Stephen McAlpine, public theologian and author, has attended the conservative ARC (Alliance for Responsible Citizenship) conference in London and, unlike others, has come back in two minds.He appears somewhat sympathetic to the “rebuilding the west” theme that ARC runs with,… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Listening to the ABC PEP (Planet Extra Podcast) takes the Christian virtue of perseverance, as it often runs three hours. But perseverence yields real gems.The latest is “correspondence” from Dr Andrew Judd from Ridley College, offering… Continue Reading
Australian Christian nationalists are here, but different from the American variety was one finding of “Christian Nationalism and the Australian Church,” a webinar hosted by the University of Divinity. The helpful discussion was hosted by Prof Glen O’Brien of Eva… Continue Reading
Clemente Lisi of Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) The Democratic Senate candidacy of James Talarico in Texas represents more than a conventional partisan contest. Talarico’s campaign is emerging as a test case in a deeper struggle over the relationship between faith and… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Headline on the AFL site: “Friends, footy and fantasy: The draft hopeful who reads two books a week.” Yes reading books makes news in some places. Oh, and Obadiah wishes Danika McDonald all the best with… Continue Reading
Richard Ostling via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) Who voted how in 2024? The two most important surveys on U.S. election patterns are now available and among the findings is this bulletin: Along with its various current woes, in the long term… Continue Reading
Christian reactions to the Conversion practices laws that ban some form of christian ministry to LGBTQIA persons have been scattergun, with some forecasting jail for prayers and others saying it is largely business as usual. It seems this magic pudding… Continue Reading
Unsurprisingly, the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) wants the “Voice Treaty Truth” framework of the Uluru Statement from the Heart implemented. This as an example of how the UCA election 2025 resources “Our Vision for a Just Australia“ are strong… Continue Reading
Family First, the reborn conservative party, is the Australian Christian Lobby’s (ACL) top scorer in their policy “snapshot” for the Federal Election. Family First gets the top score of 98 per cent in the ACL survey followed by the WA-based… Continue Reading
A note from a listener to the Planet Extra Podcast with Chas Licciardello and Dr David Smith ( Licciardello hosts the ABC’s Planet America and Smith lectures at Sydney University but on the podcast neither of them speak for either… Continue Reading