Institute for the Study of Civil Society, 2000. For years now we have been told that cohabitation, or “trial marriages” are a good means of…
A fiery debate about allowing IVF access to singles and lesbians was aired on the Nine Network’s Sixty Minutes on Sunday August 13. What went…
The Infertility Treatment Authority recently put on a one-day public seminar in Melbourne entitled “The Welfare and Interests of Persons Born as a Result of…
There has been a lot of debate lately about the issue of heroin injecting rooms. Voices from all sides are being heard on the issue,…
In June over 200 people gathered in Sydney’s Parliament House for Drug Summit 2000. Organised by Major Brian Watters of the Salvation Army, Jill Pearman…
The war over abortion is far from over. Indeed, three recent events have sparked a new battle in the conflict over abortion. The main cause…
A recent call by Major Brian Watters of the Salvation Army for random drug tests among our public servants has caused quite a reaction. Major…
A recent court case involving a baby conceived by IVF for two lesbians has reopened the issue of homosexual access to children. A Melbourne court…
There are a number of important reasons why marijuana use should not be decriminalised or legalised. Legalisation of marijuana will greatly increase the number of…
Human Life International, 1997. Human Life International has done us all a real service in publishing this book. This is a comprehensive, up-to date reference…
Simon & Schuster, 1993. A book appeared recently entitled The Loss of Virtue. It made the point that virtue, both public and private, is becoming…
There has been a lot of confusion both in the world and in the church surrounding the issue of homosexuality in general, and homosexual orientation…
Some statistics on the AIDS crisis, as of November 1998: -In 1998 there was a 10 per cent increase in the number of people with…
Australia has one of the highest youth suicide rates among the world’s developed nations, with 27.3 out of 100,000 Australian males aged 15 to 24…
One never ceases to be amazed at the things that will turn up in the daily newspapers. A recent newspaper account of a new study…
Even in our biblically illiterate culture there is one verse which non-believers know and know very well: “Judge not, or you too will be judged”…
Although Australia is in many ways a thoroughly secular nation, it is interesting to note how biblical literacy comes to the fore when issues of…
There is a new shoot-em-up sci-fi thriller which has hit the big screen. Starship Troopers is another good guys (earthlings in the future) versus bad guys…
The Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee has released its “Inquiry into Sexuality Discrimination” report. This report follows from a number of oral and written…
The dilation and extraction method of abortion (D & X) is in the news after a Brisbane doctor proposed using the method in Melbourne’s eastern…