Archive for September, 2005
Religion Is the Root of All Evil
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“In general, higher rates of belief in and worship of a creator correlate with higher rates of homicide, juvenile and early adult mortality, STD infection rates, teen pregnancy and abortion in the prosperous democracies.”
Posted: September 30th, 2005 under Big Questions.
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The moral disinvestment of the Church of England
This is so angry I have to post it. Some unhappy campers posting about the Anglican church urgung a boycott of companies that support the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Melanie Phillips’s Diary: The moral disinvestment of the Church of England
‘I am a Christian. I am also a Licensed Reader in the Anglican Church. Yet I [...]
Posted: September 30th, 2005 under The Institution.
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The last Anglican bishop
Anglican Journal, October 2005—The last Anglican bishop
At 90, still quick-witted but in frail health, Bishop K. H. Ting remains one of the most sought after Christian leaders in China.
Not everyone agrees about his contributions – some have labeled him a closet Marxist because of his support for socialism in China – but Bishop Ting [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2005 under The Institution.
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Prayer II
Following on from my post (/rant) on the misuse of prayer, I have managed to scrape some thoughts together drawing on some more positive aspects of the 25 years or so that I’ve been practising prayer.
I mentioned yesterday that God appears to be giving me the silent treatment. I haven’t had any voices in [...]
Posted: September 28th, 2005 under Big Questions.
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Spirit of Things
If you’re into podcasting, then check out some of the programs on radio national – The Spirit of Things and The Religion Report.
Radio National – Spirit of Things – Home Page
The Spirit of Things is an adventure into religion and spirituality. It explores contemporary values and beliefs as expressed through ritual, art, music, and sacred [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2005 under Big Questions.
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Prayer, Godlessness and a General Sense of Abandonment
Prayer doesn’t do anything. I have anecdotal evidence to suggest that God does not intervene in our lives in any miraculous way. Since I was young, I have been a faithful christian. I wanted to be good and holy and I wanted to be God’s friend so I prayed almost every night [...]
Posted: September 26th, 2005 under Big Questions.
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Sledging Creationists Again
But we’ve got creationists and intelligent designers now so maybe I should get the names right. Perhaps I am a creationist as I believe that God at least thought up the underlying laws that govern the universe.
Independent Online Edition > Americas : app2
The school district ordered science teachers to point out in a brief [...]
Posted: September 26th, 2005 under Bible Bashing.
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