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…
There is a lot of confused thinking about the concept of separation of church and state in particular, and the role of faith in public…
It is always problematic when you have a megalomaniac who is nasty, belligerent, and a bully. It’s even worse if the same person has nuclear…
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…
With the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 calamity, there have been quite a few opinion pieces and commentaries on that fateful day in 2001. This…
It isn’t often that Australia takes the lead over America. But in the case of a controversial documentary, Australia has led the way. Many of…
Regnery, 2003. How can someone possibly manage to fill a 400-page book with example after example of Christians being persecuted in the United States? Only…
I wrote yesterday that there is little unanimity concerning global warming and man’s role in it. Given that Al Gore’s new film, An Inconvenient Truth…
Those involved in the culture wars (such as myself) often are asked if this may not be at best a distraction from the gospel or…
When American Terri Schiavo was allowed to die a slow and painful death by starvation under court order, it marked a turning point in the…
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…
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…
The abortion drug RU486 has caused quite a stir lately. With so much debate on the issue, the Federal Government recently held a public inquiry…
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…
This article was originally posted on Jan. 5, 2005 at http://www.detnews.com/2005/metro/0501/05/A01-50709.htm but has since been deleted, and is reproduced here for archival purposes. Law won’t allow…
Phoenix 2003. Bernard Lewis is a leading Orientalist and expert on Islam. The author of dozens of books on the subject, spanning five decades, he…
In the culture wars, fair fights are hard to come by. Sometimes the odds are so stacked against you, that you hardly feel like wading…
On Tuesday November 18 another scene from the culture wars was played out. The top court in the US state of Massachusetts declared that a…
PublicAffairs, 2002. As in Australia and other Western nations, the United States has been involved in a lengthy and divisive debate concerning the new reproductive…
Strand Publishing 2001. There are two things that can safely be said about Fred Nile. One, most Australians have heard about him. Two, most of…