Archive for the ‘Religion’ Category
It is satire or what the bible actually says?
Posted in Humour, Religion, tagged Betty Bowers, biblical marriage, Marriage, satire, Traditional marriage on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Westboro ‘Church’ in Australia? – US exporting terror.
Posted in Opinion, Politics, Reflection, Religion, tagged Christian Taliban, hatred, intolerance, terrrorism, Victorian bushfires, Westboro Church on February 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Such people are free to believe what they believe. If what they believe is fufilling to them and enriches their lives, then I am happy for them, as should we all… BUT what one believes and how one behaves around that belief are two different things. Conemning and attacking others (domestically and internationally) because theydo not correspond to, behave in acordance with, or agree with your belief, is, in my mind, the kind of behaviour that the US and Australia (among other countries) are fighing a war in Afghaniastan against.
The inerrant and infallible word of God??
Posted in Opinion, Reflection, Religion, tagged bible, gay, gender, homosexuality, interpretation, languages, lesbian, pope benedict, rainforest, Religion, transgender, vatican on December 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Apologists for the pope are beginning to raise their heads above their oft attacked parapet, claiming that the Pope was misquoted or mis-interpreted or translated.
This argument may on one hand be seen as disingenuous to media outlets who regularly cover the Pope and the Vatican; but on the other hand this argument undercuts the evengelical [...]
Christmas. Who or what are we really celebrating?
Posted in Reflection, Religion, tagged astrology, Christmas, history, Religion on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
May this time grant you peace, whoever or whatever you may celebrate.
The end of another year – a time of peace for a weary world… I hope.
Religion is not natural… I think that’s where the argument leads
Posted in Opinion, Politics, Religion, Social comment, gay, tagged animal behaviour, animals, homosexuality, natural, sexuality on July 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I have read an article or two suggesting that homosexuality does exist not in the natural world, and is therefore not natural. While some animals engage in homosexual behaviour, so the argument goes, animals are not homosexual, therefore homosexuality (as we understand it) is not natural, is solely a human phenomenon, and is rightly subject [...]
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