Surrogacy is on the rise around the world. This means of obtaining children is becoming more and more popular, with more and more desperate adults…
The desire for children is normal and healthy. But the willingness to use any means available to have children is not always so healthy –…
The Spanish philosopher Santayana once said that those who ignore history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. This is tragically true, and it is one…
Really good news does not come along all that often. When it does, we need to savour it, promote it, relish it, cherish it, celebrate…
It is not just believers who ponder things like heaven and hell – academics can and do as well. Consider one American academic who has…
I am just back from another standing-room only event at Parliament House Canberra in support of marriage. Around 1000 people crammed into the Great Hall…
What’s that old saying about ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’? Well, what about the friend of my enemy is my enemy? Something…
There are plenty of odd political parties which have sprung up recently, all seeking to make some inroads in the next Federal election. All sorts…
Richard Dawkins and fellow God-hater Christopher Hitchens say they will prosecute the Pope for crimes against humanity. They say his handling of sexual abuse in…
Some folks have declared April 1 to be National Atheist Day. Be that as it may, in the past four or five years a spate…
Terry Lane does not like the fact that religion will influence people, and he wants religious MPs to ‘fess up. The Sunday Age columnist and…
In 1984 the American social commentator Richard John Neuhaus wrote an incisive book entitled The Naked Public Square. In it he argued that in the…
In late February one of Australia’s greatest pro-family and pro-faith warriors went home to be with the Lord. B.A. Santamaria died at the age of…
A new Federal report has been released which puts marriage back on the public policy agenda. The report, To Have and To Hold: Strategies to…
The proposal to allow limited surrogacy in Victoria should be resisted, for the sake of the children involved, the “parents”, and the common good of…