Apostasy Revisited by Dr. Musa bin Mohd Nordin This is one issue that we cannot ignore. Thus, I read this article with much interest. There is no single verse in the Qur’an that prescribes an earthly punishment for apostasy. Verses about apostasy in the Qur’an speak only about God’s punishment of the apostate in the…
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Random Links 273 ("DNA’ Edition)
How DNA Evidence Works What can you do when you are bombarded with DNA talk everyday? The key to DNA evidence lies in comparing the DNA from the scene of a crime with a suspect’s DNA. To do this, investigators have to do three things: Collect DNA at the crime scene and from the suspect…
Random Links 272 ("For Overseas Friends" Malaysia Edition)
POLICE NEVER TAKES LUNCH BREAK I will do a proper intro to this blogger another day … for now enjoy! DID YOU KNOW THAT IN MALAYSIA …. some police personnel suffer from serious skin sensitivity especially when exposed to the Malaysian sun? That explains why the police squad sent to arrest a person wanted for…
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Anwar: I was stripped naked and measured Now Anwar tells his version of the events yesterday … Despite this humiliation and hardship, Anwar was in a defiant mood today, adamant that the government had no case against him. "I’m so confident that I will overcome this case if it is conducted professionally. I’m pleading to…
Random Links 270 ("Here we go again" Malaysia Edition)
Anwar “wins” debate hands down – but is now arrested I haven’t even got the chance to finish the youtube videos of the debate yet … … whatever goodwill the Abdullah administration may have generated from allowing such an unprecendented debate on “live” television last night will undoubtedly be squelched in the uproar that is…
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Bonhoeffer and the Theology of Romantic Love So often, "Romantic Love" in the popular sense of the word has caused so much pain to people whether during courtships, break-ups, or even in marriages. This sort of dominating, possessive love is decried by Bonhoeffer as predatory on genuine Christian love and community. In the Christian community…
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Todd Bentley – ‘Boom’ and Bust Alan, I’m totally with you on this … … we have come to believe that the supernatural and the miraculous are what make us like Jesus, when the thrust of the New Testament writings suggest that it is the more ordinarily human things – feeding the hungry, providing water…
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A 90 second lesson in the history of world religions Stumbled on this somehow yesterday, and appreciated the insights and reminders. … Jesus however, entered history, and both constituted God’s salvific plan, and illustrated God’s loving and saving will (something that we forget! I see this particularly so in Church debates where certain sectors of…
Random Links 265 ("When will it be over?" Malaysia Edition)
Desperately seeking Bala and family This has become even more complicated. Kyrie Eleison. Kelana Jaya rally: Full steam ahead Tomorrow’s rally illegal, say police Don’t think it will stop many from going … Another Ops Lalang in the works? Some genuine concerns raised here which are probably lurking in the minds of many, And the…
Random Links 264 ("Lord have mercy" Malaysia Edition)
PI retracts statutory declaration Puzzling … Who should Malaysians believe anymore It’s good to take a step back and breath slowly. Press Statements by Sivarasa Rasiah and Americk Sidhu on the retraction of P. Balasubramaniam’s Statutory Declaration Two lawyers step up … Police to probe both PI’s sworn statements so much pressure boiling … the…