Freedom of speech has never been absolute. Crying ‘fire’ in a crowded theatre, we are rightly told, is just not on. So there is often…
There is a place for religious dialogue. There is a limited place for interfaith discussion. All religionists should be treated with respect, and religious freedom…
Many people would be aware of a survey the Democrats launched several months ago to look at the role of religion in politics. Of course,…
An editorial in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (September 19, 2006) nicely makes the case for why the remarks recently uttered by the pope were needed.…
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…
Gibson Square, 2006. This is a very important book. It is also a very frightening book. Its thesis is that Britain has largely created a…
In the war against terror it is always worth remembering what is at stake. Why is the free West engaged in this struggle, and just…
In the June/July issue of First Things there appeared an important article by Sydney Catholic Archbishop George Pell. Entitled “Islam and Us” he examined the…
There are many hundreds of good books that describe the challenge which Islam poses to the free West. The books listed here primarily focus on…
Robert Spencer has written or edited several outstanding works on Islam and the challenge it poses to a free West. This book, part of the…
The Evangelical Alliance has recently released a paper entitled “Same-Sex Relationships and the Law”. The nine page document also has a five-page “Statement on Marriage…
Regina Orthodox Press, 2002. (Available from Crossroad Books in Melbourne – crossroadbooks.com.au) There has been a flood of books on Islam penned in the past…
Tyndale House, 2005. Charles Colson is always worth listening to. And many millions do, with his Breakpoint radio series. The essays here come from this…
With over 40 million copies sold worldwide, translated into 44 languages, and a blockbuster film due out in mid-May, The Da Vinci Code has made…
Free Press, 2003. One of the most popular courses offered at Harvard University is taught by Armand Nicholi. In it he compares and contrasts the…
Regnery 2005. Blankley’s thesis is quite simple: America (and other Western nations like Australia) have an enormous amount to lose if the West does not…
Free Press, 2005. This book is about the thorough sexualisation of our culture and how women especially are affected by it. It is also about…
Ignatius Press, 2005. Existentialism was a leading expression of Western philosophy in the 20th century. And Jean-Paul Sartre was a major figure in the existentialist…
Prima Publishing, 2003. Tammy Bruce is angry. And judging by the contents of this book, she has a right to be. She is angry at…
Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2002. Roger Scruton is one of England’s best conservative writers and philosophers. He is the author of several important volumes, and for…