No Laughing Matter
Tickle v Giggle for Girls Pty Ltd: A landmark legal decision The Federal Court has decided the first gender identity discrimination case in Australia. In Tickle v Giggle for Girls […]
A Particular Kind of Callousness
A Particular Kind of Callousness It takes a special kind of hard-heartedness to look upon the weak and the vulnerable, and not be moved by some kind of compassion. At […]
The Gods of Sinful Desire
When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.On account of these […]
Managerialism in the Church
Erastianism or Managerialism in the Church? A Critique of David Robertson’s Recent Article In a provocative article published on 24 July 2024, Rev David Robertson argues that a form of […]
Erastianism in the Church
The Greatest Danger Facing the Presbyterian Church in Australia Today? The Two Kingdoms In 1596 one of the most famous scenes in Presbyterian history took place. Andrew Melville, a well-known […]
Psychosocial Harm of God’s Word
The Psychosocial Harm of God’s Word “It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.” This is […]
Lights in the Gloom
Shining as Lights Amid the Encircling Gloom In 1833 John Henry Newman penned his wonderfully written hymn, originally composed as a poem, ‘Lead, Kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom’. There […]
WORDS AND CONVERSION PRACTICES
WORDS AND CONVERSION PRACTICES To communicate in a world of communication, one needs to have something to communicate. Take, for example, the recent law in New South Wales which […]
Education and the Beauty of the Lord
Education and Gazing on the Beauty of the Lord In 1943, CS Lewis in his prophetic series of lectures that were published as The Abolition of Man pointed to a […]
Responding to Gay Conversion Laws: How to Get it Wrong
There is a gathering storm against religious freedom in Australia. In many ways it is already here. In the past four months, Christians have lost a flurry of foundational freedoms […]
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”, […]
The Gathering Storm Against Religious Freedom
There is a gathering storm against religious freedom in this country, and it’s about to break not only upon Christian churches and their schools, but also any private individual who holds […]
Threats to Religious Freedom
Friends, In the weeks before Easter there were important developments in NSW and Federal politics with implications for freedom of religion. This update is lengthy, but we think it is […]
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 […]
16 Things Which Will Happen After the “Gay Conversion Bill”
Why the Impending “Equality” Bill is a Cause for Alarm Modelled on legislation passed in Victoria last year, Alex Greenwich’s “Equality Bill” should be debated in the NSW Parliament in […]
New political discrimination bill
Political Discrimination to be Outlawed? It has just become public that it is likely that a private member’s bill will shortly be moved which is designed to outlaw political discrimination. […]