Rowland Croucher
Stripping wannabe terrorists of citizenship may not be a good idea…
Government’s call to reject Australian IS defectors an opportunity lost May 28, 2015 Waleed Aly Returning terrorists can reveal the horrors of IS with more credibility than anyone else. So why strip their citizenship? ISIL, as it confronts us in Australia, is not a conventional army or even a structured terrorist organisation, but a movement […]
Bjorn Lomborg on climate change: he’s brilliant, but is he right?
Too hot to handle? May 23, 2015 Paul McGeough Many people have not warmed to Bj ƒ ¸rn Lomborg’s stance on climate change, but the contrarian says he just wants to help the planet. Bjorn Lomborg with Al Gore at a Washington climate-change hearing in 2007. Photo: AFP They lived on opposite sides of the globe – […]
Allan Penn: eulogy for an amazing, humble man…
– by his son (‘Chewie) at a packed Thanksgiving Service, Heathmont Baptist Church, 25th May 2015. ~~ Since as early as I can remember, my father started each day by preparing a cup of tea, and a slice of toast, and taking it to my mother in bed, to help ease her into the day. […]
Ireland becomes first country to legalise gay marriage by popular vote
Referendum result gives yes vote 62% and no 38% as equality minister declares he is proud to be Irish A yes supporter in Ireland ¢â‚¬â„¢s historic vote to legalise same-sex marriage waits for the result in the grounds of Dublin Castle. Photograph: Peter Morrison/AP Henry McDonald in Dublin Sunday 24 May 2015 Ireland has voted by […]
National Borders: should they be open or closed – or what?
The End of National Borders: Thinking Ethically in the Face of Mass Migration Luke Bretherton ABC RELIGION AND ETHICS 21 MAY 2015 A CHRISTIAN ACCOUNT OF THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT OUR DUTY OF CARE TO OUR NEIGHBOURS, NEAR AND FAR, IS A MORE ROBUST AND REALISTIC WAY OF RESPONDING TO THE CHALLENGES POSED BY ASYLUM SEEKERS. […]
ISIS: What it is and what it is not
A State of Fear: What ISIS Is, and What It Is Not David KilcullenABC RELIGION AND ETHICS22 MAY 2015 WESTERN COUNTRIES CANNOT DESTROY ISIS BY COUNTERINSURGENCY. THIS IS A STRAIGHT-UP CONVENTIONAL FIGHT AGAINST A STATE-LIKE ENTITY, AND THE GOAL SHOULD BE TO UTTERLY ANNIHILATE ISIS AS A STATE. CREDIT: REUTERS The precise identity of ISIS has become […]
Interfaith Dialogue: Conservatives vs others…
Religious Conservatives, ¢â‚¬Å“Nones, ¢â‚¬ and Interfaith Dialogue By JOSEPH DeMOTT MAY 14, 2015 Too often, interfaith programs fail to attract broad participation and have little social impact. One major reason for this is that they tend to take place in an echo chamber of religious progressives. Local and regional interfaith associations are typically made up of […]
Women, Men and Domestic Violence: two views
1. The part women play in domestic violence Date May 12, 2015 Sallee McLaren Women can only command real power once we socialise girls to take themselves seriously and develop mental grit. Don’t play the victim blame game with family violence Violence against women gets a lot of press at the moment. As a […]
Climate Science – pro, con, do nothing?
Climate inaction, the one point of consensus May 14, 2015 Michael Brown Two climate contrarians making headlines have the same goal in mind: do nothing. Bjorn Lomborg. Photo: Ben Rushton Two climate contrarians have made headlines, and they bring two very different styles to the climate debate. The Prime Minister’s business adviser, Maurice Newman, is […]
Billy Graham by Martin Marty
By MARTIN E. MARTY APR. 13, 2015 Billy Graham and the Shaping of a Nation is the subtitle of the book, America ¢â‚¬â„¢s Pastor, an acclaimed sort-of-biography by acclaim-worthy Duke University historian Grant Wacker. Last weekend Wacker discussed his book at the Cushwa Center of the University of Notre Dame with a crowded, hall-full of […]
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