Writing in The Australian recently, Chris Uhlmann observed that “when you crimp or criminalise words and symbols, a tiny piece of freedom is handed to a bureaucrat to arbitrate”. It was an astute analysis, but Uhlmann did get one thing
Parents and grandparents across Victoria have responded en masse, expressing deep concern to their State parliamentarians over the Labor Government’s “Rainbow Toolkit”. Jasmine Yuen, Victorian Director of the Australian Christian Lobby (ACL), said, “Victorian parents and grandparents, already deeply concerned
Nurse Heidi Olson, a respected sexual assault nurse in Kansas City, noticed a horrifying trend among her child sexual assault victim patients. They were being sexually assaulted by other children. In one case, a teenage perpetrator acted out a pornographic
Public trust in pastors has dropped to a new low, according to the latest Gallup poll. The survey finds that only 30% of Americans rate clergy as highly honest and ethical, continuing a downward trend. Gallup’s findings, place clergy in 10th
During his final hours in office, President Biden issued pre-emptive pardons for some controversial public officials who have dominated headlines in recent years. And then, just as Trump’s Inauguration was capturing all the headlines, Biden also issued sweeping pardons for
Every single Senate Democrat voted against a measure that would have required life-saving treatment for babies who have been born alive after surviving an abortion. The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act failed because three-fifths of the Senate majority, or 60
President Trump has pardoned 23 peaceful pro-life protesters who the White House says were unjustly targeted for prosecution by the Biden Administration. In signing the pardons, Trump said what the Biden Administration had done to them was “ridiculous.” “Twenty-three people
There’s a stark divide between pastors and congregants when it comes to the so-called “prosperity gospel,” according to newly released research. There are different understandings and assumptions about the prosperity gospel, but Lifeway Research defines it as a “theological movement
Australia’s censor has cited the “literary, artistic and educational merits’’ of a novel depicting the violent gang rapes of young girls and dismissed a comic book rape scene as “dark humour’’. The federal government’s Australian Classification Board has given a
It is an exciting development that Christian denominations across Australia are working together, through Freedom for Faith, to provide a collective voice for the Church on matters relating to religious freedom. In recent years, there have been many matters the
