How should society respond to those suffering from gender dysphoria? For example, when a man claims that he is really a woman trapped inside a man’s body, how should we respond? I want to suggest that there are two responses that are equally inappropriate. The first is to effectively say, “Don’t be ridiculous! Snap out …
Month: November 2019
In the light of Israel Folau’s recent comments about bushfires and God’s punishment, I was asked by someone whether I believed that God still punishes today. Here is a very brief response. One of the many differences between the terms and conditions of the old covenant and the new covenant instituted by Jesus is the …
FREE BOOKS I writing to invite you to be part of the next phase of my literary journey. Over the last 18 months I have written a science fiction trilogy; the Starpath Series. All three books are finished, the artwork has been completed, and the first book is nearing publication after being professionally edited by …
Sometimes someone says something that is so ignorant and illogical that you just have to speak up. Israel Folau’s latest ill-advised pontifications certainly fall under that category. Apparently, in a sermon he gave in his local church on the weekend he intimated that the current bushfires in Australia could be God’s punishment for Australia’s growing …
Understanding The Difference Between Morality and Preference A recent survey of several thousand non-church attenders in the U.S. indicated that one of the major objections to Christianity is the perceived judgmentalism of traditional Christians toward homosexuals. When asked to elaborate further, most respondents voiced their belief that the church has no right to comment on …