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Posted by Peter DM - 04/09/2010 20:36 Posted by isawusaw2 - 04/09/2010 15:15 Posted by Peter DM - 04/09/2010 05:13 Posted by isawusaw2 - 04/09/2010 04:45 |
Who will you be voting for in the coming federal election?
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Article by Cameron Spink
The age of marriage, within Christian circles, has been in contention for many years now. The sexual revolution of the 1960s blurred the waters of what was deemed permissible. For many waiting to marry seems to be the most appropriate method for a young Christian couple. The consensus is that the longer one waits to marry the more divorce-proof your marriage will be.
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Article by Cameron Spink
Michael Kirby, who until recently held the position of a Justice on the High Court, has attacked religious organisations on the grounds that they are homophobic and irrational to science. I would like to refute both these claims from a Christian perspective.
Kirby says:
Irrational hatred of sexual minorities is encouraged - even promoted - by religious leaders, in supposed reliance upon their understandings of religious texts.
So what does the Bible say on the topic? Paul, in Romans 1:26-27 roundly condemns the act saying it is unnatural and shameful. Michael Kirby tries to debunk this by saying that homosexuality is natural. However, the onus is on him to prove this. There is plenty of evidence that does not support his view. Merely go to the Salt Shakers – Homosexuality genetics page to see experts give evidence to the contrary.
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Article by Cameron Spink
Over the weekend elections were held in both South Australia and Tasmania. The results of which are quite revealing. There was quite a swing favouring the Liberal Party in both states and whilst the Australian Labor Party may maintain power in South Australia the gap has well and truly closed.
This is important to note because the Victorian state election is forthcoming this year as well as the Federal election. Labor has been crippled recently in the polls and this years remaining elections look to be surprisingly close. To follow party policy visit Salt Shakers politics page.
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Article by Cameron Spink
Julia Gillard, the deputy Prime Minister of Australia, describes herself as a shy woman who has to put on armour to battle it out in the political arena. Now it is reported that this “shy” woman is vying for role of Prime Minister.
Gillard has had ties with Socialist groups through-out her adult life and is still a professing member of the Australian Fabian Society (a left-wing socialist group). Past Australian Labor Party members such as Gough Whitlam, Bob Hawke and Paul Keating being involved in the Fabian Society make it unsurprising that present members of the ALP would be involved in such a group. Despite this it is important to acknowledge that Julia Gillard is heavily influenced by this group’s philosophy, which in turn has some communist roots.
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A brilliantly written article appeared in The Age today. It critiqued the idea that Atheism is a position of greater intellect and exposed other atheistic arguments as having little merit.
Mysterious rituals of the atheists
The Age, March 15, 2010
"Those declaring themselves godless provide a fascinating study for sociologists.
Unbelievers from across the world met in Melbourne at the weekend for the 2010 Global Atheist Convention. They were undoubtedly in a jubilant mood, and they have every right to be. Atheism, as you've probably noticed, is in vogue.
From the 2004 publication of Sam Harris' The End of Faith onwards, impassioned polemics against religious belief have rarely been out of the bestseller lists. The God Delusion (2006) by Oxford zoologist Richard Dawkins - who spoke yesterday - sold more than 2 million copies in its first two years.
But book sales alone weren't responsible for the atmosphere of celebration - even, perhaps, self-congratulation. For many, high spirits would have come from the thought that, simply by being there, participants were demonstrating their affiliation with a group that is more intelligent, better educated and more open to ''the evidence'' than the general population - not to mention those whom Dawkins calls ''dyed-in-the-wool faith-heads'', otherwise known as ''religious believers''.
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Article by Bill Muehlenberg
"With a major atheist revival meeting currently being held in Melbourne, all the true unbelievers have come out in force, emboldened to proclaim their faith. Plenty of media attention is being given to their religion, with its high priests given a very good run indeed.
Thus Richard Dawkins (‘There is no God, and Dawkins is his prophet’) is getting a dream run with Australia’s mainstream media. No wonder that, since so many of the MSM are themselves card-carrying atheists and God-haters.
Even before the weekend conference began, the Dawkins’ disciples were pushing their creed. For example, on Wednesday a Herald Sun columnist felt empowered to push her anti-God agenda. With a piece strangely entitled, “We atheists are not all godforsaken,” Cheryl Critchley seeks to enlighten us all on the wonders of misotheism.
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