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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.

Can Sexual Orientation Be Changed?

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

——————————————————————————– ——————————————————————————– Brainwashing 101 ——————————————————————————– Posted: June 8, 2002 1:00 a.m. Eastern  © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com In the June issue of the American Psychological Association Journal of Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, Dr. Warren Throckmorton has written an article titled, “Initial Empirical and Clinical Findings Concerning the Change Process for Ex-Gays.” The research presented has caused […]

Beating World Hunger

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June 26 2002 (BP) — A dire United Nations report issued May 30 underscores the problem of hunger still looming large for many people around the world. And a recent 1996-98 U.S. Department of Agriculture study noted that some 10 million U.S. households did not have enough food to meet their family’s basic needs. “Most […]

Same-Sex Unions

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Synod Tragedy Dear friends in Christ, This historic day of Saturday June 15th brought both bad news and good news. The bad news was that the Synod of New Westminster tragically chose to cut itself off from the Anglican Communion by schismatically approving the blessing of same-sex unions. The good news is that the orthodox/conservative […]

Homelessness In Australia

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MOST UNDERESTIMATE HOMELESS NUMBERS (Mission Australia) A national survey, designed to learn more about everyday knowledge of homelessness, indicates most Australians significantly underestimate the number of homeless people across the nation. The survey, conducted by community service organisation, Mission Australia, suggests half of all Australians believe 10 000 people, or less, are homeless on any […]

The Failure Of New Right Politics

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[ACTNOW] The Failure of Neo-Liberalism Monday 17 Jun 2002 Press Releases — Economic Policy Between 1984 and 1991 New Zealand implemented a total of 100 major economic reforms. These consisted of selling state owned assets, opening up the economy and imposing economic targets on the public sector. New Zealand has consequently been transformed from the […]

Obituary Of An Old Friend (Common Sense)

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Today we mourn the passing of an old friend, by the name of Common Sense. Common Sense lived a long life, but died in the Canada from heart failure at the start of this new millennium. No one really knows how old he was, since his birth records were lost long ago in bureaucratic red […]

Homosexuality And Abuse Of Children

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There is an increasing amount of research from reputable, mainstream medical and scientific researchers showing a correlation between homosexuality and paedophilia, and between homosexuality and ephebophilia (adult men having sexual relations with adolescent and older teenage boys). The following may be of interest. http://www.regent.edu/acad/schlaw/lawreview/articles/14_2editorsnote.PDF So we are left with the unpopular job of setting the […]

International Politics: The Hypocrisy Of It All!

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On Monday, the president declared that he would deal only with a democratic leader of Palestine – Abu Jefferson – even though he deals with the region’s kings, autocrats, tyrants and military dictators stalling on democratic elections. Catch-2002.

Human Rights

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RIGHTS CHRISTIAN SOLIDARITY WORLDWIDE For immediate release May 2002 WIDESPREAD CROSS-PARTY SUPPORT FOR PARLIAMENTARY MOTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS More than 100 MPs have signed four separate parliamentary motions calling on the UK Government to speak up for human rights in China, Sudan, North Korea and Pakistan. Andy King, Labour MP for Rugby and Kenilworth, worked […]

Mental Health And Asylum-Seekers

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Literature review on the mental health and development of child refugees and asylum seekers The National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention today released on its website the “Psychological Wellbeing of Child and Adolescent Refugee and Asylum Seekers: Overview of Major Research Findings of the Past Ten Years”, a literature review undertaken by Trang Thomas, […]

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