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Creation Intention

July 29th, 2009 Peter Comments off

Labor won’t shift on gay marriage: Rudd Once again, the debate rises once more with rallies in support of same-sex marriages starting on Friday. I’m sure as usual, there’ll be a statement made that the Christian (and Catholic) perspective “hates” or “rejects” the idea of same-sex marriage, but rarely have I seen anyone give Biblical [...]

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Setting the standard…

July 27th, 2009 Peter Comments off

Fergie Cleans Up Her Act – for Young Fans One of the biggest flaws of our celebrity culture is the lack of role models that can be found. More often than not, the examples set by our celebrities are far from ideal. Now, I’m not saying that they have to be perfect; actually, I’m not [...]

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Review: Lindt Chocolat Cafe (Melbourne)

July 25th, 2009 Peter Comments off

Updated: Recently, I revisited the Lindt Chocolat Cafe to further explore the menu. After the novelty of my first experience, the hot chocolate serving is, just that, a novelty. While it allows you to choose your desired chocolate-milk ratio, it does not really add to the experience. The experience, however, is built and developed by [...]

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A selfish, egotistical God…

July 23rd, 2009 Peter 1 comment

In my reading for my theology class, I came across one paragraph which has really stood out: The essence of sin does not lie in preferring ourselves to others, but in preferring some finite thing to the supreme value, God. Thus, even an unselfish preference of some other person rather than God is wrong. The [...]

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Equal Opportunity?

July 20th, 2009 Peter Comments off

School staff selection ‘under threat’ Over the last few years, the Equal Opportunity Act has come under review; of particular significance, the freedom of religious organisations to operate upon the basis of their faith beliefs. The above article by Winston Tan highlights the struggle that faith institutions face in contemporary times, we now live in [...]

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