Rod Lampard
Rod Lampard, 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:
5 December 2025
3 MINS
After a two-year legal battle, Pastor Chris Avell wins an appeal letting Dad’s Place stay open to the poor, exposing Bryan city officials’ selective fire-code crackdown on the church.
3 December 2025
2.5 MINS
After weeks of prayer and pressure, 18-year-old Egyptian Christian Bola Adel Naguib has been released, highlighting ongoing abuses against believers detained for expressing their faith online.
28 November 2025
2.7 MINS
Binary director Kirralie Smith's punishment for calling a biological male a male, scheduled for 25 November, has been postponed again until next week.
26 November 2025
3.8 MINS
Canada’s revived “hate speech” bills could criminalise lawful expression, threaten online evangelisation, and expand state power, critics warn, arguing that subjective definitions risk censorship, wrongful convictions, and chilled religious debate.
21 November 2025
3.9 MINS
Kirralie Smith, a staunch defender of free speech and biological truth, faces massive fines and forced re-education for questioning men in women’s sports. Her battle highlights how laws and ideology are increasingly weaponised to silence dissent, redefine reality, and undermine parental rights.
20 November 2025
3 MINS
Based on reputable sources such as Dr Mai Sato, the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran, the Islamic regime is weaponising pro-Hamas propaganda against Christians.
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.





