Apologetics
Miroslav Volf: Embracing the ‘other’ in love, truth and grace
​Prof Miroslav Volf says his parents gave him an amazing gift of hospitality. 4/05/2014 by Gordon Preece Christians must practise a ‘hermeneutic of hospitality’ to those who are ‘other’, including Muslims and non-believers, argues Professor Miroslav Volf, Director of the Centre for Faith and Culture at Yale University. The renowned theologian and author of Exclusion and […]
Climate Change: Ensuring our safety is the first duty of government
Notes from an article by former Supreme Court of Victoria Judge David Harper AM The climate has changed, is changing, and will continue to change. Humankind is by default moving the globe towards four degrees of increased warming. Such a change will destroy civilization, and with it everything that is precious in life. The most […]
Desmond Tutu calls for anti-apartheid style boycott of fossil fuel industry
Nobel peace prize winner calls for organisations to cut ties with industry and for investors to dump fossil fuel stocks Desmond Tutu: ‘We have allowed the interests of capital to outweigh the interests of human beings and our Earth.’ Photograph: -/AFP/Getty Images Damian Carrington Friday 11 April 2014 Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called for an […]
Prayer in Schools
After being interviewed by the school administration, the prospective teacher said, ‘Let me see if I’ve got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids, correct their disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse, monitor their dress habits, censor their T-shirt messages, and instill in them a love […]
Forgiveness (Desmond Tutu)
Desmond Tutu: ‘I am sorry’ – the three hardest words to say Exclusive: The social activist and retired Anglican archbishop on seeing his father abuse his mother when he was a child and what he’s learned since then about forgiveness Archbishop Desmond Tutu … ‘My father has long since died, but if I could speak to him […]
Aboriginal Issues: Mother England mostly to blame?
Mother England as much to blame Geoffrey Robertson February 16, 2008 THE HISTORIC apology offered by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to the stolen generations was a crucial step for Australia, as novelist Richard Flanagan wrote this week. But it does not make amends for the role played by the British in the destruction and degradation […]
Death Penalty (Martin Marty)
Death Penalty by MARTIN E. MARTY Monday | May 5 2014 “People who believe in the death penalty should be very concerned about this,†warned David B. Muhlhausen of “the conservative Heritage Foundation.†“This†is what Muhlhusen suspects is a move by President Obama “to weaken the death penalty system.†The New York Times’ Peter […]
One more time: What the Bible really says about homosexuality
What the Bible really says about homosexuality Editor’s note: Daniel A. Helminiak, who was ordained a priest in Rome, is a theologian, psychotherapist and author of “What the Bible Really Says about homosexuality” and books on contemporary spirituality. He is a professor of psychology at the University of West Georgia. By Daniel A. Helminiak, Special to CNN May 15, 2012 President […]
Female Circumcision – awful, but some good news too…
Undoing the damage May 3, 2014 Jane Wheatley Good results: Sisters Kadi (left) and Fatoumata have both undergone reconstructive surgery. Photo: Jonathan Cami Each year more than 2 million girls worldwide are subjected to genital mutilation, but a pioneering technique is restoring hope to those affected. It’s a crisp and sunny winter’s day in Barcelona and […]
Tony Blair on the Islamist Threat
Tony Blair on the Islamist Threat Comments and critique by Dr. Mark Durie: Tony Blair delivered a major speech on April 23 entitled, “Why the Middle East Mattersâ€Â. In summary, he argued that the Middle East, far from being a “vast unfathomable mess†is deep in the throes […]
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