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With one simple question, Senator Alex Antic this week revealed just how real the 'slippery slope' is. Five years ago we undefined marriage. Now Australia's top medical minds can't define a woman. Can Australia’s Department of Health define what a woman is? This was the [...]

The silence of the lambs is a disgrace. To remain silent in the face of sin and destruction is folly and goes against our Christian mission. We must speak out against evil and lies. I recently saw someone’s post on social media lamenting the silence [...]

Former NIH director Francis Collins was wrong on many of his Covid talking points. In some cases, he was intentionally dishonest. Months after Collins was exposed, evangelical leaders still haven't apologised for lending him their platform. Three months on from Megan Basham’s scathing report on [...]

Martyn Iles will be joining the Canberra Declaration on our Zoom prayer call tonight. Join us as we pray for the upcoming federal election. The federal election is just around the corner. From a hint that Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently dropped, it seems very [...]

Natural disasters remind us that we live in a fallen world, and that we are not in complete control of our lives or our environment. We can accept them as a call to repentance and prayer, trusting in God to provide for us as we [...]

When the haemorrhaging woman touched Jesus' cloak, He addressed her as a daughter of God, a beloved child reunited with her heavenly Father. In that one word, this Bible passage reveals something profound about our relationship with God and how we are justified and saved. [...]

People nowadays treat statues of the Buddha as mere decoration for a hip Asian aesthetic, but beware: displaying such images can have unwanted spiritual effects. Let me tell you two true stories. Each one illustrates our contemporary culture’s attraction to images of Buddha. Uninvited guests [...]

In this special tribute, the Canberra Declaration thanks George Christensen for his friendship and his fearless stand for Christian values over many years. Read excerpts of George's farewell speech, delivered this week in Canberra. George Christensen, the LNP member for Dawson on the north Queensland [...]

Finally, a win for freedom of conscience and religion in Finland, in the long-drawn-out case of principled politician Päivi Räsänen. Prosecuted for a hate crime after stating Biblical views about marriage on social media, Räsänen has at long last been vindicated in a court of [...]

The Old Testament story of Nehemiah encourages us to get up and rebuild our crumbling society, for the kingdom of God is at hand, and His strength is with us. Though all around us may seem dire and we encounter much opposition, God has the [...]

Two days ago, Eternity News reported that Fred Nile’s Christian Democratic Party has officially ‘ceased to exist’. It comes after months of leadership speculation and turmoil, legal challenges, and factionalism wrought havoc in what was Australia’s only legislatively-represented Christian political party. In a recent statement, [...]

Australia's most recognisable pastor, Brian Houston, has apologised to Hillsong Church and others he has hurt in an email sent today. Brian Houston emailed members of Hillsong Church today to apologise for his recent misconduct that led to him resigning as Global Senior Pastor. The [...]

From the perspective of Christian pastors, to psychologists and medical professionals, here are some excellent videos to watch on the topic of the COVID-19 pandemic and how to respond to it with faith and reason. A while back, I published a piece outlining Five Books [...]

Though it may feel like we are surrounded by darkness, God remains with us and will bring us to salvation if we walk with Him. Allow the lights of God's truths to shine forth in your life, and you will lead others to Christ, the [...]

Thinking about right, wrong and justice in warfare. Just war theory, as formulated by Christian thinkers down the ages, outlines the principles by which a nation may legitimately enter a war. In a fallen world, war, the use of force, bloodshed, violence and aggression will [...]

This Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we are reminded of the need for Freedom of Religion more than ever. Freedom of religion is a universal human right to be protected for the benefit of all -- but particularly those of the [...]

Recent revelations about Brian Houston are a sobering reminder that each of us must take heed, lest we fall too.  The saying, “How the mighty are fallen” is the lament of King David in 2 Samuel 1:27, for his dear friend Jonathan who was killed [...]

All powers and rulers are but nothing in the presence of the one true King. Despite the evil and suffering around us, we can have faith that Christ our King has come to establish His kingdom in the hearts of men, and is restoring all [...]

Can human standards of morality be explained by the evolutionary mechanism? Or do we require a God Who established the laws of our universe? Our secular culture often uses evolution to explain why we’re moral creatures. It’s popularised by thinkers like evolutionary psychologist Jonathan Haidt [...]

Social media has allowed us to keep in touch with friends and family across the globe, discover new information and meet people with similar interests. But at what price? Let us safeguard our souls while navigating this virtual world. Social media has unquestionably transformed the [...]