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Hope through Community
Skit – Hope through Community Characters: God (best if female) and Farmer Joe. Farmer Joe: (Dials phone – by pressing three buttons) God: (God answers ringing phone) Hello Farmer Joe: Hello! Hello God! God: Yes, this is God. You sound surprised! FJ: Well I am. I didn’t expect you to answer! God: Yeah, well how […]
Selective tolerance is not tolerance at all
Michael Kirby November 19, 2007 Freedom of religion does not have an easy relationship with revealed religions. It is difficult for many believers to tolerate the postulate of error: the possibility that another God or earthly messenger may exist, different from their own, or indeed that there may be no God. Lina Joy was born […]
The Golden Compass
The Chronicles of Atheism When The Golden Compass hits theaters this month, many will be introduced to the works of Philip Pullman, a writer who detests C.S. Lewis’s fantasy world. Peter T. Chattaway | posted 11/27/2007 09:14AM The story begins with a girl hiding in a wardrobe. It continues with a series of adventures in […]
Away with the Manger
Cheryl Lawrie November 25, 2007 Taking the pressure to be popular off the Christmas story offers a chance for a whole new meaning. In the town where I grew up, the Christmas pageant was the highlight of the year. We’d arrive early and thrust our way past the adults to sit at the blue line. […]
Review: A Life of Unlearning (Anthony Venn-Brown)
HOMOSEXUAL, CHRISTIAN AND HAPPY: EVANGELIST’S STORY Second Edition of A Life of Unlearning by Anthony Venn-Brown When I first heard that a former Assembly of God Evangelist had ‘come out’ as Gay and written his story I was intrigued. That he was Australian was another point of interest, but the fact […]
Controversial Religious Movies
I thought you might be interested in Beliefnet’s list of The Most Controversial Religious Movies of All Time… The Most Controversial Religious Movies of All Time Putting religion on the big screen is a daunting prospect for even the most gifted filmmaker. Because faith is so sacred to so many people, there’s no way to […]
Appreciating Philip Pullman
Saturday, November 10, 2007 He may be the next best thing to the Antichrist, but (as with the AntiChrist) not all that Philip Pullman says is false. Even in the “His Dark Materials” series, he acknowledges (in the words of William Blake) A truth that’s told with bad intent beats all the lies you can […]
A Warning about The Golden Compass
Some very dark Materials: A warning about The Golden Compass By David Schütz I first became aware of the upcoming movie The Golden Compass when my wife and I saw the shorts for it at the cinema. We instantly put it on our “must see” list and said to ourselves: “The children would enjoy that.” […]
The Golden Compass
(Note from Rowland: there have been extensive discussions on this in a few lists I belong to. Watch this web/space for more). http://studiobrien.com/site/index.phpoption=com_content&task=view&id=1 55&Itemid=76 Written by Michael D. O’Brien Tuesday, 23 October 2007 The Golden Compass — His Dark Materials Philip Pullman takes the fantasy genre to the next level by Michael D. O’Brien A […]
The Golden Compass
Another note from a friend: This link below is to a fascinating discussion between Rowan Williams and author Philip Pullman. He may be an atheist, but he is certainly interested in spirituality. They discuss religious education and the idea that all people do have religious experience. The UK’s Telegraph newspaper published this under, ‘The Dark […]
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