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"Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning."

C.S. Lewis

"The fingers of your thoughts are molding your face ceaselessly."

Charles Reznikoff

"Art, like morality, consists in drawing the line somewhere."

G.K. Chesterton

"Humility enforces where neither virtue nor strength can prevail, nor reason."

Francis Quarles

"Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil."

C.S. Lewis

Resistance Thinking Culture

Culture is a term used to describe why humans act the way they do. The study of culture attempts to explain why certain behaviours have special significance for some humans, where as for others it is completely meaningless. Culture encompasses everything from watching television and surfing the web, to doing yoga and having pre-arranged marriages.

All of the human behaviours that make up a particular culture are founded on a certain set of ideas. For instance, Islamic women wear a hijab for modesty because of teahcings in the Hadith and many Christians wear a cross around their neck in rememberance of Christ. These are human behaviours that are founded on a very clear set of ideas. Ideas are expressed in human behaviours that make up a certain culture.

In this culture section you will find articles, news and reviews on an extrememly diverse range of topics that relate to culture: the media - TV, news, magazines, movies etc., other religions - Islam, Judaism, New Age, Buddhism, Hinduism etc., philosophy - postmodernism, existentialism, humanism, consumerism etc., popular culture, music, Christian culture - music, moviews etc., and a whole lot more!

Please browse through the articles below

Movie Review: The Dark Knight

Friday, 08 August 2008 03:55

The Dark Knight

Reviewed by Emma Hughes

Directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, Memento), Screenplay by Christopher and Jonathan Nolan, Score by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer.

If there ever was a film that lingers on after the credits have rolled, this is it. With an intense exploration of the human psyche, an unflinching look at evil, and a portrayal of a villain that has to be seen to be believed, ‘The Dark Knight’ is clearly at the top of its genre. Even with all the surrounding hype the movie doesn’t disappoint and offers incredible parallels to the themes and premises of Christianity.

The Death Party Springs Into Action

Thursday, 30 September 2010 09:48
I decided to defer my comments on euthanasia to someone who has been critically responding to this ethical issue for years. With Bob Brown pushing for a law change this is certainly relevant reading. The Death Party Springs Into Action Article by Bill Muehlenberg "It appears that the party of death never sleeps. Already the Greens have introduced their pro-death bill into Federal Parliament. Bob Brown argued that most Australians support voluntary euthanasia. But I suspect most Australians in fact may not have a clear understanding of just what the euthanasia agenda is all about. They are certainly not getting the full story from the pro-death lobby. There are many misconceptions and myths out there that need to be dispelled. One is that this will in fact be entirely voluntary, with no pressure or coercion. But this is just wishful thinking. The truth is, the right to die implies a duty to kill. Let me explain. We live in a rights-mad culture. Everyone is demanding a right for this or that. But there are no rights without corresponding duties. An officially sanctioned right must be backed up by the legally enforced means to ensure those rights can be carried out. Thus if society goes down the path of legalised euthanasia, this right to die will lead to its necessary corollary, the duty to kill.
Read more... [The Death Party Springs Into Action]

Obama seeks 'open minds' on abortion

Monday, 18 May 2009 22:36

While Obama wants us to open our minds on abortion - like many others today - I am a bit skeptical: just like I personally like a 'no junk' sign on my letter box, I do think my own model of 'no junk' into my mind works better. This is junk: let's try and limit unwanted pregnancies by extending the reach of abortion.

Obama seeks 'open minds' on abortion

May 18, 2009 Article from: Agence France-Presse

BARACK Obama called on Americans to "open their minds" over the abortion debate in a controversial speech at one of the nation's top Catholic universities.

A few hundred activists lined the streets leading to the school's entrance holding signs with graphic pictures of aborted fetuses and denouncing Mr Obama's support of abortion rights and the invitation to deliver the commencement address at the University of Notre Dame.

Referring to those who support the legal right to abortion and those who oppose it, as Catholic teaching does, the president acknowledged that “at some level, the views of the two camps are irreconcilable”.

But Americans must find a way to “remain firm in our principles, and fight for what we consider right, without demonising those with just as strongly held convictions on the other side,” Mr Obama stressed.

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The president has attempted to defuse one of the most emotive issues in US public life by arguing that while abortion should remain legal, the government should do all it can to limit unwanted pregnancies.

Full text at The Australian

Movie Review: Hancock

Friday, 18 July 2008 23:46

Hancock

Reviewed by Emma Hughes

Directed by Peter Berg (The Kingdom, Friday Night Lights), Screenplay by Vincent Ngo and Vince Gilligan.

Sold as a comedy about a lost superhero who undergoes an image make-over this film will definitely catch you off-guard with its unpredictable twist. Seeking to be dually comedy and melodrama Hancock will probably divide audiences as to whether or not it succeeds in reaching these lofty aims.