27 December 2019
5.9 MINS
By now most of you would have heard how the leading evangelical magazine in America, Christianity Today, has editorialised that Christians cannot and should not support the President. Its Editor-in-Chief Mark Galli said that “Trump Should Be Removed from Office.” While many experts would still [...]
23 December 2019
8.2 MINS
By Greg Sheridan, The Australian. Editor's Note: Greg Sheridan considers historian John Dickson's new book on the historicity of Jesus, and reflects on how the life of Christ, from His Incarnation to His Resurrection, is the marvellous wellspring of our civilisation. Support quality journalism and [...]
21 December 2019
5.1 MINS
Big Brother in action: when the state aligns with the sexual revolutionaries: When the state gets in bed with militant activist groups and uses its powers of coercion to force people to participate in immoral and dangerous agendas, you know we are in a real [...]
16 December 2019
2.8 MINS
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 [...]
12 December 2019
2.6 MINS
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 [...]
11 December 2019
7.7 MINS
Wherever you look, socialism is sexy again. In the UK this week, Jeremy Corbyn is seeking election as the nation’s Prime Minister on a proudly socialist platform. In the US, socialist Bernie Sanders is making a second run for President, and he has the endorsement [...]
6 December 2019
3.8 MINS
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 [...]
3 December 2019
4.7 MINS
Should a secular court have the power to decide if Izzy Folau is Christian? That’s what may happen if the Federal government’s proposed Religious Discrimination Bill – to have been tabled in Parliament last week – becomes law [UPDATE: it will be delayed until 2020]. [...]
20 November 2019
6 MINS
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 [...]
24 October 2019
3.4 MINS
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 [...]
22 October 2019
1.6 MINS
Ruth Institute Founder and President Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, Ph.D., welcomed the news that the Commission on Unalienable Rights will begin its work with two public meetings, October 23 and November 1, at the State Department in Washington, D.C. “The Commission has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity [...]
22 October 2019
6.4 MINS
All over the West, there is a major assault on religious freedom. It takes many forms, and it is being driven by an aggressive secularism and leftism which will not rest until religion is driven from the public square altogether. And then private expressions of [...]
21 October 2019
4.7 MINS
Kurt Mahlburg, Features Editor for the Canberra Declaration, is at large and on the loose in the USA. If you find our six-week election campaigns tiresome in Australia, consider what’s happening here in the USA. It’s still a year out from the 2020 vote but [...]
13 October 2019
5.5 MINS
There’s a big mistake many secular people make about religious discrimination. It’s a mistake I’ve seen repeated many times. Even by (or especially by) educated secular commentators. This mistake is a fairly recent one. But it’s impact is serious: it’s corroding religious freedom in Australia. [...]
7 October 2019
2.6 MINS
Christians have found an unlikely ally in agnostic NSW parliamentarian Mark Latham. Many Australians will remember Mark Latham as the bullish Labor opposition leader seeking to topple John Howard at the 2004 federal election. More than once, Latham has been described by the media as [...]
5 October 2019
6 MINS
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. [...]
27 September 2019
6.8 MINS
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.
22 September 2019
2.8 MINS
The team at the Canberra Declaration, after much consultation with Christian leaders, feels challenged to call the Nation to Pray & Fast for rain in October. James Condon, the Chairman of the National Day of Prayer & Fasting, and the Executive Team of the NDOPF [...]
18 September 2019
3.9 MINS
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 [...]
17 September 2019
3.9 MINS
Yet another Christian school being targeted by the rainbow warriors. I was worried there for a while. But then the homosexual activists in Australia told us in no uncertain terms that legalising homosexual marriage would have no negative effects on anyone. They insisted that nothing [...]





