Apologetics
Australia and refugees…
If only other countries took as many refugees BY:BARRY COHEN From:The Australian July 19, 2012 12:00AM If only other countries took as many refugees … Source: The Australian TO anyone seeking to take up the issue of refugees, asylum-seekers, internally displaced persons, returnees, stateless persons et al, I have one word of advice — don’t. You’ll finish up […]
Gun control in the U.S.? Unlikely
Grief and anger, but US unlikely to budge on guns Date July 22, 2012 Simon Mann An archaic clause made the atrocity in Colorado possible ANOTHER day in America, and another mass shooting. It’s amazing how a 24-year-old wielding an assortment of firearms can in a few senseless moments render impotent the most powerful political […]
Ten of the most polluted places on the planet
JOHN PICKRELL ABC Environment 23 JUL 2012 Radioactivity warning sign on a hill at the east end of Red Forest near Chernobyl. MORE THAN 100 million people worldwide are exposed to dangerous levels of toxic chemicals. These pollutants include radionuclides, industrial chemicals, pesticides and heavy metals, which may come from activities such as mining, industry, […]
Nigeria: why the slaughter?
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 168 | Wed 18 Jul 2012 NIGERIA: TERROR IN PLATEAU STATE by Elizabeth Kendal Numbering around 30 million, the Fulani (also known as Fulbe) are the largest nomadic tribe in the world, with around half living in northern Nigeria. Like the traditionally nomadic Tuareg who are mostly based in […]
Meat Eating: Five Religious Approaches
Sightings  7/19/2012 Five Religious Approaches to Thinking about Meat Eating – Carol J. Adams When one introduces the topic of the ethics of meat eating, a debate about religion will often follow. Scriptural texts will be invoked either for or against the practice. In short order, the diets of the Buddha, Mohammed, or Jesus will be considered. […]
Why would a health-worker refuse a flu shot?
Compulsory jabs not just a shot in the dark NICK MILLER 15 Jul, 2012 02:30 AM ABOUT five years ago, two young girls died in a Philadelphia hospital. They were being treated for cancer, and caught the flu. Their immune systems were suppressed by the assault of chemotherapy drugs, so the flu overwhelmed their bodies’ […]
The Moral Case for Drones
The Moral Case for Drones Vahram Muradyan By SCOTT SHANE Published: July 14, 2012 Washington Related Times Topic: Predator Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) FOR streamlined, unmanned aircraft, drones carry a lot of baggage these days, along with their Hellfire missiles. Some people find the very notion of killer robots deeply disturbing. Their lethal operations inside sovereign […]
Jewish Identity
Martin Marty Center for the Advanced Study of Religion The University of Chicago Divinity School Sightings  7/12/2012 The Liberalization of Judaism: Redefining Religion in Israel? – Marc H. Ellis Recent articles in the Israeli and American Jewish press heralded or opposed the recent Israeli Supreme Court ruling that opens up aspects of Israeli religious life to the […]
ABC Religion and Ethics transcript: Same-sex Marriage.
Excerpts from an ABC Religion and Ethics program, broadcast 11 July, 2012: (This interview followed another with a couple of Catholics who have a different view to mine. Transcript here .  Note: I’ve edited my part of the transcript to correct a few misspellings, and tidy up the wording). Andrew West: But Christians aren’t unanimous in […]
The Plight of Christians in Syria
Religious Liberty Prayer Bulletin | RLPB 167 | Wed 11 Jul 2012 ———————————————————– SYRIA: CHRISTIANS’ PLIGHT LOST UNDER MOUNTAIN OF PROPAGANDA ———————————————————– by Elizabeth Kendal Without a doubt, the greatest lie being told about the Syrian conflict is that it is being waged by President Assad against ‘the Syrian people’. This is pure propaganda. In […]
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