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
An Obadiah Slope column Graham King, CMS missionary and CofE bishop’s, memoir is being serialised in the US-based Living Church magazine (And on his website) It is full of telling anecdotes, including this one: “I founded an open youth club in… Continue Reading