Bishop Blames Churches for Dwindling Numbers

Church attendance across the globe is going down faster than Pamela Anderson in a football team locker room in almost all cases (the exception being those absurd US mega-churches but they are far more a business than an actual church).   Why is this happening? Former Australian Defence Force Anglican bishop Tom Frame is blaming a lot of churches that he’s labelled as ‘weak’, ‘insipid’ and ‘unintelligible’.  Let’s take a look at what he’s said, thanks to the ABC, and see exactly where Frame has gone wrong.

Australian Education: Proposed Changes are Big Trouble

Last night SBS had an edition of their usually excellent ‘Insight‘ program, where people involved in a modern issue come to say their piece in an attempt to deliver and overall balanced snap shot of the story.  Last night was based on the issue of the creation of ‘League Tables’ and transparency within the Australian education system.  Present was Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard who also serves as Minister of Education.  For those who are not in the know, the current Australian Federal Government want to basically overhaul the existing education system and make it considerably more like the United States and United Kingdom models, which is an incredibly bad thing, but you would not realise that from the somewhat one sided presentation given by Insight.

Ancient Marine Worm Fossils

Bringing in some minor but still fascinating evidence that further supports the Theory of Evolution, it would seem that some Spanish researchers have found the fossilised remains of a rather interesting ancient organism; marine worms that lived over 475 Million years ago.

‘Defaced’ Bible’: People upset. Reality ignored.

A story coming out of Glasgow caught my eye just now, one regarding a modern art gallery holding an exhibition titled “Made in God’s Image”.  This exhibition had a Bible on display and they actively invited people to write in it.  Now that said Bible has had messages written in it they don’t like, certain people have claimed it has been defaced and are upset.  Of course, they reach this conclusion without actually thinking the matter through at all.

Cool Science: Biggest Optical Telescope

When good/cool stories come out of the world of science, they need to be noted.  This is one such story; it regards the creation of the worlds’ biggest optical telescope so that even more information about the Universe can be gathered.  And yes, this sort of research is really important and has directly led to some massive improvements in technology that is used every day.

Christianity spreading peace through more guns

This story out of the United States of America (where else could it come from?) made me laugh in a sad sort of way.  A church in Kentucky celebrating firearms and even giving a free handgun away in a raffle.  That is sure a great way to spread peace and non-violence.  Bring your guns to church … just make sure, like always, you leave your brain at the door.

No Child Left Behind: Coming to Australia

The United States of America has the questionable honour of possessing one of the worst educational systems in the developed world.  One of the worst aspects of this system is the policy known as ‘No Child Left Behind’.  At the core of NCLB is the idea that if a school does not perform up to standards then funding to it is reduced.  This, even to the most dense of people, should set off all manner of alarm bells in peoples heads.