Hannukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, where a candle is lit for eight days, and the Australian tradition of carols by candlelight have been fused together by tragic terror this year. Hannukkah and our Christian tradition of carolling by candlelight… Continue Reading
The number of young people in the US who identify as transgender or non-binary has greatly reduced, according to a well-regarded annual survey. Jean M Twenge, professor of psychology at San Diego State University, who runs the Generation Tech substack,… Continue Reading
An official public memorial service will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 17th at 7:15 pm on the forecourt in front of St Mary’s Cathedral. The Prime Minister and Premier will be speaking, as will Catholic Archbishop Anthony Fisher and Rabbi Benjamin… Continue Reading
Guy Freeman Guy and Sue Freeman have signed up to be Grey Nomads for the Bush Church Aid (BCA) society – an organisation that does what its name says, support churches in regional and remote Australia. They have stories about… Continue Reading
In the face of unspeakable evil on Bondi Beach, the anti-semitic terror attack on Bondi Beach, Ahmed el Ahmed from Sutherland, a Muslim, showed humanity by tackling one of the gunmen. Fifteen victims plus a gunman, after a Hanukkah celebration… Continue Reading
Barrister John Smyth, an evangelical leader in ministries to young men in public (private) schools and universities in the UK, was finally exposed as a sadomasochist abuser who beat young men until they bled, after decades of cover-up by evangelical… Continue Reading
Many Australians recall with shame the Cronulla racial riots twenty years ago this week. The Other Cheek points to two great reads, a memory from Christian Journo, Graeme Cole, and a contemporary sermon from a local minister, Richard Humphrey. Cole,… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column So glad you are here: Christmas, the real Christmas, can be found in commercial or secular places, and it lifts Obadiah’s Spirits as he comes across a little part of the Christmas story when he is… Continue Reading
Last month, Mekyal Keira was ordained as a deacon in the Diocese of the Southern Cross, and commissioned as pastor of the Kush church in Perth. The Diocese of the Southern Cross is a theologically conservative Anglican body that operates… Continue Reading
OPINION: Is it possible to be gender critical but also critical of Kirralie Smith, a campaigner who seeks to defend women’s rights against the transgender rights campaigners? That’s the stance this site takes. It is not the first time that… Continue Reading