There is so much I could write about the crack-up of the Anglican Communion but just a couple of observations for now.
A short while back, I noted the joke appointment of Archdeacon Kay Goldsworthy as Australia's first Anglican woman bishop, and the stupidity of having a protocol offerring alternative episcopal oversight to those who do not think women should be bishops in a Christian church. Read more »
Alistair Scrutton has a brief look on the increasingly important role of caste consciousness in what in theory is modern secular India.
But the Religion of Perpetual Outrage is at it again.
Oh yes, and this was very likely to be Presbyterians.
Didn't watch the Budget.
In fact no TV or radio at all.
So I can't cast my pearls of wisdom before you. For that you need the real tragics.
Mark at Larvy Prod provides narrative criticism on the fly while live blogging the Budget.
Tim Blair at his new digs bets on flying words and gives the linguistic analysis. Read more »
The belligerence and inhumanity of Myanmar's junta is staggering.
This is the Myanmar Embassy in Canberra's email:
Mecanberra@bigpond.com
Tell them.
I haven't had time or energy to blog about the events in Lebanon in the past few days, not that the crisis is over. Of the Lebanese bloggers I have referenced before - at lest those writing in English - only Charles Malik has been updating recently - and his posts are worth a read.
From outside Lebanon, Beirut to the Beltway also comments.
One can only imagine what a difference it would have made if...
The Schøyen Collection, in Oslo, Norway, perhaps the largest
private collection of religious manuscripts in the world, is up for sale. The owner of the collection, Mr. Martin Schøyen, hopes Norway's national government will purchase the collection for the National Library, and wants to donate the proceeds to
a humanitarian fund named in his honour. Read more »
Nothing exposes the brutality and inhumanity of tinpot tyrants like a natural disaster.
As the death toll from Nargis climbs to over 20,000, with tens of thousands missing and countless more thousands left homeless, Myanmar's junta is still piss-farting around placing all sorts of obstructions to those willing to provide aid - not even allowing foreign helicopters to use their airspace to assess damage, effect rescues, much less distribute aid. Read more »
But I've already told you that.
I kid you not:
You just knew it was coming: At the request of the Swiss
Read more »
government, an ethics panel has weighed in on the "dignity" of plants
and opined that the arbitrary killing of flora is morally wrong. This
is no hoax. The concept of what could be called "plant rights" is being
seriously debated.
SkepticLawyer and Legal Eagle have a duelling blog.
Lawyers.
Australian election strategist Lynton Crosby is being credited with helping drive Boris Johnson to victory in the London mayoral elections, despite the Conservative's first five choices having turned down the offer to run against the mad socialist Ken Livingstone.
No, I think it's because Londoners finally woke up.
And because Boris Johnson has more sense. Read more »
I had a bad time at boarding school (but the education was excellent) and I let it turn me into a bitter, vengeful and emotionally stunted young man.
I liked being bitter, vengeful and emotionally stunted so much, that I decided to stay that way until this, my 52nd year, when I can take it all out on you, without batting an eyelid. Read more »
David Brooks in the New York Times
Over the past 15 months, I’ve been writing pretty regularly about
the presidential campaign, which has meant thinking a lot about attack
ads, tracking polls and which campaign is renouncing which
over-the-line comment from a surrogate that particular day. Read more »
Are supposedly trying to reach out to Christians in America, having recognised that they need their votes, then they are doing their darndest to go about it by showing just how stupid they are.
As if there weren't enough whacky interpretations of the Scripture, sadly sometimes even from ministers, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi goes further and just makes up quotes from the Bible.
And for what? All for Gaia of course. Read more »
During World War I, 1914-1918, the 'Great War', the most important battleground was the 'Western
Front' in France and Belgium. More than 290,000 Australians served in
this theatre of war in the the Australian Imperial Force in battles such as those at Fromelles, the Somme,
Bullecourt, Messines, Passcshendaele, Dernancourt and
Villers-Bretonneux. Of those who served, 46,000 were either killed in action or died of their wounds. Read more »
The Rather Difficult Font Game.
I couldn't even scrape a pass, but I do know my Baskerville.
(via Simon Jackman)
Robert Hefner at the Immanent Frame posts a review of Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na`im’s Islam and the Secular State: Negotiating the Future of Shari`a. An-Na`im is "one of our era’s most articulate exponents of the Islamic grounds for constitutionalism and human rights." Read more »
Francesco Lugo has been elected as Paraguay's new president, effectively ending the 61 year reign of world's longest ruling party, 35 of which were under the dicatatorship of Alfredo Stroessner. Read more »
I can't mention one of the crazy-haired finest from America's theologically loony left, without tracking down the latest on Benny Hinn, one of the finest crazy-haired from America's theologically loony right. Alas, I only came up with more Obama bitterness:
Mr. Obama showed that his true color is yellow, as this glimpse into
the Mr. Obama's world has shown him to be the Benny Hinn of politics -
all style, no substance. Read more »
Katharine Jefferts-Schori (a.k.a. Squid Woman), Presiding Bishop of the ECUSA (what's left of it), and one of America's finest theologically loony lefties, (meaning, just like the theologically loony right, she fails on the impersonating a Christian stake) has succeeded in finding a new way to be green.
Use a spork.
Pop quiz: Does that mean she is now officially a poor excuse, or utterly useless as a bishop?
Seems to be generating a lot of hits on this blog recently. So I thought I'd google him again to see what the fuss is about. Has his latest architectural, engineering or sculptural foray created controversy or is every school teacher working from the same assignment book for school projects?
First up, the Chords Bridge at the entrance of Jersualem, taking final shape. Easily recognisable, not just because it will be the highest landmark in Jerusalem, but also signature Calatrava. Read more »
The Harvard University English department is thinking about changing its name to, um, well...how about: English Department. But does that mean students will be studying the structures and works of the English language? Um, well...who knows. Read more »
One really needs to know: what's better for heating a mug of water, the stove or the microwave?
Scientific consensus ensues.
Fraternizing with the enemyThere is something profoundly sad about an aging man - a former U.S. president no less - descending into anti-Semitism and now lunacy. Of the useful idiot kind.
Misreading the nature of the battleRobert Spencer on why the anti -jihad resistance is not about race. How often does this have to be said: Read more »
A couple of highlights from this week's Britblog round up at Mr. E's. Read more »
One person asked, in light of statements the Dalai Lama made Saturday
about sticking to one’s own religion, whether it was alright to leave a
church and become a Buddhist. The Dalai Lama said it’s easiest to
practice a religion that fits within one’s culture, such as
Christianity or Judaism in the West, but in every culture, there are
people who practice different religions. But if a person has an
unshakeable conviction about dharma, the teachings of Buddhism, and
genuine respect and faith towards Buddha, it’s fne to become Buddhist, Read more »
The Carpetblogger bounces around bazaars in Bursa: Read more »
The barriers to churches in Saudi Arabia.
About 3% of the Saudi population is Christian, all ex-pats. Saudi Cvhristians understandably keep a very, very low profile, so their numbers are unknown. Read more »
Terry at GetReligion picks up this story related to the Pope's U.S. visit, which is currently at The Crypt's Blog and may or may not hit the MSM:
While Pope Benedict XVI's historic visit to Washington received wall
to wall coverage, Sen. Barbara Boxer briefly held up a Senate
resolution welcoming the pontiff because she objected to language about
how the pope values "each and every human life." Read more »
You'd heard it all, along comes another story to remind you that there are no depths to depravity. It's a bottomless pit.
Art major Aliza Shvarts '08 wants to make a statement. Read more »
President Bush's and Pope Benedict's remarks during the arrival ceremony of Benedict's first visit to the U.S. President Bush's speech writers have done their homework. Read more »
An update on Nojoud Muhammed Nasser, the eight year old Yemeni girl seeking a divorce.
Marriage terminated: Read more »
Diminutive Phobos is, the New Scientist notes, ultimately
doomed since it's "spiralling towards Mars at a rate of 1.8 metres per
century". In around 50 million years it will crash into Mars - if the
Red Planet's gravity doesn't pull it apart first. Read more »
Of New York art dealer Larry Salander. Read more »
Well at least the Anglican church in the West.
And that's not just Western Australia.
In widely unexpected news, and thanks to a loophole in current Anglican canon law, the Anglican Diocese of West Australia has appointed its first woman bishop.
Expect some fawning op-ed from Muriel Porter, Australia's only Anglican laywomanTM some time soon. Read more »
Is one Saudi blogger's answer to Fitna.
"I made it in less than 24 hours. In 'Schism,' I have used the same
methodology that Wilders has used and that involves taking texts out of
context," he told Arab News, adding that he made the film to prove that
it is incorrect to judge Islam by watching "Fitna." Read more »
Gives new meaning to "I could murder a pint"
(via C.L.)
In shock, horror, the New York Times: Read more »
I expect Prime Minister Rudd will soon have to make speeches about human rights and free speech in Canada.
The latest from Ezra Levant: Read more »
He's just telling you like it is:
THE HAGUE, 09/04/08 - A primary school in Amsterdam wished to
provide its pupils with an understanding for other cultures. But during
a visit to a mosque, the children were told they were dogs. Read more »
Death by blogging.(via FaithWorld)
“What, then, does “the name of God” mean? Read more »
Meaning it's the day for the Religion of the Perpetually Outraged.TM The rest of us just think it's a riot.
Tony Blair tells why he didn't do God:
'One of the oddest questions I get asked in interviews (and I get
asked a lot of odd questions) is: is faith important to your politics?
It’s like asking someone whether their health is important to them or
their family. If you are someone ‘of faith’ it is the focal point of
belief in your life. There is no conceivable way that it wouldn’t
affect your politics. Read more »
And one I missed posting earlier. Terry at GetReligion was unimpressed with the Telegraph article on the Russian Orthodox church, to which I also linked a short while back on this blog.
THE CRUDDIEST MOMENT OF THE CRAPPIEST DAY OF MY LIFE ON EARTH
happened as I found myself watching five televisions simultaneously,
each containing a different political pundit opining on the same
subject. When I looked down toward my computer screen to see what the
bloggers were saying about it, I noticed that a button on my shirt had
come undone.There I was, literally contemplating my own navel. But I didn't even crack a smile because, in the relentless drone of insipid opinion, irony no longer held any meaning. Read more »
About Islamists and their useful idiots that they simply cannot spell. Read more »
Their wives know they're stupid:
THE YOUNG man rings his wife to ask her to pack a bag for him.
He wants trackies, singlets, jocks and socks. She wants to know why
he needs all those clothes for just two days in the mountains. Read more »
I think misvan at Street Anatomy has found the perfect image for next year's power of darkness campaign: Read more »
Watching Blade Runner.(via PaleoJudaica)
Wilder's short film has been posted on LiveLeak and can be viewed at various sites including Andrew Bolt's blog. Here it is too: Read more »
Atheism's golden years, some would argue, were bookmarked by the fall of the Bastille and the fall of the Berlin Wall. In between, the joys of atheism and atheocracies were mighty to behold. Read more »
So, instead of redesigning this blog from scratch, I just used a typepad template and tweaked it with some sloppy CSS. Read more »
Seems to be the new beer and chardonnay.
You'd never know it was an Aussie budget.
In case you missed it, that there is a blogging crisis.
Ben Meyers has a fun review of a fun book: Daniel Radosh's Rapture Ready! Adventures in the parallel universe of Christian pop culture Read more »
"Not one minute can be wasted," Mr Wen said as he visited a
collapsed high school in Dujiangyan where 900 students were feared
dead and rescuers were still trying to find survivors. "One minute,
one second, could mean a child's life."
Tell that too, to the Burmese.
Why the Sydney Morning Herald chose to publish this fluff piece about a porn king. Are we supposed to feel sorry for him? Applaud him for being happy to be living back with "mum and dad"?
What? Read more »
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You Are a Colon |
 You are very orderly and fact driven. You aren't concerned much with theories or dreams... only what's true or untrue. Read more » it's almost good news
DogfightAtBankstown - May 10, 2008 - 1:23am
The 'good news' being religious freedom, as in freedom to convert, and apostasize:
more on nargis
DogfightAtBankstown - May 9, 2008 - 2:57pm
As we learn more and more of the impact of Nargis, the scale of the disaster becomes more difficult to fathom: perhaps up to 100,000 dead, millions affected. And the Burmese junta continues to stand in the way of assistance, particularly from Western governments, but even from the ineffective U.N. Read more » i didn't realise
DogfightAtBankstown - May 7, 2008 - 1:01am
This was the reason it was called The Daily Terror. obamanable showman
DogfightAtBankstown - May 6, 2008 - 2:40am
why
DogfightAtBankstown - May 5, 2008 - 3:08am
Are we not listening to those who know
not sure
DogfightAtBankstown - May 5, 2008 - 2:09am
If I should be surprised that demented ideas such as these should emanate from the ACT or that they should be reported in The Age. national geographic
DogfightAtBankstown - May 3, 2008 - 10:17pm
Can't tell a Bible from a Koran, or Christianity from Islam. And they've published a book to tell you about it. look, up in the sky
DogfightAtBankstown - May 3, 2008 - 9:20pm
No, it's a flying jelly fish. (H/T David Thompson) theophobia
DogfightAtBankstown - April 28, 2008 - 4:58am
Mustafa Akyol, whose blog The White Path is a good read, writes on theophobia in Turkey: Read more » sunday stupidity
DogfightAtBankstown - April 27, 2008 - 5:46am
Catmeat shiek is still around. Doing a Nancy Pelosi with triple twist. One wonders why he doesn't use all his apparent learning and influence in his own community to combat this mindset. On the other hand, nope, I don't wonder at all. Update: Tempting. today
DogfightAtBankstown - April 26, 2008 - 1:22am
Is Good Friday for Eastern Christian churches. Not the day for podsvechniks. Candlestick holders. it takes one...er...
DogfightAtBankstown - April 24, 2008 - 9:44pm
because he's smarter than you
DogfightAtBankstown - April 24, 2008 - 5:25pm
Also at The Immanent Frame, Charles Taylor, author of the highly praised The Secular Age, posts on the distinction in rational credibility between religious and non-religious discourse, and briefly comments on the roots of the epistemological ground for this distinction: Read more » italian politics 101
DogfightAtBankstown - April 23, 2008 - 10:58pm
Just switched the tube on to see George Negus trying to fathom why Berlusconi was re-lected given the rest of Europe - in his view - is moving to the centre-left . Look. The Italians, like some of their Mediterranean neighbours, change governments like they change shirts. And as George noted, Italians lead the way: 61 parliaments since WWII. But there's method in the madness and it's not hard to fathom. As an British expat in Sicily noted on the day after: Read more » internationalist
DogfightAtBankstown - April 23, 2008 - 1:21pm
slippery in pink
DogfightAtBankstown - April 23, 2008 - 8:19am
Just before I retired last night, I caught the repeat of this week's Media Watch at the point were presenter Jonathon Holmes was taking the Daily Telegraph to task for its headline on the "Mum and dad ban" story. Such pettiness surely deserves a closer look. hairy, scary, sea monster
DogfightAtBankstown - April 22, 2008 - 12:03pm
Complete with smoking, cold Russians. |
