Sunday, February 15, 2015

When democracy and freedom are a sham

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I highly recommend the movie Selma , based on the Selma to Montgomery marches that were key events in the USA civil rights movement, leadi...
Saturday, February 14, 2015

I am unimpressed by public debt scare mongering

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"If we don't drastically cut public spending we will all end up like Greece or Detroit". Conservatives in Australia are often...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

A common mistake newly elected politicians make

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Arrogance. Thinking that people have given them a mandate for any policy or action they come up with. This mistake is shared by conservati...
Saturday, January 31, 2015

Learning from past church history

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Why do Christians believe what they do today? Where did current practices and institutions come from? How can we not repeat the mistakes of ...
Friday, January 16, 2015

Biblical justice, reconciliation, and Majority world debt

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My wife and I watched this excellent and challenging video. N.T. Wright first reviews the themes of justice in the Psalms and Jesus teachin...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

A great satire on Australian upper middle class pretensions

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My family is really enjoying watching the Australian TV series Upper Middle Bogan.  It is very funny, being quite the satire on upper middle...
Monday, January 12, 2015

A moving personal account from a former Muslim

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I highly recommend the book  Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus: A Devout Muslim Encounters Christianity  by Nabeel Qureshi. In particular, I woul...