November 2005

Fatwas

November 21, 2005

Far from being a religion of tolerance, Islam has rigid requirements of its adherents as a recently release fatwa (decree) in Indonesia shows. Jakarta Post, 30/7/2005 The 11 fatwas issued by MUI 1. Religious teachings influenced by pluralism, liberalism and secularism are against Islam . The fatwa states that Muslims...Read more

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Stop Preaching

November 21, 2005

Indonesian President Issues Decree to Stop Evangelism in Aceh Thursday, 28-July-2005 , 13:56:46 Banda Aceh, Waspada -- The Indonesian president has released a decree (Kepres) that forbids evangelism in Aceh and asked [mission organizations] to stop their evangelism activities in Aceh. "The evangelism has been a national issue. The problem...Read more

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Evolution

November 21, 2005

The cutting edge of outreach Keeping pace with our changing culture on origins [Excerpts] April – June 2005 There are many scientists, other than Christian ones, who have enormous problems with the evolutionary idea that life arose by chance. To date, the only alternative theory of origins -- namely creation...Read more

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Eugene Peterson prefers poetry and fiction over Bible study

November 21, 2005

The importance of poetry and novels is that the Christian life involves the use of the imagination, after all, we are dealing with the invisible. And, imagination is our training in dealing with the invisible, making connections . . . . I don't want to do away with or denigrate...Read more

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Honest Muslims

November 21, 2005

[ TBC : The Islamic apologist group CAIR consistently puts forth the notion that Islam is peace. From time to time other Muslims honestly and frankly refute that mythology.] "For Muslim religious leaders to condemn the London bombings is commendable. But to support this by saying Islam is unequivocally a...Read more

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More centering

November 21, 2005

Man Says: "Another meditation aimed at centering oneself begins by concentrating on breathing. Having seated yourself comfortably, slowly become conscious of your breathing. This will help you to get in touch with your body and indicate to you the level of tension within. Inhale deeply, slowly tilting your head back...Read more

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This is progress?

November 21, 2005

"There is a progression in the spiritual life. It is not wise to tackle the Mount Everest of the soul before having had some experience with lesser peaks. So I would recommend beginning with a daily period of from five to ten minutes. This time is for learning to 'center...Read more

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Reality Islam

November 21, 2005

THE TRAGEDY OF ISLAM I take no pleasure in saying it. It pains me to think it. I could very well lose my job in talk radio over admitting it. But it is the plain truth: Islam is a terror organization. For years, I've been trying to give the world's...Read more

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Non readers

November 21, 2005

A 1996 Gallup poll claimed that over 70 percent of the population believed that the government knew more about UFOs than it was letting on. This was also borne out in the Readers Digest polls, which stated that over three quarters of respondents thought UFOs were from outer space and...Read more

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St. Dracula

November 21, 2005

[TBC: The 15th century ruler of Wallachia would seem to be an unlikely candidate for recognition as a Christian hero. Vlad, known as "the Impaler" for his practice of impaling his enemies (both real and imagined), may have killed hundreds of thousands of people. One historian documented Vlad’s solution to...Read more

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