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Cathy Wilcox’s cartoon is publishable in my view

Posted on 12/01/2026 by John Sandeman

Mediawatch In the wake of the Bondi massacre, the boundary between hate speech and civil discourse has come to the fore, inevitably, because the issue of incitement is at the heart of what motivated the killers. But it also raises… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Opinion Free Speech, Mediawatch
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Touting an outing: my difficulty with Kirralie Smith

Posted on 07/12/2025 by John Sandeman
Kirralie Smith appeals for funds for court case

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 →

Latest, News, Opinion Christian news, LGBTQIA, Religious Freedom

Do Sydney Anglicans sell ministry?

Posted on 29/11/2025 by Jon Here
Money $100

Jon Here from sellingjesus.org What do Sydney Anglicans think about selling ministry? And do they live up to what they say? For those who don’t know, Anglicans in Sydney are, generally speaking, reformed, evangelical, low church, and have a strong… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Opinion Anglicans, Christian news, Money
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The (Christian) right has the same problem as the old left – there is always someone more extreme

Posted on 25/11/2025 by John Sandeman
extreme sign

For every Charlie Kirk, there is a Nick Fuentes. Always someone more extreme. Someone who will push things harder, who will accuse you of not going hard enough. And currently, we see a prime example. Michael Jensen’s sermon at John… Continue Reading →

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Was the gospel preached at Charlie Kirk’s Memorial Service?

Posted on 03/11/2025 by Keith Mascord
Charlie Kirk

Keith Mascord (See editor’s note: The Other Cheek sometimes publishes pieces we don’t fully agree with but prod us to think this is one of them.) It is now just over a month since Charlie Kirk’s murder (Sept 10) and… Continue Reading →

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Operation Christmas Child: Time to Reconsider

Posted on 01/11/2025 by John Sandeman
Shoebox

Former missionary David Painter, now pastoring a Sydney church, questions whether Operation Christmas Child is a worthwhile overseas mission effort. I wrote this several years ago while still a missionary, but was not in the position to share it then… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Opinion Christian news, evangelism

Sending people away to die

Posted on 28/10/2025 by John Sandeman
assisted suicide

Faith-based residential aged care organisations in NSW are backing a bill to remove Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) from their facilities. At present, eligible residents in aged care facilities can have a doctor attend their home and assist them to die,… Continue Reading →

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Myths and facts about the Gafcon announcing a reset Anglican communion

Posted on 21/10/2025 by John Sandeman
Anglican Compass Rose

The conservative Anglican network Gafcon’s announcement last week that the Gobal Anglican Communion is here and the traditional links to the Archbishop of Canterbury should be ignored has been interprested in different ways. So who is right? Have Gafcon left… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Opinion Anglicans, Christian news

Hostage return agreed – Trump’s Nobel prize winning effort

Posted on 09/10/2025 by John Sandeman
Donald Trump in Iowa

OPINION Simchat Torah, which is the Jewish calendar anniversary of the October 7 massacre by Hamas of 1200 Jews and others, two years ago, will begin at nightfall on October 14. By then the 48 hostages held by Hamas might… Continue Reading →

Latest, News, Opinion Israel/gaza, Politics, United States
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I am Stephen Chavura’s problem, or am I?

Posted on 02/10/2025 by John Sandeman

My family arrived in Australia from Britain in April 1961, but it wasn’t without a fight. It could have been the photos of the two youngest (my twin and I), or maybe there was a meeting with my parents at… Continue Reading →

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