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Journalist Greg Sheridan's magnum opus on Christianity is a comprehensive and incisive look at the world's largest and arguably most influential religion, from Biblical times to modern-day Australia. Christians: The Urgent Case for Jesus in Our World, by Greg Sheridan (Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2021). [...]

‘Is that lady a Christian?’ asks my son. We’re sitting at Carols in the Domain, listening to Robyn Hobbs, the founder of the Sydney Carols in the Domain. She’s being interviewed by the on-stage host, talking about the importance of hope, joy and love. ‘It [...]

Today justice is not always found, but full justice IS coming. A million times a day there are acts of injustice taking place, be they greater or lesser acts. Most people have an innate dislike of injustice, and a strong desire for justice. Here I [...]

It seems I have upset Opposition Leader Peter Dutton. The Liberal Party leader wrote a scathing letter, published in The Spectator, about an article I wrote quoting his comments concerning sacked Essendon CEO Andrew Thorburn. Here is Mr Dutton’s letter to The Spectator: I would [...]

Asia Bibi, now living in Canada after being acquitted of a wrongful blasphemy charge in 2019, is speaking out against Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Calling them a “great injustice,” the ex-pat Pakistani Christian pointed out the lack of proof and “long sentences” imposed on those accused. [...]

Although homosexual marriage is already legal in the United States, the Senate this week enshrined it in legislation when it voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act. Consequently, the Defence of Marriage Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996, has been [...]

Freedom is being thrown away in the West while being fought for in Communist China. The contrast could not be greater: while sheepish and servile crowds are well on the road to serfdom, happily voting in dictators in Victoria, in China, the crowds are bravely [...]

The NT parliament is currently considering amending the Anti-Discrimination Act so as to end an existing provision that allows “religious educational institutions to discriminate against staff based on their sexuality”. This would mean people who do not share the beliefs or values of a faith-based [...]

The public arena is not neutral -- rival religions are competing for hegemony. We are told -- at least in theory -- that in the West all points of view are welcome, and they can be argued for in public forums. This may have been [...]

A recent survey commissioned by a coalition of Christian Schools in Australia found that support for religious freedom laws is rising. An overwhelming majority supported the rights of religious schools to employ staff who affirm their values. Over the past few years, religious freedom has [...]

Pushing Andrew Thorburn out of his job as chief executive of Essendon Football Club ignored/violated the AFL’s own code of conduct, and probably Victoria’s Equal Opportunity Act, sparking a nation-wide debate on religious freedom. Andrew Thorburn was recruited for his top managerial experience in the [...]

How should we live in these changing times? How do we continue to bear witness to Christ's Gospel in the face of outright hostility and incomprehension? My theme is simple. As I have said so often over the years, the once-Christian West is no more. [...]

An open letter to Essendon Football Club on how their recent kerfuffle over Andrew Thorburn's religious values sends a message to conservative immigrants and refugees that they aren't welcome either. Dear Essendon FC, I realise you've been in the news recently because of the resignation [...]

Andrew Thorburn, who was recently appointed CEO of the Essendon Football Club, has been pushed out of his job on account of the views and moral beliefs of the church he belongs to and on whose board of management he sits. Those views, which even [...]

The Presbyterian Church of Tasmania expresses its deep concern at recent events surrounding the resignation of Andrew Thorburn as chief executive of the AFL’s Essendon Football Club.

Churches in Victoria must mobilise their congregations to vote Daniel Andrews out of office. Sure the Liberals are hopeless, but at least they don’t hate Christians. The same cannot be said for the Andrews government. Not only does the Victorian Labor government continually enact legislation [...]

The mob now attacking Andrew Thorburn for his faith was first discipled by Thorburn while he was NAB's pro-LGBT chief executive.

Just how should believers respond to persecution? Some things are worth writing about -- and often. The rise and rise of anti-Christian bigotry, hatred and discrimination in the West in general is one such topic. So too is the ruthless hounding out of a job [...]

What does the Essendon Football Club debacle demonstrate about how the "virtue" of "tolerance" has changed in modern Western society? There has been a great deal written in the past day or two by a number of Christian commentators on the “resignation” of the new [...]

The Respect for Marriage Act currently before Congress would enforce not only the acceptance of same-sex unions, but also "marriages" with multiple partners. This would further erode the right of children to be raised by their mother and father in a stable, faithful long-term relationship. [...]