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My thanks go to Geoff Buckman who directed me to this timely book by the late Ray Stedman, What on Earth is Happening? What Jesus Said About the End of the Age. Read his book, here.
Ray’s book focuses on the Olivet discourse from Matthew 24-25, where Jesus tells us about the end of the age. As the Editors [...]

 Jesuit Frank Brennan continues to push the Charter of Rights, as we await the National Government’s decision on a Committee’s Report into this matter. The Report Committee was chaired by Frank Brennan.
Churches would be in a better position to allow judges to override any privileges some church leaders might be granted by elected politicians, he said.
Fr [...]

 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. (Article 1)
Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person. (Article 3)
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this [...]

A historical look at the veil, its political use and abuse and its place in the hearts of those who wear it, points out the Hidden danger in tampering with the veil by Sally Neighbour, The Australian February 01, 2010
LIKE the Americans waging war in Afghanistan, the French demanding their government ban the burka would do well [...]

Dr Ida Glaser, Associate Tutor at Wycliffe Hall Oxford and Director of the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies in Oxford, wrote a stimulating article titled, Theological Education with Islam in Mind, from the newsletter of Wycliffe Hall Oxford, Hilary Term 2010.
 Nearly one in four people is a Muslim. What does this mean for a college equipping [...]

Extreme pro-euthanasia comment re ’Euthanasia booths’ being made readily available on street corners for elderly people to help solve the problem of an ageing population, provokes an insightful response:
Here, the age-old human goal of giving people longer, fuller, healthier and happier lives where we are no longer expected simply to work and then die but to work and [...]