As of this post I will hopefully be on my way to Adelaide and the Yorke Penninsula. The house in the safe hands our trusty sitter, the cat at the local cattery, or should I say resort (if the pricess are anything to go by).
First stop will be Kulgera, we have to leave let due [...]
On Holidays
April 14, 2009 3 Comments
First Death from Whooping Cough in NSW in nearly a decade
March 14, 2009 3 Comments
Australia …check
21st Century…check
Just making sure…
A FOUR-WEEK-OLD girl in northern NSW has died in intensive care after contracting whooping cough, sparking official alarm over a worsening epidemic of the disease. [source]
Yes, it’s happening here as well. While not as concerning as the huge decline in vaccination in the UK, the effects of the world Anti-vaccination [...]
Catholic Church out of touch, out of love, out of compassion
March 9, 2009 21 Comments
…when it comes to the Brazillian abortion furore.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva showed great courage and compassion in criticising the actions of the Catholic Church in relation to the comments and threatened excommunication of people involved in the abortion of a 9 year old girls twins.
He is quoted as saying,
“As a Christian and [...]
Counselling for Mentally Ill Evangelicals
February 22, 2009 7 Comments
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John Weaver, a survivor of evangelical treatment facilities himself, has compiled a checklist for those evangelicals that are suffering from a mental illness and who want to seek counselling.
1. If possible, see a Christian psychologist, rather than a biblical counselor or deliverance minister. Ask the counselor specifically if she sees mental illness as [...]
Yamabushi – Journey Beyond the Skies
February 14, 2009 50 Comments
I would like to take this opportunity to bring to your attention the work of a valued reader of this blog.
Hannah King is the artist behind the web comic Yamabushi – Journey Beyond the Skies. While the type of art/comic may not be your thing I find Gilles and Hannah’s discussion/comment on each page an [...]
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