It has become the accepted wisdom today that somehow the political left is all about compassion and concern, while the political right is just hard-hearted,…
There is nothing like a regular supply of half-truths, misinformation and sloppy use of facts in making a case. But that is the regular practice…
Zondervan, 2006. Available in Australia from Koorong Books. “Faith and Jesus” is the first of a four-part DVD set meant to help answer some of the…
The mainstreaming of sleaze and porn has been going on for some time now. As is often the case, it involves little, gradual, and often…
We live in a culture that is biblically illiterate. Most people have no or very little idea of what is actually in the Bible. Unfortunately,…
It is a strange fact of life that those groups who most go on and on about love, acceptance, tolerance and peace can often be…
Once upon a time universities were about learning, knowledge, the pursuit of truth and openness to other points of view. It seems those days are…
Anyone involved in public debates, the blogosphere, or discussion about controversial issues in the public arena will know that it can get pretty hot out there…
There are two general truths about so-called hate crime legislation, regardless of where they appear around the world. One, they are largely the work of…
Medicine, like science, is one of those things that we expect to be above partisan politics. We hope that they will remain neutral and independent,…
It is always a delicate matter when believers speak out on any issue, whether to fellow believers, or to non-believers. Most discussions or arguments on…
Not a day goes by when the Christian faith is not being bashed, pilloried, mocked, attacked and dragged in the mud. It has become a…
From around the time of the Enlightenment, science began usurping the role of religion. Prior to then, most people had a high regard for Christianity,…
I read a brief news item recently about a school which would no longer give low marks to students, such as a fail, because it…
The weekend talkfest in Canberra designed to smooth over Muslim and non-Muslim differences is now history. The gathering was meant, in part, to help Muslims…
Political conservatism and religious conservatism tend to go together. Not always. Not completely. But there does tend to be a connection. It can be said…
Regnery, 2006. This is a very important book. Its analysis of geo-political conditions is top rate, and its assessment of the crisis we are in…
Regnery, 2006. Recent events have focused the world’s attention on the religion of Islam. A lot of ink has been spilled on the subject. But…
Crown Forum, 2006. These are not good days for Europe. It has lost its way and seems incapable of recognising the many dangers and threats…
The twentieth century witnessed the onslaught of several totalitarian regimes, all of them atheistic or secular in nature. While things are a bit more quiet…