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Trumbo, wallpaper and a bad musician
Last night I watched a documentary about Dalton Trumbo (1905 – 1976). Trumbo was a movie director that won a number of Academy Awards, however, he was not able to accept them because he had been...
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From this to the next: beautiful
Abdication – it’s not a common occurrence. Today we heard the announcement that Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands will abdicate, handing over the reigns to her 45 year old son, Prince Willem-Alexander....
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You’re a Tart!
You are what you eat. Well, that was how the advertisement campaign went. Their point was clear, if you eat healthy you’ll be healthy. If you eat fat, guess what, you’ll be fat. It stands to reason...
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Book Review – Sydney Anglicanism: An Apology
Sydney Anglicanism: An Apology. By Michael P. Jensen. Eugene: Wipf & Stock, 2012. $9.99 for Kindle version and $21.00 for paperback here. Sydney Anglicans are fundamentalist, sexist, theological...
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Pope Benedict XVI: Not a bad sort
We’ve just learned that the Pope has given his notice. How is a protestant supposed to react to such news? With sensitivity, I hope. While we might struggle to come to grips with the theology that the...
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X/Y-GENS & colour theory
Well, it’s election time again in Australia. The PM has called an election for the 14th of September. Yep, don’t even bother thinking about it until we start talking about the Eagles and the last...
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Damned Suicide
Recently in Bulgaria a man died. His death is interesting because it was a political statement. His death has achieved what the man set out to do when he set himself on fire. He wanted to draw...
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Jesus’ Patchwork Kindness
Jesus didn’t really mean it. Is it true that Jesus didn’t really mean what he said in Mark 10:17 when he told the rich young ruler to sell everything he had and give it to the poor? How do we play this...
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A New Genre: Reality from fantasy
I was sitting in the James Cook University library each morning before class reading the newspapers, waiting for it to happen. I unfortunately remember having that feeling of ‘Ooo, I can’t wait.’ Each...
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The Gay Marriage Debate: Leave your belief at the door
It is often said that Christians should not push/impose/force their beliefs on the rest of society. I find this not a little bit interesting. What is meant by such a statement? It is quite simple: You...
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