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…
As we commemorate the tragedy of the Islamic assault on America seven years ago, there is still much fuzzy thinking about religion and terror. A…
Polyamory has gone big time. There are magazines and journals devoted to it, societies founded to further it, conferences held around the world to discuss…
Of the making of moonbat ideas there is no end. Every day we seem to encounter more bizarre and destructive ideas in circulation. And the…
About a week ago a group of American Evangelicals released a 20-page document called “An Evangelical Manifesto”. Subtitled “A Declaration of Evangelical Identity and Public…
Today we see a steady erosion of freedom, especially freedom of speech, in much of the West. This is most often seen in the assault…
People are involved in all sorts of relationships and personal associations. They always have been, and always will be. But the question arises as to…
One keeps wondering just how far down the gurgler society can continue to go before it fully and finally implodes on itself. The moral madness…
Every once in a while I am asked what I am reading, so I usually produce a column such as this. Now for those folks…
A few days ago there were press reports about Anglican and Catholic churches hosting Muslims during the Easter celebrations. Sponsored by the Australian Intercultural Society,…
Children’s author Philip Pullman has written a “Dark Trilogy,” the first volume of which, The Golden Compass, is now a major motion picture. Nothing wrong…
When Chamberlain visited Hitler, he was full of good intentions, even though he was being pretty naive. He came back from his meeting proclaiming “Peace…
Last month a number of leading Muslims issued the document “A Common Word Between Us and You.” The letter, delivered to world Christian leaders, was…
With the Federal election now well underway, it is time to turn the spotlight on some of the competing visions of the two main political…
Of the making of books there is no end. So we are rightly told in Ecclesiastes 12:12. Thus any top ten list of books soon…
In Canberra several hundred Christian leaders had the opportunity to hear and interact with the leaders of the two main political parties. Both Prime Minister…
Individuals can have tremendous influence – for good or for evil. Some people live a life of integrity, humility and service for others. Other people…
Poor old Darwin. So misunderstood by his followers. He was actually a nice old chap with fairly tame ideas, but his extremist disciples took his…
Doubleday, 2006. It is no surprise that so many home burglaries take place at night. Because the home owners are asleep, the defence and protection…
The new leader of Federal Labor, Kevin Rudd, is seeking to take his party in new directions, while holding on to older core values. Such…