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Mutilating Marriage

I guess it had to come to this. We live in such a moonbat age that what comes out of the lips of some politicians becomes more bizarre with each passing month. Consider the recent proposal by a German politician that marriage be restricted to just seven years..

  • When Closed means opened

    Ian Carlson, a friend of Well-Being Australia, officially opened the 'Basil Sellers Fine Arts Tronson du Coudray Private Studio' in Tweed Heads on the north coast of New South Wales by 'closing the curtains' before gathered mission supporters.

  • Art Ministry Creates Interest

    Tronson du Coudray has confirmed he'll provide another 16 art works for Well-Being Australia's next art ministry fund raiser.

  • 5-Year Strategic Plan For WEA Theological Commission

    The General Assembly of the WEA to be held in Pattya, Thailand in October 2008 provides a good opportunity for the Theological Commission to develop and present its work. We are working on a Five-year Strategic Plan for the occasion.

  • The Relay for Human Dignity

    As a teenager in Christian Endeavour, I was deeply moved when a former missionary to China, Mr H.A.G.Clark, explained how the Christian missionaries in China had been expelled after the Communist take over in 1948 and what was happening to the persecuted Christians left behind. Especially Pearl Anderson. Pearl was a nurse, who had been adopted by Mr and Mrs Albert Anderson, Churches of Christ missionaries in China, after she was abandoned as a baby.

  • Something In The Air

    Well-Being Australia chairman and Baptist minister Mark Tronson was invited by a friend to an international 'Christian Witness Ministries conference' at Salt, Kingscliff, not 12 minutes from Tweed Heads where he lives.

  • Passive Endorsement

    Well-Being Australia chairman Mark Tronson, a Baptist minister, asks the incredibly difficult question: "Within secular Australian society, if you hear views expressed by someone in authority that you think are inconsistent with your faith, where should you draw the line on the tricky issue of 'passive endorsement'?"

  • When Madness Reigns, Children Suffer

    In an age obsessed with granting adults every single whim and craving, often the biggest losers are children. We are so intent on pleasing the desires of adults, especially those from the various noisy minority groups, that the wellbeing of children is often the very last thing taken into consideration.

  • Interview: Philip Yancey

    Christian Today Australia recently caught up with Philip Yancey to talk about his new book entitled "Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?" Mr. Yancey has touched the lives of over 15 million people since his first book was published in 1977 and is currently serving as the editor-at-large for Christianity Today magazine.

  • UNHRC: Watershed days

    This posting examines the 21 August 2007 report presented to the sixth session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) by \"the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance, Doudou Diene, on the manifestations of defamation of religions and in particular on the serious implications of Islamophobia on the enjoyment of all rights\".

  • Child Soldiers: childhood stolen by the Burma Army

    The Burma Army violates rights. Children are not exempt of this violation. I recently read a report that estimated that of the 350,000 soldiers in the Burma Army; children comprised 70,000. That's 20%. The official Burma Army line is that "there is no problem of refugees" and "there is peace in the country", "there are no children in armed conflict" and "there is no school fee for primary education". These statements do not reflect the first-hand reports of people living in the country. T

  • Women cricketers new intake

    The new intake of women cricketers at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) were addressed on the value of respite when head coach Lisa Keightley invited Delma and Mark Tronson to the Cricket Centre of Excellence in Brisbane.