Relativism vs Inclusivism

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

What's the best way to get along with people who believe different things from you? _I have my truth and you have yours_? Is this a healthy tolerant approach or just lazy? There was an interesting conversation on The Religion Report the other day about this very issue and ...

How to Get Rich and Powerful the Jesus Way

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

If you thought TV evangelists were scary, you aint seen nothin'. This week's Religion Report "Elite Fundamentism - The Fellowship's gospel of Capitalist Power":http://www.abc.net.au/rn/religionreport/stories/2008/2353921.htm is an interview with Jeff Sharlet the author of a book that looks at a fundamentalist group that has huge influence in American politics and industry ...

Lambeth

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

The Religion Report ran a "Lambeth Post-mortem":http://www.abc.net.au/rn/religionreport/stories/2008/2333504.htm this week to pick over the outcomes (or lack thereof) from lambeth. The discussion turned to the meaning of Lambeth and the nature of the Anglican Communion. So "Lambeth":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambeth_Conferences is a conference held by the bishops of the Anglican Communion every ten years ...

How the Catholic Church Dropped the Ball

Friday, July 18th, 2008

The religion report this week celebrated 40 years since Pope Paul VI published Humanae Vitae in which he famously banned the pill. The show aired a number of interviews with various experts and commentators including Stephen Crittenden's (the host) Mum. My summary of the story is that the Pope felt ...