Is this the best they can do: Responding to questions from Virginia Senator Tim Kaine about Peter Hegseth, the nominee for Secretary of Defence, about having fathered a child by the Fox News presenter who became his third wife while… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Racism at the G: (you might need to wait for the video) Obadiah thinks there is only one response: this is racist. And, besides too much beer, the only reaction can be that these white men… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column: Fact Check one: Warren Throckmorton, psych prof, and Christian Journo has fact-checked the US Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson.In his speech to the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson prays a prayer he attributes… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column What do you talk about with siblings you have not seen for a while? For Obadiah, the conversation with his sister turned to stamps, and a quick lunchtime Google turned up plenty of places that want… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column: Which war: Athiest turned Orthodox Christian Paul Kingsnorth in First Things suggests that those who believe that a battle for Western Civilization is the main game for Christians might be aiming away from our target’s bullseye.… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Thanks: After three weeks of jury service, Obadiah is back to what passes as normal. Thank you to the writers The Other Cheek has featured over the last little while. ### Thanks again: it turns out… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Anglicans so much better at cover-ups: Obadiah set through each day of the Brian Houston case, watching the accusation of cover-up fall apart. Now, having read and summarised the Makin report into the abuse committed by… Continue Reading
Sunday Bloody Sunday: To the Sydney Opera House’s Bowels (the drama theatre) to watch a very Melbourne play, Sunday. An artistic muse and social radical from the heart of the Melbourne establismnet Sunday Reed have always been a figure on… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Democracy lives: As I Left the school this week after a volunteer Scripture teaching lesson (SRE in NSW, RI in Qld), I realised that an election was afoot for the school SRC with an impressive array… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column All the jazz: Obadiah’s district has been the site of a jazz boomlet, with live jazz or blues at Miss Celies – a bar, and regular gigs in the Polish club and the Catholic club. So… Continue Reading