Apologetics
Why Do Good?
Apropos this interesting discussion, I was reading Dostoevsky last night. In an 1878 letter to N.L. Osmidov he wrote: 'Now suppose there is no God, and no personal immortality (personal immortality and God are one and the same – an identical idea). Tell me then: Why am I to live decently and do good, if […]
Polkinghorne: Philosophy, Science And Faith
From: Chris Ho-Stuart <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion,nz.soc.religion Date: Thursday, 11 March 1999 2:42 Subject: Re: Polkinghorne: Philosophy, Science and Faith In aus.religion.christian Rowland Croucher <> wrote: > On another post Chris Ho-Stuart wrote: > + I would dearly love to quote John Polkinghorne at this point. I'll > + bet Rowland would know of him… Polkinghorne […]
Luther And The Jews
The issue of Luther’s (early) attitudes to Jews is often raised, with a question as to source/s. Here’s one: I wish and I ask that our rulers who have Jewish subjects exercise a sharp mercy toward these wretched people, as suggested above, to see whether this might not help (though it is doubtful). They must […]
Fossils And Evolution
By Dave Couric NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–When it was reported worldwide Dec. 9 that “Little Foot,” a “3-million-year-old [bipedal] hominid skeleton,” had been uncovered in South Africa, paleoanthropologists announced the almost-complete fossil would force the rewrite of human evolutionary history. Not so, writes Hal Ostrander of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in the February/March issue of SBC […]
When Did Time Begin?
From: Chris Ho-Stuart <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion,nz.soc.religion Date: Friday, 12 March 1999 9:54 Subject: Re: Some hard questions for Able In aus.religion.christian Able <> wrote: > >More seriously, I honestly have no idea what “eternity past” > >means if it does not refer to duration in time; so I am not > >persuaded that the question […]
Freemasonry
6.30 pm, Sunday 9 August 1998 It’s difficult to determine the origins of the Masonic Lodge, also known as Freemasonry. Some Masons claim that Adam and Eve were the first Masons, and that the fig leaves they wore were the society’s first aprons! The earliest historical records of the practice of Freemasonry date from London […]
Santa Sequel
NORTH POLE, SANTA’S WORKSHOP – For Immediate Release It has come to the attention of Sana’s workshop that there have been disparaging remarks made in the press recently about Santa’s very existance. Several key points are overlooked by this callous, amateurish, so-called study. As was admitted by the skeptics, there is only a very small […]
Ex-Cult-Support List
A mailing list has been created for former members of any cult or spiritually abusive church or group. This list will not specialise in any one group but give former members of a variety of cults and spiritually abusive churches the opportunity to share and compare their experiences and how they have found ways of […]
Freemasonry: A Follow-Up
Date: 31 Oct 1998 16:37:32 GMT Newsgroups: alt.religion.christian.episcopal From: (Qwerty1976) Subject: Re: Freemasonry Dear Mr. Croucher: While I believe that you have sincere and honorable motives in your posting, I must ask you a question. Do you support your local Boy Scout post? Do you believe that the Boy Scouts are evil? The reason I […]
The Church And Science
From: Richard Kerr <> Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion Subject: Re: Atheism – an Australian View Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 13:43:40 +1100 Hi Folks, I wanted to write a detailed response to Danny and Chris on the subject of the role of the Church in the rise of science, but it looks like I’m just not going […]
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