Apologetics
Overpopulation
Here’s the beginning of an article from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (accessed 5 January 2011) to whet your appetite. Visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overpopulation for the rest. **** Overpopulation is a condition where an organism‘s numbers exceed the carrying capacity of its habitat. The term often refers to the relationship between the human population and its environment, the Earth. Steve Jones, head of […]
Advertising
Advertising alone cannot create a better world January 2, 2011 THERE is a Seinfeld gag in which the comedian observes that people in soda advertisements always look deliriously happy but that he hadn’t noticed soda having the same effect on him. ”They are jumping, laughing, flying through the air! It’s a can of soda! Maybe […]
Euthanasia
2010 Most Popular: Yes, Christians do support voluntary euthanasia Posted on December 30th, 2010 at 6:00 am By Ian Wood This may come as a surprise to many of you, but it is true. 74% of people who claim to have a religion strongly support the right of doctors to provide a lethal dose, according […]
Islam: the Need for Reform
ISLAM, APOSTASY AND FREEDOM OF BELIEF By Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 24 SEP 2010 THE QUESTION IS NOT HOW CAN ISLAMIC SOCIETIES “CATCH UP” WITH JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SOCIETIES ON THE MATTER OF APOSTASY, BUT HOW ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE CAN BE REVISED AS AN INTERNAL ISLAMIC IMPERATIVE. CREDIT: CAREN FIROUZ (REUTERS). There […]
Atheism and Religion in 2010
Let’s forget the fire and brimstone Chris Patten From: The Australian December 30, 2010 IT has been a better year for God. After withering literary assaults on the Almighty from the Oxford academic Richard Dawkins, the essayist Christopher Hitchens and others, the believers have hit back. Best of all has been The Case for God […]
CLIMATE CHANGE (Harry T. Cook)
(Note from Rowland: apart from my Episcopalian friend’s ‘writing off’ all Baptists as climate change deniers – this one isn’t – and his not-so-subtle atheism (Yes!) this is a good article). Let ‘Em Fry By Harry T. Cook 12/30/10 The 2010 Census count means that my state (Michigan) will lose a congressional seat as more […]
Nigeria: the latest
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 088 | Wed 29 Dec 2010 ———————————————– NIGERIA: JOS AND MAIDUGURI SEE CHRISTMAS TERROR ———————————————– By Elizabeth Kendal Islamic militants sent a loud and clear message on Christmas Eve when they unleashed terror on Christians celebrating Christmas in Jos and Maiduguri. Jos, the capital of Plateau State in Nigeria’s […]
Is Yoga a Form of Hinduism? Is Hinduism a Form of Yoga?
Sightings 12/30/2010 – Wendy Doniger Debates about these questions have been making headlines lately. Some American Hindus have argued that American yoga is not Hindu enough, that Hindus should ¢â‚¬Å“Take Back Yoga ¢â‚¬ (the label of a campaign by the Hindu American Foundation). Other Americans agree that the Hindus should take back yoga ¢â‚¬”but because yoga is […]
Peace-making and non-violence
BREAKING BREAD, MAKING PEACE By William Cavanaugh ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS | 3 DEC 2010 War is more than a contest to see who can kill the most bodies and thus gain strategic advantage over territory or natural resources. It may in part be this, but war is also, in fact, an imaginative enterprise through […]
Drone Strikes: Are they really effective?
Mehdi Hasan December 30, 2010 Obama ordered a hit in his first three days and hasn’t stopped since. Speaking at the White House Correspondents Association dinner in May, Barack Obama spotted teen pop band the Jonas Brothers in the audience. ”Sasha and Malia are huge fans, but, boys, don’t get any ideas,” deadpanned the President, […]
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