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Apologetics

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Evolution And ‘Missing Links’

From: Chris Ho-Stuart <> Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion,aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Evolution (was women in church) Date: 7 May 1999 01:27:28 GMT Able <> wrote: > On Wed, 5 May 1999 16:13:45 +1200, “Paul Wilkins” > <> wrote: > > >Able wrote > >>You simple are not keeping up to date on the latest > >>African findings on […]

‘Q’ And The Gospels

From: Gordon Coleman <> Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion,aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Tigger gave it a try Date: Thu, 25 Mar 1999 13:24:19 +1100 A brief interjection, if I may….. Able wrote: > > On Thu, 25 Mar 1999 12:55:23 +1200, Tigger <> wrote: > > >Nigel B. Mitchell wrote: > >> > >> You have said that there […]

Evolution And The Human Appendix

From: Chris Ho-Stuart <> Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion,aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Evolution (was women in church) Date: 7 May 1999 01:48:44 GMT Able <> wrote: > On Tue, 4 May 1999 14:08:10 +1200, “Paul Wilkins” > <> wrote: > > > >The facts are that the appendix is responsible for digestive enzymes that > >help herbivores process plant […]

Rules In The Bible

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion,aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Tigger gave it a try Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 08:12:51 GMT Nigel: >> Like many fundamentalists, you mistake the Bible for a “rule >> book”. Try thinking of it as a “guide book” instead. After all, >> that is what the Bible says of itself. Fundamentalists […]

Jesus Had Brothers

From: Chris Ho-Stuart <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Was Jesus Married? Date: 5 Mar 1999 05:14:02 GMT Jack McCaw <> wrote: > Able () wrote: > : > Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they > : > sent someone in to call him. > (snip) > : Chris, I believe that you […]

Before The Beginning

From: Chris Ho-Stuart <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Before the beginning Date: 30 Mar 1999 13:14:32 GMT This post reponds to an article now expired; sorry for the delay. However, a new subject heading in this instance is no bad thing. In aus.religion.christian Able <> wrote: [snip] > >> >I think many statements on the inadequacy […]

The Age Of The Earth

From: Chris Ho-Stuart <> Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion,aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: AIDS and age of earth Date: 20 Apr 1999 01:14:07 GMT Able <> wrote: > On Mon, 19 Apr 1999 19:10:12 +1200, Paul Wilkins > <> wrote: > >Able wrote: > >> What are these other forms please? > >> Could you list them.? > >> It […]

Long Memories/War

From: (Ken Smith) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: US/Nato attacks Date: 6 Apr 1999 03:24:43 GMT Troy Harris <> writes: >In article <370>, > Blessed <> wrote: >> >> Hello all 🙂 >> >> I would like to know what most of you think about the Us/Nato attacks >> against Yugoslavia >> Thank you >> >I […]

The War In Kosovo: A Serbian Response

[Sent by a friend in England. Has anyone seen anything by a Serb leader expressing regret for the Serb atrocities against Kosovars? Sure, we should be evenhanded and pray for all sides in this conflict, but such ‘evenhandedness’ doesn’t seem to be evident over there, eh?] ITEM 1. AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENTS, GOVERNMENTS […]

Cloning, Euthanasia And Other Moral Issues

Professor of culture underscores need for moral vision on cloning, euthanasia By Kyle Roberts KANSAS CITY, Mo. (BP)–Human cloning and euthanasia were among issues discussed by Nigel Cameron, distinguished professor of theology and culture at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, during the Scudder Lecture Series March 30-31 at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo. “Nothing […]