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
At an anti-abortion rally outside the NSW parliament last night, there were fiery speeches from politicians, including One Nation’s Barnaby Joyce, and Libertarian MLC John Ruddick, whose legislation to increase penalties for sex selective abortions the demo was supporting. But… Continue Reading
For 25 years, Peter Hollingworth, who died this week aged 91, combated poverty working with the Brotherhood of St Laurence in Melbourne, rising to lead the agency. When he became Australian of the Year in 1991, he was hailed as… Continue Reading
The Full Court of the Federal Court has upheld the discrimination finding against a “women-only” socil media app called Giggle for Girls, doubling the damages awarded to $20,000 and ruling there was direct discrimination involved in refusing a trans woman… Continue Reading
The bright minds on the ABC’s “The Economy Stupid” led by economics writer Peter Martin pointed to one key graph in the stack of Budget papers that every Aussie needs to see, and consider carefully. The graph reveals that the… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column. The Saturday Paper might be an unlikely place for good news about a Bible College, some readers of this blog might think. But here’s an insight into Darwin’s Nungalinya College in a review of an Architectural… Continue Reading
Mira Fox of the Forward, via Religion Unplugged (ANALYSIS) “When you read his manifesto, he hates Christians,” President Trump said on Fox News, speaking about the alleged culprit behind an attack at the White House Correspondents Dinner. But Cole Allen,… 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
OPINION “Shield the joyous” is a line from an Anglican version of the ancient office of Compline. Compline is a service that marks the end of the working day, with quiet prayer. And the “shield the joyous” line calls for… Continue Reading