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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.

Fallen Christian Puts Faith In The Law

By and others ⋅ January 3, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

By Kelly Burke, Religious Affairs Writer. Sydney Morning Herald September 27 2002 http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/09/26/1032734278505.html Loraine Daly arrived at church armed with her faith. But that faith proved to be misplaced when the spirit of the Lord entered her body and she hit the floor. And there was nobody there to save her. Now Ms Daly, 40, […]

War With Iraq?

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Thoughtful words from an Australian denominational leader (August 2002): A few minutes ago I read the following headline and story in my morning paper: “Iraq strike plan aimed at cutting off leaders. A risky new United States strategy to depose Iraq’s President, Saddam Hussein, involves seizing Baghdad and one or two key command centres and […]

Religion And Violence

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-192 (Apologetics and Social Issues) RELIGION AND VIOLENCE BreakPoint with Charles Colson Commentary #020913 A cartoon in the ATLANTIC MONTHLY showed a couple watching news reports about sectarian violence in places like Northern Ireland and the Middle East. These are followed by a report about ministers visiting the White House and the […]

Money-Lending

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On 13 Aug 2002 03:08:30 -0700, (Mohsin Raja) wrote: I did not believe that Judaism was the true religion because apparently you shouldn’t give loan to your brother without interest but you can charge interest to others” I don’t believe that religion can be selfish ever. We need to learn to care about human for […]

Urgent Campaign Action – Children In Detention

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A JUST AUSTRALIA – URGENT CAMPAIGN ACTION PARLIAMENT MUST ACT ON KIDS IN DETENTION Please circulate widely! More than a year after the last boat of asylum seekers hit our shores, 94 children are still in maximum security detention in Australia, over 200 more held on Manus Island and Nauru. This is the starkest indictment […]

Free Indeed – Christianity’s Cultural Impact

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-159 (Apologetics and Social Issues) FREE INDEED – Christianity’s Cultural Impact BreakPoint with Charles Colson Commentary #020719 The dictionary defines “machismo,” which is derived from the Spanish word for “male,” as an “overtly assertive or exaggerated masculinity.” In South America, it means the right of a man to dominate a woman-even to […]

Male Genital Mutilation – The Latest

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Six Australasian medical bodies have just issued a joint policy statement on routine male infant circumcision. The new policy states: “there is no medical indication for routine male circumcision.” The six bodies are: a.. Paediatrics & Child Health Division of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians b.. Australasian Association of Paediatric Surgeons c.. New Zealand […]

Rome Rejects While The Bishops Reflect

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Rome Rejects While the Bishops “Reflect” CRISIS Magazine – e-Letter August 15, 2002 ********************************************** Rome Decides While The Bishops “Reflect” CRISIS Magazine – e-Letter August 15, 2002 ********************************************** Dear Friend, Just when I thought it was going to be a slow news week, two big stories break practically on top of each other. I was […]

Voice Of The Faithful Shows Its Stripes

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“Voice of the Faithful” Shows Its Stripes CRISIS Magazine – e-Letter October 3, 2002 ********************************************** Dear Friend, There was quite a flurry in the news yesterday involving our favorite dissident group, Voice of the Faithful (VOTF). It seems that yet another bishop has banned a VOTF affiliate from meeting in a North Andover, Massachusetts parish. […]

7 Secrets The Pollsters Don’t Want You To Know!

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Learn the 7 secret tricks pollsters use to twist your most cherished beliefs…before they do it to you again! Once you know these 7 simple tricks, you can turn the tables on the poll-takers and make sure your true opinions get heard…and reported! You’ll learn: * The trick pollsters use to force you to agree […]

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