Despite the superficial and uninformed criticisms of the secularists and the I-hate-God crowd, much of religion has been a force for good in the world.…
“All religions are basically the same.” That mantra is often heard from the secular media and our ruling elites. For those who know little about…
Baker, 2006. There are many differences between Islam and Christianity. One of the major differences concerns what happened to Jesus at Calvary. Did Jesus die…
We are all sinful wretches in need of salvation: There are countless reasons why so many folks refuse to come to Christ as their Lord…
Some thoughts on the religious freedom debate. As most of you would know by now, a draft bill on religious freedom has been released by…
There has been a lot of discussion of the government review into religious freedom, even though the Ruddock report has not been officially released yet,…
The spiritual and religious makeup of a nation is not determined solely by a national census, but it can give us at least some rough…
On August 9 the Australian federal census will take place. There have been various concerns expressed about this from different quarters. Some are legitimate concerns while…
Yes I know some folks tire of my political posts. And some non-Americans tire of my posts about America. But what happens in the US…
Ten years ago, on April 5, 2006, I posted my first article on my new website, CultureWatch. The CW ministry and site was to be…
The Christian faith is anything but a girlie faith. It is not for the faint of heart nor for woosies. It is strong stuff for…
If Christ is who he claims to be, and is the only way to reconciliation with God, then we can expect that plenty of counterfeits…
I have been using the term ‘theological correctness’ now for some years, and when I am asked what it means, I say I just made…
This is another in an irregular series on new books worth noting – this time just on theology and biblical studies. Of course hundreds of…
When it comes to wiping out biblical Christianity, who ya gonna call? Why, the government of course. They are the real faith busters. They are…
There is a very important biblical text concerning how Paul shared the Gospel with a non-Jewish (Greek) audience. It is of course the very well-known…
Since releasing the document A Common Word late last year, a number of Christian groups and individuals have jumped on board, expressing their agreement with…
In many secular endeavours, success is often measured in terms of numerical growth: more, bigger and better are usually indications of doing something right. But…
We live in a pluralistic world, with a plurality of ideas, philosophies, beliefs and religions. How are we to treat these various belief systems and…
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission has just released its report, Article 18: Freedom of Religion and Belief. The report is the result of…