The Lost Art of Conversation
Conversation is a dying art form. This isn’t a whinge about social media. I mean that actual face-to-face conversations are losing their way. People probably talk as much as they ever have, but does anyone ...read more
Left’s ‘civilising’ impulse driving us all to the brink of savagery
Editor's Note: This incisive piece by Janet Albrechtsen in The Australian, quoting Stephen Fry at length, highlights the nasty depths to which our "civil" discourse has sunk. Identity politics turns people against each other, dividing ...read more
Canberra Declaration Calls Nation to Pray & Fast for Rain + Webinar Invite
The team at the Canberra Declaration, after much consultation with Christian leaders, feels challenged to call the Nation to Pray & Fast for rain in October. James Condon, the Chairman of the National Day of ...read more
In the Face of Drought: Dare to be a Daniel, Dare to be a Noah
Have you ever been laughed at, ignored, or just considered silly for doing something? How did it make you feel? Did you feel so bad that you actually stopped doing what was close to your ...read more
New petition asks President Trump to help ‘make the family great again’
By Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse at LifeSiteNews. EDITOR'S NOTE: The team at the Daily Declaration are strong supporters of the Natural Family and the need to make the Family Great Again on a worldwide basis. ...read more
The ‘Great Untruth’ That Could End Our Democracy
There’s a “great untruth” that’s gaining traction in the western world. This ‘great untruth’ is leading to the polarisation of our community. It’s eroding the stability of civil society. And if left unchecked, it could ...read more
Australia needs to recognise conscience rights, not just religious rights
By Dr David van Gend Two problems with Scott Morrison’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill. First, what does it mean for those who make a stand on conscientious, not religious, grounds? Why should our laws protect religious ...read more
Anti-Christian Bigotry: It’s a Good Thing Nothing Will Change!
Yet another Christian school being targeted by the rainbow warriors. I was worried there for a while. But then the homosexual activists in Australia told us in no uncertain terms that legalising homosexual marriage would ...read more
The Elderly and Babies are Refugees Too
In a sign of just how far Western Civilisation has declined, the most dangerous place for a child to be, is in her mother’s womb. Similarly, if the rest of Australia follows the leftist fad ...read more
NSW Abortion Bill ‘infanticide on demand’ – Tony Abbott. [Call to Pray, Fast & Act]
Tony Abbott, the former Australian prime minister, has spoken passionately at a Sydney anti-abortion rally ahead of a NSW upper house vote on draft abortion decriminalisation legislation, labelling the bill "infanticide on demand". The Reproductive ...read more
Why Everyone Isn’t Always Right; The Way, the Truth and the Life
I recently read an online opinion piece condemning “religious gender conversion therapy”. The piece was contending that trying to change someone’s gender or sexual orientation, even when that someone wants to change, is wrong. The ...read more
Crowds running us over a cliff
By Douglas Murray Editor's Note: Thank you to The Australian for publishing this cogent analysis of the paradigms which spur modern political activism, spreading disunity and disrupting society in a futile attempt to seek meaning ...read more
Grace-Based Parenting For Dads
The single hardest thing for any Dad is trying to get the balance right between love and discipline for his children. I often use the expression ‘grace and truth’. Grace is really another name for ...read more
“Judge Not”—Why Everyone Misquotes Jesus
Fewer and fewer people today know the Bible. But if there’s one verse that’s still commonly quoted, it’s “Judge not, and you will not be judged.” These are the words of Jesus. And what people ...read more
Faith, hope but no clarity in religious discrimination bill
Editor’s Note: We reproduce this insightful article, “Faith, hope but no clarity in religious discrimination bill” by Greg Craven, Vice-Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University. Full credit to The Australian Newspaper for publishing Greg's always-articulate ...read more
On Religious Freedom Legislation
As most of you would know by now, a draft bill on religious freedom has been released by the federal government. The week before last, Attorney-General Christian Porter released the draft bill, and already plenty ...read more
When Religious Freedom Destroys Religious Freedom
Religious freedom is a hot issue in Australia today. Many Christians are concerned about it, and some commentators claim this concern impacted our recent Federal election. Here in the West we’ve had religious freedom for ...read more
Dear Dad – The hidden power of Fathers “Honest, funny, sometimes startling, often moving.”
My wife got me a book for Father’s Day called “Dear Dad”. It is a collection of letters to fathers, edited by Samuel Johnson OAM. The description on the back cover says, “A heartfelt, honest ...read more
Victoria: The Nutjob State
So now you can legally change your sex at least once every year in Victoria. When you are driving around the country on lengthy trips, you will sometimes alleviate the boredom by looking at license ...read more
Evil’s Greatest Weapon
80th ANNIVERSARY OF WWII AND THE POWER OF HE-CAN’T-REALLY-MEAN-IT September 1 marked the 80th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II in Europe with the Nazi invasion of Poland. By the time the dust ...read more