Even though not a day goes by without some media report about Islam being aired, most Westerners know very little about the world’s second largest…
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…
While certain religions are growing in some parts of the world, they are in decline in other parts. But the decline of one religion is…
Freedom of speech has never been absolute. Crying ‘fire’ in a crowded theatre, we are rightly told, is just not on. So there is often…
When Muslim leaders speak about freedom, they have a very different concept in mind than does the Western world. Freedom for a Muslim is complete…
Religion in the public arena has been getting a lot of attention recently. The Australian Democrats are fearful of Christian influence in politics. (Indeed, I…
Detractors of the war in Iraq say we have been bogged down in another Vietnam and we have simply made matters worse. Critics cite the…
There is a place for religious dialogue. There is a limited place for interfaith discussion. All religionists should be treated with respect, and religious freedom…
An editorial in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (September 19, 2006) nicely makes the case for why the remarks recently uttered by the pope were needed.…
On Friday night Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott delivered an incisive talk on Islam and the war on terror. An edited version of the talk…
How long will it be before Christianity is illegal in Britain? Not long, argues Melanie Phillips. The author of Londonistan writes in the Daily Mail…
Indonesia is Australia’s nearest, largest neighbour. It is also the world’s largest Islamic nation. Amongst the 240 million people, around 85 per cent are Muslim.…
How does the secular left deal with evil? Well, it has great difficulty in even recognising evil, argues Jewish commentator and radio host, Dennis Prager.…
Gibson Square, 2006. This is a very important book. It is also a very frightening book. Its thesis is that Britain has largely created a…
In the war against terror it is always worth remembering what is at stake. Why is the free West engaged in this struggle, and just…
The current conflict in southern Lebanon raises a number of issues. Moral and political clarity is needed to understand what the fighting is really all…
Integrity Publishers, 2006. Georges Sada was a two-star general in Saddam’s military. He was also the air vice marshal, and was put in charge of…
I trust you have been following the case of the Muslim convert to Christianity who has been sentenced to death. I raise some issues about…
Three items on Islam. One. Peter Costello made some timely remarks on Islam and deserves support. All the papers are reporting the story, so please…
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…