didn’t I say that? Rowland. I read that article, it was very shallow. A sneering attempt to do a character assassination on Hillsong. Quoting the minister’s wife […]
Australians And Iraq
4th Feb 2003 AMERICANS AND AUSTRALIANS LEAD WORLD WITH SUPPORT FOR MILITARY ACTION AGAINST IRAQ A Gallup International survey conducted in 39 countries has found that Americans and Australians are most in favour of military action against Iraq. The majority of Australians (68%) are in favour of military action, with 56% in favour only with […]
An Innovative And Easy, Personal War Protest
Saw this on another list – There is a grassroots campaign underway to protest war in Iraq in a simple, but potentially powerful way. It might be more noticeable than yet another petition. Place 1/2 cup uncooked rice in a small plastic bag (a snack-size bag or sandwich bag work fine). Squeeze out excess air […]
Islam And Race Discrimination
INTERNET FORUM ON ISLAM AND RACE DISCRMINATION LAWS A website forum on racism against Australian Muslims was launched by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission today. Federal race discrimination law protects against race discrimination but not religious discrimination. One question posed by the forum is whether Muslims could constitute an ethnic group. The forum […]
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