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- Men in dresses and conversations about peace
There's as much cynicism as hope around such 'Kumbaya'
happenings as the Parliament of Religions. And the male domination at official interfaith gatherings turns many off.
The goals for interfaith meetings, however, are ambitious and right at the heart of today's global agendas.
Issue 0 : Published 04-Dec-2009
- Parliament as conversation that gets things done
The job of parliaments is to pass legislation after debating its merits. They get things done. The Parliament of Religions, which begins in Melbourne today, offers religious perspectives on public issues including discrimination, poverty, indigenous welfare and care for the environment.
Issue 23 : Published 03-Dec-2009
- Problems with Hitchens and Islam
Modern atheists in the West and modernist Muslims in Islam are both abusing religion. Their discourse about God has been influenced by the popular demand for
scientific empirical verification, and they have lost confidence in the
ability of figurative language to open a way to truth.
Issue 0 : Published 09-Oct-2009
- Necessary tolerance of religious vilification
Not all behaviour that offends religious beliefs amounts to vilification. However, when freedom of
expression results in incitement to religious hatred,
a line has been crossed.
Issue 7 : Published 03-Apr-2008
- Playful irreverence in the Town Common
Was Triple J's Jesus impersonation contest in Melbourne's Federation Square on the day before Good Friday merely a revival of the 'carnivalesque' tradition of playful irreverence that is linked with a destruction and uncrowning related to birth and renewal.
Issue 9 : Published 18-May-2007
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