My Fisherman “The man who is to be a bishop, then, must be one with whom no fault can be found . . .” I Timothy 3:2  A man: not one of the effete, Nor one declined to Sodom’s heat; If virginal, who might have wed – And never slights the marriage bed (Hence trusted by each man and wife Clasped in the…

Gender and race Re your cover story, “No sex, please, we’re Victorian” (New Weekly, July 13, 2019). The idea that one can “self-identify” as a different “gender” on birth certificates highlights the disconnect between the so-called social “sciences”, with their post-postmodern view of “truth”, and the hard physical sciences, with their empirical view of truth corresponding to reality (what should be obvious to…

The Federal Government says its new religious freedoms legislation will protect people such as Israel Folau, but the new statutes are unlikely to protect female rugby players from being expelled from the game should they campaign to stop biological males from playing in the female competition. Globally, there is a growing conflict over biological males who identify as women competing in women’s sports,…

MAOISM: A Global History by Julia Lovell Vintage, London Paperback: 448 pages Price: AUD$35 Reviewed by Bill James Those over a certain age will remember the reign of Mao back in the 1960s and ’70s. His icon was taped to the walls of student digs, from where the Great Helmsman could preside over the long hair, hippy clothes, rock music,…

FATHER AUGUSTUS TOLTON: The Slave Who Became the First African-American Priest by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers Sophia Institute Press, New Hampshire Paperback: 176 pages Price: AUD$49.99 Reviewed by Michael E. Daniel One of the most inspirational persons in the history of the United States Church in the 19th century is Servant of God Rev Augustus (Augustine) Tolton, the first full-blooded African-American…