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In a few years, Cyberdyne Systems will create a revolutionary defense system. It's called Skynet. A computer program that automatically controls the defense of the United States. The system goes online on August 4th… Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn [...]

I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. This is so strange, I thought to myself. A colleague had asked Microsoft’s new Bing chatbot to create a picture of people reading the Bible. Even by the standards of our post-Christian world, you would expect such a [...]

The debate over Australia’s Indigenous Voice to Parliament is heating up. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has endorsed the Uluru Statement from the Heart’s request for an Indigenous Voice to (Federal) Parliament, while Federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is against it.  My own Church, the Sydney Anglican Church, endorsed a resolution late last [...]

Our secular culture tells us that the secular (atheistic) view of life is rational and scientific. Religions like Christianity, we’re told, are little more than myths that we need to scrap to become enlightened, logical and reasonable people. Christians need to ‘grow up’ and face the [...]

Australia faces the real prospect of a war with China within three years that could involve a direct attack on our mainland, but Australia’s defence force is woefully unprepared, the population complacent and the nation’s political leaders unwilling to address the dire threats we face. [...]

Parents of New South Wales primary school children assume their kids are taught important and age-appropriate content at school. We want our kids to learn how to read, how to write, how to count -- and how to treat all people with respect. Most parents [...]

Artificial Intelligence is increasingly making decisions that impact our lives. From the social media algorithms that decide what you see on social media (and thus, shape what you’re likely to believe) to artificial intelligence systems aiding medical diagnoses, these technologies all have ‘built-in’ moral and [...]

I can’t believe they said that.   I feel so patronised, so demeaned, and so angry.  I’m overwhelmed by my emotions -- they’re coursing through my body in waves. I can’t think. I can’t focus on anything else. I’m flooded with anger. I feel trapped. I [...]

Whether we like it or not, AI is here to stay. And so, the question is not whether we adopt AI into our lives but how we adopt it. Our workplaces will gradually (or not so gradually) introduce AI technology, impacting our jobs. Our schools [...]

The question hit me with fresh force as I read it: ‘What gender is your child?’ I had read and answered similar questions before, at least about my gender. But this question from my son’s local soccer club about his gender gave the following options: [...]

Vaughan Roberts is a same-sex attracted Christian pastor in the United Kingdom. At the recent National Training Event for the Aussie Campus ministry AFES, he did a training seminar on sexuality. Here’s what he said about how churches should respond pastorally to sexuality: 1) Churches [...]

‘Is that lady a Christian?’ asks my son. We’re sitting at Carols in the Domain, listening to Robyn Hobbs, the founder of the Sydney Carols in the Domain. She’s being interviewed by the on-stage host, talking about the importance of hope, joy and love. ‘It [...]

How would you define the religion of our modern Secular Age? While we might not be a formally religious culture anymore here in the West, everyone believes in something -- about life, meaning and purpose -- even the most secular of people. And so, what does [...]

If Ukraine is unwilling to engage in talks with Russia that can de-escalate the war, allies cannot support this path of destruction. I was born in Soviet-occupied Budapest. But I grew up in the West, where older Hungarian migrants told me about the atrocities carried [...]

An open letter to Essendon Football Club on how their recent kerfuffle over Andrew Thorburn's religious values sends a message to conservative immigrants and refugees that they aren't welcome either. Dear Essendon FC, I realise you've been in the news recently because of the resignation [...]

‘Radical Hope’ was the tagline for this year’s Byron Writers festival. And so, my daughter and I decided to go and hear what Australia’s secular progressive writers, journalists and thought leaders thought about the world -- especially when it came to ‘hope’. After all, everybody [...]

A feminist admits that the Sexual Revolution, far from liberating women, has reduced their safety and rights. Laughter roared through the back of the truck. Half my army platoon and I were riding in a Unimog on our way to a training exercise. And the [...]

Queen Elizabeth II's funeral was a mesmerising spectacle, a display of worldly wealth and power, but also a bold proclamation of the saving Gospel of Jesus, the truth which endures beyond death. Millions around the world tuned in on Monday to Queen Elizabeth’s funeral. The [...]

The world came to a screeching halt when Queen Elizabeth died. Few people in history have provoked such sorrow at their passing. And her funeral is probably be the most watched event in human history thus far. I must confess I felt sad (dare I [...]

Secular attempts to force inclusivity upon everyone are anything but inclusive. Why is this so? Let us examine the underlying assumptions of this totalitarian worldview. Inclusivity has become a hot topic of conversation since the Manly Sea Eagles Pride Jersey Saga. The Manly NRL club [...]