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Apologetics

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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.

The Bible As Evidence

From: Chris Ho-Stuart Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 3:39 PM Subject: Re: Big disapointment > Barry Satan wrote: > > On 14 Aug 2000 15:58:30 +1000, Chris Ho-Stuart wrote: > [snip] > > The Bible by itself is not evidence. > > Of course it is evidence. The bible is an exceptionally well […]

Early Christianity

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion,aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Evidence or not ? Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 09:07:26 GMT Hi, Sean Nigel: >> The position that Tigger seems to prefer – that there was no such >> person, and the entire Gospel story was mnufactured by some (drug >> crazed?) chaps who wanted to start […]

Suburbanites

Imagine the conversation the Creator might have with St. Francis about lawns: “Frank, you know all about gardens and nature: What in the world is going on down there? What happened to the tussocks and the wildflowers and stuff I started eons ago? I had a perfect, no-maintenance garden plan. Those plants grow in any […]

Scientists And Atheists

FIRST-PERSON: Just because he/she is a scientist doesn’t make him/her an atheist By Charles Colson (October 2000) WASHINGTON (BP)–Scientists around the world have been sleeping lightly of recent, many hoping for a call from Stockholm about a Nobel Prize in fields such as chemistry, physics, physiology or medicine. These awards have special significance this year, […]

Homosexuality And Bigotry

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion,aus.religion.christian,nz.soc.religion Subject: Re: London Gay Bar Bombed Date: Wed, 19 May 1999 09:30:40 GMT In answer to the question: >> > why on earth would this be of interest to anyone here? >> I wrote: >> Two obvious reasons: >> >> 1. Because those of us who are Christians should […]

Creationism

Subject: Re: Creationism (was Re: “With All That You Acquire, Acquire Understanding”) Date: 31 Jan 2000 23:28:12 GMT From: (Ken Smith) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Following up my own post – to provide some quotations to encourage people to have a look at the book I mentioned. (Ken Smith) writes: >Chris Ho-Stuart writes: >>Darren R Middleton wrote: […]

President Carter And Homosexuality

Carter states affirmation of homosexual ordination By Todd Starnes (October 2000) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP) Former president and former Southern Baptist Jimmy Carter said that while homosexuality is a sin, he sees nothing wrong with a “Christian” homosexual being ordained. Carter made his comments during a 60-minute telephone interview with Baptist Press on Oct. 20. Carter […]

Media And Violence

——- Forwarded Message Follows ——- From: Andrew Bromage <> Subject: Re: XMC Media and violence To: Date sent: Tue, 25 May 1999 00:24:01 +1000 (EST) CHRIST AND MEDIA CULTURE – NETWORKING ___________________________________________________ G'day all. Sr. Kathryn James Hermes wrote: > I am new to the list. Welcome! [Eric Harris' suicide note excerpt] > > “Your […]

Science And God

Subject: Re: Creationism (was Re: “With All That You Acquire, Acquire Understanding”) Date: 3 Feb 2000 23:33:51 GMT From: (Ken Smith) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian (St.Athanasius) writes: >Hi Ken, >>I can't speak for other Christians, but I don't believe that God >>deliberately sets out to mislead people who honestly look at the >>universe. >I do not accept […]

A Modern Martyr

Littleton’s Martyrs By Charles W. Colson It was a test all of us would hope to pass, but none of us really wants to take. A masked gunman points his weapon at a Christian and asks, “Do you believe in God?” She knows that if she says “yes,” she’ll pay with her life. But unfaithfulness […]