The Trojan Horse of Harm Censorship
When we are given a choice between “a billionaire going to court fighting for the right to sow division and show violent videos” or ‘common decency and obeying Australian law”, […]
Scotland the Brave?
Islamic Call to Prayer in Government of Scotland Could you imagine the newly elected Australian Prime Minister tweeting a video on Good Friday which showed the Islamic call to prayer […]
Regulative or Normative?
Closing the Gap – A Better way to Connect Bible and Practice Presbyterian, Anglican or a Third Way? Tony Payne is a fascinating thinker, stimulating writer and gracious speaker. He […]
Is The Voice Australia’s Brexit?
The polls are open – and for the next few days up until the official voting date, October the 14th, Australians will be able to vote on the Voice referendum. For […]
I AM NOW A CULTURAL WARRIOR
Should Christians be Culture Warriors? ‘I was wrong’. This is not a phrase I use a lot! At least when it comes to major subjects. Over the years I have […]
ANTI-CONVERSION COERCION IN TASMANIA, part 3
The World Turned Upside Down “Beliefs about the normativity of human sexuality and gender identity were dominant in Western society, science and medicine until the latter part of the 20th […]
ANTI-CONVERSION COERCION IN TASMANIA, part 2
The Emperor Has No Clothes Tasmanian Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conversion Practices- A Response – Part 2 In part 1 we noted that the TLRI report expresses concern about […]
Anti-Conversion Coercion in Tasmania, part 1
The Canary in the Coal Mine – Tasmanian Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Conversion Practices Part One: Pseudo-Science and Pseudo–Needs The Tasmanian Law Reform Institute (TLRI) have produced a report […]
BIGOTRY, ANGER AND CONFUSION
Hypocrisy and Hate in Anti-Christian Victoria
Sometimes an event occurs which is of much more importance than the mere sum of what happened. This week one such event has shown the Australian church has just how […]
THE SERMON THAT EXPOSED AUSTRALIA
It was an orthodox Christian sermon speaking about anxiety, trusting the Lord and God being with us in troubled times. As such you would not expect the Sydney Morning Herald […]
CHRISTIANITY AND LIBERALISM
Do Progressives and Biblical Christians agree on 90% of Doctrines? Professor Dorothy Lee of the Trinity Divinity College, the University of Melbourne, told the Anglican General Synod that all the […]
What does the Australian Election mean for the Church in Australia
Anthony Albanese has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Australia. Is this a significant event? Some secular commentators have described it in almost ecstatic terms – ‘This is Australia […]
Bishops Betray Christ
Bishops Betray Christ – But There is Hope It was an interesting headline in the Australian: ‘Conservatives crushed in Anglican same sex marriage vote’. Reading the headline gave the impression […]
The Attack on Sydney Anglicanism
Sydney Anglicanism has been, and continues to be, a great blessing for the Church in Australia. Its commitment to biblical truth and to mission is well known. But for how […]
Apartheid Australia 
There was a time when those on the left knew that apartheid was wrong. The South African system of ‘separate cultural development’ was rightly considered to be segregationist, racist and evil. But […]