from SydneyAnglicans.net The leader of Australia’s largest Anglican Diocese, the Archbishop of Sydney, Dr Glenn Davies, has urged Christians to be talk about their faith, especially at Easter. Dr Davies said free speech about faith and spirituality has always been difficult. “These days there is a lot of talk about free speech – are we […]
NSW Abortion Legislation – A Letter to my MP
A couple of piece of legislation are before the NSW Parliament’s upper house (the Legislative Council) that seek to vastly loosen the current restrictions on abortion and to proscribe various forms of protest against abortion. The Roman Catholics, who are always excellent on this issue, have a great summary of the situation: The first of these […]
Anglican Unscripted #276 – Thompson Resigns and the Coopers Beer Controversy
Kevin and I discuss all the latest. Just one point of clarification passed on to me: Bishop Farren did not resign over sex abuse issues but retired when his time ran out. He was the one who (finally) dealt with Lawrence and defrocked him. Although there was some question about him taking his time at […]
The Death of Voltaire. But don’t you dare talk about it.
S.G. Tallentyre, writing under the pseudonym Evelyn Beatrice Hall, famously described the french philosopher Voltaire‘s attitude to free speech as, I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it! They were not his exact words, but nevertheless a fair representation of what he thought and have […]
I’m Spartacus: another attack on Freedom of Speech in the UK
His Grace has extraordinary news, Apparently there have been a number of complaints about one of the advertisements His Grace carried on behalf of the Coalition for Marriage. He has been sent all manner of official papers, formal documentation and threatening notices which demand answers to sundry questions by a certain deadline. He is instructed […]
Doug Wilson and the Tolerance of Diversity
Doug Wilson was recently speaking at Indiana University, setting forward a Christian view of sexual ethics. As he reports, there was an attempt made to shout him out of the place. Here’s the video. That’s a great observation at the end, Diversity has 2 fundamental tenets, as far as I’ve been able to glean from […]
