Apologetics
Allah: A Christian Response (Miroslav Volf, HarperCollins, published February 2011)
[1] 23 March 2011. Miroslav Volf – a high profile ‘Progressive Evangelical’ (my term) theologian – has written a recently-published book about Islam and Christianity – the book I’ve been waiting for! From The Publishers Weekly: ‘Recent disputes like the “ground zero” mosque controversy have their roots in historical conflicts, according to Yale professor and author […]
The Wonder of Religion
By Sam Keen Religion is under attack by a new breed of militant atheists such as Christopher Hitchens, Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris. They insist that all forms of monotheism, even the most liberal and progressive, are murderous, intolerant and irrational. According to Hitchens, ¢â‚¬Å“atheism is a necessary condition for the emancipation of the mind. ¢â‚¬ […]
Mauritius: if they can do it, why can’t other nations?
Joseph Stiglitz March 11, 2011 Mauritians have increased their income per head from less than $400 to $6700. In a series of bewildering accomplishments, Mauritius shows how to provide free healthcare and education. SUPPOSE someone were to describe a small country that provided free tertiary education, transport for schoolchildren and free healthcare – including heart […]
The Hypocrisy of the United Nations Human Rights Council
Libya sitting in judgment on human rights? The UN has that and worse. Frida Ghitis March 18, 2011 Imagine a tribunal before which governments appear to face the world’s judgment on their respect for human rights. Now imagine Muammar Gaddafi’s Libya sitting on that tribunal. It sounds absurd. But it is the true picture of […]
Final briefing on same sex marriage
Greetings all. I’m Peter. Saint Peter if you prefer. But we are all saints, of course, as you Evangelicals know. You are all here to explain to the Almighty why you have opposed same sex marriages before you go to your eternal, um, reward. We don’t normally do pre-Judgment briefings here. But it’s a sensitive […]
SOUTHERN SUDAN: Serious Conflict
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 099 | Wed 16 Mar 2011 ———————————————— SUDAN: SERIOUS CONFLICT IN SOUTH; ABYEI ATTACKED ———————————————— By Elizabeth Kendal Insecurity in predominantly Christian Southern Sudan has intensified since the 9 January 2011 referendum on Southern self-determination. The Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) has been fighting various southern armed opposition groups, […]
The Middle East has just shattered five conventional beliefs
By Marwan Muasher Saturday, March 12, 2011 With President Hosni Mubarak’s ouster in Egypt – widely considered to have one of the region’s most stable regimes until only recently – and Colonel Moammar Gadhafi clinging to power in Libya, there is no clear end in sight to the turmoil sweeping across the Arab world. Protests […]
Same-Sex Unions
In defence of same-sex unions FRANK BRENNAN MARCH 09, 2011 The messy same-sex marriage debate continues in Australia and in the US. I remain of the view that we should not extend the definition of marriage to include same-sex unions; that we should legislate to recognise same-sex unions; and that we should leave questions about the […]
Islam: Selling out the Koran
March 6, 2011 Chris Berg There’s nothing in Islam that says people shouldn’t be rich, peaceful and free. FIRST Tunisia, then Egypt, and now Libya: Muammar Gaddafi looks set to join the cohort of fallen Middle East dictators. And about time too. Under Gaddafi’s tribe-centric Stalinism, Libya has consistently ranked in the bottom 10 countries […]
Anti-Semitism the Despots’ Tool of control
Scapegoating is an instrument of control Hopefully a new Arab generation will see past the hateful rhetoric. By Jonathan Gurwitz/Express-News Sunday, March 6, 2011 In a book that will be published this week, Pope Benedict XVI delivers an exhaustive refutation of the claim that the Jewish people bear collective responsibility for the death of Jesus. […]
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