I’ve not quite worked out what I think yet about whether Catholic agencies should be allowed to opt out of gay discrimination laws. The issue at stake is whether catholic adoption agencies should have to consider gay couples suitable for adopting children. Normally I reckon that we shouldn’t force christian views on people (thus, I [...]
Archive for January, 2007
The right to discriminate?
Posted in politics on January 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This week I learnt
Posted in Uncategorized on January 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Pharisees encouraged uncle-niece marriage
The theologian Albert Schweitzer won a noble peace prize, and funded an African hospital by playing organ concerts
Dogs are better for your health than cats
The Iraq war has cost $1.2 trillion
One Small Step (1)
Posted in musings on January 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A week ago, my edinburgh church took “one small step” towards clarifying what it is and will be doing as a church. “One small step” is how my minister has described it [shocking, I know, imagine a church of scotland minister blogging... whatever next! ]. It has been about clarifying the initial direction [...]
This week I learnt…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
That the inventor of pot noodles lived to age 96
Eating curry might mean you don’t get cancer
It is illegal to jaywalk in Atlanta
British soliders have ony just learnt of the cleaning properties of baby wipes
Its probably better to stick with your gut decision, than to spend ages trying to make up your mind
The ‘Following Jesus Manifesto’
Posted in musings on January 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I read this today, and I felt I resonated quite a bit with it, although I’m not sure I’m too keen on the contrast between being a follower of Jesus and ‘religious people’. taken from today at the mission
Stop talking about Jesus. Just stop. If we loved the people around us half as much as [...]
This week I learnt…
Posted in Uncategorized on January 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I’m hoping to make this a series that I post most weekends, sharing with the world some of the things I learnt this week:
a drug has been developed that enables you to stay awake for 48 hours with no ill effects.
scientists are making hybrid human embryos using animal eggs.
James Watson, one of the discoverers of [...]
Crisis?
Posted in evangelism, quotes on January 2, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“It is always the crushing weight of events that demands that people admit that they cannot go on with their previous view of the world. It is always in times of crisis – not in prosperity – that ideologies are tested.” Ronald A. Wells, History Through The Eyes of Faith, p12
I [...]
Reflecting
Posted in Uncategorized on January 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
One of my new year’s resolutions is to start this blog, a thinking aloud/allowed reflection on the world through my eyes, hopefully shaped in part by yours too.
I’m new here, so feel free to leave a comment and say hello, and in future posts particularly, leave a comment and tell me you disagree!
Welcome.
