Issue 2018 December 01
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LETTERS
Why Christianity has survived two thousand years of persecution “And upon this rock I shall build my Church, and not even the gates of hell will prevail against it.” From its very beginnings the Christian Religion was falsely accused and persecuted. The very presence of the Christian Church in the world is an ongoing battle between good and evil! The 20th century has…
COVER STORY Will Morrison and Shorten remove freedoms from faith-based schools?
It used to be that a disruptive boy could face discipline or be expelled from school for repeatedly putting girls at risk by entering the girls change rooms or toilets. Now, if the Federal Government, Labor and the Greens remove exemptions for faith-based schools from the federal Sex Discrimination Act, principals and teachers may face discrimination charges for refusing to allow a biological…
BOOK REVIEW We are ill equipped for next big shift
THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION: History for a Techno-Human Future by Judith Bessant Taylor & Francis, London Hardcover: 250 pages Price: AUD$242 Reviewed by Colin Teese Judith Bessant, the author of The Great Transformation, Professor at RMIT University, Melbourne, and Adjunct Professor at the School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, has an impressive record of research and publication. In this…
BOOK REVIEW The father of the Reformation
MARTIN LUTHER: Catholic Dissident by Peter Stanford Hodder & Stoughton, London Hardcover: 448 pages Price: AUD$45 Reviewed by Peter Westmore The five hundredth anniversary of the commencement of the Protestant Reformation took place in 2017. The occasion was marked by a series of events led by the Lutheran Church to commemorate the events which split Western Christianity asunder, gave rise…
BOOK REVIEW Commentator has got it right
HOW POLITICAL CORRECTNESS IS DESTROYING AUSTRALIA: Enemies Within and Without by Dr Kevin Donnelly Wilkinson Publishing, Melbourne Paperback: 204 pages Price: AUD$29.99 Reviewed by David Daintree Kevin Donnelly is one of the most outspoken and persuasive defenders of conservative values in the Australian public square today. He is a cheerful, gutsy warrior, proud of his working-class background (he cheerfully boasts…

