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Apocalypse No! (Right To Fight? Part 4)

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-219 (Sermon) APOCALYPSE NO! or WHEN IS IT RIGHT TO FIGHT? (Part 4 of 4) by Rod Benson Matthew 24:1-14 I am amazed at the comments of many American Christians in response to the September 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC. On the day the planes hit, Jerry Falwell […]

What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?

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A world apart By Julia Duin THE WASHINGTON TIMES What if Jesus had never been born? Western culture would not exist in its current form, scholars say, were it not for that event that demarcated world history two millennia ago. “Christianity has gotten a bad rap from people who have not done their homework,” says […]

Homelessness

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You Can Make a Difference! Homeless young people face a bleak and lonely time as they search for the basic needs of life. Youth For Christ has a mandate to give every young person in Melbourne and Australia the opportunity to become followers of Jesus Christ. We believe that one way this can be achieved […]

After Sept. 11 — What Good? What Evil…

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Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 2-001 (General Interest) AFTER SEPT. 11 – WHAT GOOD? WHAT EVIL? by Terry Mattingly There was never any question whether the hellish events of Sept. 11 would be selected as the most important news story in the Religion Newswriters Association’s annual poll. The question was which Sept. 11 religion story would receive […]

Christmas 9/11 And ‘Religion’

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Prejudice Against Jews

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On Sat, 29 Dec 2001 13:23:19 +1100, Barry OGrady wrote: >Why is it that the US president and the news services ignore the fact that the terrorist >attacks were a result of US support of Israel? They talk about what was said on the >latest Bib Laden video but never mention that Israel is the […]

Cloning

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Vital Signs from NYTimes.com Wednesday, December 19, 2001 1. Vital Signs: Controversy Over Cloning Reignites in Congress =============================================== When President Bush announced on Aug. 9 that the government would pay for certain studies on human embryonic stem cells, many Americans thought he had settled the stem cell debate, at least until the initial experiments determined […]

‘Mu’

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A ‘Net friend said: > Lawrence Meckan wrote: > > Mu is the only logical answer to a question that is based on an inference > > nobody agrees to. > > ok, I know I’m showing my ignorance and lack of education, but what the heck is ‘MU’? My dictionary says > ‘the twelfth […]

Big Bang Theory

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From: “Ken Smith” Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Question to true believers. > Barry OGrady writes: > > >On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:03:44 -0800, Sean McHugh wrote: > > >> > >> > >>Paul Mossman wrote: > >> > >>> Yes isnt it a shame – that someone so bitter and twisted is allowed to […]

Yancey On Gandhi

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“Rowland Croucher” writes: >A ‘Net friend wrote in message . >> Sean McHugh wrote: > >> Why are >> you here bashing Christians/Christianity anyway? At least I don’t feel a >need to >> hang around with, and befriend, ppl I supposedly disdain, and seek >sympathy from >> those who I consider to be stupid and […]

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