The mainstreaming of sleaze and porn has been going on for some time now. As is often the case, it involves little, gradual, and often…
Pornography is now everywhere in the Western world. We cannot escape its clutches. Whether in advertising, pop music, magazines, the Internet or prime-time television, pornography…
Not bad for a get rich quick scheme: peddle some old myths, repackage and cleverly promote them, and get Oprah Winfrey to gush about it,…
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,…
Once the greatest nation on earth, Great Britain today is – like much of Europe – heading downhill big time. Back in its heyday it…
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…
The radical comments by Islamic Mufti of Australia, Sheikh Taj al-Din al-Hilali have not only generated lots of controversy within Australia, but have caused quite…
Earlier this week the Australia Institute issued a report claiming that the corporate world is increasingly targeting and sexualising our children. Young girls especially are…
Australians are talking a lot lately about the problem of obesity. It is of course a genuine concern, given the health problems associated with it.…
It had to come to this eventually. Yes, mothers and fathers are now taboo. At least calling someone your mum or dad is verboten. Nix.…
Those who are pro-faith and pro-family have long realized that it is hard to get a fair hearing in much of today’s media. Last night…
Chariot Victor 1998. Although this book is a few years old, and deals with the American scene, it is still quite a helpful resource on…
Australian comedian and television personality Julie McCrossin gave an address to the Sydney Institute in July of 1999. Entitled, “Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride:…
In mid-July a High Court ruling declared that a doctor had to pay the costs of rearing a child following a botched sterilisation. A Brisbane…
InterVarsity Press, 2001. This book has a sobering and timely message: most churches have stopped growing. Sure, many are getting bigger, but that is only…
Rowman and Littlefield, 2001. Back in 1986 a book appeared entitled The Media Elite by Lichter, Rothman and Lichter. The book’s thesis was that most…
A fiery debate about allowing IVF access to singles and lesbians was aired on the Nine Network’s Sixty Minutes on Sunday August 13. What went…
Christians both within and without the Australian Christian Churches are excited and encouraged about the formation of the ACC. As one who writes from outside…
Many Australians are mystified and disturbed about the proliferation of pornographic, violent and obscene materials on television, in films and video, in magazines, in advertising…
As one who has grown up in, and been a part of, the counter-culture of the 60’s and 70’s, I want to examine the way…