Islam: it’s black and white wrong
Sometimes words are not the best way of expressing a truth. So I have put the black and white truth about Islam into a graphical format. I hope you find it useful – please fell free to share.
Press release: Defence terminates Major Bernard Gaynor
I issued the following press release a short time ago, following General David Hurley’s decision to terminate my commission as a reserve officer in the Australian Army. ***** On his last day as Chief of the Defence Force, General David Hurley signed a document terminating the commission of Army Reserve major, Bernard Gaynor. The decision will take effect by Monday. Mr Gaynor came under the fire of Defence hierarchy after...
Christian army officer Bernie Gaynor pays the price for marching out of step with top generals
The Sydney Morning Herald’s Paul Sheehan wrote this article in response to the Defence Force’s decision to terminate my commission. ***** The Australian Army will terminate Major Bernie Gaynor’s commission tomorrow. It is not difficult to see why. Gaynor has accused the army’s higher leadership of cowardice. He has made the claim publicly, repeatedly, and in various forms. He has predicted the moral cowardice...
Why are honour killings morally unjustified?
I’m going to go out on a massive limb today and partially defend Uthman Badar. Not because I like him, or agree with him, but because his recently proposed speech, “Honour killings are morally justified”, raises some very serious questions about the state of our society. Let’s look at the facts. He agreed to give this speech. There was a general emotional uproar against the Hizb ut Tahrir spokesman. And then the speech was canned. But...
The Sunday
The Sunday started very early. And it did not start the way you would expect it to. He taught His followers that He would rise from the dead. Yet the men were huddled in fear and it was left to the women to deal with the situation. They went to work but it was not the work of the living. They were bringing spices to His tomb in order to bury Him again. Mary Magdalene, the great sinner whom He had drawn a line in the sand to save,...
The Saturday
The Saturday, as is usual for the day after, was quiet. He was dead and His enemies celebrated the victory, while His followers scattered and fled. They had hoped beyond hope and they believed, probably more wishfully than with confidence, that He was the Messiah. Now they were despondent. They forgot His constant prophesy that He would be killed and would rise again. They failed to remember His teaching that His kingdom was not of...
The Thursday
The Thursday was an important day in the Jewish calendar. It was the first day of the Azymes, or unleavened bread. After the sun set, the Jews would celebrate the freedom they gained from the Pharoah. The story of how this freedom was won is well known. Nine times Moses had asked the Pharoah to set the Jews free. Nine times Pharoah had refused. And nine times a plague was visited upon the land as punishment. God determined to force...
The Wednesday
The Wednesday was the day the betrayal began. The chief priests and the leaders of the people started it with meeting. It had one item on the agenda: how to apprehend Him and put Him to death. It was not an easy task to accomplish. The multitude was on His side. Just three days ago they had welcomed Him into Jerusalem as the Messiah. He was lauded as the king fit for David’s throne. But this task was also one that was urgent. If they...
The Tuesday
The Tuesday was a day of verbal conflict. It was a day of interrogation. It was a day of cunning and deception and flattery. For the Chief Priests, the Scribes, the Pharisees, the Sadducees and Herodians all sought to test Him. They did so publicly, hoping to drive a wedge between Him and the one thing preventing them from undertaking the assassination they desired: the will of the mob, come to listen. But their words would not...
