Much is made of the tragic problems of child abuse and child neglect. The latter can take many forms, but one of the most important,…
There is a lot of confused thinking about the concept of separation of church and state in particular, and the role of faith in public…
Children are our most precious commodity. How we treat the next generation will determine how society fares. Treat our kids poorly, and society will suffer.…
Regnery, 2003. How can someone possibly manage to fill a 400-page book with example after example of Christians being persecuted in the United States? Only…
I have had a long standing concern for our children, and how certain activist groups are targeting them. And I have long held that the…
Prima Publishing, 2003. Tammy Bruce is angry. And judging by the contents of this book, she has a right to be. She is angry at…
Zondervan, 2004. (Formerly entitled, Under the Influence, 2001). It is common today for the church to be on the receiving end of much criticism. The…
InterVarsity Press, 2003. In this very informative volume six Protestant biblical scholars provide us with almost everything you’ve wanted to know about the institutions of…
Ivan R. Dee, 2003. Subtitled Parents and Kids in a Postmodern Age, this book features a number of incisive essays on the perils and pitfalls…
Hollywood is at it again: seeking to defend the indefensible. The release of Kinsey: Let’s Talk About Sex, is another indication of just how out…
Encounter Books, 2000. In many ways the cultural revolution of the 60s has been as influential and momentous as other great social upheavals, such as…
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…
Archbishop George Pell’s defence of marriage was met by the usual shouts of “bigotry” and “intolerance”. Hurling abuse is always easier than making a rational…
If you have seen the front page of this morning’s Sunday Herald Sun, you know of the story of a 14-year-old boy who has won…
Encounter Books, 2003. We are currently witnessing a grand social experiment, the results of which are not fully in as yet. But the data that…
Early this year Prime Minister John Howard stirred up a hornet’s nest of indignation when he made some comments about the trend towards private education.…
In late May the Federal Labor spokeswoman on children and youth, Nicola Roxon, introduced a child protection Bill into Parliament. The Bill, entitled A Better…
The Federal Labor spokeswoman on children and youth, Nicola Roxon, has called for the establishment of a children’s rights body. In her Herald Sun article…
Harper Collins, 2002. Marriage is a problem, argues Wilson. That is, it is in a problematic state. Marriage is good for societies, for individuals, and…
Ignatius Press, 2002. This is not the first book the well-known and prolific American philosopher has written on the subject of abortion. In 1983 he…