A quote from C.S. Lewis has being recently doing the rounds of the internet and there has been some criticism that it has no relevance to our situation today. I would argue that it has great relevance. Over 70 years ago, the world was panicking because of the proliferation of the newly developed nuclear bomb. …
While the focus of the world has been centred on the developing pandemic, New Zealand has just passed the most extreme abortion legislation in the world. The legislation includes the following disturbing aspects: Abortion will now be available on-demand, for any reason, up to the DAY OF BIRTH Sex-selective abortion has been legalised – killing …
The current global viral epidemic is confronting us with the tenuous nature of human life, in a way that nothing has confronted us at a societal level for a very long time. For many decades, we in the developed world have lived in a false bubble of security, relatively unchallenged by the almost constant threats …
The question, “Where did the universe come from?”, is a question that atheists are currently scrambling to answer. Until recently, atheists have taken refuge in the misguided belief that matter was eternal; that no one created it. This belief was first proposed by Aristotle in the 4th century BC, and atheists have clung to it …
A LETTER TO AGGRESSIVE ATHEISTS Dear Atheist, I am writing to ask if you would kindly cease your campaign to eradicate every vestige of religious faith from public life. While you may have found solace in your belief in the randomness and ultimate meaninglessness of the universe, others find solace in their belief in an …
Atheism is the belief that there was once Absolutely Nothing. For a very, very long time, Absolutely Nothing did absolutely nothing. But one day, without warning, Absolutely Nothing created Everything, for no apparent reason. It did this in a magical explosion which came from Absolutely Nothing. For a very long time after this, the Everything …
That’s right! Today is International Pluto Day – when we celebrate the discovery of Pluto on this day in 1930. Here are some interesting Pluto facts to help brighten up your day: Pluto is a very cool place, literally! Its surface temperature is about -280 Celsius (-470 Fahrenheit). At the furthest point of its orbit, …
You’ve probably heard by now that the evangelist Franklin Graham has been banned from preaching in the UK. He was scheduled to conduct a preaching tour of the UK in 2020, but a whole host of towns and local councils have now cancelled his tour dates, banning him from their venues. These include Liverpool, Sheffield, …
I am amazed how many people are sceptical about climate change. We really need to trust the scientists because they deal in facts and they NEVER make mistakes. For example, on April 16, 1970, at the Boston Institute of Environmental Sciences, climate scientists issued a press release stating that the world is heading towards a …