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Cardinal Pell and the Peril of Institutional Atheism
The Religion of the Humble? Cardinal Pell and the Peril of Institutional Atheism Scott StephensABC RELIGION AND ETHICS28 MAR 2014 JOHN ELLIS RIGHTLY EXPECT THE CHURCH TO BEHAVE COMPASSIONATELY, PENITENTLY AND JUSTLY. WHAT ELLIS CONFRONTED WAS A CHURCH INTENT ON PURSUING ITS LEGAL DEFENCE AS THOUGH THERE WAS NO DIVINE JUDGE.CREDIT: AAP / JOE CASTRO SEE ALSO […]
Sleep: too much or too little may not be good for you
The sleep paradox Date March 23, 2014 Too little is bad for you – but so is too much, writes Christina Ianzito. Sleep: How much is too much? Photo: Supplied We get it ¢â‚¬“ sleep is good for us. The amount of sleep we have is no less important than proper diet and exercise, health experts […]
Fred Phelps: ‘An angry, bigoted man…’
Pastor Fred Phelps: ‘An angry, bigoted man who thrived on conflict’ What motivated the man behind the placard-waving, virulently homophobic Westboro Baptist Church, AKA ‘the most hated family in America’? And what next for the church and family following his death? Fred Phelps ¢â‚¬ ¦ ‘Homosexuality was an obsession.’ Photograph: Rex Features Louis Theroux Tuesday 25 […]
JOHN STOTT: A Tribute to a Mentor
By Rowland Croucher Who are the people who have influenced me most? Intellectually: look at my 100 recommended books. (Note to myself: this needs updating). Maturationally: George Clark, my Sunday School teacher when I was a teenager. He alone helped me believe in myself. Ecclesiologically: probably Rev. (now Bishop) Dudley Foord. He gave me the […]
You love gay people? That’s great. Prove it.
When conservative Christians find out I ¢â‚¬â„¢m gay, they almost all say the same thing: ¢â‚¬Å“I know gay people think Christians hate them, but I don ¢â‚¬â„¢t. I love gay people. I may not agree with them, but I love them. ¢â‚¬ You ¢â‚¬â„¢d be surprised how often I hear this. Christians are constantly telling me how much they love me. If they […]
John Claypool: My favorite (writing) preacher
Here’s a miscellany of stuff about the best (in my view) ‘writing preacher’ / ‘preaching writer’ in the latter half of the 20th Century. Unfortunately he’s not well known outside progressive mainline circles in the U.S. (conversely W E Sangster isn’t well-known in the U.S.). Pity. ~~~ JOHN CLAYPOOL Once a month, while pastoring a […]
Climate Change’s Silent Killer
Heat is on to combat climate change’s silent killer Date February 18, 2014 Will Steffen Australian cities are already experiencing extreme heat that wasn’t expected till 2030. The silent killer: summer heatwaves. One of the most direct effects of climate change is the increase in very hot days and heatwaves. Many regions of Australia have […]
Islam: If it’s so good, why are they killing each other?
(That’s my title. But for an interesting history of the last 500 years of Islam see this brilliant summary from Dr Mark Durie: Why not subscribe to his blog – markdurie.com blog ?) ~~~ Islam ¢â‚¬â„¢s Second Crisis: the troubles to come Posted: 14 Feb 2014 In What Went Wrong, Bernard Lewis charted the decline of Islam in the […]
Pope faces moral dilemma catering to a divided flock
February 15, 2014 William Saletan Pope Francis plays the middle man. Photo: Reuters It’s not easy being Pope. You have 2000 years of tradition to defend. You have piles of doctrine and an ecclesiastical bureaucracy. Meanwhile, you have liberals clamouring for change. And then there’s your boss. To navigate these difficulties, Pope Francis recently instructed bishops […]
Eastern Germany: the most godless place on Earth
East German atheism can be seen as a form of continuing political and regional identification ¢â‚¬“ and a taste of the future Saturday 22 September 2012 A woman dressed as an angel waves from a roof top near the German Reichstag on the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. Photograph: Andreas Rentz/Getty […]
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