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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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" -…
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…