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Morality and Naturalism

Morality and Naturalism

Richard Dawkins and fellow God-hater Christopher Hitchens say they will prosecute the Pope for crimes against humanity. They say his handling of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church warrants such action. They want the Pope arrested when he arrives in Britain in September. .

  • Aircraft delays and aircraft delays

    Airlines are particularly sensitive to improving their records of \'on-time\' departures. When the statistics are 'good', the company\'s representatives at all levels hold their heads high as they announce to the press and advertising executives how well they fared over a specific period of months.

  • Getting rich from busting up marriages

    An American online "dating site" has just opened in Australia. It is actually a cheating site, and its motto is, "Life is short. Have an affair". The Ashley Madison website encourages married couples to have affairs, claiming that this is in fact good for marriages.

  • High speed trains across two continents, but not here!

    A recent report describes plans for a series of high speed trains from the existing European high speed train network to run into Russia and on further, into China. It suggests another set of high speed trains to run across south east Asia.

  • New Multiculturalism in NSW ….. I think?

    What does this new-multiculturalism really mean? asks Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister, who has taken a keen interest in areas of multiculturalism where it benefits the main stream culture.

  • Don't mention that 'H' word

    Freedom of speech is under threat. Freedom of religion is under threat. Freedom of conscience is under threat. And much of the threat comes from the militant and intolerant homosexual lobby. All around the Western world homosexual activists are picking off freedoms and holding democracies to ransom.

  • Turning the Porn Tide?

    Two articles in the papers offer a glimmer of hope that the porn avalanche may be meeting a bit of resistance. It is early days yet, but these news items may well be the harbinger of more good news to come on this front.

  • Something is seriously bad on our streets

    We live in a time where violent crime is the norm. Every night at 6pm more news reports inundate us with depressing cases of brutality and inhumanity. Street bashings and knifing attacks are becoming epidemic to the point that the Victorian Government has established a task force get to the bottom of why these episodes are on the rise.

  • Rocks are unforgiving, it this has an 'Easter' ring!

    The word \'Rock\', as in a geological formation comes in all shapes and sizes from Uluru to pebbles on a beach. Sometimes a lady will refer to her diamond engagement ring as 'my rock', and certainly, that is what it is – in geological terms.

  • Sober thinking on Climate Change

    There is never a shortage of commentary on climate change. As with many controversial issues of the day, the mainstream media tends to have a stranglehold on debate, and contrarian views are usually hard to come by. Nonetheless, two recent pieces have appeared that are worth noting – one from the MSM and one from the alternative media.

  • Easter and Anzac are three weeks apart

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson says that this year, 2010, Easter and Anzac are three weeks apart and that in the view of many Australian Christians, this separation is very provident.

  • Two fresh incentives for teachers

    The New South Wales Government is trying to attract more teachers (along with the other States, some of which have already implemented these steps). They have recently provided two new incentives for young people to enter the profession. The first is a re-vamp and promotion of the one-year teaching course offered to those in other professions, who already have qualifications in a recognised subject area. These are now available as online courses, or part-time, from selected Universities.