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    Thoughts of a Buddhist Christian theologian

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 26 March 2010
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    Leading Muslim thinker's non-violent activism

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 12 March 2010
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    Making more room for women in the Church

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 26 February 2010
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    Swami's fiery interfaith message

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 12 February 2010
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    Anwar invokes true meaning of sharia law

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 29 January 2010
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    Best of 2009: John Safran the holy fool

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 15 January 2010
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    Safran's stunts — such as hoodwinking a Palestinian sperm bank into donating Palestinian sperm to the Israelis, and vice versa — are cringe-making. But they are in the context of a cogent and pithy argument that has serious intent. October 2009

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    Ethical solutions to the global moral crisis

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 18 December 2009

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    Death of fanaticism

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 04 December 2009
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    Religious bigotry, fanaticism, and associated violence are still very much with us. A central ethos of the Parliament of Religions is to honour, preserve and seek to understand the particularities of different faiths rather than try to make them all the same.

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    Doco asks what next for child migrants

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 20 November 2009
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    ABC1's The Long Journey Home is based on a book written by the best known alumnus of Fairbridge Farm, David Hill. After the heightened emotions surrounding Kevin Rudd’s apology to the Forgotten Australians, there is talk of forgiveness and compensation.

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    Jim Wallis next to Obama next to God

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 06 November 2009
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    Progressive Christian activist Jim Wallis is one of Barack Obama's key advisors on religious and ethical issues. He has been a key proponent of Obama's controversial health care reform legislation, which has raised the ire of some conservative Christians.

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    John Safran the holy fool

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 23 October 2009
    4 Comments

    Safran's stunts — such as hoodwinking a Palestinian sperm bank into donating Palestinian sperm to the Israelis, and vice versa — are cringe-making. But they are in the context of a cogent and pithy argument that has serious intent.

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    When Hitchens met Brennan

    • Peter Kirkwood
    • 09 October 2009
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    Christopher Hitchens appeared on Q+A last week with Frank Brennan and others to debate questions of belief. Hitchens was a sharp debater, relentless in pointing out the flaws in fellow panelists' arguments. But Brennan was a worthy opponent.

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