Some of the more radical elements of the environmental movement say some pretty weird things. Some of their proposals to make us all greener seem…
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…
Take any contentious social issue of the day, and you will find plenty of illogic, name-calling, emotional appeals, and confused thinking. All this is much…
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…
Two six year old boys are talking together, and one says that he found a condom on a patio. The other one asks, “What’s a…
There is no perfect politician, and there is no perfect political party. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, good points and bad points. And…
Every once in a while I seem to need to restate the case for Christian social and political involvement. Mind you, I have made it…
What is the responsibility of believers to social need? Should churches be involved in various works of social service? Is the government alone to be…
There are plenty of signs of civilisational collapse. They are easy to come by. Here I want to focus on just two, and discuss a…
William Wilberforce is rightly remembered as the man who helped set the slaves free. The evangelical Christian and politician is especially honoured this year, since…
Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop and her colleagues on a House of Representatives Committee have a lot of guts. They have been willing to take on…
Of the making of books there is no end. So we are rightly told in Ecclesiastes 12:12. Thus any top ten list of books soon…
There is always a fine line between getting people to take their environmental responsibilities seriously, and simply resorting to scare-mongering. The environmental movement is often…
Up until quite recently, societies benefited greatly by certain institutions which in fact predated the state. Marriage and family are two institutions which have been…
In much of the Western world, especially Australia, it does not matter so much which political party is elected into office, since often a deeply…
While many Christians may be apolitical or even look down on political involvement as being somehow not very “spiritual,” the truth remains that we live…
Not everyone can have children, and not everyone wants children. That’s OK. There is no law mandating fecundity. For various reasons, many may want to…
Hot ethical topics such as abortion usually provoke controversy and noisy debate. But often these debates can be long on emotion and short on fact…
In Canberra several hundred Christian leaders had the opportunity to hear and interact with the leaders of the two main political parties. Both Prime Minister…