Apologetics
Ancient stone markers warned of tsunamis: Teach your children well
April 6, 2011 Ancient stone markers warned of tsunamis Disaster in Japan In this March 31, 2011 photo, a tsunami survivor walks past a centuries-old tablet that warns of danger of tsunamis in the hamlet of Aneyoshi, Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan. (AP) (AP)MIYAKO, Japan – Modern sea walls failed to protect coastal towns from Japan’s […]
EUROPE AND RELIGION AFTER 11/9 AND 9/11
EUROPE AND RELIGION AFTER 11/9 AND 9/11 Tomas HalikABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 8 SEP 2011 THE 9/11 ATTACK MARKED THE END OF AN ILLUSION: THE WEST’S CONVICTION THAT ITS VERSION OF A HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL LIBERAL SOCIETY BASED ON THE IDEALS OF THE ENLIGHTENMENT IS UNIVERSALLY PLAUSIBLE. SEE ALSO Related Story: 9/11, Afghanistan and the holy war against […]
Contextualizing the Gulen Movement
Sightings 9/8/2011 Contextualizing the G ƒ ¼len Movement — Baqar Syed A variety of fears have been expressed regarding ¢â‚¬Å“G ƒ ¼len ¢â‚¬ charter schools in Texas, from possible financial irregularities to indoctrination of children in Islam. However, neither official state inquiries nor academic studies have found any evidence to such effect. A look at the history of the movement can […]
Did 9/11 Make Us Morally ‘Better’? (Miroslav Volf)
Here is a reflection from Volf- whose books ‘Exclusion and Embrace’ and ‘Allah, the Christian response” are both excellent. Miroslav Volf Did 9/11 Make Us Morally ‘Better’? When the first plane smashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center I was in the delegates’ dining room of the United Nations finishing a talk […]
God Is Not a Christian (Desmond Tutu)
The following is excerpted from the Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s new book, ‘God Is Not A Christian: And Other Provocations.’ This talk also comes from a forum in Britain, where Tutu addressed leaders of different faiths during a mission to the city of Birmingham in 1989. They tell the story of a drunk who crossed the […]
Climate Science and Clear Thinking
The truth is out there Robert Manne September 3, 2011
Review: Hidden Worldviews (Steve Wilkens and Mark L. Sanford, IVP Academic, 2009).
The back-cover/blurb asks, under the heading ¢â‚¬ËœChecking Out the Cultural Soup We Swim In ¢â‚¬â„¢: ¢â‚¬ËœWhy do we buy what we buy, vote the way we vote, eat what we eat and say what we say? Why do we have the friends we have, and work and play as we do? It ¢â‚¬â„¢s our choice? Yes, but […]
Interview with a young gay Christian man
Interview with a young gay Christian man (we ¢â‚¬â„¢ll call him Brendon). (Note from Rowland: why have I changed my views to being more gay-friendly? Partly because I ¢â‚¬â„¢m hearing stories like this regularly!). 1. When were you aware you were gay? I understood I was gay when I was 14 as this was when i learnt […]
Gorilla Encounter – Amazing!
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Gay marriage: thin edge of the wedge?
Too much to bear Ted Lapkin August 28, 2011OPINION Illustration: Andrew Joyner. GREENS MP Adam Bandt bit off a bit more than he could chew with his parliamentary motion calling on fellow MPs to canvas public opinion on the issue of same-sex marriage. The measure passed through the House of Representatives last November with a […]
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