The recent presidential election in France may well be cause for guarded optimism. Certainly the election of Sarkozy is greatly preferred to that of Royal.…
On Sunday the French people voted for center-right candidate Nicolas Sarkozy as their next president. Sarkozy, a pro-American conservative, received just over 53 per cent…
There have been a number of names given to radical Islam. Terms such as the Islamists, or Jihadists, or militant Muslims, are often used. Another…
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…
There was an interesting news item in today’s Australian (and other media outlets) about a new scientific breakthrough which may add extra years to human…
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”…
If you are a follower of Jesus today, there is a very real chance – at least in many parts of the globe – that…
Medicine, like science, is one of those things that we expect to be above partisan politics. We hope that they will remain neutral and independent,…
If someone says they hate you and plan to kill you, it is wise to take them seriously. Unfortunately, because many did not do this…
Last week two events took place, both of which dealt with carnage, killing and disrespect for human life. One of course was the Virginia Tech…
Kingsway, 2007. This is the second book-length response to Richard Dawkins’ The God Delusion. Like the other volume by Alister McGrath, this one is also…
As with all important things in life, it is always necessary that we be willing to put our money where our mouth is. That is,…
Last week the US Supreme Court voted by a 5-4 majority to uphold a ban on late-term abortions. On April 18 the Court decided to…
All worldviews have to wrestle with the problem of evil. New Agers, secularists, atheists and theists all must come up with some sort of account…
At the heart of theology, as the term implies, is God. Theology is simply the study of God. So God should be the focus of…
Crown, 2005. Since the 1960s, the Western world has embarked upon a novel and large scale social experiment: the demolition of marriage and the elevation…
In some ways it is unwise to speak too soon about such tragedies as took place in Virginia yesterday. Way too many questions remain unanswered,…
It is always a delicate matter when believers speak out on any issue, whether to fellow believers, or to non-believers. Most discussions or arguments on…
Poor old Darwin. So misunderstood by his followers. He was actually a nice old chap with fairly tame ideas, but his extremist disciples took his…
As I and others have long documented, the mainstream media can hardly be accused of being home to rabid conservative opinion. Nor can “our” ABC…