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 dissenters but not agnostic dissenters? Second, does it effectively address ...read more
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 have no negative effects on anyone. They insisted that nothing ...read more
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 of discussion and debate has ensued. The public is able ...read more
David Marr describes the faith of Pell’s supporters in him as ‘depthless; proof against any evidence that might be brought to bear against him.’ Co-panellists on The Drum seemed similarly mystified as to how Pell’s faithful supporters could remain so in the face of the ...read more
To use an old Labor slogan, ‘It’s Time’. It’s time that all of the MPs in NSW who claim to be religious, but support the killing of unborn children, should be asked to leave the church they claim membership in. They’re obviously not going to ...read more
Destroying the Works of the Enemy One way we can pray is to go to into the Heavenly courts for a judgment, and use the Lord’s righteous Judgement/Verdict to administer His Justice throughout the earth. As we tune our ear to the Lord, He instructs ...read more
What They Saw begins with the acclamation that ordinary people can make a difference; that is, ordinary people with a testimony and enough chutzpah to share it. Being sworn to secrecy, that’s just what author Monica Bennett-Ryan and her co-workers had to demonstrate to confront ...read more
In Luke 18, Jesus was telling those with Him a parable, to the effect that they ought always to pray and not to turn coward (faint, lose heart, and give up). The issue was about needing justice and being persistent in seeking it – a ...read more
Editor's Note: Thank you to the Daily Telegraph for publishing this fantastic piece by Bethany Marsh, a third-year liberal arts student at Campion College Australia. [Photo by Giovanni Portelli/The Catholic Weekly] ____ There are signs that maybe, just maybe, Premier Gladys Berejiklian is starting to ...read more
The Earth is the Lord's The earth is the Lord’s, and all its fullness, the world and those who dwell therein. ~ Psalm 24:1 Australia and everyone in her belongs to the Lord. We have been given stewardship and dominion to subdue, and to be fruitful and multiply. Something ...read more