Apologetics
Inviting Muslims to be heard
Shahram Akbarzadeh September 22, 2011 Illustration: Robin Cowcher. Many groups have a right to speak on Islamic issues. Even radical voices should be included in the conversation. THE Australian government faces a difficult situation. Who should it consult on issues of Muslim integration and radicalism? Who represents Islam? Is it the overseas-trained imams who have […]
Ex-nun a cardinal sinner in the mind of the church
Barney Zwartz September 22, 2011 Pope a goner: Patricia Fresen says soon the Bishop of Rome will be just another Italian bishop. Photo: Justin McManus PATRICIA Fresen prefers being quietly subversive to openly confrontational, but the 70-year-old former Dominican nun is like a purple rag to a bull to the Vatican. She says she is a […]
Why I’ve changed my mind about judges and ‘lenient’ sentences
Andrea Petrie September 3, 2011 It’s easy to criticise judges, harder to balance the scales of justice. I WILL never forget the night my twin brother Al haemorrhaged more blood than I had ever seen after he and a group of mates were attacked by two carloads of thugs armed with baseball bats. A shard […]
IRAN: STATE VIOLENCE & PERSECUTION ESCALATING
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 126 | Wed 21 Sep 2011 IRAN: STATE VIOLENCE & PERSECUTION ESCALATING; pray for Youcef Nadarkhani trial verdict 25 September By Elizabeth Kendal Under President Mahmud Ahmadinejad Iran has become more assertive in its quest to lead the Muslim world in Islamic Revolution. The regime has been greatly aided […]
Iran: the latest on pastor’s death sentence
CIRCULATION CODE 3. OPEN. May be circulated to general mailing lists, outside organizations, and quoted from freely in reports citing “Middle East Concern” as the source of the information. Greetings in the name of Jesus, Prince of Peace Further intercession has been requested for Iranian pastor, Yousef Nadarkhani who received a death sentence for apostasy […]
To Pray or Not to Pray? Civil Religion and the 9/11 Memorial Service
Sightings 9/15/2011 To Pray or Not to Pray? Civil Religion and the 9/11 Memorial Service — Rick Elgendy Last weekend, as the nation marked the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, our collective media gaze focused on lower Manhattan, where the memorial service and dedication led by Mayor Michael Bloomberg had already provoked controversy. Though […]
Philip Yancey’s Second-best Book
Philip Yancey, What Good is God? On the Road with Stories of Grace, H&S, 2010. Anyone who reads Christian books knows Philip Yancey. In his 20+ publications this ¢â‚¬ËœProgressive Evangelical ¢â‚¬â„¢ popular writer is renowned for his stories, excellent research, readability, and global appeal. This one ¢â‚¬â„¢s more autobiographical than most. Eg.: ‘I should mention that on personality tests […]
Sexuality & Scripture
Addressing Bible passages used to condemn Same-Sex attracted people Many people condemn those who are same-sex attracted based on Hebrew and Christian scripture that they have not studied or sometimes never read. Here we will give a brief outline of the scriptures that people assume refer to homosexuality. We do not claim it is comprehensive, […]
Fatima al-Mutayri – modern Christian martyr
(I first learned about her in Yancey’s What Good is God? (p. 191) In August of 2008 a young lady named Fatima al-Mutayri, age 26, was martyred in Saudi Arabia. She became a Christian there by means of internet and satellite TV ministries, and was martyred there ¢â‚¬”she had her tongue cut out and was burned […]
Thoughts on the American psyche
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com My wife and I recently returned from spending some time in the United States. Having been there a few times now, and having some family over there, I have decided to pen my thoughts on this country of contrasts, of opportunity and of deprivation. We were in Florida on the […]
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