Touchy, touchy. That is the immediate reaction one gets to the latest comments by Family Court Chief Justice Alistair Nicholson. Speaking in Brisbane on Wednesday, Justice Nicholson…
Children are our most precious commodity. How we treat the next generation will determine how society fares. Treat our kids poorly, and society will suffer.…
Once upon a time a person could buy a newspaper and be fairly confident that the news covered therein was more or less reliable, factual…
Spinney Press, 2006. If this book is anything to go by, the natural family of mum, dad and the kids is not only an aberration,…
I have had a long standing concern for our children, and how certain activist groups are targeting them. And I have long held that the…
The battle over marriage has seen its ebbs and flows. And at the moment it looks like the other side is getting a few runs…
A new government paper on assisted reproductive technologies (ART) is a great example of how taxpayers are being fleeced while activist agendas are being pursued.…
Broadman & Holman, 2004. The debate about same-sex marriage, notes Staver, is really a debate about marriage itself. The debate seeks to overturn millennia of…
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…
With renewed cries for same-sex adoption rights, some clear thinking is in order. These quick facts will help to separate fact from fiction, and bring…
Times Books, 2004. This is the most compelling book so far to make the case for same-sex marriage (SSM). However, as a defense of gay…
Archbishop George Pell’s defence of marriage was met by the usual shouts of “bigotry” and “intolerance”. Hurling abuse is always easier than making a rational…
The steady march of those who seek to undermine pro-family and pro-life values continues unabated. Various activist groups are making great headway in the face…
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…
Australian comedian and television personality Julie McCrossin gave an address to the Sydney Institute in July of 1999. Entitled, “Always a Bridesmaid, Never a Bride:…
We live in an age where common sense has deserted us and old truths need to be restated. This paper looks at some home truths…
Over the years I have been involved in many public debates on contentious social issues. Given that there is a left/liberal hegemony over much of…
The Christian Institute, 2002. The demands of the homosexual lobby never seem to diminish, and their determined war of attrition is paying off handsomely. One…
We live in an age in which rights are being pushed on all fronts. Individuals and groups are clamoring for rights that until recently didn’t…