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Science, Ethics and the Media

Jul 1, 2002

There has been a noticeable shift over the past fifty years concerning those whom society, and the media, look to as authority figures, as sources of truth and values. For centuries pastors and priests were seen as sources of

A review of Children As Trophies? By Patricia Morgan.

Jun 28, 2002

The Christian Institute, 2002.

The demands of the homosexual lobby never seem to diminish, and their determined war of attrition is paying off handsomely. One area which has eluded them however is that of complete access to children (via adoption

Why We Should Ignore Peter Singer on Stem Cells

Apr 2, 2002

In the March 29 Melbourne Age there appeared an article by Peter Singer entitled “Why we should ignore the Catholic Church on stem cells”. In it he took the Catholic Church in general, and Archbishop Hart in particular, to task

The Betrayal of a Generation

Feb 2, 2002

An extremely revealing and disturbing television documentary was aired on America’s Public Broadcasting System in February of last year. Entitled The Merchants of Cool, the show examined the way big business and the advertising industry have targeted our young

The Case Against Euthanasia

Feb 1, 2002

Euthanasia is not about making sick and dying people as pain free and comfortable as possible. That is what is known as palliative care, and that is something which is improving all the time. Euthanasia is about allowing other people

A review of Genetic Turning Points. By James Peterson.

Jan 26, 2002

Eerdmans, 2001.

In the past few decades the advances in bio-technology and genetics have been astounding. The scientific and technical breakthroughs have far out-stripped our ability to consider their ethical ramifications. The developments in the Human Genome project alone are

IVF and Rights Gone Mad

Nov 15, 2001

We live in an age in which rights are being pushed on all fronts. Individuals and groups are clamoring for rights that until recently didn’t even exist. Much of the “rights industry” has developed around so-called social justice and discrimination

A review of Babel’s Shadow. By Pete Moore.

Oct 23, 2001

Lion 2000.

While there are many good books on bioethics, not all are of equal value. Many quite good books on the subject are written in highly technical jargon, making them less than useful for the common reader. Even those

A review of Giving Sorrow Words. By Melinda Tankard Reist.

Aug 26, 2001

Duffy & Snellgrove, 2000.

In any cultural battle, truth, or the lack of it, will strongly determine the outcome. In the battle over abortion, truth has largely been hidden. Simple truths, like abortion kills human beings, babies have no

Keep Fighting Against Drugs

Aug 10, 2001

The National Crime Authority has recently re-ignited the heroin debate by saying that we are losing the war against drugs. The NCA says that too many illicit drugs are entering the country, and that organised crime is spiralling out of

A review of PC, M.D. by Sally Satel.

Jul 6, 2001

Basic Books, 2000.

This book has a simple theme: Political Correctness has entered the medical profession. The politicisation and radicalisation of health professionals and workers has altered the nature of health care work, and has dangerous repercussions for patients and

The Need to Overhaul the OFCL

Jun 17, 2001

The recent debacle over the classification of Hannibal by the OFLC highlights yet again the need for a major shake-up of our chief censorship body.

After strong public outcry, the gruesome film Hannibal has been given an R rating. This

When the Church Loses Its Way

Jun 1, 2001

The ink had just dried on a piece I wrote critical of a new book on homosexuality and the church by the Anglican Church doctrine committee, when the May 28 Australian ran an opinion piece that nearly made me unload

A review of Faithfulness in Fellowship: Reflections on Homosexuality and the Church. By the Doctrine Panel of the Anglican Church of Australia.

May 21, 2001

John Garratt Publishing, 2001.

Two out of ten. If you want a quick scorecard approach to how the authors in this book line up on the issue of homosexuality, that is about how things stack up. Two of the authors/chapters

The D&X Abortion Method

Feb 28, 2001

All methods of abortion stop the heart-beat of a living baby, but one method is especially gruesome. This method, known as the Dilation & Extraction method (D&X) is performed in many places in Australia. One Brisbane doctor has made a

A review of Marriage-Lite: The Rise of Cohabitation and its Consequences. By Patricia Morgan.

Oct 30, 2000

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 seeing if people are really compatible. Better marriages will result if such experimentation preceded them

Heated IVF Debate

Aug 15, 2000

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 on behind the scenes was as interesting as what was finally aired.

When called a

Unrestricted IVF: Who Protects the Child?

Jul 23, 2000

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 Assisted Reproduction”. A number of speakers involved in or associated with the IVF industry were

Christian Compassion and Injecting Rooms

Jul 19, 2000

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, and the controversy often sheds more heat than light. The Christian community has also

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Bill Muehlenberg's commentary on issues of the day...

Science, Ethics and the Media

A review of Children As Trophies? By Patricia Morgan.

Why We Should Ignore Peter Singer on Stem Cells

The Case Against Euthanasia

A review of Genetic Turning Points. By James Peterson.

IVF and Rights Gone Mad

A review of Babel’s Shadow. By Pete Moore.

A review of Giving Sorrow Words. By Melinda Tankard Reist.

Keep Fighting Against Drugs

A review of PC, M.D. by Sally Satel.

The Need to Overhaul the OFCL

When the Church Loses Its Way

A review of Faithfulness in Fellowship: Reflections on Homosexuality and the Church. By the Doctrine Panel of the Anglican Church of Australia.

The D&X Abortion Method

A review of Marriage-Lite: The Rise of Cohabitation and its Consequences. By Patricia Morgan.

Heated IVF Debate

Unrestricted IVF: Who Protects the Child?

Christian Compassion and Injecting Rooms

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