Apologetics
Genesis 9:6 And Capital Punishment
From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Genesis 9:6 and Capital Punishment Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 09:19:47 GMT (Genesis 9:6 NRSV) Whoever sheds the blood of a human, by a human shall that person’s blood be shed; for in his own image God made humankind. Those who construct their theology solely by finding a […]
Prayer For Persecuted Christians
Today (November 15, 1998) is the Sunday we pray for the world’s 200 million Christians (yes) who face persecution. Did you know: # More Christians have been martyred in this century than all previous centuries combined? # This century has witnessed 120 million Christians martyred for Christ? # More have died for their faith in […]
New Year & “Auld Lang Syne”
Brother T.G. Paterson Undoubtedly, millions of people throughout the world will sing “Auld Lang Syne” to see out 1996. Few will know all the words and fewer still what they mean. They are attributed to Brother Robert Burns who apparently picked up the tune and some of the words from an old man singing in […]
Compassion For The Poor
Read: Deuteronomy 15:1-11 You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy. -Dt.15:11 Many people have little sympathy for the poor in their community because they assume they are lazy and irresponsible. Others say that the problem is with a government welfare system that is inefficient and often abused. […]
Leprosy
Forum on leprosy – http://www.webspawner.com/users/LEPROSY/ – with links to W.H.O.. These notes are designed to stimulate an awareness of the problems that Leprosy (Hansen’s Disease or H.D.) still presents in many countries around the world. Also, they are meant to provide information to medical personnel in areas soon (from the Year 2000) to have leprosy […]
Missionaries: Christian Hypocrisy?
Newsgroups: bit.listserv.christia Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1998 16:48:12 -0500 From: “Dr Nancy's Sweetie” <> Subject: Re: Christian Hypocrisy. Given the address: “JimHokka <>”, this was almost certainly a troll. But anyway, for the benefit of any lurkers: > I openly challenge the Western Christian Missionaries: > > If you think you are dedicated to Christ […]
Abortion
From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Abortion Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1998 >>You say “abortion is murder since it is not lawful to kill a child”, >>but abortion is lawful in most places. >I say abortion is murder because of the biblical mandate not because of any >other laws. There is no biblical mandate […]
Christians And Public Policy
[Baptist Press 2/11/98] Christian role underscored in addressing public issues By Nedra Kanavel JACKSON, Tenn. (BP)–Christians are called to stay determinedly active in the public arena to address the most pressing issues of our day, public policy champions said during a conference on faith and public policy at Union University, Jackson, Tenn. About 200 people […]
Modernity & Postmodernity
From: Steve Hayes <03.fmlynet.planetc.com> To: Mailing list family.missiology <> Subject: IAMS: Modernity & postmodernity Date: Saturday, 2 January 1999 18:22 This message was distributed by the mailing list family.missiology Barry Linney wrote in a message to Family Missiology: BL> In response to the article (NEW AGE AND COLONIALISM from BL> Missionary conquest by George E. […]
The Media: Soft Vs. Hard News
Hi, I am working on a Masters thesis, tentatively titled SundayJournalism in a Saturday World. It essentially examines how themainstream press differs from the religious (church) press, particularlylooking at Anglican media and mainstream media. This has been a concern of mine for years, having worked inboth religious and mainstream. I was once in line for […]
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