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Victorian Nero Declares War on Christianity

Victorian Nero Declares War on Christianity

History repeats itself, which is why we all need to be students of history. And when we ignore or forget the lessons of history, we simply end up repeating the mistakes of history. Consider the increased paganisation of the West and the corresponding rise in anti-Christian bigotry and persecution..

  • It Led to Inevitable War (PSI Best of 2018)

    In our family archives is a newspaper cutting from the Sydney Morning Herald dated Thursday 30 March 1939, with a photograph of Adolf Hitler the Chancellor of Germany sitting with Czechoslovakia's President Hacha.

  • Soul benefits of Art

    Art creates many benefits to the soul as both a painter and a viewer.

  • Kavanaugh: Guilty or Innocent? 

    The lead up to installation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court in the US, could have been mistaken for the movie series ‘The West Wing”. Machinations, intrigue and skullduggery abounded. It ended in tears, mixed with rage for the left (the Democrats, boy are they sore losers), but rejoicing and euphoria by the right (the Republicans).

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    The UK Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Ashers, the Belfast bakery owned by evangelical Christians who in 2014 refused to bake a cake featuring a slogan in support of same-sex marriage.

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    People who feel lonely but have a religion feel a greater sense of purpose in life than atheists, according to a new study.

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    The Archbishop of Canterbury has called for a reshaping of Britain's tax system to raise more money for public services and reduce 'damaging wealth inequality'.

  • The Spanish Inquisition's Philosophy

    The last few years has in many ways been defined by the rising tide of 'religious' violence across the globe, and in particular the violence perpetrated by those who claim Islam as their religion.

  • No Child Should Self-harm

    No child should feel the need to self-harm, the Bishop of Gloucester has said in response to a report by the Children's Society.

  • Uniting Church in Australia Highlights Less-Uniting Stance

    The Uniting Church Australia’s (UCA) has an evangelical network, the ‘Assembly of Confessing Congregations’ (ACC) and it is straight shooting over and against the UCA’s same sex marriage policy.

  • Welfare

    We need a balanced social welfare system, with good checks on those who abuse it. A system where those who need and ‘deserve’ assistance are justly supported. What we might qualify as the "deserving poor" and the "undeserving poor" are useful categories to fit social welfare recipients into.

  • Christian Beliefs and the UK Doctor

    An article in the English Sunday Telegraph a couple of months ago grabbed my attention and I summarise it here (I am a former journalist and instructed journalist cadets).