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Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 24 Feb 2013. Even casual royal watchers will have noticed that Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, is several months pregnant with a baby who will be third in line to the British throne. And careful observers will have noticed the media’s enthusiasm for the word “baby” rather than “foetus” in press … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 24 Feb 2013. When veteran writer Maggie Gallagher penned her last syndicated column last month, she didn’t disappoint. Here’s some of what she had to say: Every life is precious. It is better to care for your children than to kill them. Divorce hurts children; it also breaks apart life’s most precious … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 24 Feb 2013. American writer and journalist Maggie Gallagher wrote her last column for the New York Post last month. Founder of the National Organization for Marriage, and a veteran conservative commentator, she is not optimistic about our shared future. She said: The truths to which I’ve dedicated my life, both … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 17 Feb 2012. Veteran anti-gambling campaigner, the Reverend Tim Costello, had an opinion piece in Melbourne’s Herald-Sun on Thursday, arguing that sports betting threatened the future of Australian Rules football, and calling politicians to act decisively and quickly by introducing a ban on all sports betting ads. The clubs view sports betting … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 17 Feb 2012. As Melbourne Anglican minister Peter Corney observes, There has been a mocking thread in the arts and in popular media for a long time but [Christians] are now also often viewed with suspicion, and as a result of the recent uncovering of large scale sexual abuse in the … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 17 Feb 2012. As the Catholic Church considers the implications of the shock announcement of the resignation of Pope Benedict, Christians around the world are praying for his health and for wisdom as Catholic leaders select their next Pontiff. Evangelical Christians also take the opportunity to look beyond the uncertainty of … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 17 Feb 2012. The big news for people of faith this week was the surprise resignation of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, citing his declining health and concern for the leadership of the Church. A great teaching Pope, Benedict will be known for his strong defence of truth against the tide … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 10 Feb 2013. The threat posed by a decision of the British Parliament to legalise same-sex marriage is that it’s only a matter of time before the protection of religious freedom is eroded by a fresh campaign by secularists to destroy the Christian understanding and practice of marriage. One of the … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 10 Feb 2013. You’ve seen him in blockbuster movies, some of them profoundly moving or hilarious, but like many actors there’s a serious political side to Oscar-winning actor Dustin Hoffman. Describing the depiction of gun violence in Hollywood films is “fraudulent,” Hoffmann claims that studios actively discriminate against actors who refuse … Continue reading
Broadcast on 2CH Sydney, 10 Feb 2013. Pro-family organisations have applauded a Canadian Supreme Court decision upholding Quebec’s laws which provide rights to married couples that do not apply to couples merely living together. The decision is seen by many as a recognition of the unique and distinctive role that true marriage plays in society, … Continue reading
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