The public arena is not neutral, with rival religions competing for hegemony: We are told – at least in theory – that in the West…
Some will ignore the evidence even when it stares them in the face: When folks are captivated by particular ideologies and belief systems, and are…
This important speech defending religious liberty is a must read: All over the West there is a major assault on religious freedom. It takes many…
There was a somewhat unhelpful article in the National Review recently entitled “Why Baptists Should Support Muslims’ Right to Build Mosques.” The link to it…
A High Court ruling has declared that government funding of the school chaplaincy program is invalid according to the Australian constitution. This ruling raises many…
The uproar over religious education in schools is reaching fever pitch, with all the usual suspects (the ABC, the Age, etc.) going ballistic as they…
I have written before about the new development known as Chrislam in which some misguided Christians believe they can somehow combine the two religions (Christianity…
This week the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PWR) meets in Melbourne. Thousands of delegates from all over the world are expected to attend this…
These are not easy days for atheists. Not only is their worldview a minority viewpoint, and a relatively recent one at that, but it may…
It is not hard to produce solid reasons as to why our school system is in need of a major overhaul. On a daily basis…
There are many problems with vilification legislation, especially when applied to religion. I have documented ten such problems in my paper, The Problem with Vilification…
An important early document on how Christians might deal with tyrants: One of the earliest Protestant statements on the place of resistance to wicked rulers…
God is still at work in the West: My title might be misleading. There is a sense in which all moments are Christian moments. That…
What we can learn from this great thinker: We are all impacted by others for good or ill. Some are quite aware of this while…
Should believers bury their dead only? While many believers may never have given this a passing thought, some others might think quite a lot about…
A century ago this important work appeared: OK, I am a bit off by a few weeks, or a few months, but we can still…
Science as we know it today would not be the same without its Christian roots: To speak of Western civilisation is to speak about Christian…
Widespread biblical and historical illiteracy is on the increase: As the West experiences a rise in secularism, it is also seeing a rise in the…
Climate religion has its fair share of fanatic devotees: Human beings are inescapably religious, and if they will not worship the one true God, they…
What we must know about Bonhoeffer and political resistance: The German Lutheran pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) did not just theorise about politics and…