Quotes

"Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning."


C.S. Lewis

"The fingers of your thoughts are molding your face ceaselessly."


Charles Reznikoff

"Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere."


G.K. Chesterton

"Humility enforces where neither virtue nor strength can prevail, nor reason."


Francis Quarles

"Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil."


C.S. Lewis

Resistance Thinking Culture

Culture is a term used to describe why humans act the way they do. The study of culture attempts to explain why certain behaviours have special significance for some humans, where as for others it is completely meaningless. Culture encompasses everything from watching television and surfing the web, to doing yoga and having pre-arranged marriages.

All of the human behaviours that make up a particular culture are founded on a certain set of ideas. For instance, Islamic women wear a hijab for modesty because of teahcings in the Hadith and many Christians wear a cross around their neck in rememberance of Christ. These are human behaviours that are founded on a very clear set of ideas. Ideas are expressed in human behaviours that make up a certain culture.

In this culture section you will find articles, news and reviews on an extrememly diverse range of topics that relate to culture: the media - TV, news, magazines, movies etc., other religions - Islam, Judaism, New Age, Buddhism, Hinduism etc., philosophy - postmodernism, existentialism, humanism, consumerism etc., popular culture, music, Christian culture - music, moviews etc., and a whole lot more!


Please browse through the articles below



Testimony From a Former Homosexual PDF
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 15:40

Here's a short video on youtube from a former homosexual who was able to get out of the lifestyle after spending nine years as a homosexual.

This is a compelling and powerful testimony of a man who finds his way back to God.

 

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The Old Debate PDF
Tuesday, 03 August 2010 11:05
An interesting article was released today regarding the teachings in RI (Religious Instruction) in Queensland that man and dinosaurs roamed the earth together.
This concept will, no doubt, be very unpopular with the scientific community, however, I'm more keen on what views the reader has regarding this incident.


Creationists hijack lessons and teach schoolkids man and dinosaurs walked together
Courier-Mail, Sunday August 1st 2010

"Primary school students are being taught that man and dinosaurs walked the Earth together and that there is fossil evidence to prove it.
Read more... [The Old Debate]
 
Movie Review: Avatar PDF
Wednesday, 06 January 2010 10:02
Article by Cameron Spink

After years on the Hollywood sidelines James Cameron has brought us what has been described as the revolutionary movie of the last decade. Perhaps not quite as impressive because it was released in the last fortnight of the decade described as the noughties. Regardless, this is a masterpiece that will redefine cinema as we know it, up to a point. The effects in this movie are sublime (thanks to Weta digital), the world is lush and the creatures seem to literally jump out at you from the screen, thanks in no small part for the 3D glasses provided to the viewer.

 

Read more... [Movie Review: Avatar]
 
I Was Born To Change PDF
Wednesday, 16 March 2011 15:28

Sometimes it's good to get a different perspective rather than those of Elton John and Lady Gaga in regards to homosexuality. Bill writes a scathing article debunking the idea that individuals are "born this way".

 

I Was Born To Change

Article by Bill Muehlenberg

 

"Lady Gaga's song "Born This Way" is another piece of propaganda in the culture wars. She seeks to convince gullible young people that we are slaves to biology and that homosexuality is something we have absolutely no control over.

 

In an extensive interview with the pop star in the March issue of Vogue we find these words: "Clearly an homage to the obscure underground disco record 'I Was Born This Way'; it is an unbelievably great dance song, destined to be the anthem of every gay-pride event for the next 100 years. She tells me that Elton John pronounced it the 'gayest song' he had ever heard. 'I wrote it in ten f**king minutes,' she says, 'and it is a completely magical message song'."

 

Now there is a pair for you: Gaga and Elton, both doing their bit to push their radical agenda, taking millions of kids with them along the way. On the one hand we have her promoting the myth of "but I was born that way," while he is bringing children into the world without the most important people they can know: their biological parents.

Read more... [I Was Born To Change]
 
Yes there is now a addictive drug app! PDF
Friday, 16 July 2010 14:02

A new application has been released for the iPhone. This application, called iDosing, encourages users to enter drug-like states. As the iPhone is a phenomenon for the y-generation this application is going straight into the hands of teens and younger. Make no mistake this seemingly harmless app can lead to serious addiction problems.

iDosing and digital drugs - can your kids really get high without narcotics?
news.com.au, Thursday July 16th

"Free legal drugs that can be downloaded through the internet? Parents, welcome to your new nightmare.

If "iDosing" is not the latest craze, it soon will be, as reports sweep the internet of kids achieving catatonic or hallucinogenic states simply by downloading and listening to "digital drugs".

Read more... [Yes there is now a addictive drug app!]
 
Movie Review: Sherlock Holmes PDF
Saturday, 02 January 2010 17:47

Article by Cameron Spink

Sherlock Holmes has arrived to the 21st century brought by the visions of iconic director Guy Ritchie. This brash movie portrays the exploits of the detective mastermind and his loyal companion, Watson as they seek to uncover a conspiracy that spans from cults to the British parliament.

The film is set in 1891 and the world is very reflective of that era. One could merely marvel at the backdrop to this movie in every shot. The aesthetic value of the British buildings and dark scenery fit superbly into the film. The music score, as composed by Hans Zimmer, also feels like it belongs in a pleasing sort of way. It does, however, leave much to be desired to Zimmer’s better works namely the Dark Knight and Gladiator. This may well be a good thing, as the music is unquestionably secondary and not meant to be as overpowering as his past works.

The cast is first class. It is worth going to see this movie just for the portrayal of Holmes by Robert Downey Jnr and Watson by Jude Law. Downey Jnr looks like he’s in his acting element as his character zaps giants, insults ladies and mopes like a child in a dark room. Rachel McAdams adds depth to the cast and has proven that she has outgrown her Mean Girls days. Mark Strong as the antagonist is brilliant and one is left wondering why his screen time is so limited.

The character of Holmes as portrayed in this movie is an intriguing one. At times he seems to be a gung-ho warrior, at other times he appears an intellectual genius and yet at others his antics and spaced out mannerisms make Jack Sparrow seem almost normal. Through-out the movie he not only uses logic to ascertain the facts but also, fairly regularly, blunders into a situation without realising the danger he is in. Thankfully it is Watson with the clear head who seems to push the flawed genius in the right directions.

The storyline does suffer from Sherlock’s clumsiness. And while evil schemes turning on supernatural hoaxes do satisfy the fundamental Sherlock Holmes literatures this creates a darkness that is neither an easy nor a particularly fun ride for the viewer. The movie, one must also remember, is created by Guy Ritchie to be an action/adventure and so Sherlock’s fine powers of deduction are often left by the wayside and substituted for brawling and survival tactics. This is not the only failing of this film. Rachel McAdams as Holmes love interest seems more of a by-the-by character rather than a necessity, cluttering the storyline rather than enhancing it. And the climax feels overdue and unsatisfying. From the audiences perspective one can’t help feeling forced through the movie and the bantering of the two main characters, while at times comical, scarcely makes up for the distinctive lack of flow that makes this movie not as pleasurable as it could be.

Everything in this movie feels exaggerated. The movie runs for well over two hours when a lot less would be more enjoyable. The characters are never really developed, who they are at the start of the movie are essentially who they are at the end. Perhaps the most frustrating part of all is Guy Ritchie’s need to repeat a handful of scenes through-out the movie in a way that, despite showing Sherlock Holmes’ brilliance merely comes across as cinematically dull. Whilst I would certainly recommend this movie just to see the reformed actor Robert Downey Jnr at work it is at best a flawed masterpiece.

3/5 stars

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