It seems every day there is another shocking example of judges letting criminals off the hook. Soft sentences for a whole array of offences seem…
When Chamberlain visited Hitler, he was full of good intentions, even though he was being pretty naive. He came back from his meeting proclaiming “Peace…
Why am I not surprised? The Victorian government has just announced that it will grant IVF access to homosexual couples. Minutes ago it declared that…
We are getting glimpses of the future, and it is not looking too good. We are seeing how radical political agendas are being implemented throughout…
It is clear that the Old Testament has ordained the death penalty as part of criminal justice in a fallen world. Human life is so…
The recent squabble within Labor Party ranks as to whether the Bali bombers should be executed raises the old issue of capital punishment, and the…
Encounter Books, 2007. David Blankenhorn is a world authority on the institution of marriage. One of the biggest debates concerning marriage today is whether we…
Living in a democracy today is no guarantee we will live in one tomorrow. People in democracies do not always value or protect the freedoms…
Coming soon to a politically correct municipality near you: mandatory punishment for using despicable and abominable language such as “marriage” and “family”. Yes, you heard…
In some circles being a bit selective with the evidence can be risky business. But when it happens in certain social and political arenas, it…
It is a strange fact of life that those groups who most go on and on about love, acceptance, tolerance and peace can often be…
There are two general truths about so-called hate crime legislation, regardless of where they appear around the world. One, they are largely the work of…
As has already happened in Western Europe and Canada, and some American states, the US as a nation is now on the verge of passing “hate-crime”…
In the minds of many, there are no more scarier words than these: “Hi, we’re from the government and we’re here to help you”. Patronising…
The David Hicks guilty plea can easily be understood: He was brutally tortured to make his confession. The American government is the source of all…
As I mentioned last week, the Victorian Court of Appeal has upheld an appeal by two Christian pastors who had been taken through the wringer…
I have just returned from the Court of Appeal in Melbourne where the two Dannys have had their appeal to their conviction of vilification charges…
Touchy, touchy. That is the immediate reaction one gets to the latest comments by Family Court Chief Justice Alistair Nicholson. Speaking in Brisbane on Wednesday, Justice Nicholson…
What does it mean to be pro-life? There is some confusion as to what the term implies. If a person is opposed to abortion, must…
Why is it that on a daily basis we seem to hear of outlandish crimes, and equally outlandish sentences handed out by our courts? Why…