The Times reports that experts claim a first century shroud discovered in a tomb near Jerusalem proves the Turin Shroud could not have been used to cover Jesus’ body. The Hebew University in Jerusalem said “Based […]
St Matthew’s Anglican church in Auckland is the epitome of everything a religious group should not be – self-righteous, inconsiderate of the feelings of others, happy to belittle the beliefs of people it considers inferior. Like Christians. Outside the church […]
Apparently so. Like Tony Abbott, I don’t object to Mr Rudd going to Mass. I don’t even object to his interest in the canonisation of Blessed Mary Mackillop. I am interested in that too, and have […]
The Daily Mail manages to write nearly 1,000 words on the problem of increasing violence caused by a growth in fundamentalism, without once mentioning what kind of fundamentalism this might be. Those pesky Baptists just won’t stop […]
A common view about the date of Christmas goes something like this: “Well, it was a pagan festival, something to do with the sun, and the Christians pinched it to try to make their religion more […]
Iran has warned Switzerland of “consequences” over a referendum banning the building of new mosque minarets, and urged the Swiss government not to enforce the ban. As I noted a couple of days ago, the Swiss decision […]
The Parliament of the World’s Religions 2009 opened this week in Melbourne. “Major speakers” include Jimmy Carter, Joan Chittister and Michael Kirby. Miss Jean Brodie said it best: “For those who like that sort of thing, […]
I have a number of friends who are members of The Voice of the Laity, an organisation of lay people in the Anglican Diocese of The Murray. Their website was recently hijacked. They have started a new […]
Maryam and Marzieh are Christian women. They are from Islamic families. They live in Iran. So of course, they are in jail. They are denied medical care or contact with the outside world. One of the […]
Two interesting articles from FrontPage Magazine. The first is an interview with Coptic priest Fr Zakaria Botros. He has been denounced as Islam’s public enemy number one, and Al Qaeda has said they will pay $60 million […]
I forgot to mention, when talking about my islamic teacher friend, that she had also told her class about the many islamic inventions taken for granted and not acknowledged in the West. She talked about the […]
If you don’t know whether you are a Mennonite, a Muslim or a Mormon, this quiz will help you work out where you belong. I found a few of the questions had no right answer, so a couple […]
Some interesting observations here on healing, hope, and homosexuality. The article is not long, and is worth reading in its entirety. This is an excerpt: I saw a genuine love and acceptance of men and women […]
I am trying hard to imagine what the real Notre Dame, the Blessed Virgin Mary, would make of a Catholic university named in her honour, and I presume, relying on her patronage and intercession, inviting someone who publicy opposes […]
Canon Barry Greaves pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court last Thursday to seven counts of indecent treatment of boys under 17 and two of indecent treatment of boys under 12. I was sorry to read […]