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Considering the probable timing of our upcoming federal election, it looks like the Religious Discrimination Bill has scant chance of being passed before that. The 2022 Australian federal election must be held on or before 21 May 2022 to elect members of the 47th Parliament [...]

The above heading doesn’t sound very exciting, does it? Isn’t that what one would expect, that a school set up to educate students in a particular religious view would apply those beliefs in its practices? But the press in Australia sees it differently, apparently. “School [...]

In today's post-Christian Australian society which is increasingly hostile toward faith, the Religious Discrimination Bill merely aims to bring religious freedom protections into line with protections for other attributes. The Australian Parliamentary Joint Human Rights Committee on the Inquiry into the Religious Discrimination Bill is [...]

Even those who think the vaccines are safe and ethical are wary of the widening divisions in society caused by governments imposing mandatory vaccination, curtailing employment, business and socialisation. Vaccine mandates are now government policy in many parts of the West. US President Joe Biden [...]

What the light from the Hanukkah menorah is really meant to illuminate. Hanukkah is supposed to be a minor Jewish holiday that comes in the early winter -- a way for Jewish kids to feel better about not having Christmas. In fact, of all Jewish [...]

Does religion oppress women, or liberate them to live with deep meaning and purpose? A new study undertaken by Harvard University suggests the latter. Author Margaret Atwood’s novel (and now TV series) The Handmaid’s Tale is a dystopian story set in the near future, when a [...]

Christianity is the world's most persecuted religion, yet Senator Lambie does not recognise the need to preserve the freedom of our religious institutions to maintain their identity and character. If you still don’t believe that religious freedom is under threat in Australia, then consider the [...]

The one-sided campaign that Australia's national broadcaster is waging against the religious discrimination bill is a disgrace, argues James Macpherson. Soon they'll be telling us that religious freedom will kill koalas, cause climate change, and create new Covid variants. It's only a matter of time [...]

Encouraging Christians to let their faith shape the political realm, God's Not Dead: We the People is an inspiring movie about religious freedom that every Australian Christian should see. No doubt you’ve seen some inspiring Christian movies over the years. Our personal favourite is ‘Amazing [...]

Vaccine Passports are increasingly controversial among some Christians. This is part two of a two-part series exploring the question of ‘what should Christians think of Vaccine Passports and the Coercing of Conscience?’ You can read the first post here. In this series, I aim to [...]

Vaccine Passports are increasingly controversial among some Christians. Nonetheless, it is important to consider how we should respond to difficult issues. The Ezekiel Declaration Controversy The recent ‘Ezekiel Declaration’ has garnered almost 3000 signatures from church leaders across Australia. It argues people should not be [...]

In a joint lawsuit filed today, Australian pastors and rabbis take the New South Wales, Victorian and Federal Governments to court to have religious freedoms restored. Is worship essential? That is the question that will be discussed today in the Federal Court of Australia after [...]

Tom Eglinton, an Elder at Smithfield Baptist Church, explains why his church has joined today's landmark Federal Court filing seeking injunction for religious groups to gather for worship like other essential services. We have a God-given responsibility to physically gather for corporate worship and community [...]

The fall of Afghanistan is a real worry indeed: It has happened so quickly. Kabul is fallen. The Taliban have captured the capital of Afghanistan and President Ashraf Ghani has fled the country. The US Embassy there has been successfully evacuated, and some fighting is [...]

Gladys Berejiklian, the Premier of New South Wales, announced at her most recent press conference that the government is working on a “proof of vaccination app”. This will in effect take the place of the current QR Code by supplementing it with an affirmation that [...]

Australia’s beloved foreign affairs journalist Greg Sheridan has written his second book on God and his message is clear: Jesus is still the hope of our world. The way to be the very best at what you do, says The Australian’s Greg Sheridan, is to [...]

Journalism is meant to be objective and neutral, but modern reporting is consistently anti-Christian in its values and presentation. I have a lot to be thankful for when I read Mark Twain, American author and humourist, as he has captured the issues we as Christians [...]

This Christian doctor desperately needs your support: What would you think if you lost your livelihood, your career, your only source of income, all because of the radical cancel culture? How would you feel if you studied hard for years for your chosen professional career, [...]

Jesus might return at any moment. This is a clear teaching of Scripture and one that Jesus’ disciples embraced wholeheartedly. That may seem odd to us, given that almost 2,000 years have passed and the church is still waiting. But we were never promised a [...]

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 [...]