Faith & Worldview Blog
Posts offering a Christian perspective on spiritual issues people face today.
29 Sep, 2017 Three more thoughts on the Australian Marriage Debate
The marriage survey keeps rolling on – Australians still have more than a month until the survey finished on November 7. I keep pondering which way Australia will go with marriage, and what difference it will make. I've always been intrigued by situations where people vehemently disagree with each other on important issues. Sometimes in such cases the two sides engage in real debate, but at other times it's a case of ships passing in the night. The not-so-great Australian Marriage Debate sits firmly in the second category.
14 Sep, 2017 Notes on Same-Sex Marriage and the “Plebiscite” (Survey Vote)
This post offers answers to questions about the same-sex marriage plebiscite.
23 Aug, 2017 More on the Marriage ‘Plebiscite’
In a previous post I offered some thoughts on the plebiscite to change the definition of marriage in Australia's Marriage Act. Here are some more reflections in the light of responses received to that post. Anyone who speaks up in favour of retaining the current definition...
12 Aug, 2017 The Postal Vote and Marriage
It seems Australia is making its way to a postal vote on whether we should change our marriage laws to remove reference to gender, i.e. to make same-sex marriage lawful. Whatever the outcome of the postal vote, the parliament will still have to decide, and our...
29 Jul, 2017 Chinese Whispers: More on Julia Baird on Christianity and Domestic Abuse
As a follow-on to my previous post on Julia Baird's article on Christianity and Domestic Abuse, I note a vigorous response by Dr Steven Tracy, whose work Baird cited. I agree with many things Steven Tracy says about Baird's work, but I don't agree that she...
27 Jul, 2017 Transformed Marriages – On Ephesians 5: 21-23
These notes are from sermon given at Oaktree Anglican on 18 June 2017. See the 'Chosen for Glory' sermon series here for the audio. The issue of equality between men and women, both inside and outside marriage, it one of the more challenging and significant social...