A few days ago there were press reports about Anglican and Catholic churches hosting Muslims during the Easter celebrations. Sponsored by the Australian Intercultural Society,…
This title is not original to me. It is the title of the US radio program of Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias. It is also one…
Here’s the scenario (which happens to be a true story): I’m stuck in some slow moving traffic, and the guy in front of me has…
Presbyterian and Reformed, 2006, 2007. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) From 1643-1646 English and Scottish churchmen met at Westminster to formulate a new creed.…
The broad issue of the relationship between science and faith, and the more particular issue of the debate over creation and evolution are of course…
With all the zeal and energy of a religious crusade, the new atheists have come out in force, rattling their secular sabres. They are on…
While it is perhaps presumptuous of me to broach such an important topic, it is worth giving it a try. In particular, I want to…
OK, now that I have everyone absolutely flummoxed by my cryptic title, let me say it is a send up on the 100 Revs which…
You know we have really entered a moral freefall when it actually appears reasonable to call black white, and white black; when we manage to…
What is known as the myth of moral equivalence refers to a tactic usually used by the Left which basically involves mixing apples with oranges.…
It is early days yet for the new Rudd government, but already we have been given some pretty good indications as to where and how…
A recent article by Steven Pinker, reprinted in the Age last week, tried to explain morality from an evolutionary perspective. Steven Pinker is an evolutionary…
Zondervan, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) The most important person in human history has always come under attack, but it seems that in…
After 49 years, Cuban dictator Fidel Castro has announced that he is stepping down from power, due to failing health. That is very good news…
IVP, 2007. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) There are many hundreds of excellent books on Christian apologetics, and J.P. Moreland has authored a number…
IVP, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) It is quite common for today’s militant atheists to throw around reckless charges and wild accusations. Their…
Every once in a while I am asked about what I am currently reading. For those interested in such things, I occasionally put out an…
There are plenty of theological differences between Islam and Christianity. But there are also some profound differences in terms of political and social life under…
Apologetics comes from a Greek word meaning reason or defence. It has to do with defending the Christian faith and answering objections to it. Since…
The issue of the relationship between church and state is always controversial, and arguments about it tend to generate more heat than light. Much muddled…