Whenever tragedy strikes it is normal for religious folks to ask whether God had abandoned the affected place. That seems to be a sensible assumption…
This has not been a good week for the climate alarmists. Nor has it been a good week for the mainstream media. The MSM has…
The enemies of freedom and democracy are always at work. Sadly they are often helped by those whom Lenin referred to as “useful idiots”. That…
Children are our future. The way our children develop determines how society develops. And when ideological battles are being fought in a culture, children are…
Thomas Nelson, 2008. (Available in Australia at Koorong Books) Nonie Darwish knows a fair amount about Islam. She was an Egyptian Muslim for the first…
It is a common feature of totalitarian states, such as the Communist regimes, to haul recalcitrants off to camps where they can be made to…
Many of you would appreciate the ministry of Focus on the Family. James Dobson’s organisation has helped millions of families with its practical, faith-friendly resources.…
It would be rather easy – and appropriate – for me to change the name of my website from CultureWatch to PersecutionWatch. To watch Western…
Christians know that in this world they will suffer persecution and tribulation. Jesus promised this would happen to all true followers of his. But one…
Richard Vigilante Books, 2009. The many freedoms and benefits of Western civilisation are in large measure due to the Judeo-Christian worldview. Yet throughout the West,…
Acorn Press, 2009. The nineteen essays contained in this book deal with a number of aspects of Islam, and how politicians and policy makers should…
It is one of the many benefits of Christianity that the West enjoys religious freedom and freedom of conscience. The properly understood notion of the…
There is a very important biblical text concerning how Paul shared the Gospel with a non-Jewish (Greek) audience. It is of course the very well-known…
We are now familiar with the culture wars raging in the Western world. Battles over such things as abortion, or the institution of marriage, are…
Theologically speaking, apostasy has to do with turning away from the faith, and denying the basic truths thereof. It is a renunciation of the faith,…
Every once in a while calls are made to take away any tax-exempt status for churches or religious groups. There may be many reasons for…
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…
The uproar over the remarks on sharia law by Anglican Archbishop Rowan Williams has been quite overwhelming. He seems to be receiving almost universal condemnation…
Dhimmitude is the condition of second class citizenship that Christians and other minorities experience when living under countries with Islamic rule. This near slavery-like condition…
There have been some complaints about the new Australian citizenship tests. Evidently around 20 per cent of those taking the test for the first time…