Faith influences culture deeply, and is itself influenced by culture in its turn. The relationship is complex, being mediated by long-term social processes, and it is often misunderstood. Find resources here for understanding the relationship.
While reading Australian journalist Philip Adams’ despairing rage against cinema violence – and he’s not wrong! – I was reminded of the words of polymath David Goldman, commenting on the rise and rise of horror in films: “If you do not believe in God, you
Are we to let our freedoms be shaped by the worst kind of intolerance found in the sharia badlands? How will discrimination among religions based on fear distort human rights? Like student magazines all over the world, Woroni, put out by students at the Australian
This blog post is about how to speak reasonably about sensitive topics, and specifically ones which can give rise to charges of vilification. In ideal world, speech would be free, and everyone would use their freedom responsibly. But human nature being what it is, speech
This article is published in the February 2011 edition of ViewPoint Magazine. Fear of Islam in the News Fear of Islam has become news. Time magazine’s cover story of August 2010 was “Is America Islamophobic?” Bobby Ghosh wrote: “… where ordinary Americans meet Islam, there
Mark Durie
