March 25, 2007 marks a very important anniversary. Two hundred years ago the British Parliament voted to abolish slavery, and on that date the Abolition…
A person’s worldview is often much more than just some theoretical knowledge. Often it translates into action. And dangerous worldviews will lead to dangerous practices.…
Atheism has been around, in various forms, for some time now. At the risk of oversimplification, one can speak of three phases or periods of…
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…
IVP, 2006. What do you get when you put a conservative university professor who happens to be a Christian in the same room with a…
We live in an age that is hesitant about, or indifferent to, the use of reason, study, mental discipline and religious education. Truth is under…
A lot of thought has gone into human mortality, and how we can prolong life. Less thought has gone into the question of why nations…
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…
Allen & Unwin, 2005. One would not be too cynical in suggesting that God Under Howard by Marion Maddox is quite similar to Dan Brown’s…
While we all shudder at the destruction wrought by the tsunami, we all can applaud the generosity of spirit and compassion that has poured out…
I just returned from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in Melbourne, where the two Christian pastors have been found guilty of vilifying Muslims. The…
Three guesses as to who said the following: “Even in purely nonreligious terms, homosexuality represents a misuse of the sexual faculty and, in the words…
The family is the first and most important institution created by God. It precedes the state and all other divinely ordained institutions. Because of its…
A raft of new legislation is being passed throughout the Western world. These laws are called by various names, such as vilification or tolerance or…
Much of the Christian life involves getting the right balance. Heresies in the church usually arise when we over-emphasise a certain doctrine or teaching, resulting…
A popular teaching has been heard in the church over the last few decades which encourages Christians to believe they should be rich and prosperous.…
Jesus told the early disciples that following him would not always be easy: “You will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death,…
Martin Niemoller was a decorated submarine commander in WW I, an ardent nationalist and a pastor in Germany. At first he welcomed the rise to…
Peter Singer is considered by many to be Australia’s leading ethicist. He is well known as an animal rights crusader. However, he holds some very…