Plebiscites, Popular Votes, Principles, Presumptions and Pragmatics
See, I can do alliteration like the best of them. Buckle yourself in, this may be a slightly longer ride. This weekend has seen a remarkable exchange in the media…
Christianity in Public Debate? 3 – Throwing Out the Good Friend
for part 1 (The Rejection of Democracy) see here. for part 2 (Vox Populi, Vox Dei? - the voice of the people is the voice of God?) see here. Having…
Christianity in Public Debate? 1 – the rejection of democracy
I can't be the only Christian who's been told "Religion has no place in politics". It's a widely-held view, and one expressed to me most recently by a journalist from…
Singapore’s “Democracy” – The lessons for applying the Gospel?
A fascinating opinion piece in today's smh, "Singapore a model for Chinese democracy" by Peter Hartcher. China's incoming president, Xi Jinping, will take power formally in three weeks, yet he's…
The Australian on the Tenor of the “Gay Marriage” Debate
A useful editorial from The Australian (my emphasis), AMONG its "reasons why marriage equality matters", the Australian Marriage Equality lobby group lists "growing support in Australia and around the world" -…
More Thinking From the Ethics/SRE Debate
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I spoke at City Bible Forum North Sydney in a mini-debate on the ongoing current issue of SRE and Ethics in our schools in…