Freedom of speech, belief and association of freedoms for which our forebears sacrificed. They understood the importance of nurturing these freedoms. These freedoms have allowed us to explore, develop and nuance ideas, philosophical, political, scientific and religious, amongst others. Today, our society is in grave ...read more
"Hate speech" needs to be defined with respect to the Israel Folau saga. It can be defined as “abusive or threatening speech or writing against a particular group”, but as with many other terms that have been hijacked by LGBT ideology, this is also equated ...read more
Editor's Note: This fantastic article by retired Anglican minister Neil Bach in The Australian highlights the outrageous disproportionality of Rugby Australia's punishment of Folau. The Gospel is spelled out time and time again throughout this saga. Subscribe to The Australian here. ___ Star’s thought-crime punishment ...read more
When Israel Folau is asked to swear on the Bible before he gives evidence in the High Court, will someone from the legal team of Rugby Australia object that it is an example of ‘hate speech’? That’s a serious question now, because as Miranda Devine ...read more
That there is a lot of sloppy thinking about Christianity should not surprise us – at least when it is non-Christians who are doing the thinking. What is surprising – and quite worrying – is to find so much sloppy and unbiblical thinking about Christianity ...read more
There has obviously been a lot written on the whole fiasco involving Israel Folau and Rugby Australia, but the reporting has been far than accurate. Take for instance the evidence provided by former Wallaby captain, Nick Farr-Jones, who was interviewed at the start of the ...read more
Editor's Note: The Australian once again gives us an excellent article on Israel Folau's plight, with lawyer Josh Bornstein pointing out how corporations are overriding basic human rights and civil rights in their hamfisted attempts to placate those who play identity politics. This article is ...read more
It’s clear that Israel Folau is the latest target of media elites, intellectuals, and woke corporate executives. Just take a look at Mark Powell’s recent post and you’ll get a glimpse of how far their attacks have gone. While many support Folau’s right to express ...read more
Having already written 14 full or partial articles in the past 14 months about Christian Rugby star Israel Folau, I really did not think I would be writing any more. But as anti-Christian bigotry and Folau-bashing keeps ramping up, it looks like I need to ...read more
The Internet has borne much good fruit – it enables us to connect with family and friends around the world, allows us to access more information, goods and services than ever before, and provides a mighty tool for evangelisation. However, two incidents have been extremely ...read more