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Us Tragedy Evokes Religious Liberty Concerns

Clergy/Leaders’ Mail-list No. 1-157 (Leadership Issues) ——————————————– US TRAGEDY EVOKES RELIGIOUS LIBERTY CONCERNS ——————————————– by Elizabeth Kendal The horrific and tragic terrorist attack against America on 11 September 2001, when hijacked passenger planes were deliberately crashed into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, is prompting […]

Asylum-Seekers: And Still More

In aus.religion.christian Joan wrote: > “Chris Ho-Stuart” wrote in message > . [snip] >> I do not believe for a minute that consideration or care for >> legal applicants is the motivation behind the popular support >> for refusing the tanker permission to land. > > Neither do I. > > However, before we say […]

Terror: U.S. Culpability

“Alan Griffiths” on 09/13/2001 11:23:01 PM http://www.commondreams.org/views01/0912-07.htm Published on Wednesday, September 12, 2001 The War Comes Home by Rahul Mahajan The war that the United States has been waging against the nonwhite peoples of the world for over half a century came home yesterday. Nothing does, nothing can, justify the brutal terror attack that may […]

Asylum-Seekers – Again

In aus.religion.christian A ‘Net friendwrote: > Chris Ho-Stuart wrote: >> In aus.religion.christian Joan wrote: >> > “Chris Ho-Stuart” wrote in message >> > . >> [snip] >> >> I do not believe for a minute that consideration or care for >> >> legal applicants is the motivation behind the popular support >> >> for refusing […]

Terror: There Are Several Sides To This Story…

Death, Downtown Dear friends, I was supposed to fly today on the 4:30 PM American Airlines flight from LAX to JFK. But tonight I find myself stuck in L.A. with an incredible range of emotions over what has happened on the island where I work and live in New York City. My wife and I […]

Asylum-Seekers: And Finally…

In aus.religion.christian Richard Kerr wrote: > Chris Ho-Stuart wrote: >> >> In aus.religion.christian A ‘Net friend wrote: > [snip] >> > So what value Australian law if you condone illegality? >> >> I do not personally think it devalues Australian law to recognize >> that there are such things as genuine refugees fleeing real >> […]

Good From Tragedy??

This is in no wise an answer as to “WHY?” But there are some encouraging things coming out of this great tragedy. And I thought them worthy to be passed on. When Joseph’s brothers sold him into slavery, they thought they got rid of an annoying dreamer. But Joseph saw it differently, and was the […]

Migrants To Australia

G’day all. Chris Ho-Stuart writes: >I disagree that there is a major problem surrounding the expenses >of handling illegal arrivals. Quote some figures for me if you >disagree. This is a genuine request. I am not sure of the actual >cost figures involved. I think we currently get a bit less than >5000 illegal arrivals […]

The Case For Christ

Book review: The Case for Christ, by Lee Strobbel, Zondervan 1998. This is now, probably, the best-selling popular English-language book about Christian apologetics… and deserves to be. It’s easier-to-read than C.S.Lewis, more sophisticated than Josh McDowell, and belongs in the genre of Australians Ross Clifford’s ‘The Case of the Empty Tomb’ and Bishop Paul Barnett’s […]

Asylum-Seekers: Again…

In aus.religion A ‘Net friend wrote: [snip] > The point of my post seems to have entirely escaped you. This was > not a serious suggestion at all. (I thought it was kinda obvious) > For starters the number of ppl voting YES would be minuscule. (for > obvious reasons). It was indeed obvious that […]