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Article by Cameron Spink

The argument that romance books and movies are female pornography has been used many a time by Christians and indeed, on occasion, by myself. An article appeared on the Boundless website (a Christian website for young adults) has deserted this way of thinking and suggests that chick flicks are not pornographic. For the purposes of this article I'm treating pornography as a male issue and romance literature/cinema as specifically a female phenomenon. This is generally the case and for the purposes of cohesive arguments I will divide them as such.

It has recently been brought to the public's attention that a study was being performed on kindergarten kids on sexuality. It is appalling that children so young and called by this study to be inflicted with sex. Bill Muehlenberg has writen an article specifying his position on the issue.

Article by Bill Muehlenberg

"As soon as I saw the headline my mind went to Table 34. Sure, they are not identical, but they are both in the same ballpark. So what in the world am I talking about? The headline in question is this: “Sex quiz for toddlers”. And Table 34 refers to gruesome experiments conducted on toddlers and even babies by sexologist Alfred Kinsey.

Article by Cameron Spink

Tony Abbott has given us a lesson in politics when on Monday he revealed "sometimes in the heat of discussion you go a little bit further than you would if it was an absolutely calm, considered, prepared, scripted remark”. In essence, when the pressure is on it is okay to be deceitful or at worst unreliable to cover up a mistake. Tony Abbott's revelation on the 7:30 Report occurred after he was pressed to explain how he would increase taxes when he promised not to. Abbott was not attempting to be particularly deceptive. He is, in general, a trustworthy man. But intention plays no part in determining the truthfulness of a statement. A person may honestly believe a statement but that doesn't make it true. In this situation Abbott made a promise and then he backtracked and broke it.

Article by Cameron Spink

Article by Cameron Spink

Catherine Deveny, atheist comedian, has been sacked from The Age after some remarks that she tweeted on Logies night. The most notable of these were “I do so hope Bindi Irwin gets laid” and “Rove and Tasma look so cute...hope she doesn't die, too”.

“Live by the sword, die by the sword” (Matt 26:52) is the most apt description of Deveny's situation. In reality sometimes when you are intending to insult someone you just might. Even in an attempt to be humourous. Obviously being a comedian may give you some leeway in regards to derogatory remarks, however, one cannot expect to escape all the consequences for off-colour comments that are generally considered outrageous. The Age must be commended for their actions in taking a stand against these offensive comments and dealing out a punishment that is more than a slap on the wrist.

Article by Cameron Spink

Tony Stark: "I have successfully privatized world peace"

With the acclaimed success of the first Iron Man movie starring Robert Downey Jnr it was a given that a sequel was to be created sooner rather than later. Well, the sequel is upon us and it leaves off where the original finished.

While the Iron Man movie franchise is predominantly action-based with Downey Jnr as the lead Iron Man II packs just as much punch with fresh gags and humour as it does in regards to its action sequences and storyline. Downey Jnr, as Tony Stark, has not had any sort of comedic hangover and the one liners provide relief in a movie that is sufficiently more melodramatic than its predecessor.

Iron Man II begins with Tony Stark still living the life befitting of a billionaire. Instead of taking responsibility for the weapon he has created he uses it to increase his fame rather than hand it over to the United States armed forces for use in the country's defence. This backfires as Stark is targeted by Whiplash (Mickey Rourke) a problem not to be had by any other superhero who remains anonymous.