Apologetics
Islamic terror and suicide murderers
How to confront a cult of terror By Waleed Aly July 16, 2005 Cult psychology may help explain why young men become suicide murderers. Zealots who tend to violence are meant to be easy to spot. That is why the identities of the alleged London bombers are so arresting. All were British born and raised. […]
Evangelicals beginning to act on Climate Change
Climate Change Threats To ‘The Least Of These’ Compel Evangelical Christians To Act Posted: 04/05/2014 “Climate change is a really bad reason to get divorced.” Katharine Hayhoe, a leading climate scientist, recalled the trial she and her husband Andrew, an evangelical Christian pastor, faced when they discovered they weren’t on the same page about global warming. […]
Protecting abused Cambodian kids…
James McCabe is on a mission to protect abused Cambodian kids Date December 1, 2013 Stephanie Wood A disgraced former Victorian policeman is leading the fight against child sex crimes in Cambodia. All heart: Investigator James McCabe with his daughter Samantha. Photo: Ben Rushton The photographs that James McCabe is flicking through on his computer screen […]
Belief in God, atheism, science, and new age nonsense
New age nonsense Date November 12, 2013  Now that’s a relief. “When people stop believing in God, they don’t believe in nothing, they believe in everything,” wrote English author GK Chesterton. It’s a rather apt description of many God-sneering Australians who’ve turned their back on organised religion but embraced the kooky catch-all of “spirituality”. […]
Space turning into orbital junkyard
Author: Brad Plumer Date: 26/10/2013 Source: AGE Cleaning up the flying trash is possible but nobody wants to pay for it, Brad Plumer reports. Space is getting awfully messy. The amount of debris in Earth’s orbit keeps multiplying each year, damaging satellites and putting astronauts in harm’s way. If the problem gets severe enough, it […]
Bigotry and minority groups (Bill Bryson)
The times they were a changin’ Date November 2, 2013 Michael Lallo Entertainment reporter Bill Bryson’s new book focuses on a pivotal year in the history of the US. Illustration: John Spooner. It is widely known Henry Ford had a problem with Jews. But, as Bill Bryson discovered when researching his new book, One Summer: America […]
Asylum-seekers: solutions (simply stated)
This seems simple, eh? Letter in today’s Age (7/04/2014) ~~ We are the problem ”100 days without a boat” reads the headline (30/3). Problem solved. But what was the problem? They were ”illegal”? No. What is illegal is our failure to honour the Refugee Convention. They are all ”economic refugees”? No. Nobody would take such […]
Lessons from Rwanda
Rwanda’s flashpoint is history’s turning point Date April 7, 2014 Editorial The killings in the central African republic of Rwanda began 20 years ago today. For 100 days, with appalling and systematic swiftness, the Interahamwe – militia from the ethnic Hutu majority – slaughtered at least 800,000 Tutsi men, women and children. This senseless spree, […]
Raising GST: the best way for the Australian Government to raise more revenue
Lifting GST avoids more painful alternatives Date April 6, 2014 Peter Martin Economics correspondentSo you’re frightened by the prospect of a higher GST. You shouldn’t be. The alternatives are worse. One of them, outlined by the Treasury secretary Martin Parkinson on Wednesday, is deceptively painful. It’s doing nothing – just leaving the tax system on […]
Suicide statistics are getting worse: what can we do?
Helping people hold on to life Date April 5, 2014 Jack Heath More than 2500 people died by suicide in this country in 2012. This is deeply concerning. It is the highest number of suicide deaths in the past 10 years. Every one of these deaths is a tragedy for the person involved, and for […]
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