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Articles on this site express varying points of view, to encourage mature thinking on serious issues. The assumption is that you will want to study a controversial topic from various angles before you arrive at a conclusion, rather than simply believe what someone told you when you were impressionable! (So some stuff here is ‘hot’. Proceed at your own risk!). See the Statement of Faith for John Mark Ministries' theological stance.

Arc Rules!

Subject: The Rules (was Re: What’s the point?) Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 From: Richard Kerr < * Michael Smith wrote: ** Richard Kerr wrote: ** It’s interesting that some of the resident personalities here are quite recent additions (not wanting to name any names: Patrick Canion, Michael Smith, Rowland Croucher and Michael Kennedy (Can […]

Christians Bickering?

Subject: Re: What’s the point? Date: 2 Sep 1997 From: (Callum Gibson) * (Robert Dawson) writes: * Hi all. I have been reading newsgroups for a couple of years. As a Computer Science student at uni it is one of the great procrastination tools that I have found. I have gone to and from various […]

British Israel

Subject: Re: Do you have the Holy Spirit ? Date: Tue, 09 Sep 1997 From: (Nigel B. Mitchell) **I wrote: ** I also stated that the doctrine of “Bristish Israel” is a racist doctrine, and those who promote it are racists. I stand by that opinion. *On 08 Sep 1997 , Marcelo Cantos < wrote: […]

God’s Occupation

Date: Sat, 20 Sep 1997 What exactly, does God do? Love… Sean McHugh — Subject: Re: God’s Occupation Date: Sun, 21 Sep 1997 Sean McHugh wrote: ** In article <3424CA70>, The …Director, John Mark Ministries – resources for pastors/leaders Bookroom, library, and worldwide F.W.Boreham Trading Post) Rowland Croucher <> ** wrote: *** Sean McHugh wrote: […]

Who Gets To Heaven

Subject: Re: Do you have the Holy Spirit ? Date: Tue, 23 Sep 1997 * Leslie Brown wrote: * An argument for discrimination can in fact be made against the religion of Christianity in that it maintains that only Christians will have a heavenly existence after some future cataclysmic occurance. Put me down as a […]

Arcn Charter

This charter covers both aus.religion and aus.religion.christian (henceforth AR and ARC). It is normative, but should be seen as offering guidelines rather than hard-and-fast rules. First of all, note that the dividing line between the two groups has nothing to do with the beliefs of the poster — atheists, Jews, Buddhists, etc. are welcome in […]

Real Christians: Is Hitler In Heaven?

Subject: Re: Hitler in Heaven?Date: Thu, 01 Jan 1998 22:15:14 -1000From: “Rowland C. Croucher” Organization: John Mark MinistriesNewsgroups: aus.religion.christian,aus.religion Peter B. West wrote:>> Aaron Dodd wrote:> >> >> > Really? No evidence at all? Would you therefore care to explain this> > quote?> >> > “Hence today I believe that I am acting in accordance […]

Welcoming Homosexuals

Subject: Welcoming Homosexuals…Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 13:22:05 -1000From: Rowland Croucher Organization: John Mark MinistriesNewsgroups: aus.religion.christian 32 VICTORIAN BAPTIST CHURCHES ‘would not welcome’ a homosexual person ‘at the door’. Can you believe that? Out of a total of 93 (from a possible 200 or so) Baptistchurches in the State of Victoria who completed aquestionnaire and […]

Christians And Politics

From: Rowland Croucher Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Christians and politics Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 CANADIAN LEADER SAYS CHRISTIANS MUST SERVE, NOT DICTATE VIEWS ABBOTSFORD, B.C. (EP) — Serving others rather than dictating views should become the primary goal for North American Christians. Speaking at the World Evangelical Assembly recently held in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Dr. […]

Mark 16 Numerics

From: (Michael Hore) Newsgroups: aus.religion.christian Subject: Re: Mk 16 (again sorry) Date: 11 Jun 1997 I’ve now had a chance to look at this document on the TRF web site Before I comment, I would recommend anybody interested having a look at this document rather than just accepting what I’m going to say about it, […]