Plut
o and Beyond
The recent controversy over Pluto's status has sparked the imagination of SMACA. In Crosshairs, Glynn reflects on the debate and wanders into a theological wonderland. eNZed leNZ looks at the darker side of conversion sparked by Pope Benedict's recent
comments and Islam's response from the perspective of intelligent life in the cosmos. Second Thoughts by the Editor of the Indepenent, Dominic Lawson, looks at how the Pope really feels about Islam. In SmacaSermon Glynn challenges the church to leave sure foundations and set sail for new theological horizons. As always we hope you will engage us and each other by posting comments following the articles
or emailing us. The offer of $150 still stands for those of you who submit articles for Second Thoughts addressing past issues or subjects you would like to see covered in future issues. We hope you enjoy this issue and will pass it along to your friends. Clay Nelson
Editor | "Even as the planets reveal themselves to scientific investigation, and repeat themselves across the universe, they retain the emotional weight of their long significance
on our lives, and all that they have ever signified in Earth's skies. Gods of old, and demons, too, they were once - they still are - the sources of an inspiring light, the wanderers of night, the far horizon of the landscape of home." Dava Sobel quote from "The Planets" |
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| Spinning, circling, elusive, and foreign
the planets invite us to wonder.
May the mysteries of the universe
entice us into the mysteries of our own soul,
and there to find and be found by God
-Glynn
Cardy
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and Beyond Glynn Cardy © 17/09/2006 “What does it profit a person to gain the whole universe and lose their own soul?” When I was a teenager I spent many nights each year sleeping under the stars. There is nothing quite like falling asleep beneath an enormous canopy of twinkling lights, variously arranged, » » » | |
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| | Mickey's Dog Clay Nelson ©27/09/2006 How pitiful are little folk— They seem so very small; They look at stars and think they are Denominational. -Willard Wattles 1888- In a galaxy far, far away intelligent life has sunk a fortune in a black hole to position web cams throughout the universe. One that generated » » » | |
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| | Let's Face It...He Really Meant It Dominic Lawson19 September 2006 There are only two great religions which seek to convert the entire world. One is
Christianity, the other is Islam. Perhaps Islam is now alone in having the vital energy to dedicate itself to such an improbable mission; perhaps Christianity is fully occupied with » » » | |
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| | Crossing the Theological Threshold:the journey from house to ship Glynn Cardy © September 24th 2006 Matthew.
Sitting at his tax booth, doing his extorting best, like the good little Roman lackey he was. Along breezes Jesus. “Hey, you, follow me!” The breeze lifts him up, picks him up, snaps the mooring ropes, and he's away. Away to where? Well Matthew » » » | |
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