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A couple years back during that infamous postal vote, 62% of Australians who responded (equivalent to just under half of all those eligible to vote) indicated they were in favour of legalising same-sex marriage. During the debate, many warned that if marriage was redefined, a [...]

If you are a Christian or a conservative, your days are numbered: It is no longer business as usual. Gone are the days when Christians and conservatives who publicly affirm their beliefs and values are left alone, or tolerated. Now they are being hunted down. [...]

The president of UQ’s conservative Liberal National Club, who protested a children’s drag queen event at a Brisbane library on Sunday, has been found dead. Wilson Gavin, 21, was found by Queensland police and ambulance services at Chelmer Railway Station just after 7am the day [...]

Back in 2017 I flew down to Tasmania to interview the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Hobart, Julian Porteous. The Archbishop had been brought before the Anti-Discrimination Board simply for producing a booklet outlining the traditional Christian understanding of marriage. But the real reason I went [...]

You can’t board an aircraft without going through airport security. Everyone and everything that enters the plane is screened. Your luggage. Your backpack. Even you. Nothing gets through without security’s permission. They’re the gatekeepers. Now airport security is a powerful metaphor for understanding how our [...]

What are we to make of the Israel Folau and Rugby Australia settlement? It appears that they have kissed and made up – sort of. As most folks would have heard by now, the long-running stand-off between star rugby player Israel Folau and Rugby Australia [...]

Eight months after Rugby Australia sacked star fullback Israel Folau for expressing his faith on Instagram, the two parties have settled out of court for an undisclosed sum. Many Australians—and people the world over—have watched this story with interest, because of its implications for religious [...]

Sometimes it is a very good thing to be divisive: In more sensible times, it used to be the case that if you stood up in the public arena arguing for truth and for what is right, you were regarded highly. You were respected for [...]

Are the majority of Atheists and other non-religious Aussies right when it comes to religious discrimination in Australia? In the ABC’s ‘Australia Talks’ survey, involving 54,000 people from across Australian society, people were asked about the prevalence of religious discrimination in Australia. And when it [...]

It’s an interesting time to be living in America. I’ve just spent the week before last in Washington, DC, where I had the opportunity to attend the Values Voter Summit—one of the biggest annual gatherings of Christians standing for freedom, faith, family and life. The [...]

The death of the West – more utterly horrific cases of trans tyranny and fascism: Let’s face it: like the homosexual activists before them, the trans activists do not want mere acceptance. What they want – and demand – is complete endorsement, approval and affirmation. [...]

Religion – especially Christianity – is now viewed with suspicion, and even hostility. It’s seen by many as dangerous. The more I reflect on it, the more I think that secular critics of Christianity do have a point. There is a sense in which Christianity is dangerous.

Editor's Note: This incisive piece by Janet Albrechtsen in The Australian, quoting Stephen Fry at length, highlights the nasty depths to which our "civil" discourse has sunk. Identity politics turns people against each other, dividing communities and spewing toxic, damaging words against vulnerable, innocent people [...]

By Dr David van Gend Two problems with Scott Morrison’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill. First, what does it mean for those who make a stand on conscientious, not religious, grounds? Why should our laws protect religious dissenters but not agnostic dissenters? Second, does it effectively [...]

Editor’s Note: We reproduce this insightful article, “Faith, hope but no clarity in religious discrimination bill” by Greg Craven, Vice-Chancellor of the Australian Catholic University. Full credit to The Australian Newspaper for publishing Greg's always-articulate articles. See more of Greg Craven’s stories here. Photo: Attorney-General [...]

By MARK SPENCER Editor's Note: Mark Spencer is executive officer at Christian Schools Australia. We give full credit to the Australian Newspaper for publishing this very important viewpoint that the profound concern that the Morrison government is ignoring the Christian community. It is the very [...]

Dear Friend, Once again it all seems overwhelming, and it is a time for miracles. Yes, to make our voices heard on earth, but also in Heaven, realising we wage war against principalities and unseen powers (yes, I know, Ephesians 6), praying that the Hosts [...]

“It’s been a month since the White House conference on social media censorship and nothing has changed,” said Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., founder and president of the Ruth Institute. Twitter recently banned a video posted by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. “Twitter said the [...]

Labor Senator Kristina Keneally has made headlines recently with her opposition to the Australian CPAC conference, to be held in Sydney this weekend. Firstly, she campaigned for one of the conference speakers, Raheem Kassan, to be refused entry to Australia. In an interview today, she [...]

The cultural left has a haunting fear: That somewhere, someone hasn't had their identity validated – hasn't been made perfectly comfortable with whatever weird and repulsive things they're into. In this great, humanitarian crusade, in New Hampshire in the USA, there will now be a [...]