Apologetics
THE CULTURE OF UGLINESS IN MODERN ISLAM
By Khaled Abou El Fadl In March 2002, Saudi newspapers reported an incident that took place in Mecca, the Prophet Muhammad’s birth-place. The incident should have caused a public outcry, investigations and prosecutions, but instead, nothing happened, and the incident is now all but forgotten. According to the official count, at least fourteen young girls […]
America’s exceptionalist justice
Tom Wright, The Guardian, Thursday 5 May 2011 Wild west vigilantism may work while the hero can outshoot the villain and his friends, but real justice outflanks escalation. The Lone Ranger and Tonto, in the long-running TV series. Photograph: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images Consider the following scenario. A group of Irish republican terrorists carries out […]
Bin Laden, justice, and the victims of 9/11
by Nils von Kalm http://soulthoughts.com As opinions over the death of Osama Bin Laden go viral over the world-wide web, I have been both impressed and saddened by the responses I have seen. Like most people of civilised mind, I am glad that Bin Laden can no longer terrorise the innocent victims of his murderous, […]
Freedom 2 b[e] award
Freedom 2 b[e] awards allies Posted on 07 May 2011 Freedom 2 b[e] ¢â‚¬â„¢s fifth anniversary dinner last night was a success with more than 100 people at the sold-out function at the Marriott Hotel. Freedom 2 b[e] used the opportunity to honour 29 volunteers who had contributed to the organisation becoming the leading group in […]
LOSE THE FAITH – LOSE THE CULTURE
Our Feature Article this month is the transcript of an address given by former Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson at the Brisbane Lord Mayor’s Annual Breakfast held last month. It is a timely reminder for our nation as we face a militant push to neutralize the influence of the Christian faith in our nation. By John […]
Should the Devout Be Excluded from Politics?
Sightings 5/5/2011 * * — Megan Doherty In his April 1 ¢â‚¬Å“Brainstorm ¢â‚¬ blog post in *The Chronicle of Higher Education*, University of Washington professor of psychology David Barash offered a ¢â‚¬Å“modest proposal ¢â‚¬ : ¢â‚¬Å“Indeed, I propose that it is high time for the electorate to reject *anyone* who is strenuously devout. ¢â‚¬ The substance of the post […]
Syria: Supporting the protesters
Dear friends, *The crackdown on Syrian protesters has left 630 dead* and more than 5,000 detained and tortured. Embattled *Syrian activists are calling on Avaaz for financial support* — for supplies, transport, and other essentials that sustain their peaceful movement. *Click here to see a harrowing video appeal from Syria and to chip in*: Donate […]
Is Yoga a Cult?
YOGA “Bow Down to the Yoga Teacher” by Casey Schwartz — after quoting from the Bhagavad-Gita’s authority on how an enlightened person should live, the author contrasts the current setting: “In America, yoga has become a mainstream and marketable cult – 20 million people practice regularly, according to some estimates – and its teachers are, […]
American Christians and Capitalism
Sightings 5/2/2011 American Christians and Capitalism — Martin E. Marty ¢â‚¬Å“God has cursed the earth. . . This is the starting point for all economic analysis. The earth no longer gives up her fruits automatically. Man must sweat to eat. ¢â‚¬ So writes Gary North, ¢â‚¬Å“the leading proponent of ¢â‚¬ËœChristian economics, ¢â‚¬â„¢ ¢â‚¬ which connects his version of […]
Burqa, niqab: should they be banned?
Nigella’s beach cover-up Madeleine Bunting The Guardian, Saturday 23 April 2011 Earlier this week, a British woman in Australia wore a full head-to-toe black suit, complete with hoodie, to go swimming. Perhaps she thought what she wore on the beach was her own business. How wrong could she be. Wind forward a couple of days and there […]
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