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There are plenty of people who seem pretty convinced that Barack Hussein Obama is the Messiah, or pretty close to it. Of course one expects…
In less than a week the Games of the XXIX Olympiad will begin. While the world’s attention will be on the athletes, the competitions, and…
Preaching the biblical gospel is offensive. All true believers should know this. Jesus offended many with his message. The New Testament speaks about the offence…
The issue of Muslims living in Australia is part of a bigger, broader debate about such things as multiculturalism, immigration, Australian values, the war on…
The unfortunate remarks made by the Archbishop of Canterbury recently were fairly widely condemned, and rightly so. However, there were some individuals who sought to…
IVP, 2007. (Available in Australia from Koorong Books) It is quite common for today’s militant atheists to throw around reckless charges and wild accusations. Their…
There are plenty of theological differences between Islam and Christianity. But there are also some profound differences in terms of political and social life under…
The uproar over the remarks on sharia law by Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams has been quite overwhelming. He seems to be receiving almost universal condemnation…
There is no perfect politician, and there is no perfect political party. They all have their strengths and weaknesses, good points and bad points. And…
Last month a number of leading Muslims issued the document “A Common Word Between Us and You.” The letter, delivered to world Christian leaders, was…
The 2006 National Census data has just been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, with a number of interesting details. What is also interesting…
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.…
Doubleday, 2006. It is no surprise that so many home burglaries take place at night. Because the home owners are asleep, the defence and protection…
The weekend talkfest in Canberra designed to smooth over Muslim and non-Muslim differences is now history. The gathering was meant, in part, to help Muslims…
Regnery, 2006. This is a very important book. Its analysis of geo-political conditions is top rate, and its assessment of the crisis we are in…
The devotees of Dawkins are working overtime to promote their militant anti-theism. The latest full-frontal assault comes from Australian playwright David Williamson. Writing in the…
While a majority of Muslims do not support terrorism and jihad against the West, a sizable minority (10 to 15 per cent) do. Known as…
St. Martins Press, 2006. Lebanon used to be a bright spot in a very dark Middle East. It was a rare democracy with a Christian…
Much has been written and spoken about the recent comments by the imam of the Lakemba Mosque in Sydney, Sheik Taj el-Din al Hilaly. Fortunately,…