Apologetics
Obama and Racism in America
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings  1/17/2013 Religion Beyond the Pale — Alexander Rocklin A July 2012 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reported that 17 percent of those surveyed thought President Barack Obama was a Muslim. These were mostly conservative Republicans. […]
Same-sex relationships: a matter of inclusion and integrity (Steve Chalke)
From Rowland: an excellent article – good for discussions with friends/colleagues… A MATTER OF INTEGRITY (abridged) The Church, sexuality, inclusion and an open conversation By Rev. Steve Chalke The Government has announced that extending marriage to same-sex couples will ensure the ancient institution ‘is relevant for our century.’ Marriage, however, predates both State and Church […]
Martin Marty: Gay Marriage Tidewater
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings  1/14/2013 Gay Marriage Tidewater — Martin E. Marty David Cole captures readers’ attention with the observation that “the gay rights movement has achieved more swiftly than any other individual rights movement in history, not merely the impossible but the unthinkable.†[…]
Marriage in Scottish Law (it’s not simple)
Farewell then common law marriage 12 December 05 Marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute is finally to be consigned to the history books by Brian Dempsey In a surprise move, the Scottish Executive has announced the impending abolition of marriage by cohabitation with habit and repute (“MCHRâ€Â). Not before time, “common law marriage†is […]
Betting on another’s death: what next?
Dead cert: the $25m black market betting on how long patients will last TAICHUNG: For most families, the terminal decline of a loved one means months of uncertainty and sorrow. In Taiwan, it can offer casino-style entertainment and big cash prizes. Entrepreneurs in the town of Taichung have created a thriving underground betting industry worth […]
Christian Fundamentalism vs Science?
From me mate Jim Reiher : I have thought a lot about why some Christians hitched their wagon to be climate change deniers or at best ‘sceptics’. I really wondered: why? The more fundamentalist the Christian, the more likely they are to be sceptics. But where is the ‘chapter and verse’ that tells the “Do […]
Ethics – can sometimes be tricky
From an Australian clergy discussion-list: An interesting case in the news this week of the fellow who put a fake notice about the ANZ bank and a mining company which led to a drop of share price on the stock market. Made even more interesting by the backing of the Greens. I recall there is […]
Aborigines are worth less to our politicians apparently
Bureaucratic blocks blamed for failure to tackle blinding disease Date December 29, 2012 Russell Skelton Eye patient Dapne White of Alice Springs is examined at the town’s base hospital. Photo: Glenn Campbell A NATIONAL strategy to eradicate the endemic blinding eye disease trachoma in remote indigenous Australia is failing to achieve its objective because of alleged […]
Salvation Army Boy’s Home Paedophile ring ‘lent out boys’
Date December 18, 2012 Barney Zwartz BAYSWATER Boys’ Home was a paedophiles’ paradise, with several unexplained deaths and missing boys, and others lent to outside paedophiles, a leading abuse lawyer said on Monday. Angela Sdrinis – whose firm has represented more than 1000 wards of state, including 137 from Bayswater – said systemic abuse by […]
Power and Evil (Solzhenitsyn)
The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 Quotes  The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 Quotes “If only it were all so simple! If only there were evil people somewhere insidiously committing evil deeds, and it were necessary only to separate them from the rest of us and destroy them. But the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart […]
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