Human Rights Hypocrisy
Mark your diary for 10 December. It’s just around the corner and, no doubt, is an eagerly awaited day for the ABC’s Jane Hutcheon. That’s because she has been nominated for a human rights award in the prestigious television category by the Australian Human Rights Commission. And it might just be presented to her then. Jolly good for Jane. The citation reads: Jane Hutcheon, Interview with Cate McGregor, One plus One, ABC TV. This...
Losing confidence in the Army: a wife’s perspective
Today’s guest post is from an ‘Army Wife in Brisbane’. Her name is withheld for obvious reasons. If it was released her husband may well end up losing his job. That is a sad state of affairs in any business, but when it infects Defence, an organisation supposedly charged with protecting Australia’s freedom, it is particularly scandalous. I do not publish this post lightly. But it is important to realise that...
A question from a junior Air Force officer
Recently, I received a question from a junior officer in the Air Force. He wrote: First up, some context – I’m not gay – nor have I ever been – but my younger brother is gay and he means to world to me. I support gay rights unequivocally. I’m not Christian, and not in any way religious. I’m curious to hear your opinion not as a Christian, but as a military leader. How do you feel your strong (to say...
Psychiatrist: There’s no such thing as a ‘transgendered’ person
In what may come as a shock to many, there’s no such thing as a transgendered person. And that’s not just my view. Canadian psychiatrist, Dr Joseph Berger, made the statement when testifying to the Canadian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights earlier this year. His point was that the whole desire was a figment of the imagination. No doubt this will stir up a few angry emotions, but as the...
Art thou a king?
Thou sayest that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I came into the world, that I should give testimony to the truth. Every one that is of truth, heareth My voice. Whatever one thinks about Jesus Christ, it is impossible to ignore the tremendous reaction that His life caused throughout all nations and people of the world. His apostles, a mediocre bunch of Jewish fisherman that would never have darkened the pages of any...
Upping the debate over innocent crims and governance in Queensland
There’s been a bit of a stoush in Queensland over the LNP government’s new laws targeting criminal organisations. Apparently, the concern is that these laws mean three old grannies wearing Salvos shirts and selling jams at the local fete could be locked in the slammer. If that is the case, then it’s a bit of legislative overkill. It’s also a concerning attack on rights and freedoms. As a result, any number of news stories have been...
Homosexual marriage is just the beginning…
If I said that it was wrong to re-marry (which it is), I wouldn’t be charged with any PC offences. I could serve in the military. I could run for government office. No one would really take any notice. I would just be another guy who thinks that committing until ‘death do us part’ actually means something. And those who disagree would just disagree and get on with their lives. No one would ever consider that such a...
