I have just returned from a very nice but brief visit to my homeland. It was great to be back in the US for a…
The current marriage wars are so very odd for so many reasons. Until just recently the ideological left was vigorously insisting that marriage is just…
The latest Islamic terror attack – this time at London Bridge – has in one sense sort of dampened what I was going to say…
Up until recently a sure sign of sanity was living in accordance with reality. A good indication of insanity was when a person made it…
With almost daily Islamic terror attacks, Islam is certainly one of the most discussed news items of the day. An hour does not seem to…
One does not need to be expert in history to know that Europe has had its fair share of wars. For far too many centuries…
It was overwhelmingly Christianity which worked to abolish slavery around the world. Because of the tireless efforts of abolitionists like Wilberforce, most of the world…
Our atheist friends would have us believe that all the goods of the West – human rights, democracy, belief in human equality and freedom, etc.…
Tonight, we are told, Australia will reach a new milestone with 23 million people. Most of this is due to immigration, with Australia’s birthrate hovering…
There is a radical cult of anti-humanity which has evolved, quite willing to do anything to “save the planet” – including culling millions if not…
The issues of God’s sovereignty and foreknowledge, predestination and election, man’s free will and responsibility, have been debated since the beginning of the Christian religion.…
There is never a shortage of those who are so obsessed with saving the environment that they are quite happy to implement quite anti-human policies…
For both religious and non-religious reasons, history is vitally important, and it is imperative that we do not forget the lessons of history. As the…
I am not a big fan of conspiracy theories. They tend to be a dime a dozen, and are usually without merit. I do not…
There is no shortage of nutty ideas. A recent news item proclaimed that by mid-century, humans and robots will engage in loving and sexual relationships.…
Doubleday, 2008. In this important volume two philosophers with interests in bioethics and law make the case for the moral worth of the human embryo…
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…
The push for human cloning continues around the world. Sure, most people say they do not want to see humans cloned, but they do want…
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…
Cambridge University Press, 1988. Just over a decade ago, one could ask whether the greatest threat to Christianity in particular and Western civilisation in general…