Duncan Macleod on faith and culture
Today the New Zealand Parliament voted in amendments to the terrorism suppression laws, allowing the government to designate terrorist organisations and creating a new offence of committing an act of terrorism (penalty of life sentence). The Prime Minister will have the responsibility of designating groups and individuals as terrorists. Police will have the power to …
Heavenly Sanctuary, a Christian conference organisation focusing on the character of God, have stirred public opinion with a set of posters showing Jesus washing the feet of international leaders. In the poster Jesus kneels at the feet of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, former English Prime Minister Tony Blair, former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Al Qaeda …
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Two years ago I posted on the results of an investigation into a complaint of vilification against Muslims in Australia: Vilification Sentencing in Melbourne Reveals Need for Humility. Two years later the parties to the case, the Islamic Council of Victoria Inc., Catch The Fire Ministries Inc., Daniel Nalliah and Daniel Scot, have released a …
Coexistence was one of the highlights of the U2 Vertigo concert I attended in Brisbane. Bono wore a headband with the word “Coexist”, and the word “Coexist” appeared in the light show, during songs such as “Sunday Bloody Sunday”. The “Coexist” symbol incorporates the crescent of Islam as the C, the cross of Christianity as …
Ahmad Dhani and his band Dewa 19 produced the most popular music video on MTV Indonesia in 2006 – “Laskar Cinta”, or “Warriors of Love”. The track provides an alternative to the extremist interpretations of Islam that motivated the Laskar Jihad to attack and slaughter thousands of Christians in the Indonesian provinces of Maluku and …
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I’m part of a team organising an inter-faith forum on peacemaking, being held as a follow-up to the Gold Coast Project Abraham forum held in September. The Project Abraham Community Forum on Peacemaking will be held on Sunday, November 12, 2 to 5 pm at Nerang Bicentennial Community Centre, Nerang-Southport Rd, on the Gold Coast. …
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