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 Good job: A headline, “Bishops welcome minimum wage increase,” is on the Catholic Weekly site. Would one find it on an Anglican site? If not, why not, Obadiah asks. The Catholic Weekly story reveals that, acting… Continue Reading
I first came across the Bernard Gaynor case years ago, but I have resisted writing about it. Gaynor, a conservative Catholic and prolific internet commenter, was dismissed from the Army Reserve for provocative public comments. An example was an article… Continue Reading
Victoria should amend the Change or Suppression (Conversion) Practices Prohibition Act 2021 to clarify what a conversion practice is, following the guidelines NSW and SA laws, according to a submission by religious leaders to a Victorian Law Reform Commission (VLRC)… Continue Reading
ADF Alliance Defending Freedom A judge dismissed criminal charges against a Glaswegian grandmother who was arrested for offering consensual conversation in a “buffer zone”, in a significant victory for free speech last week. Sheriff Stuart Reid’s ruling, dismissing two charges… 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
Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen responds to the Finnish Supreme Court finding that a church pamphlet she co-wrote in 2004 was hate speech against gay people. The Supreme Court has today, 26 March 2026, issued its decision in a freedom of… Continue Reading
The Finnish Supreme Court has found MP Päivi Räsänen guilty of hate speech related to her expression of her Christian beliefs on marriage and sexual ethics in a 20-year-old church pamphlet. Räsänen has been criminally convicted with her co-author alongside… Continue Reading
OPINION The Sydney demonstration that drew thousands of demonstrators to Sydney Square, not only coincided with Evening prayer in the Cathedral, which went ahead, but also a Muslim prayer time – but that was interrupted by police. “‘I’m concerned at… Continue Reading
Predictions of dire outcomes have mushroomed across conservative websites, but a Christian expert on religious freedom says Christians have little to worry about. For example, the Australian Family Coalition reports “Labor’s shocking ‘hate speech’ laws passed last week…“Examples abound overseas… Continue Reading