After our recent gathering of experts in Canberra for the 2020 Summit, I did not recall seeing any reports about one very pressing social problem…
Welfare dependency has been a real mixed bag: As governments increase in size and scope, so does the nanny state, and the turn away from…
Marriage matters, and women and children especially suffer without it: Many decades of social science research have conclusively demonstrated that heterosexual marriage is an invaluable…
This week the US Supreme Court met to deliberate on one of the most important social and moral issues of our day: homosexual marriage. Yet…
The Australian Senate has just voted on homosexual marriage with another big defeat handed to the militants. With a clear two-thirds rejecting the bill, this…
An American online “dating site” has just opened in Australia. It is actually a cheating site, and its motto is, “Life is short. Have an…
The recent National Marriage breakfast in Canberra was a great success, with some 500 people in attendance. But if you simply relied on the mainstream…
For millennia, the institution of marriage was viewed as a solemn covenant, involving strong obligations and commitment. Recently however many Westerners have come to view…
Eerdmans, 2002. What are the social, legal, medical and psychological implications of the fact that marriage is good for you? This collection of essays seeks…
While flicking through our local community newspaper recently, I came across two ads which struck my attention. Both ads were for divorce services. One ad…
We live in a culture that no longer believes in the importance of marriage. Indeed, we have moved from being a culture of marriage to…
Baker, 2023. A vitally important defence of men and masculinity: Nancy Pearcey has said that this has been her most controversial book to date. That…
FrontLine, 2019. This new book by Michael Brown is an important and timely read: Sadly too many Christians have little time for, or interest in,…
The true prophet identifies with and represents the people of God before God, but he also identifies with and represents God before the people of…
Governments can be rather schizophrenic when it comes to looking after the wellbeing of the community. It may crack down on, restrict, or even ban…
It will come as a shock to some people, especially the secular lefties, but when someone has guilt feelings, it is usually because they are…
An indication of a society that has lost its way is how poorly it treats its most vulnerable members. And they don’t come much more…
Mental, emotional and physical well-being From nations as diverse as Finland and South Africa, a number of studies have reported that anywhere from 50 to…
Given the overwhelming community rejection of calls to allow singles and lesbians to have access to IVF, the supporters of such a move have resorted…
A new Federal report has been released which puts marriage back on the public policy agenda. The report, To Have and To Hold: Strategies to…