Apologetics
The Next Christianity
The twenty-first century will almost certainly be regarded by future historians as a century in which religion replaced ideology as the prime animating and destructive force in human affairs, guiding attitudes to political liberty and obligation, concepts of nationhood, and, of course, conflicts and wars …. … By any reasonable assessment of numbers, the most […]
Legal Fees
in relation to legal fees, it is amazing to me that no-one ever dares to question the absurdly high costs of legal procedures. I realise that lawyers never leave school because governments (more nests of lawyers!) are always sending out more homework on a daily basis. But if these fees are set (and unlikely to […]
Response To Andrew Bolt And John Pilger
by Dr Mark Durie 30 October 2002 Andrew Bolt’s comments are spot on. Millitancy is deeply rooted in a particular brand of Islamic theology that has flourished throughout the twentieth century. The leading intellectual figure of this theological movement wasMaududi, a Pakistani scholar and teacher who is rightly called an evil genuis. Maududi was the […]
Creationism
From a Netfriend, Dr Ken Smith: The point is that repeatedly throughout creationist writings we come across statements that animals “reproduce after their kinds”, ususally with some sort of claim that this is what is written in Genesis 1. But my claim is that this is simply not true. There is no linking of reproduction […]
Creationism: More
[first four paragraphs deleted] The Bible is opposed to evolutionary biology in that sense. Ten times in its opening chapter it stresses that the various created forms of life were to reproduce only “after their kinds” (see Genesis 1:11,12,21,24,25). This restriction does not preclude “variation,” of course, since no two individuals of the same kind […]
Is Gay Good?
The closet doors are wide open these days; homosexuals are stepping out, asking for our acceptance. I understand their desire to be accepted. The heart of the homosexual condition is the human condition–a deep loneliness, a search for identity and a normal and natural longing for unconditional affection. As Frank O’Hara said, “I am the […]
Realpolitics
“Jack” The real question is why are we not attacking Saudi Arabia who acctually paid Osama to attack the US??? Suggestion on this point: check a brilliant essay by Charles Krauthammer ‘Dictatorships and Double Standards’ in Time Magazine (my edition, September 23 2002)… Best article on the notion of ‘realpolitic’ I’ve ever read… Class: Find […]
Vatican’s Banker Was ‘Murdered’
25 October, 2002 A top financier found hanging from a bridge in London 20 years ago was murdered, forensic experts appointed by judges in Rome to investigate the death have reportedly said. According to media reports, the panel said Roberto Calvi, who was nicknamed God’s Banker because of his close ties to the Vatican, could […]
Barna Update: What Americans Believe
THE BARNA UPDATE A bi-weekly e-mail from George Barna It has been said that the United States is the world’s greatest melting pot of cultures, and that diversity is clearly evident in the theological beliefs of its people. This week we examine 13 different beliefs and find that people’s views differ from those articulated in […]
Religious Vilification – Another View
A Netfriend (wisely) wrote: Religious vilification legislation is a disaster. It does not take too much reflection to realise why, especially when we can see what happens in practice. What does the Koran say? Well, that depends on what Muslim group you talk to. What does “jihad” or “struggle” mean in practice? Again, that depends […]
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