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Jesus, Muhammad and Violence

Jesus, Muhammad and Violence

We are continuously being told by Muslims and their sympathisers that if Islam has its violent aspects, well so too does Christianity. They are very eager to convince us of a moral equivalence that exists between the two religions. Sure, Islam has some violent extremists, but Christianity does too. Even gullible and not very learned Christians make this charge quite often. But they should really know better of course..

  • Second Wedding Observations

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson and his wife Delma have been guests at a number of recent Christian weddings which have involved second marriages and they have been fascinated by wedding messages given by the respective Ministers.

  • Christian Sex is Delightful and Biblically Approved!

    One the of leading three evangelical prophets of America who has recently visited Australia, Mark Driscoll, preaching pastor of Mars Hill Church in Seattle, openly declares that the subject of delightful \'Christian sex\' is a proper topic for discussion.

  • Islam and Fifth Columns

    During the Spanish Civil War of 1936-1939, four columns of insurgent forces approached Madrid, while a 'fifth column' of supporters was inside the city, seeking to undermine the Republican government from within.

  • Why Can't They All Just Get Along?

    As the saying goes, "Jaw jaw is better than war war." Thus getting warring factions together to talk through their differences instead of killing one another is a good thing. Discussion is better than warfare. This can apply to interfaith dialogue as well. On the whole, it is better that differing religious groups meet and talk through their differences, than throw bombs at one another.

  • Instructions for New Birth

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister of 31 years, has been fascinated by the various hospital class instructions given to new first-time mothers and fathers after the birth of their babies.

  • Those Unethical Ethicists

    Why is it that Australia seems to produce so many "ethicists" who would perhaps have been perfectly at home in a certain European nation about 70 years ago (beginning with 'G' and ending with 'y'). Why do they so often seem to be advocates for the culture of death, and so very devoid of any respect for human life?

  • Mobile phone revolutionised Cricket ministry

    Cricket chaplain Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister of 31 years, says that the mobile phone continues to be a wonderful asset in his cricket ministry; yet like everything else it can be a blessing or a curse.

  • Coming of Age

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson is intrigued by the various public mechanisms that Australian society provides for young people to \'come of age\'.

  • North Queensland Excursion

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister of 31 years, will have fresh ministry agendas on his mind with his visit to North Queensland from November 19-22.

  • On Executing Terrorists

    Indonesia is this week free of three murderous thugs – and Australia does not like it. Australia is intent on lecturing Indonesia and the world about how wrong capital punishment is. Even though the three Bali bombers have been given their just deserts, our country is lecturing others about justice and right and wrong.

  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

    When Ron Carter, a Nottingham professor, set out to write the Cambridge Grammar of the English Language, he used a billion-word database to survey how words are being used today. In the midst of the study, Carter found something unsettling about how conversation, in general, is evolving. Conversations are becoming shorter, with the speakers changing subject after just two or three speaking turns.