How is the believer to think about poverty, welfare, and the best way to help the poor? Such topics are far too big to consider…
Many media outlets reported the recent remarks made by pop star Elton John. He argued that religions were by nature intolerant and bigoted, and they…
Despite the number of credible scientists who argued against human cloning, the Australian Senate nonetheless went ahead and voted for it to occur here. Not…
The recent surrogate birth to Federal Labor MP Stephen Conroy and partner has reignited a long-standing debate about the ethics of surrogacy. As with all…
Even though it is still early days yet, there have been hundreds of analyses and discussions about the Democratic swing in the recent US midterm…
There were some very interesting comments about faith and politics made recently by a Victorian Labor MP. Health Minister Bronwyn Pike said that we all…
There were not one but two editorials in today’s Australian (November 8, 2006) that demonstrate how weak thinking and ethical poverty often run in tandem.…
This week the Senate debates whether we allow embryo research and human cloning. The media often likes to argue that this is a battle between…
There is good news and bad news concerning Europe. The bad news is, it is in a mess. Having rejected its Christian heritage and embraced…
Even though not a day goes by without some media report about Islam being aired, most Westerners know very little about the world’s second largest…
The radical comments by Islamic Mufti of Australia, Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali have not only generated lots of controversy within Australia, but have caused quite…
It is not often discussed, but perhaps the biggest losers in the new biotech revolution are women. They often pay the heaviest price, be it…
Because the stakes are so high with many of the new biotechnologies, proponents of them often resort to word games to cover up what is…
The debate over cloning and stem cell research is vitally important because the focal point of these new biotechnologies is human life. How we are…
It did not quite make the front pages of most papers. In fact, it only made it to page 10 of today’s Herald Sun. But…
When radical social experiments are undertaken, it takes a while for the dust to settle and for clear assessments to be made as to how…
While certain religions are growing in some parts of the world, they are in decline in other parts. But the decline of one religion is…
Welcome to the future. If you want to know where Australia is heading, just look at countries that are a few steps ahead. Consider Holland…
It is hard to know what is really going on in Iraq. Much of the media gives us a fairly slanted view, highlighting the carnage…
The debate about climate change is far from over. The issues are varied and complex, and there is no clear scientific unanimity on the subject.…