From around the time of the Enlightenment, science began usurping the role of religion. Prior to then, most people had a high regard for Christianity,…
Some insightful commentary by an important philosopher of science: I realise that it is not good form to label newish books ‘classics,’ but some recent…
Chesterton warned us long ago about the dangers of eugenics: I have written before about the menace of eugenics, statist medicine, Big Brother tyranny, and…
Some incisive reflections on this very important book by Lewis: Those who lived through the rule of both Communism and Nazism – even if from…
Ugly and coercive health measures have long been with us: We are NOT learning the lessons of history. I mentioned in a recent piece that…
Many are questioning the philosophical naturalism of some neuroscientists: One major field of study over the past half century has been that of neuroscience or…
Sadly, many Christians seem indistinguishable from secular humanists: There is much more to being a Christian than simply claiming to be one. All sorts of…
Here are four very important books that you all should be aware of: Richard Weikart is an American professor of history and a Senior Fellow…
HarperOne, 2019. One of the leading pioneers in the intelligent design movement has been Michael Behe. In his first two books – Darwin’s Black Box:…
Home-schooling continues to rise and rise for millions of parents throughout the West as the state school system continues to erode. Far too often our…
Hmm, a contradiction here? An oxymoron? We know that the word ‘secular’ is synonymous with terms like non-religious, non-spiritual, non-church, temporal, worldly, etc. Secular is…
One of the most difficult things one can do today is dare to offer a critique of the reigning Darwinian paradigm. It is not unlike…
One of the hallmarks of biblical Christianity is a very high view of the Word of God. Christians believe that the Bible is divinely inspired…
LexisNexis, 2013. When most people think of law, they think of various dos and don’ts which the states enforce. Speed limits, murder laws, and contract…
We all know of angry atheists and belligerent misotheists. Richard Dawkins is of course a prime example of this. But there are some atheists who…
A major part of the eugenics agenda has always been the sterilisation of those considered to be unfit for procreating. To weed out undesirables and…
The march of science and the outworking of Enlightenment thinking has been a mixed bag. There has been both progress and regress during the past…
This year we have an important double anniversary of Charles Darwin: the 200th anniversary of his birth, and the 150th anniversary of his classic work,…
Crossway Books, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong books) William Lane Craig is one of the premier evangelical apologists around. He is amply qualified to…
The term ‘fundamentalism’ is today taken as a term of derision. It is used in a pejorative sense. It is now used to refer to…