Category: News
Kids send Marcus the lamb to slaughter I find this somewhat reassuring, while some may find this discomforting as pointed to in the article. In summary, kids at a school in Kent, England, vote to slaughter a lamb which they themselves raised. It was set within an educational farm setting, educating students on farming life. However, the choice to slaughter ‘Marcus’ raised a huge commotion by animal cruelty and animal rights activists. For more details, read the article.
News: Counter-terrorism raids across Melbourne Breaking news this morning across the media. Victoria Police and Australian Federal Police, in joint co-operation, launched a counter-terrorism raid across 19 addresses throughout Melbourne. More than anything else, this action highlights the truth about the world we are now living in. No longer is the terrorist situation focused upon the United States, but the whole Western world; from the US, through to Europe and, now, Australia. The reality of the Islamic extremist has reached our shores. That being said, there are many non-extremist Islamic groups which do not condone such activity. As such, I…
Labor won’t shift on gay marriage: Rudd Once again, the debate rises once more with rallies in support of same-sex marriages starting on Friday. I’m sure as usual, there’ll be a statement made that the Christian (and Catholic) perspective “hates” or “rejects” the idea of same-sex marriage, but rarely have I seen anyone give Biblical defence for their arguments; primarily, because the secular media has no interest in such details, merely that the Church is, once again, opposing “social reformation”.
Fergie Cleans Up Her Act – for Young Fans One of the biggest flaws of our celebrity culture is the lack of role models that can be found. More often than not, the examples set by our celebrities are far from ideal. Now, I’m not saying that they have to be perfect; actually, I’m not exactly a fan of the paparazzi that seem to stalk every aspect of their lives. However, given that their lives are under such scrutiny (and they know it), most of them could do a little more to improve the image we see in our magazines,…
School staff selection ‘under threat’ Over the last few years, the Equal Opportunity Act has come under review; of particular significance, the freedom of religious organisations to operate upon the basis of their faith beliefs. The above article by Winston Tan highlights the struggle that faith institutions face in contemporary times, we now live in a world where the word is tolerance. Yet, the word, in light of such news, seems to be changing to universalism. Some might see little difference between these words, but the difference is seen in these actions to review the Equal Opportunity Act. Moving from…
