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Within the first few weeks of my moving to Hobart I happened to find myself at a book launch that someone had pointed out to me in the local newspaper. The event involved a local author writing on religious issues, and it also involved wine and a professor of philosophy at the nearby university. It [...]
Archive for December, 2011
Q&A: Is it now possible to be an electronic Christian via all the technology?
Thursday, December 29th, 2011Bright spark! asks: Is it now possible to be an electronic Christian via all the technology? What’s an electronic Christian? I assume you don’t mean robotics (‘Pastor Data’) so I take it referring to the use of technology in the necessary exercise of the Christian faith. To which the answer is yes. But then, at [...]
Q&A: Were you ever a member of Little River Band?
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011Shannon asks: Were you ever a member of Little River Band? No. But I once had hair like John Farnhamin the ’80s
Q&A: What is the practical role of recent retired people in the church?
Monday, December 26th, 2011Big Bad Wolf asks: What is the practical role of recent retired people in the church? Stacking chairs and serving cups of tea? Hi Wolf, Is their some personal hurt behind your question? I would understand if there was because I have come across churches where the retired/older people are relegated to (what might sometimes [...]
Atheism and the Playing of the Religion Card
Thursday, December 15th, 2011A friend directed me to a freethoughtblogs.com blog post by Greta Christina entitled (X) is Just Like A Religion… No It’s Not. It’s a sensible post written from an atheist point of view that seeks to shape the rhetoric and change the apparent overuse of the Religion Card. I think her last paragraph sums [...]
Q&A: Will an earthquake occur in tasmania?
Monday, December 12th, 2011student asks: will an earthquake occur in tasmania? I think you’re probably alluding to Dr. Owuor’s prediction, to which I have given my thoughts. But to answer your question as it stands let me refer you to a Mineral Resources Tasmania page that I googled that states: In Tasmania, a significant earthquake swarm (ranging up [...]
