Peak Australian Islamic groups seek to whitewash religion of religiously motivated terrorism in my view
'An alliance of peak Islamic groups has called for Australia's terrorism laws to be changed, to remove the concept of "religiously motivated terrorism" from the legislation...
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I believe that Baha'is and other groups who claim to follow the return of Christ have their questions incomplete.
One not only needs a criteria of what a true claimant would look like, when multiple people make the case to fit those criteria, it is also helpful to have a set of criteria for...
Should Christians support progressive tax systems?
I was reading this passage for context;
'Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words. 16 They sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are a man of integrity and that...
I was reading a useful article on the gender pay gap in Australia which points out;
'The latest gender pay gap report has revealed a woman is paid, on average, $18,000 less than a man over a year.'
Source: Workers reluctant to return to the office may intensify gender pay gap, lawyers warn
It...
'What is conversion therapy?
Conversion practices try to change or suppress an LGBTQIA+ person's sexuality or gender identity.
They can involve cognitive behavioural therapy or psychoanalytic treatment but in Australia are most often informal, such as repeatedly telling people they are in some...
'In short: Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff has called an early election, over a year before it was scheduled, after two independent MPs declined to renegotiate an agreement with the state government.
Lara Alexander and John Tucker defected from the Liberals last year, pushing the Rockliff...
'The head of NATO has warned that Donald Trump is putting the lives of US troops and their allies at risk by saying Russia should do "whatever the hell they want" to members of the military alliance who don't spend enough on defence...
...Speaking at a rally in South Carolina on Saturday, Mr...
'The gender gap is growing between supporters of President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll of registered voters.
And that’s good news for the Democratic incumbent: Biden holds a slight lead over Trump in Wednesday’s 2024 presidential...
'E Jean Carroll's lawyers say Donald Trump's comments set off a flood of hate messages from strangers
The judge threatened to send Mr Trump's lawyer to jail for continuing to talk when he told her she was finished
Nine jurors will deliberate over whether Ms Carroll is entitled to more than the...
So apparently monotheism is the belief that there is only one God
Source: monotheism - Google Search
whilst 'Henotheism is the worship of a single, supreme god that does not deny the existence or possible existence of other deities[1][2] that may also be worshipped.[3]'
Source: Henotheism -...
Hello,
I was watching a clip on the abc about the impending struggle of Ukraine over it's winter.
In summary;
'Ukraine’s President Volodymry Zelenskyy has a new problem. As well as fighting Russia, he also has to fight Israel and Hamas for the world’s attention. The shift in attention to Gaza...
Saw this statement on another sub-section;
"We shouldn’t be trying to demonise any religion"
It was followed by what looked to me to be a complete whitewashing of all religious texts so I thought to myself, true we shouldn't be trying to demonise any religion because that would be both dishonest...
'The findings of an independent expert-led review into school funding have been revealed
The report found public schools are under-resourced, further entrenching disadvantage
Education ministers are set to negotiate new funding arrangements'
Source...
Good morning everyone.
I have invited (with their permission) a member of the Baha'i Faith loyal to the Universal House of Justice based in Haifa (represented unofficially by Trailblazer) to discuss the Baha'i Covenant of Baha'u'llah with a Baha'i from outside the Haifa based group (represented...
Catholic Education Tasmania head takes issue with mandatory consent education;
Not sure if this is more of a political or religious thread, but tentatively stuck it here.
'In a recently published article on the Archdiocese of Hobart's website, Gerard Gaskin took issue with mandatory consent...
Hello @bahamut19
Welcome to Religiousfourms :)
I hope when the opportunity becomes available you will entertain some questions for me (tomorrow is fine)
It is my pleasure to have you here.
Question 1.
Does the Unitarian Baha'i Faith consider itself to have a scriptural basis in the writings...
I was having a discussion with a Baha'i on another forum which i won't name, and they responded to me like this;
My Baha'i respondent: I said the formation of gold has never been observed in nature. This cannot be observed on stars light-years away from earth, with current technology. The study...
'US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has laid out the most detail to date about America's vision for a post-war two-state solution.
He said the "key elements" should include:
No forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. "Not now, not after the war."
No use of Gaza as a platform for...