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Islam and truth

Feb 16, 2006

Three related items on Islam.

One. Danna Vale has received a lot of flack concerning her comments that Australia is aborting itself to extinction, and we might become an Islamic nation in 50 years. I wrote defending her, and

Reflections on the Abortion Wars

Feb 14, 2006

The current debate about RU486 has resulted in a flurry of claims and counter claims over the abortion issue. It is worth examining several of these in more detail. They reveal a lot of muddled thinking on morality and public

A review of The Many Faces of Evil. By John Feinberg.

Feb 10, 2006

Crossway, 2004.

Evil and suffering are perennial problems which baffle theist and atheist alike. But the presence of evil in the world is a real challenge to those who believe in an all-powerful and an all-benevolent God. Thus the problem

Making Sexperts of Our Children

Jan 27, 2006

If Lyn Allison has her way, our 8-year-olds will soon be learning the four Rs: reading, ‘riting, ‘rithmatic and reproduction. The Democrat Senator desperately wants our primary school kids to learn everything they can about sex.

But should they? Most

A review of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. By Ariel Levy.

Jan 24, 2006

Free Press, 2005.

This book is about the thorough sexualisation of our culture and how women especially are affected by it. It is also about how feminism has gone wrong, and how human sexuality has been reduced and restricted by

The Battle for Marriage

Jan 14, 2006

The battle over marriage has seen its ebbs and flows. And at the moment it looks like the other side is getting a few runs on the board. For example, there are now a number of countries that have legalized

What Are We Fighting For?

Dec 20, 2005

In the busyness of fighting the many skirmishes in the culture wars, be it the stem cell debate, the battle over marriage and family, the assault on childhood or the controversies surrounding Intelligent Design, we sometimes lose track of the

A review of Socrates Meets Sartre. By Peter Kreeft.

Nov 14, 2005

Ignatius Press, 2005.

Existentialism was a leading expression of Western philosophy in the 20th century. And Jean-Paul Sartre was a major figure in the existentialist movement. His non-fiction was influential, but his fiction impacted millions.

A solid Christian introduction to

A review of The Death of Right and Wrong. By Tammy Bruce.

Sep 29, 2005

Prima Publishing, 2003.

Tammy Bruce is angry. And judging by the contents of this book, she has a right to be. She is angry at the damage and destruction being wrought on individuals and societies in the name of moral

A review of The Cost of “Choice”: Women Evaluate the Impact of Abortion. Edited by Erika Bachiochi.

Sep 22, 2005

Encounter Books, 2004.

Abortion, we are often told, is a women’s issue, and men should just butt out. But given that half of all abortion victims are male, this seems like an odd demand. But if one still insists on

A review of Philosophy 101 Meets Socrates. By Peter Kreeft.

Sep 21, 2005

Ignatius Press, 2002.

Peter Kreeft has taught philosophy for over forty years. He is also a Christian. So what does philosophy have to do with Christianity? Or as Tertullian put it long ago, what does Athens have to do with

A review of The West and the Rest. By Roger Scruton.

Sep 21, 2005

Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2002.

Roger Scruton is one of England’s best conservative writers and philosophers. He is the author of several important volumes, and for many years edited The Salisbury Review. His numerous articles and books on philosophy, politics,

A review of Consumer’s Guide to a Brave New World. By Wesley J. Smith.

Sep 15, 2005

Encounter Books, 2004.

In 1932 Aldous Huxley wrote his prophetic and chilling novel, Brave New World. In it he mapped out a future in which science, instead of being a great help to mankind, becomes the undoing of human

A review of Understanding Islamic Terrorism: The Islamic Doctrine of War. By Patrick Sookhdeo.

Sep 11, 2005

Isaac Publishing, 2004.

Islamic terrorism is undoubtedly one of the most urgent problems facing the world today. As such it needs to be addressed and solutions provided. But in order to deal with it, we must first properly understand the

A review of How Christianity Changed the World. By Alvin Schmidt.

Sep 7, 2005

Zondervan, 2004. (Formerly entitled, Under the Influence, 2001).

It is common today for the church to be on the receiving end of much criticism. The church is blamed for many of the ills in the world, but is seldom

The Stem Cell Debate

Sep 2, 2005

The issues of cloning in general and stem cell research in particular have swamped the media during the past several years. As in earlier debates about abortion and euthanasia, there are many issues to sort through – issues of

A review of Unspeakable: Facing Up To Evil In an Age of Genocide and Terror. By Os Guinness.

Aug 24, 2005

Harper, 2005.

This is a very important book. That is because this is a very important subject tackled by an important author. Indeed, Guinness is one of our finest Christian commentators and thinkers. He was an early associate of Francis

A review of The Criminalization of Christianity. By Janet Folger.

Aug 18, 2005

Multnomah, 2005.

This book makes for scary reading. Even if it were only half true (which I do not think is the case), it would still be very scary reading. The sad truth of the book is that there is

Darwinism On the Defensive: The Rise and Rise of Intelligent Design

Aug 14, 2005

When an American President champions its cause, an Australian Education Minister says it should be looked into, and the cover of Time magazine treats it as a major story, all within the space of a week, then something must be

A review of Between Pacifism and Jihad. By J. Daryl Charles.

Aug 10, 2005

InterVarsity Press, 2005.

Over 20 years ago Christian social commentator Michael Novak wrote a book entitled Moral Clarity in the Nuclear Age. In it he urged us to think clearly and with moral discernment about the issues of nuclear

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Islam and truth

Reflections on the Abortion Wars

A review of The Many Faces of Evil. By John Feinberg.

Making Sexperts of Our Children

A review of Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. By Ariel Levy.

The Battle for Marriage

What Are We Fighting For?

A review of Socrates Meets Sartre. By Peter Kreeft.

A review of The Death of Right and Wrong. By Tammy Bruce.

A review of The Cost of “Choice”: Women Evaluate the Impact of Abortion. Edited by Erika Bachiochi.

A review of Philosophy 101 Meets Socrates. By Peter Kreeft.

A review of The West and the Rest. By Roger Scruton.

A review of Consumer’s Guide to a Brave New World. By Wesley J. Smith.

A review of Understanding Islamic Terrorism: The Islamic Doctrine of War. By Patrick Sookhdeo.

A review of How Christianity Changed the World. By Alvin Schmidt.

The Stem Cell Debate

A review of Unspeakable: Facing Up To Evil In an Age of Genocide and Terror. By Os Guinness.

A review of The Criminalization of Christianity. By Janet Folger.

Darwinism On the Defensive: The Rise and Rise of Intelligent Design

A review of Between Pacifism and Jihad. By J. Daryl Charles.

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