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Revivalist Lou Engels says, “You should look for the answers to corporate days of prayer and fasting in the headlines of secular newspapers.” We have been quoting these words often in recent times because they increasingly ring true. Last Friday, the Canberra Declaration launched the [...]

Dating apps have highlighted their own business interests in abortion by opposing the new Texas heartbeat laws. Several Texas-based dating apps will oppose the state’s new heartbeat law, which bans abortions as early as six weeks. "I'm disappointed, but not surprised at the stance Match.com [...]

One of the Daily Declaration’s most-read articles, "Seven Reasons the World Health Organisation Cannot Be Trusted", has been censored by Google’s search engine. [UPDATE 5th October 2021: For reasons unknown, Google has once again allowed access to Seven Reasons the World Health Organisation Cannot Be [...]

For decades, ‘My body, my choice’ has been a mantra for those defending abortion. Given that it is the mother, not the father, who is tasked with carrying a baby to full term, it is understandable for there to be significant debate over the rights [...]

The Western world has shifted dramatically in its view of gay marriage. Until early 2012, Barack Obama held to traditional marriage. This was also the position of the Australian Labor party until around that time.[1] Of course, support for gay marriage has grown enormously since [...]

God's favour is always with us, even in the midst of suffering and trial. These are certainly trying times for the Body of Christ, what with the ongoing restrictions due to the pandemic, and there seeming to be no end in sight, particularly for those [...]

This article can be summarised in three questions: First, how did we as Christians arrive at this state of being in a “culture war”? Second, as the culture has drifted so far from us, what do we have left to us and what do we [...]

National polling about babies born alive after a late-term abortion reveals that the majority of Australians think these babies must be given medical care. Among those who express a view on this issue, three times as many say they support care for babies born alive [...]

“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” — Romans 12:21 Part 2: What We Can Do To Save Ours This article is an abbreviated version of Chapter 14 of How We Are Amazingly Made, by Jerry Bergman, Graham McLennan and Tom [...]

“Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” — George Santayana, Philosopher Part 1: Why Nations Fail This article is an abbreviated version of Chapter 14 of How We Are Amazingly Made, by Jerry Bergman, Graham McLennan and Tom Rogers, with thanks [...]

There are some great resources out there to help the church understand and to develop a response to contentious social issues that are impacting young lives. On the touchy issues around sexuality and gender, it appears the horse has truly bolted, us older generations have [...]

The South Australian Liberal Party received more media attention than it anticipated by rejecting the membership applications of 150 people on suspicion of their ties to certain churches, and indicating they would demand proof of party loyalty from 400 more. Long-term Liberal members expressed their [...]

Editor's Note: David Robertson carefully examines the Sydney Morning Herald's claims about the level of domestic violence in Sydney Anglican churches, pointing out the statistical faultiness of the report used to bolster these claims. He analyses the faulty arguments used to suggest that women's ordination [...]

Very few people talk of freedom and its relationship to responsibility. Over the centuries, family has revealed itself to be this kind of freedom; one that takes dedication, commitment and self-sacrifice. Family takes responsibility and even a level of self-restraint to hold back your own [...]

In recent days, churches around the nation marked Religious Freedom Weekend with prayers for persecuted believers abroad and better protections for people of faith here in Australia. Meanwhile, the South Australian Liberal Party moved to either cancel or challenge hundreds of new party membership applications [...]

They are Champions! Swimming USA is picking the brains of Australian swimming coach, Craig Tobin, to improve the American Down syndrome swimming program. Russell Booysen, Ashley-Kate Schlenner and Michael Cox of the Australian Down syndrome Swimming Team. Why is this? Australia has won [...]

Last week, independent Adelaide news site InDaily ran a scare story entitled The Divine Right: Pentecostal recruitment drive divides SA Libs. Its apparent aim was to spook secular Australians about the increasing involvement of Christians in electoral politics. “Senior Liberals are actively recruiting Pentecostals,” the [...]

In traditional Aboriginal culture, there are laws about all of life and how to care for the land. In the Kimberley we have 8 male and 8 female skin names: Mother/Wife – Father/Husband Nambiyin – Jangari Nagada – Jawilyi Nyajadi – Jagada Nangari – Jambiyin [...]

A summary and review of Carl R. Trueman’s The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism and the Road to Sexual Revolution. It is bewildering just how quickly sexual morals have shifted, especially in recent years. Only yesterday it seems we [...]

It is accepted fact that “the truth will set us free.” The converse is also true -- falsehoods enslave and myths destroy. Now before you smile and say those comments are just too simplistic and too obvious to have any great consequence, let’s look at [...]