My friend Scott has written an article that appears in the latest edition of Quadrant magazine and online:

‘Why the national curriculum must include the Bible‘.

It’s brilliant, and a strong argument refuting those who contend that the Bible has no place in the Australian education system.

Too often as Christians we save our arguments for preaching to the converted, or simply complain about to each other about the way things are. Scott’s article is an example of a Christian speaking out and raising compelling arguments in the public domain.

In a very different (i.e. lesser) league…

Back in March I wrote an article in response to one of the more ridiculous claims that Richard Dawkins during in his visit. I felt compelled to respond. Here’s the intro to the article:

“One of the more staggering comments made by Richard Dawkins during the recent Q&A debate on ABC1 was in response to the question “Do you wish for or hope for an afterlife?”. Of all the possible atheist responses Dawkins could have chosen, he said:

“When you say – is this it? How much more do you want? This is wonderful!”.

His naivety was staggering. As my friend commented, “Take him to the Congo and see how that statement goes down.” About 1.4 billion people in the world live on less than US $1.25 a day.  Most of the world will go to bed hungry tonight. More children, women and men are held in slavery right now than over the course of the entire trans-Atlantic slave trade. One in 5 women is a victim of rape or attempted rape in her lifetime. More than 2 million children are exploited in the global sex trade. And thatʼs not to mention the struggles in our own nation with mental illness, loneliness, homelessness, domestic violence, cyber-bullying, financial insecurities – insert your own struggles here. Wonderful? Only a wealthy Westerner would consider that ʻthisʼ existence is wonderful.”

I pitched it to a couple of media agencies but it wasn’t accepted. For me, this was a good exercise in responding to the issues of the day – I’m not feeling discouraged that it wasn’t accepted – it was my first attempt! If you’re interested, you can download – “This isn’t wonderful” (PDF).