Apologetics
Religious Origins of America’s Interventions
Sightings 8/25/2011 Religious Origins of America ¢â‚¬â„¢s Interventions — James K. Wellman, Jr. and S. R. Thompson America ¢â‚¬â„¢s foreign interventions over the last century arise from deeply held religious motivations. The source of these motivations reaches back to the end of the nineteenth century, and the invention of the ¢â‚¬Å“social gospel. ¢â‚¬ A gospel that would redeem not […]
European ‘No-Go’ Zones for Non-Muslims Proliferating
European ‘No-Go’ Zones for Non-Muslims Proliferating “Occupation Without Tanks or Soldiers” Posted: 22 Aug 2011 05:54 PM PDT By Soeren Kern August 22, 2011 at 5:00 am http://www.hudson-ny.org/2367/european-muslim-no-go-zones Islamic extremists are stepping up the creation of “no-go” areas in European cities that are off-limits to non-Muslims. Many of the “no-go” zones function as microstates governed by Islamic […]
Politics – ‘right’ and ‘left’ (Richard Rohr)
The terms ¢â‚¬Å“right ¢â‚¬ and ¢â‚¬Å“left ¢â‚¬ came from the Estates General in France. It ¢â‚¬â„¢s interesting that now we use them as our basic political terms. On the left sat the ordinary people, on the right sat the nobility and the clergy! (What were the clergy doing over there?!) I think you see the pattern. In history you will […]
The case for decency
Don and Patricia Edgar August 21, 2011 THE social and economic disintegration we are experiencing has a common core. The rioting in the UK; the corrupt financial system; politicians who lie about going to war, rort the system, pursue power in a media sideshow; a toxic news-gathering culture where police, detectives, journalists and their bosses […]
Cryonics: Some cold comfort for those who want to wake up dead
Graham Phillips August 21, 2011OPINION These days you have options for the afterlife. Photo: Getty Tiny robots and liquid nitrogen could be the path to immortality. AS IF it’s not hard enough in life to cope with all the choices. These days there are afterlife options to deal with as well. It’s not just burial or […]
Liberation Theology (Richard Rohr)
The term ¢â‚¬Å“liberation theology ¢â‚¬ has a negative connotation in the minds of some people. It sounds like something heretical, leftist, or Marxist, and certainly not “Biblical. ¢â‚¬ In fact, it is at the heart of the Judeo-Christian tradition and marks its very beginning. It is amazing that Christianity has been able to avoid the absolutely […]
A Cautionary Tale (Berlin in the mid-1930s)
By Harry T. Cook 8/19/11 In the Garden of Beasts is the title of Erik Larson’s best-selling book. Larson puts a twist on tiergarten — “garden of animals” or “zoo” — to make his point that Berlin of the mid-1930s was a beastly place. This book — besides being an exquisitely reported and researched piece […]
Kazakhstan
WEA-RLC Research and Analysis Report ———————————————————————- Christians May Face More Restrictions in Kazakhstan ———————————————————————- August 18, 2011 The government of the former Soviet nation of Kazakhstan seems to be fostering the fear of Islamist extremism to further restrict civil rights, including religious freedom, WEA-RLC has learnt. It appears that the Kazakh parliament, a rubber stamp […]
Fighting Injustice
Cheryl Catford, Following Fire: How the Spirit Leads us to Fight Injustice (Springvale: UNOH, 2008) ISBN 9780977507030 Paperback, x, 337 pages Reviewed by Darren Cronshaw Coordinator of Leadership Training, Baptist Union of Victoria Pastor, Auburn Baptist Church I am fascinated by how different people and traditions interpret how God works in our lives and in the […]
When Speaking on Sensitive Topics
By Mark Durie Posted: 15 Aug 2011 07:34 PM PDT This blog post is about how to speak reasonably about sensitive topics, and specifically ones which can give rise to charges of vilification. In ideal world, speech would be free, and everyone would use their freedom responsibly. But human nature being what it is, […]
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