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‘Attack’ Stuff-Up ‘Business as Usual’ for ACL
On Wednesday night there was an incident at the Australian Christian Lobby’s headquarters in Deakin, Canberra. A van, filled with gas bottles, exploded outside the building that houses the ACL’s...
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Hillsong Church vs a Woman of ‘Impeccable Character’
Tanya Levin – a woman of impeccable character What kind of bastardry does it take to for a multi-million dollar enterprise (in league with the NSW Police) to pursue a criminal conviction against a...
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NSW Pollies ‘Keep the Faith’ on Abortion Bill
To cries of “shame” from the pubic gallery, the NSW parliament, this week, voted against a bill which sought to decriminalise abortion. The bill’s other reforms included a requirement for anti-abortion...
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The Narcissism of Margaret Court
“This isn’t about the Margaret Court Arena. This is about the truth,” Margaret Court told her congregation at Victory Life Church, this week. It’s a point on which Mrs Court and I agree. The whole...
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The Swastika-Shaped Mote in the ACL’s Eye – Melbourne’s Homophobic Poster
“Homosexual partners who lack conjugality [the joining of complementary sex organs by persons properly disposed to do so] cannot raise children as competently as heterosexual partners who possess...
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Forget the Lobbyists – What do Ordinary People think about Marriage Equality?
We’re hearing a lot from church leaders and religious lobbyists in the debate over marriage equality and the forthcoming postal survey. We’re also hearing a lot from marriage equality advocacy groups,...
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If you were gay, that’d be OK …
“At times, just as a junkie needs a fix, I’d find myself in the desperate position of craving sexual contact with a man. Any momentary enjoyment, though, was quickly replaced with feelings of...
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Atheist Safehouse an Atheist Cockfest
Late last night, a Facebook post from my friend, Australian author Margaret Morgan, grabbed my attention. The image was so startlingly sexist and tone-deaf in the age of #metoo I could scarcely believe...
View ArticleWhy being ‘cheeky’ crosses the line – #MeToo
In a speech presented at The Hollywood Reporter’s 2018 Women in Entertainment gala this week, Australian comedian, Hannah Gadsby, argued that, when it comes to sexual harassment, men – even...
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Time to take religion out of Anzac commemorations
Harold (Henry) Robert Norman Stevenson I come from a military family. My brother served in both the Australian navy and the airforce. My cousin and his father served in the airforce. My father served...
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