Rod Lampard
Rod, his wife Jonda, and their five kids are homeschooling veterans. Rod spent 12 years in management at Koorong, has a Bachelor’s Degree in Ministry & Theology, and is an independent journalist and writer for the theological, politically edgy news site Caldron Pool. Rod also writes for the Spectator. Find his personal blog here.
Articles by Rod Lampard:
17 November 2025
2.7 MINS
Atheist Patrick John Lee wins a landmark UK tribunal ruling, defending his fact-based criticisms of Islam and free speech against professional sanctions over 84 tweets.
13 November 2025
3.4 MINS
Banned, censored, and branded a “political extremist”, US comedian Shayne Smith is turning his surreal clash with Australia’s bureaucracy into a new stand-up special: "How to Get Banned from Australia".
11 November 2025
2.7 MINS
In a surprise move, Europe’s Organisation for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) has officially acknowledged the existence of anti-Christian bigotry. Albeit somewhat limpwristedly.
5 November 2025
2.9 MINS
The Nationals have just powered up an Australia First pitch to ditch the poverty-inducing Net Zero nanny state. The new campaign is a fight for the nation, and it gives the Nationals a firm foundation for the 2028 election.
3 November 2025
2.6 MINS
18-year-old Bola Adel Naguib was forcibly disappeared the week before last on suspicion of preaching Christianity and insulting Islam. Christian families in Egypt are grieving. They’re dealing with a great deal of emotional distress and unfathomable loss at the hands of a totalitarian state.
31 October 2025
2.6 MINS
Senator Ralph Babet (UAP) has been mocked for proclaiming God over government in parliament on Tuesday. Jesus is the only answer to Australia’s current slide into socio-political chaos, he explained.
28 October 2025
3.1 MINS
UNESCO’s conditional affirmation of homeschooling comes with claws. To remedy its concerns, UNESCO proposed invasive mandatory training for parents who are home educators.
22 October 2025
3.3 MINS
Two Spanish priests facing jail time for free speech deemed offensive to Muslims were acquitted last week. A Spanish court ruled that articles written by the pair for Alerta Digital did not amount to a hate crime.
20 October 2025
2.9 MINS
From Billboard to the Baptist Press, Contemporary Christian Music’s new museum is creating more than just a cloistered hum. The new Gospel Music Association (GMA Dove Awards) initiative opened on 3 October and is now the home of some of CCM’s biggest achievers and greatest achievements.
15 October 2025
2.4 MINS
Egypt’s Islamic hate speech laws have claimed yet another victim. Christian author and apologist, Dr Augustine Samaan, was detained in early October. His only crime? Criticising Islam.
10 October 2025
3 MINS
Frank Turek has encouraged a frustrated Megyn Kelly not to view God’s silence as evidence of His absence. Kelly hosted the Christian apologist and mentor to Charlie Kirk in a September segment, where she asked him to help her make sense of Kirk’s murder.
8 October 2025
2.8 MINS
St Francis of Assisi Day will return as an Italian holiday in 2026. The national day dedicated to the nation’s saint was axed in 1977 as part of broader loan approval conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
3 October 2025
3.1 MINS
Staunch defender of medical freedom, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s latest move supercharges safeguards for informed consent.
1 October 2025
2.3 MINS
New South Wales legislative Libertarian John Ruddick wants to end sex selective abortions in the state. Ruddick’s Abortion Law Reform Amendment (Sex Selection Prohibition) Bill was motioned on 7 August and is scheduled to be presented in full on 22 October.
29 September 2025
2.6 MINS
A 2021 Barna Group survey has revealed that a majority of parents believe discipleship is solely for the church, not the home. According to the shocking 17 September report, 51% of American Christian parents surveyed “expected the church to take the lead.”
25 September 2025
3.3 MINS
Courage and common sense are making a political comeback. So argued Senator Matt Canavan in his address to the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Brisbane over the weekend. Canavan’s comments were, in part, a salute to Andrew Hastie, who bypassed the bulldust and drew battlelines [...]
24 September 2025
4.6 MINS
Who does the Australian public broadcaster get to present Australians with an "expert" opinion on Charlie Kirk? The ABC invites Hasan Piker, a well-known left-wing influencer. They platformed a pity party for Piker, who wants people like Kirk killed, as long as it's “justified”.
22 September 2025
3.3 MINS
Andrew Hastie’s declaration of war on the Carbon Zero climate con is a clear step towards him becoming the leader of the opposition. The priority is Australia First, and getting the nation out of this net-zero straitjacket.
19 September 2025
2.8 MINS
A Christian influencer in France is dead because he criticised Islam. Ashur Sarnaya was ambushed and then struck in the neck with a machete during a live TikTok broadcast on 10 September.
12 September 2025
3 MINS
Many on the woke left are celebrating the assassination of Charlie Kirk, while those outside that demonic hive mind are celebrating him. To those who would say that this murder was a consequence of “polarisation”, give no quarter.





