One of the most insightful comments coming out of the UK election blowout was from politics professor at the University of Kent, Matthew Goodwin: What we have seen in this election campaign is a Conservative Party that has been willing to lean left on economics and right on culture, … [Boris Johnson] is someone who […]
Author: stephenmcalpine
We passed a euthanasia bill and passed up on grace
The government in my home state of Western Australia has just passed some of the most far-reaching euthanasia laws in the nation, and they are proud. Gleeful even. There was pushback, notably from one local MP who I know, Nick Goiran, who managed to get changes made in the weeks leading up to the passing […]
Religion Without God: Bible Without Jesus
I’ve been dividing my writing time these past few months between my blog, a book I am writing for The Good Book Company in the UK, and the new Third Space website. Third Space’s website is a space for people to explore the Christian faith, not necessarily from a position of having faith in Christ […]
Kath Sees Our Christian Community, And She Wants Some
I got home from church last night and my neighbour diagonally opposite, Kath, was out in her garden. It was a mild evening, sun not fully set, so I wandered over for a chat. Kath’s a great neighbour. Her house is one of the old non-gentrified ones in the area, with a great cottage garden […]
Sick
I remember it well. Ten years ago this week I was sick. Not just sick, but sick sick. The phone rang as we were sitting down to eat dinner, much as I didn’t feel like eating. It was the doctor. Can I come along to the office? Now? With my wife? I guess I can. […]
Actually I AM religious, (Because I love the Lord)
And there’s no doubt about it I really, really wanna shout it now Singing, I’m not religious anymore, whoa yea And there’s no doubt about it I really, really wanna shout it now Singin, I’m not religious I just love the Lord So sang Scott Wesley Brown back in 1977, in his song, I’m Not […]
A Load of Papal Bull in the China Shop
Australian apologists for the Chinese regime should hang their heads in shame, with further proof that China is crushing religious freedom with glee and breathtaking arrogance. Just this week it has been revealed that churches throughout China have been forced to remove religious iconography, which are then replaced by, er, religious iconography, namely the current […]
Don We Now Our Gay Apparel
It’s the little moments that make the Christmas season so special This is the latest Christmas advert for Bonds. The picture isn’t showing you what the little things actually are, but I assure you it’s the Bonds undies that are probably one size too small for both these muscular chaps. Cue outrage. And I kinda […]
You’re not one of those Evangelicals are you?
“You’re not one of those evangelicals are you?” I’d just settled into the plane for the five hour flight back home across this great brown land called Australia, and I was tired. The Friday night flight from Sydney to Perth is invariably late taking off (a thunderstorm this time? Nice move, didn’t see that one!), […]
Breaking News: Chick-fil-A to open Sundays
Chick-fil-A, the famed chicken fast food franchise, has just announced that it will now open Sundays. CEO Dan T Cathy declared this past week that the shifts in consumer expectations have resulted in a careful decision by the company to open seven days per week, starting from January 2020. In a press release today, Cathy […]