Australian politics has just received a wake up call. The race to the bottom has resulted in no clear victor. It is likely that a minority government will be formed but it is not clear yet whether the ALP or the LNP will form that government. In about a weeks time we will all know [...]
My attention was drawn a couple of weeks ago to an “Australian Values Christian Checklist” by the a group calling themselves the ”Salt Shakers“. My wife immediately took it for a parody of right wing Christian politics, and guffawed through the website. I was not so sure. But then as we know, Poe’s Law suggests [...]
I thought rugby required some strategy and that it wasn’t all about the brawn. But clearly who we saw on Four Corners last night were not examples of Rugby’s finest: deep thinkers. Just because you are in the media and get paid a lot of money doesn’t guarantee you a good reputation no matter what [...]
Are we witnessing the demise of the Evangelical right? There have been signs that a new generation of American Evangelicals, politically speaking, “want a broader agenda” and are less likely to align with the traditional agendas of the Evangelical Right (CT: Panelists argue over Democrat’s platform on abortion). Issues that have historically been close to the heart [...]
Want a litmus test of where the world is at, or at least Australia, just look at this year’s Big Brother. Actually please don’t watch it or your brain will probably self combust. I am appalled that it is still on the air but I am further appalled that they have a special guest: the [...]
I was really struck by the actions of Ramos Horta when I saw the news tonight. He met face to face with the rebels who attacked him. Not only that but he has pledged to clothe and shelter their families who live with very little. He shook the hand of every man who came to [...]
Boy am I sick of hearing about the gender of our soon to be Governor General. It’s as if she got the job just because of her femaleness.So I was thinking that maybe they got it wrong. Why not appoint gold logie nominee Natalie Blair? She’s popular, would look great in a Chanel suit, might [...]
So, there are 7 new deadly sins? By all accounts this story was a bit of a beat-up, but as the topic brought about some interesting discussion, I could not help but comment. “Seven new deadly sins were published in an issue of the L’Osservatore Romano, the Vatican’s official newspaper. Monsignor Girotti named the new [...]
