Whenever contentious social changes are promoted by various activist groups, we are always assured that adequate safeguards will be set in place, and that things…
Last week a peak UN body approved a motion by Islamic nations, declaring that Muslims be protected from criticism of their religion. The U.N. Human…
One keeps coming back to the dictum attributed to GK Chesterton: “When a man ceases to believe in God, he does not believe in nothing.…
The Judeo-Christian worldview is unique among the religions and philosophies of the world in affirming that human beings are made in the image of God.…
For some years now, each new Christmas season is greeted with further outrages and attacks. There are all the usual incidents: banning nativity scenes, refusing…
The Judeo-Christian worldview was essential for the rise of the West. Without it the world would be a radically different place today. Most of the…
Why is it that Australia seems to produce so many “ethicists” who would perhaps have been perfectly at home in a certain European nation about…
Now that I have caught your attention by means of a deliberately provocative question, let me start by asking another question: Will Christians be voting…
The push to legalise euthanasia is continuous and relentless. Thus those concerned about the dignity of human life must be aware of the challenges, and…
Several years ago R. Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, made a profound observation: “Christians are sleeping through history as new medical…
Do worldviews matter? You bet they do. Ideas have consequences, and bad ideas have bad consequences. Bad worldviews lead to some very bad outcomes. Take…
There are plenty of theological differences between Islam and Christianity. But there are also some profound differences in terms of political and social life under…
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…
There is little doubt that in the Western world there is a growing malaise centred on low self-esteem. Our sense of self-worth and value seems…
Hot ethical topics such as abortion usually provoke controversy and noisy debate. But often these debates can be long on emotion and short on fact…
Encounter Books, 2007. David Blankenhorn is a world authority on the institution of marriage. One of the biggest debates concerning marriage today is whether we…
There was an interesting news item in today’s Australian (and other media outlets) about a new scientific breakthrough which may add extra years to human…
Two recent events have highlighted the importance of clear ethical thinking on the issues of the day, and how we can learn from those who…
Without doubt abortion is a hugely divisive issue. But why is that? People disagree about the best flavour of ice cream, but it is not…
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…