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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.

Why I’m Not A Conservative

Posted: June 13, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern  © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com I’ve said it before and I’ll say it, again: I am not a conservative. This comes as a shock to some people. We have come to view politics in America in this paradigm of right vs. left, conservative vs. liberal, Republican vs. Democrat. I tell […]

Witchcraft To Be Legal

It is likely that the Victorian government will repeal a 1966 law that bans sorcery and the occult. Religious leaders and academics are said to be worried that this will send the wrong message to vulnerable teenagers. The Reverend Monsignor Peter J. Elliot, the Catholic Archdiocese’s episcopal vicar for religious education, was quoted as saying […]

Tolerance

Tolerance is a personal decision that comes from a belief that every person is a treasure. I believe that America’s diversity is its strength. I also recognize that ignorance, insensitivity and bigotry can turn that diversity into a source of prejudice and discrimination. To help keep diversity a wellspring of strength and make America a […]

Guns Are Dangerous!

Marine Corps General Reinwald was interviewed on the radio the other day and you have to read his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you got to love this!!!! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is […]

Rape Statistics

From a reputable source: The U.S. Air Force investigated 556 allegations of rape. 27% of the women admitted they had lied, either just before or just after taking the lie detector test. As the panel continued to investigate the evidence they came up with some very disturbing results. Dr Charles P. McDowell, Supervisory Special Agent […]

Witches Win Converts

Herald Sun By JASON FRENKEL 01jul02 WITCHCRAFT is the fastest-growing religion in Australia. Census figures show an increasing number of worshippers are looking towards the earth, rather than the heavens, in search of God. There are now nearly 9000 witches in Australia, up from fewer than 2000 in 1996, while the number of pagans more […]

U. S. Bishops’ Charter For Protection Of Children And Young People

June 2002 Preamble The Church in the United States is experiencing a crisis without precedent in our times. The sexual abuse of children and young people by some priests and bishops, and the ways in which we bishops addressed these crimes and sins, have caused enormous pain, anger, and confusion. Innocent victims and their families […]

Genital Mutliation

From a ‘Net-friend: Much is made of the damage done by female genital mutilation in Africa. The damage done by male genital mutilation is very much in the news at the moment. The death toll from “circumcision schools” has now reached fourteen. See here: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow.asp?art_id=15008086 The ongoing story of child abuse is followed through the […]

World Government

[Please note that articles like this are archived here for interest/information – not because I agree with them! Rowland] ——————————————————————————– Freedom in the balance ——————————————————————————– Posted: June 1, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern  © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com George W. Bush has put a hitch in the come-along of the global governance crowd, and they are fit to […]

Bishops Wrap Up Sex Abuse Meeting

New charter will bar sexually abusive clergy from face-to-face contact with parishioners but keep them in the priesthood. By Richard Ostling DALLAS (AP) – American bishops left their landmark meeting for home Saturday with a clerical sex abuse policy that gives rank-and-file Roman Catholics an unprecedented role in policing the church. The plan has its […]