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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.

Jubilee 2000

– There has been lots happening in the debt relief movement around the world. The Jubilee 2000 push for debt relief has never had more momentum than right now. But as Bono (from U2) quipped at the recent G7 summit, “There is no honour in getting halfway up Everest.” Jubilee 2000 has helped the world […]

Gambling Guidelines

Gambling commissioners find some agreement on restrictions By Tom Strode WASHINGTON (BP)–Members of a national commission studying gambling recently expressed agreement on a number of restrictions it may recommend in its report in June. The National Gambling Impact Study Commission, which has both gambling proponents and foes among its nine members, indicated support for several […]

Critical Thinking

Subject: Essay on critical thinking by an ex (fwd) Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 16:41:54 +1000 (GMT+1000) From: Jan Groenveld <> Critical thinking- some thoughts by an ex -scientologist on alt.religion.scientology Critical reading and thinking skills are often mentioned on this newsgroup, and I've said before how I believe that a lack of these same […]

Jewish Conversions To Christianity (And Vice Versa)

From: (Les Brown) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion Subject: Re: Jewish conversions Date: Thu, 03 Dec 1998 13:48:56 GMT “Rowland C. Croucher” <> wrote in aus.religion: >Les Brown wrote: >> >> “Rowland C. Croucher” <> wrote in aus.religion: >> >> >Jews Respond in Argentina >> > >> >More than 1,000 people, including many Jews, accepted Yeshua as their […]

This I Believe!

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion,nz.soc.religion Subject: Re: News: Persecution / Human Rights Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 14:42:17 GMT >Nigel B. Mitchell wrote: >> >> I am intrigued. It sounds as though news about religion is off- topic >> on nz.soc.religion. Is that the case? Can someone please post the FAQ >> (or the […]

Evolution: A Theory?

Subject: Re: Atheists who did create the earth? Date: 25 Jan 1999 05:59:17 GMT From: (Ken Smith) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Perhaps I can offer some help about why I object to people describing evolution as “only a theory” – with the implication that it isn’t much better than a guess – and don’t object to describing […]

Age Of The Earth

From: Chris Ho-Stuart <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Age of the Earth… Date: 2 Mar 1999 22:27:33 GMT Rod Jackson <s32170> wrote: > ok here's a chart I promised a loooooooooooooong time ago. > > TABLE I > Uniformitarian Estimates – Age of the Earth > > (Unless otherwise indicated, based on standard assumptions of […]

Do Atheists Agree?

Subject: Re: Ross's evidence Date: 26 Jan 1999 04:12:06 GMT From: (Andrew Bromage) Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion,aus.religion.christian G'day all. “Robert Howard” <> writes: >John, as an atheist I am amazed but not surprised to see two christians >arguing over interpretations of their faith. As you know there are a number >of atheist contributors who don't know each […]

The Bible

From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion,nz.soc.religion Subject: Re: News: Persecution / Human Rights Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 12:26:24 GMT I hesitate to take this discussion off on two different directions, but earlier today I wrote the following: — The evidence, some of which I have mentioned before, which supports the proposition that the Bible […]

Evolution

Subject: Re: Ross's evidence Date: 23 Jan 1999 03:11:15 GMT From: (Andrew Bromage) Newsgroups: nz.soc.religion,aus.religion.christian G'day all. “Hugh Young” <> writes: >I suppose a theist can believe that G*d started the thing rolling, knowing >omnisciently that it would turn out the way it has, but if evolution is the >process we think it is, it […]