Rowland Croucher
Overworked dads linked with naughty sons
Overworked dads linked with naughty sons Monday, 2 September 2013 Clare Pain ABC This is one of the first studies that has looked at the impact of fathers’ working hours on their family (Source: 4774333sean/iStockphoto) Fathers working excessive hours may end up with badly behaved sons, suggests an Australian study. The research, published in the Journal […]
Australians have never had it so good…
Affluenza Epidemic Date August 31, 2013 Tom Allard Keeping religion out of government for a liberal, secular democracy. Illustration: Simon Bosch. If you were one of hundreds of thousands of Australians who have ”liked” the Liberal Party’s facebook page or are on its direct email list, you may have seen a message from Liberal Party […]
Jesus’ handling of the Old Testament
Would Jesus get hired to teach an Old Testament seminary course today? August 27, 2013 By Peter Enns Jesus certainly had an interesting way of handling his Bible in debates with the religious leaders of his day. One of these is found in John 10:34-36. Jesus is in the temple and he is getting grilled by ¢â‚¬Å“the […]
The 20 big questions in science
The 20 big questions in science From the nature of the universe (that’s if there is only one) to the purpose of dreams, there are lots of things we still don’t know ¢â‚¬“ but we might do soon. A new book seeks some answers Hayley Birch, Colin Stuart and Mun Keat Looi The Observer, Sunday 1 […]
Who comes first, your partner or your kids?
Who comes first, your partner or your kids? Put a lock on your bedroom door. Never let a child interrupt. Kiss your partner first. Andrew G Marshall’s book, I Love You But You Always Put Me Last, argues that parents need to childproof their relationships, or lose them. Time for some expert survival advice. Sam […]
Climate Change and Civil Rights
Should climate change be added to the civil rights agenda? This week, tens of thousands of people from across America streamed into the nation’s capital to observe the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington ¢â‚¬” and Green for All was among them Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins for Grist, part of the Guardian Environment Network theguardian.com, Saturday 31 August […]
Cancer Myths
The best article I’ve seen on this subject (with which Jan and I have a current special interest. See our current story here. ~~ Six stubborn myths about cancer The internet is awash with misinformation about cancer, with potentially tragic consequences for patients. David Robert Grimes theguardian.com, Saturday 31 August 2013 Despite what you may have […]
Modern Australian Politics… sad (Barry Jones)
Barry Jones: the 2013 election and the death of rationality AUTHOR Barry Jones Honorary (Professorial Fellow), Melbourne Graduate School of Education at University of Melbourne DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Barry Jones is a member of the Australian Labor Party, was Minister for Science in the Hawke Labor government (1983-1990), and was a former National President of the ALP […]
Jesus’ view of poverty
(A clipping from my files… from an old Expository Times. Author unknown). It is clear that what Jesus welcomed in the poor was not their poverty but their humility; and what he condemned in the rich was not their riches, but their pride. There was a poor man who cursed him as he died beside […]
Parents/educators: this is compulsory reading
Perfectly flawed BY:NIKKI GEMMELL From:The Australian July 27, 2013 Striving for perfection. Do you perceive the obsessive engine that drives the high achiever as enviable – or tragic? A leading girls’ school in England is launching an exam where it’s impossible to get full marks, to prevent students becoming obsessed with being “Little Miss Perfect”. […]
Categories
Articles may be reproduced in any medium, without applying for permission
(provided they are unedited, and retain the original author/copyright information - and a reference to this website :-)!
26,756 articles online.
Protected by Akismet, Digital Ninjas and an Ion Cannon. Really.
Blog with WordPress