Apologetics
Crucifixions regularly performed by Islamists in Syria
Syria’s ISIS Crucifying Opponents, Justifying Horror with Quran Passages by Jonathan Spyer and Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi PJ Media May 27, 2014 http://www.meforum.org/3833/syria-islamist-crucifixion Evidence is mounting that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is systematically committing atrocities in eastern and northern Syria, its areas of control. While individual incidents of brutality have been well-documented, […]
Euthanasia: Hans Kung
Do We Have a Duty to Live? by HEIKE SPRINGHART Thursday | May 30 2014 On November 29, 1981, a story in the Chicago Tribune proclaimed: “Hans Küng, one of the world’s most important religious figures, is hero for some and heretic to others.†Küng received coverage in the Trib because he had been invited […]
Islam and Religious Freedom
Limitations on Religious Freedom in Islam: The Witness of the Qur’an and Prophetic Traditions Abdullah SaeedABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 23 MAY 2014 In the face of a global trend toward religious freedom which began in the seventeenth century, Islam seems to be the only major religion to maintain that conversion away from the religion – apostasy – must be punished […]
Sexual Orientation: Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Report
Position Statement PS02/2014 April 2014 Royal College of Psychiatrists London Approved by the Policy Committee: March 2014 2 http://www.rcpsych.ac.uk The Royal College of Psychiatrists considers that sexual orientation is determined by a combination of biological and postnatal environmental factors.1–3 There is no evidence to go beyond this and impute any kind of choice into the origins […]
Climate Change: Australia = An island of action denial
Date May 18, 2014 The Age Editorial It is obvious after last week’s budget that Australia is no longer part of the world’s weather patterns. Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Treasurer Joe Hockey have, in effect, excised the continent from the global climate, and lowered a dome of denial to prevent any penetration from outside forces […]
Lightning Safety Myths and Facts
Myth: Lightning never strikes the same place twice. Fact: Lightning often strikes the same place repeatedly, especially if it’s a tall, pointy, isolated object. The Empire State Building is hit nearly 100 times a year. Myth: If it’s not raining or there aren’t clouds overhead, you’re safe from lightning. Fact: Lightning often strikes more than three miles from the […]
Islam and Religious Freedom
Limitations on Religious Freedom in Islam: The Witness of the Qur’an and Prophetic Traditions Abdullah SaeedABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 23 MAY 2014 THE VAST ARRAY OF QUR’ANIC TEXTS AND PRACTICE OF THE PROPHET DEMONSTRATE THAT WHILE APOSTASY ITSELF IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED, THEY RESPECT THE INDIVIDUAL’S RIGHT TO REMAIN A MUSLIM OR TO LEAVE ISLAM.CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM SEE ALSO […]
Kindness: the Australian variety
Australia’s level of kindness related to one’s own kind Date May 24, 2014 John Elder Illustration: Matt Golding. We are a nation that donates $17 million to help our sick children via a television appeal but locks up newly arrived youngsters from trauma-torn countries. We love to read about the plight of the former but […]
Social Media: say goodbye to ‘local’, ‘private’ and ‘average’
Four Words Going Bye-Bye MAY 20, 2014 Thomas L. Friedman The more I read the news, the more it looks to me that four words are becoming obsolete and destined to be dropped from our vocabulary. And those words are “privacy,†“local,†“average†and “later.†A lot of what drives today’s news derives from the […]
Aboriginal Youth Suicide
Choosing lore and life: the campaign against Aboriginal youth suicide Date: May 26 2014 Michael Short [WHO] Peter McConchie, director of social justice organisation People Culture Environment and manager of its Culture is Life campaign. [WHAT] Reducing the Aboriginal youth suicide rate, which has soared to become the highest in the world. [HOW] Listen to the elders of […]
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