Jesus told the early disciples that following him would not always be easy: “You will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death,…
With over $1.5 billion a year spent on child care by Australian Governments, child care is big business. And with over 600,000 children involved, it…
The Senate Legal and Constitutional References Committee has released its “Inquiry into Sexuality Discrimination” report. This report follows from a number of oral and written…
Martin Niemoller was a decorated submarine commander in WW I, an ardent nationalist and a pastor in Germany. At first he welcomed the rise to…
The number of divorces has quadrupled in Australia over the past twenty years. Last year Australia had the highest divorce rate since no-fault divorce laws…
Basic Books, 1995. Thirty years ago American Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan wrote a report called “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action”. In it…
According to the FBI, the pornography industry in America grosses $10 billion a year. Moreover, there are more outlets for hardcore pornography in America than…
As one who has grown up in, and been a part of, the counter-culture of the 60’s and 70’s, I want to examine the way…
Hodder & Stoughton, 1995. In 1956 the Harvard sociologist Pitirim Sorokin wrote: “This sex revolution is as important as the most dramatic political or economic…
In a few days around 40,000 delegates will arrive in China to attend the World Conference on Women to be held in Beijing. The conference,…
Australia has been asked to respond to a United Nations program, the World Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children. Called the Program…
Little, Brown & Co., 1994. The sexual revolution, which promised liberation and freedom, ended in bondage and despair. The fruit of the sexual revolution has…
The proposal to allow limited surrogacy in Victoria should be resisted, for the sake of the children involved, the “parents”, and the common good of…
A new survey put out by the Australian National University has found that the majority of Australians prefer that mothers with young children stay home.…
The Victorian Government is debating whether to include homosexual activity in changes to its discrimination laws. There are several reasons why it should not. The…
It cannot be denied that Martina Navratilova is a great tennis player. But can she be as successful at motherhood? The tennis star and up-front…
The International Year of the Family Council has launched its first discussion paper entitled “The Heart of the Matter: Families at the Centre of Public…
The appointment of Mrs Marie Coleman as Acting Director of the Institute of Family Studies furnishes an eloquent illustration of the kind of Institute the…
Free Press/Macmillan, 1992. The tenet of cultural relativism has been around for quite some time. The cold war version went something like this: Liberal/leftists insisted…
California, for those who know anything about that famous American state, is regarded by many as a land of fruits and nuts. All things weird…