Making Christianity illegal: A revealing Facebook post – the sort thats quite rare popped up for Obadiah. “Oklahoma Senate Bill 1554 (Burns, Prieto, Grellner) …. has been introduced, making it a felony for a church to feed, clothe or give… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Let the little Children go free: Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was arrested and placed in detention by ICE agents in Minnesota last month, has been freed by a federal district court judge. The image of the… Continue Reading
Not so barmy: Paul Roe, who goes by the excellent moniker the Outback Historian, posted a thoughtful comment about the Barmy Army, who faithfully barracked for England in the Ashes tests. “It probably slipped by most cricket followers that at… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column A computer crash: Obadiah was worried back when he worked for Bible Society when the project to rebuild the website, point of sales, warehousing inventory, and book buying systems of the Koorong bookselling operation was launched,… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column The Ultimate NDA: Obadiah appreciates good irony. The Anglican Samizdat site in Canada reports on the ultimate Non-disclosure agreement. The Anglican church in Canada has held a couple of meetings to discuss banning the use of… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Sure you can do something: The NSW Government says, “We are calling on people of all faiths and all communities across NSW, to come together in the wake of the terrorist attack at Bondi on Sunday,… 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
An Obadiah Slope Column Eternity is the place where God is, according to the King James version of Isaiah 15:57 “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column A great interview – or was it a conversation – between David Marr and Helen Garner on ABC’s treasured Radio National’s Late Night Live. The topic, the Erin Patterson murder trial, lends itself to discussing religion, and… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column By the sea: The clifftop path has become too dangerous to traverse entirely, and there’s been a money problem butObadiah and his more significant other found this year’s Sculpture by the Sea at Bondi a treat. There’s this sculpture, “The Power… Continue Reading