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Uncivil Disobedience

Uncivil Disobedience

I\'ve been following the recent news about baby Asha with a mixture of horror and disbelief—firstly with some of the frankly repugnant statements that Peter Dutton has made, but also with the fact that the Opposition seems to lack any semblance of a spine..

  • Strongholds

    Any number of things can exercise a strong hold over us and that to varying degrees of intensity, which can become mentally imprisoning, distorting of personality, distracting and weakening.

  • The Rise and Fall of Christendom (Part 1)

    \'To what shall we liken this generation?\' In years to come, our final days in Christendom will be likened, I believe, to those experienced by the inhabitants of city under siege.

  • Spotting Ronald in Bangkok

    Believe me, bustling, dusty Bangkok in late January, in the heat of the day, is not the ideal place for a middle-aged woman on her own to wander around in.

  • Sliding into secularism?

    Once upon a time Christianity was main stream in New Zealand. Fifty years ago a large majority (87%) indicated in a national census that they were Christian. Now that is no longer the case, as the 2013 census figures show that the percentage calling themselves Christian is below 50%.

  • Putting the FUN back into fundamentalism

    Fundamentalism currently has a bad name. I see two reasons for this. Firstly, no one can define what the term objectively means. So you hear people call a militant Islamic group, like ISIS, fundamental.

  • Saturday People, Sunday People

    Adolf Hitler: \"Leave the hair-splitting to others. Whether it\'s the Old Testament or the New, or simply the sayings of Jesus, it\'s all the same old Jewish swindle. It will not make us free. A German church, a German Christianity is a distortion. One is either a German or a Christian. You cannot be both.\"

  • Take it to the top

    Climbing Mt Coolum earlier in the year was a great idea - until we got half way up the slope to the steep incline, which is when our post-Christmas bodies decided maybe this wasn\'t such a good idea after all. Nevertheless, we pushed forward.

  • The Power of Music

    One interesting phenomenon I experienced while teaching secondary students was how easily they could sing the latest songs on the charts, word for word, especially if there was a catchy tune.

  • Hallmarks: Syria an example of an End Time 'rehearsal'

    Did you know at least one Arab source declares Israel has just seven years before being wiped off the map? Bassam Jarrar, a Palestinian Sunni Islamic scholar published \'End of Israel 2022\' in Arabic.

  • Spirits of Mischief

    As a teacher, in my early years at least, I spent a vast amount of my time on holidays defending the position of teachers and why we need holidays. I just enjoy them now with no guilt attached at all!

  • Why religious people are happier, and how to share the joy

    The latest Office for National Statistics survey seems to confirm what similar ones have already shown: religious people are happier.