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Once in royal David’s city Stood a lowly cattle-shed, Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for his bed. Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. He came down to earth from [...]

Wherever there is injustice, real or imagined, there is protest. Hardly a week passes without a protest march or meeting somewhere in our nation. Unionists protest work conditions. Students [...]

Before we can believe in the Bible we need to believe certain things about the Bible. To begin with, we need to believe that it is true, utterly true. This belief is expressed in the doctrine of [...]

From a Christian standpoint, marriage is crucial to the honour and happiness of the genders and the generations. It is the rightful home of sexual love and family life. It is a good gift from [...]

Prostitution involves the selling and buying of sex.It involves an exchange of money for sex between a man and a woman*who have no legal, moral or emotional attachment to each other. How should [...]

Given the overall decline of moral standards in our society, it is not surprising that moves to legalise prostitution have become almost irresistible. While most advocates of law reform stop [...]

The Bible does not contain any direct teaching on abortion. So to learn God’s view on this matter, we need to determine what his word says on two related matters. Firstly, we need to know what it [...]

Enthusiasm for euthanasia is growing in Western societies. Enthusiasts argue: “People should have the choice to end their life if the quality of their life falls below some standard.”1 And again: [...]

Many people believe that pornography is harmless, provided it is not linked with violence or children. Other people, however, believe that all pornography is harmful, whether or not it depicts [...]

From childhood I have loved the natural world—and Australian wildlife and wilderness in particular. When I was a boy I used to read nature books and magazines, keep finches and quails, collect [...]