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On the Obama Cult

On the Obama Cult

To be honest, I am getting a bit nauseous. I have seen so much sentimental sop, sycophantic personality worship and liberal drooling in the past 24 hours, that I really do feel ready to lose my breakfast. With the convergence of two things – an ultraliberal American president and an ultraliberal mainstream media - one could be forgiven for thinking that the Messiah has in fact arrived on planet earth..

  • Bar(r)ack(ing) for change: Obama as the latest American Adam

    \"For that is the true genius of America: that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow…" U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, November 5, 2008.

  • Humour a good medicine in ministry and hard times

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister of 31 years, says that the wisdom from the Book of Proverbs regarding a merry heart will be a critical factor in helping people during 2009 as the economic downturn affects the lives of many Australians.

  • Out of the Mouth of Atheists

    It always amazes me how God is able to get his message across. When God's people are unable or unwilling to be accurate spokespersons for Him, then God is quite able to raise up other means by which his truth can be transmitted. Many biblical examples spring to mind. The most notable is perhaps Balaam's ass. Jesus had the same idea in mind when he said, "if [the disciples] keep quiet, the very stones will cry out."

  • Pacifism, Justice and Israel

    The ethics of war and peace is a topic requiring great mental and moral dexterity and in-depth analysis. Issues arising over concerns about justice, peace and conflict are complex and multi-levelled. I cannot here go into much detail, but only provide a few thoughts on a few aspects of the debate.

  • Gotcha! Purchases with a Difficult Pill to Swallow

    After hours of analysis on the net and picking the brains of the sales representatives of all the major white good sellers you have finally selected the fridge that best suites your needs.

  • Response to Baptists' response

    The Baptist World Alliance has responded to a Muslim letter that appeals for Christians and Muslims to cooperate in engendering peace and religious freedom. Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, cricket chaplain of 25 years and Baptist minister of 31 years, has identified the critical sentence in the Baptist response.

  • A review of Reasonable Faith, 3rd ed. By William Lane Craig

    William Lane Craig is one of the premier evangelical apologists around. He is amply qualified to write a book such as this. He has a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Birmingham, having studied under Professor John Hick, and a doctorate in theology from the University of Munich, where he studied under Wolfhart Pannenberg,

  • Christian Discipleship: Asking the Hard Questions

    Followers of Jesus are meant to be asking hard questions. Now I don't mean we should be asking a middle-aged woman her age. Nor do I mean asking why a guy would want to barrack for the Collingwood footy club. Some of these questions are simply unanswerable!

  • More Obamanations

    It is hard to know in which area Barack Hussein Obama is the most radical. Will he be the most pro-abortion American president ever? Or will he be the most pro-homosexuality president ever? Probably both, one suspects. He is not yet even president (five more days remain before that happens) but he is already making quite a stir.

  • Christianity's Positive Contributions: An Atheist Confession

    Christianity is far more than just pie in the sky in the sweet bye and bye. Wherever Christian missionaries and workers have gone, there has been tremendous work in social reform. The Christian Gospel is not just about getting souls into heaven, but bettering conditions on planet earth as well.

  • Hamas, Terrorism and Media Complicity

    Hamas is a terrorist organisation. It is backed by Iran which sends it arms via Egypt. It has been waging a double war: a war against Israel and a war against the Palestinian people. It cares little about the Palestinian people, but cares much about its number one goal: the destruction of Israel.