Apologetics
Climate-change denialists: history will condemn them…
History will condemn climate change denialists Robert Manne Tony Abbott was elected by the right-wing of his party for a single purpose: to destroy any meaningful action in Australia against the threat of climate change ‘The future involves the rendering of large parts of the earth uninhabitable’. Photograph: Sigit Pamungkas/Reuters Wednesday 16 July 2014 The […]
Muslims: Let’s support those who champion religious freedom
Let’s speak up for the heroic Muslims who champion religious freedom Date July 10, 2014 Nicholas Kristof We ought not look the other way over the repression occurring in Islamic countries. A Sudanese court in May sentences a Christian woman married to an American to be hanged, after first being lashed 100 times, after she […]
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: Some notes from a Progressive (Evangelical) Christian Viewpoint
SAME-SEX MARRIAGE: Some notes from a Progressive (Evangelical) Christian Viewpoint Note from Rowland: This article has been published in Gesher, the official journal of the Council of Christians and Jews (Victoria), Vol. 4 No. 5, November 2014. As I write, today (14/7/2014) the story of a gay man who’s just come out of his painful […]
Ian Thorpe’s ‘coming out’ will save lives…
Homophobia is a health hazard, not just for Ian Thorpe AUTHOR Anne Mitchell Professor Emeritus, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society at La Trobe University DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Anne Mitchell is the chair of the steering committee of the Safe Schools Coalition of Australia. She has a grant from beyondblue. Ian Thorpe spoke to Michael […]
Transgender and Mormon: interesting mix of issues…
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Same-sex Marriage: Support growing (July 2014)
Poll shows growing support for same-sex marriage Lisa Cox July 15, 2014 Liberal Party polling found that 72 per cent want same-sex marriage legalised, while 77 per cent think Coalition MPs should be granted a conscience vote on the matter.Photo: Andrew Sheargold Support among Australians for same-sex marriage and for a conscience vote in the Coalition […]
Karma: what does it really mean?
Instant karma’s gonna get you Wednesday 2 July 2014 Kerry Stewart IMAGE: THAI BUDDHIST POURS WATER ON A STATUE OF THE BUDDHA AS A ‘MAKE MERIT’ OFFERING IN BANGKOK, THAILAND (PORNCHAI KITTIWONGSAKUL/AFP/GETTY IMAGES) Buddhists and Hindus are facing challenges due to a misunderstanding of karma, and the related concept of rebirth. In Asia, some are reassessing their beliefs […]
Australia, you don’t know how good you’ve got it (Joseph Stiglitz)
First this: September 2, 2013\ JOSEPH STIGLITZ  Australia should be far more optimistic about its economy. Photo: Paul Jones While other countries fell into the global recession, Australia maintained strong economic growth, low government debt and a triple-A credit rating. With this record, you might expect the federal election to be focused on how to […]
Asylum-seekers: are most of them economic refugees?
Lethal cost of kindness to asylum seekers on the high seas ANDREW BOLT HERALD SUN JULY 03, 2014  Note from Rowland: I’m frankly not interested in ‘shock-jock’ Andrew Bolt’s views, but am happy to employ him as a research assistant 🙂 A boat carrying asylum seekers arrives in the port of Geraldton, Western Australia. Up-sized. […]
Welfare bureaucracy: quite an experience…
There are no benefits for a soul waiting here Date June 27, 2014 Barry Dickins Centrelink or Missinglink was my response to the humiliation I received when seeking both Newstart and Disability Pension at my local centre. To begin with it took three-and-a-half hours to be put down. I waited on a rather good-looking easy […]
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