The danger always exists that if science can do something, it will do it. But simply because something can be done does not mean that…
This year we have an important double anniversary of Charles Darwin: the 200th anniversary of his birth, and the 150th anniversary of his classic work,…
By now most of you would have heard of another example of madness in our public (taxpayer-funded) schools. An education kit in Queensland is encouraging…
Most people know about Hitler’s plan to create a master race and to weed out the unfit and inferior races. His horrible plans resulted in…
The most common homosexual myth of all – and there are many – is that homosexuals are born that way, and cannot help being the…
For millennia, the institution of marriage was viewed as a solemn covenant, involving strong obligations and commitment. Recently however many Westerners have come to view…
The first sentence of the preamble to the US Declaration of Independence is well known. It reads, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that…
There is no shortage of nutty ideas. A recent news item proclaimed that by mid-century, humans and robots will engage in loving and sexual relationships.…
We live in a world that has turned common sense on its head, and has inverted long-held moral values. What we used to regard as…
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2007. ‘Social Darwinism’ is a term which refers to the social and political ramifications of biological Darwinism and the materialism which it…
The report this week that scientists have now cloned embryos from adult monkeys takes us ever closer to the possibility of human cloning. Overcoming this…
The recent squabble within Labor Party ranks as to whether the Bali bombers should be executed raises the old issue of capital punishment, and the…
How often will the social engineers use taxpayer funding to sponsor their radical agendas? How many bits of misinformation, misleading facts and out and out…
In the recent film, The Children of Men (based on the 1992 P.D. James novel), illegal immigrants in a futuristic UK are rounded up and…
Zondervan, 2004. (Formerly entitled, Under the Influence, 2001). It is common today for the church to be on the receiving end of much criticism. The…
The issues of cloning in general and stem cell research in particular have swamped the media during the past several years. As in earlier debates…
If a rogue scientist is to be believed, the stuff of science fiction has become fact. Dr Panos Zavos, an American fertility expert, claims that…
An interesting article/interview with Peter Singer appeared in the December 1 Sunday Age. Entitled, “In a softer light,” the sympathetic article tried to portray the…
In the brave new world of the 1990s, a number of emerging technological possibilities pose a threat to the family unit. The ability to ascertain…
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…