Apologetics
People with disabilities should be encouraged to enter the workforce
Disabled maybe, but fully fit to work Date June 22, 2013 I recently made some widely reported comments about helping more disabled people – particularly disability support pensioners – into jobs. In response, I received two death threats and about 50 emails, phone calls and letters, many from people who wished me in fairly graphic […]
Twisting Islam to Justify Cruelty
markdurie.com blog: “Letter to the Sydney Morning Herald on “Twisting Islam to Justify Cruelty” by Paul Sheehan†plus 1 more Letter to the Sydney Morning Herald on “Twisting Islam to Justify Cruelty” by Paul Sheehan Posted: 20 Jun 2013 03:18 PM PDT To the Editor The Sydney Morning Herald I am writing to congratulate […]
We were wrong, admits ‘gay cure’ group
Note from Rowland: the ad which might appear above this article was not chosen by me, but by Google Ads. I’m trying to figure out how to monitor this. For example: there was an ad here about meeting Gay Old Men! Why? ‘Cos I have many gay friends – I’m a chaplain to a Christian […]
So how should a (female) prime minister react to vilification etc.?
Gillard brought voters’ contempt upon herself Date June 17, 2013 Amanda Vanstone Former Howard government minister The hubris of the PM has presented Tony Abbott the election on a plate. The responsibility for whatever happens to her leadership this week or, if she survives, on September 14, is entirely on Julia Gillard’s shoulders. It is […]
Interfaith Marriages
Sightings Interfaith Marriages: Religious Tolerance or Religious Dilution? by Martin E. Marty Monday | June 10 2013 “Every living and healthy religion has a marked idiosyncrasy†wrote philosopher George Santayana, and its power comes from the “special and surprising message and the bias which that revelation gives to life.†He preferred to see religions interact […]
Asylum seekers and universal human rights: Does the Bible still matter?
Asylum seekers and universal human rights: Does the Bible still matter? Mark BrettABC RELIGION AND ETHICS17 JUN 2013 AS IT HAS DONE FOR CENTURIES, THE BIBLE STILL INSPIRES RELIGIOUS MOTIVATIONS TO SUPPORT THE COMMON GOOD, INCLUDING THE PROTECTION OF INHERENT RIGHTS SECURED BY A UNIVERSAL THEOLOGY OF CREATION.CREDIT: WWW.SHUTTERSTOCK.COM The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) reported in 2011 that […]
Asylum-seekers fiasco
Asylum-seekers fiasco the stone sinking Labor BY:PAUL KELLY, EDITOR-AT-LARGE From:The Australian June 08, 2013 Government under mounting pressure over boats Paul Kelly says Labor faces a very serious voter backlash over its handling of asylum-seeker boats at the upcoming election. IT is predictable that the collapse in Australia’s border security and the arrival of more […]
Psychology of War: America vs China
From John Garnaut, China correspondent of The Age (late May 2013 sometime): This week a new Pentagon paper reported China’s relentless progress to project military power far beyond its shores. China is obsessed with military psychology and political warfare but neglects actual capability. The blind spot might explain why it has spent most of the […]
Islamophobia Comes to Canberra; and Dhimma returns to Syria (and more…)
Posted: 31 May 2013 03:52 AM PDT This post was first published by the Gatestone Institute. See: http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3739/islamophobia-comes-to-canberra Are we to let our freedoms be shaped by the worst kind of intolerance found in the sharia badlands? How will discrimination among religions based on fear distort human rights? Like student magazines all over the world, […]
Marriage Equality: Kevin Rudd Changes his Mind
There was a lot of harrumphing this week after Kevin Rudd declared he had changed his mind on gay marriage. This was a hugely significant, genuine shift from a former prime minister, but he was mocked for saying it was a â€Âdifficult personal journeyâ€Â, with many pointing out his journey was not as difficult as […]
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