Apologetics
Racism, War, British exceptionalism etc: a poem
Sir John Betjeman’s poem,”In Westminster Abbey”. Reflecting on war, peace & remembrance, a good place to start is always with the poets. In Westminster Abbey Let me take this other glove off As the vox humana swells, And the beauteous fields of Eden Bask beneath the Abbey bells. Here, where England’s statesmen lie, Listen to […]
Preventing Runaway Climate Change
Astronomer royal calls for ‘Plan B’ to prevent runaway climate change Lord Rees appeals for research into geoengineering technologies in case efforts to curb carbon emissions fail Alok Jha, science correspondent The Guardian, Thursday 12 September 2013 04.20 AEST Geoengineering could buy time to develop cleaner energy sources, Lord Rees will tell the British Science Festival […]
Russia: tortured for being gay
10 September 2013 Dear ….. , Imagine your internet date wasn’t a date – but a trap set by anti-gay thugs, who strip you, kick and punch you, make you drink urineor drive you to a graveyard where they threaten to kill you. It’s happening for real in Russia. The thugs film the attacks and […]
MY VOTING RATIONALE (7th September 2013)
Today Australians are voting for House of Representatives and (half) Senate. Here’s my take on it: A. I’ll vote primarily for the party/parties which major on helping the ‘deserving disadvantaged’ – both at home and overseas. B. My Senate vote will put a number above the line for the party I believe will do A. […]
Australians have never had it so good…
Affluenza Epidemic Date August 31, 2013 Tom Allard Keeping religion out of government for a liberal, secular democracy. Illustration: Simon Bosch. If you were one of hundreds of thousands of Australians who have ”liked” the Liberal Party’s facebook page or are on its direct email list, you may have seen a message from Liberal Party […]
The 20 big questions in science
The 20 big questions in science From the nature of the universe (that’s if there is only one) to the purpose of dreams, there are lots of things we still don’t know – but we might do soon. A new book seeks some answers Hayley Birch, Colin Stuart and Mun Keat Looi The Observer, Sunday 1 […]
Climate Change and Civil Rights
Should climate change be added to the civil rights agenda? This week, tens of thousands of people from across America streamed into the nation’s capital to observe the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington  and Green for All was among them Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins for Grist, part of the Guardian Environment Network theguardian.com, Saturday 31 August […]
Modern Australian Politics… sad (Barry Jones)
Barry Jones: the 2013 election and the death of rationality AUTHOR Barry Jones Honorary (Professorial Fellow), Melbourne Graduate School of Education at University of Melbourne DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Barry Jones is a member of the Australian Labor Party, was Minister for Science in the Hawke Labor government (1983-1990), and was a former National President of the ALP […]
Parents/educators: this is compulsory reading
Perfectly flawed BY:NIKKI GEMMELL From:The Australian July 27, 2013 Striving for perfection. Do you perceive the obsessive engine that drives the high achiever as enviable – or tragic? A leading girls’ school in England is launching an exam where it’s impossible to get full marks, to prevent students becoming obsessed with being “Little Miss Perfect”. […]
Orphanage Hell (this time, Anglican)
THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN MAGAZINE Ron Green and his fellow orphanage kids revisit their childhood hell BY:TRENT DALTON From:The Australian July 27, 2013 From left: Eric Barnes, Ron Green and Keith Grosser. Pictures: Brendan Read. < Prev 1 of 3 Next > IT’S hard to say what makes someone embark on a journey they know leads to pain […]
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