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On Barack Hussein Obama

On Barack Hussein Obama

Very soon the US elections will be upon us. Conservatives are pinning their hopes on a McCain/Palin victory. Liberals/leftists are hoping the Obama/Biden team will make it in. Indeed, the left in many ways has turned Obama into a bit of a messianic figure. Many almost seem to be expecting him to bring heaven on earth..

  • Holy Spirit led the Beijing Olympic Ministry

    Angela Harris the former Olympic swimming finalist and Commonwealth silver medalist who was part of the Right Track 2008 Beijing Mission said that she saw first hand in a \'unique moment in time\' how the Holy Spirit ministered to athletes, the local Beijing residents and the Beijing volunteers.

  • A review of 10 Books That Screwed Up the World. By Benjamin Wiker.

    Serious books contain ideas and arguments which can have a profound impact on the rest of the world. Ideas, in other words, have consequences, and the musing of intellectuals and academics do not stay sealed up in ivory towers, but tend to filter down through the rest of society.

  • Must We Earn the Right to Speak Out?

    When dealing with contentious social ethics issues, sometimes all one can do is proclaim that certain things are wrong, end of story. It is nice if some practical measures can also be introduced into the mix, but sometimes a bottom line of resistance must at least be held. Consider the abortion debate for example.

  • On Burning Babies Alive

    Two events in the past 24 hours have once again got me thinking about our social and moral schizophrenia. We rightly exhibit moral outrage at certain despicable crimes under certain circumstances, but seem to simply yawn and make excuses for the same crimes when done under other circumstances.

  • Motor vehicle convenience and climate change

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister of 31 years has applauded the very important message that the Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has conveyed, calling on Baptists everywhere to strongly support government, corporate and community initiatives to address the causes of human-induced climate change.

  • Palin and Worldviews

    There are at least two clear reasons why the secular left is absolutely foaming at the mouth over Sarah Palin, John McCain's Republican running mate. One is her worldview – it stands in complete contrast to the worldview of the secular left. Two, despite all their contempt for, and dismissal of, Palin, the secular left deep down is worried sick that the McCain/Palin team may well be a winning combination.

  • Footplate Padre illustrates tensions

    M V Tronson then describes the three Roundhouses in the Illawarra in the 1960\'s and 1970\'s when he was an engineman in that region. Thirroul was the original locomotive depot and by the mid 1960\'s Thirroul crews were working the workers' trains that ran every fifteen minutes from 6.00am through to 9.00am from Scarborough in the north to Port Kembla in the south. In addition Thirroul crews worked the coal trains to the Wollongong Inner Harbour where the coal loader was located.

  • The 8 Habits of Highly Effective Fathers

    GOD, in his holy word the Bible, has defined the role, designed the responsibilities and described the results for parents in general and for fathers in particular. The heavenly Father also promised great blessings upon and good success to those earthly fathers who implement consistently and impress correctly HIS principles. Here are eight of HIS principles, once they become habits, will turn an every day ordinary parent into a highly effective father.

  • More Hypocrisy and Hatred from the Left

    Boy, how the poison of the left has been gushing out. With the announcement a genuine conservative Vice Presidential candidate, the loopy left has gone on the war path, pushing vile smears, hatred and duplicity. I have not seen so much nastiness for years. It's a good thing Sarah Palin is tough as nails. She will need to be.

  • God on Monday

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister of 31 years, most of which has been spent in industrial and sports ministry says that one of the greatest challenges for those who follow Christ is to be true to one\'s conscience. One book that has assisted him in maintaining this integrity was Simon Phipps' book \'God on Monday\', published in 1965 and now out-of-print.

  • The Palin Choice: Giving Conservatives Hope

    US Republican Presidential nominee John McCain has not been the favourite choice of conservatives. He is far from ideal in a number of areas (eg., he is pro-embryo stem cell research; he opposes same-sex marriage but also opposes a federal amendment to ban it; etc) but strong in other areas (national security and foreign affairs, etc). But his choice this weekend of running mate Sarah Palin has a lot of conservatives excited.