“Goodbye, Daddy,” Children Cry as Pastor Arrested On New Charges for Holding Worship Service
“They can take the building but they cannot take the church,” Pastor Stephens said.
Police Shut Down Good Friday Church Service, Threaten Congregation With Fines and Arrest
“The police brutally exceeded their powers by issuing their warrant for no good reason, as all government requirements were met,” the church said in a statement.
You Don’t Need the Government’s Permission to Do That Which the Lord Commands
At this point, perhaps the best course of action would be to remind the government that the church does not need the state’s permission to do that which the Lord has commanded.
ACL Criticizes Victoria’s Liberal Party For Apathy Over Government’s New Draconian Anti-Christian Laws
The Australian Christian Lobby released a statement today criticising the Victorian Liberal Party for appearing to want to ‘avoid voting on the Andrews government’s [LGBTQAAI+] ‘change and suppression’ bill which undermines free speech and parents’ rights in unprecedented ways.’
Victorian Government Accused of Teaching Social Workers that BLM Violence Has Triggered an ‘Incredible Response’, ‘Courageous Conversations’
A shocking video has emerged alleging to show official domestic violence training in Victoria condoning violence carried out in the name of Black Lives Matter.
Ignored Warnings, Catastrophic Californian Wildfires and Big Government’s Forest Mismanagement
The Little Hoover Commission’s yearlong enquiry into forest management of Sierra Nevada presented to the Californian Democrat government in 2018 gave a list of 9 recommendations. These included recommendations for improved collaboration between, individual, local, tribal, state, and federal governments on better forestry management; as well as better cooperation between the logging and environmentalist industries. The report also recommended that fuel load reductions be carried out on what it called ‘long-neglected forests.’ Arguing that ‘dead-wood’ materials be ‘recycled into chipboard or biofuel (biomass electricity).’ Noting that ‘California’s forests were shaped by fire’ the report advocated ‘moving from fire suppression to…
You Suddenly Want to Protest Deaths in Custody? Good! But Can You Be Consistent?
George Floyd is dead, and that is an unmitigated tragedy all by itself before anything else happened. All four officers involved were sacked immediately pending investigation, and the alleged murderer was eventually arrested and charged with murder and manslaughter. It’s expected the others will face trial on criminal charges as well. Absolutely no one on any side of politics, at any level of government, or in any law enforcement agency or their trade unions has come out and tried to contextualise or minimalise the evil brutality of the murderer. There is “systemic” condemnation, not tolerance, of this crime. The public…
Victoria’s “Vichy” Government Is Undermining Australia’s Relationship Reset With the Chinese Communist Party
Sitting state Labor members defending the Communist Chinese Party, while simultaneously attacking their federal government colleagues is not a good look for Australian Labor. The attacks against Andrew Hastie, George Christensen, and Scott Morrison, reveal a party divided by arrogant far-left factions advancing Australia further into a social, cultural, moral, political and economic abyss. The reason why Labor governments in both Western Australia and Victoria warm to any “kiss and makeup” approach between the Australian and Communist Chinese governments, is because Labor has political capital invested in the relationship. Tapping into China’s flawed totalitarian powerhouse gives them the illusion of…
Government Needs to Get out of the Way: Here’s Why I’m Sceptical of Government Programs
There’s a big difference between politicians doing something, and politicians making it look like they’re doing something. What looks good for us isn’t always what’s good for us. The image we are sold can often be dissimilar to the product we end up with. For instance, social distancing laws have created an image of police protecting politicians, instead of the police protecting the people. Look at how famously the police have broken their own social distancing rules while enforcing the will of the political class. Another example is the sleight of hand when it comes to taxation, the important social…
Because Every Life Matters: We Must Hold This Government Accountable for the Suicide of Every Australian Who Has Lost Hope
The Australian government seems particularly pleased to have been a world leader in compromising our future in order to combat a virus that may be no more deadly than the normal flu. Indeed, it is now becoming patently clear that this government has completely over-reacted to this virus. There have been no new cases of coronavirus reported in Australia on May 7, 2020. According to the nation’s Health Department, of the 6,875 confirmed cases, only 97 have died from or with Covid-19. This means that of all those who have had the virus, only 1.4 per cent have died with…
Franklin Graham Warns, Some in the Government Are Using the Coronavirus Pandemic to Remove Freedoms and Seize Control
Rev Franklin Graham, son of prominent evangelist Billy Graham, urged his followers to be cautious about accepting every proposed ban in the fight against coronavirus, saying it’s not just about saving lives to some individuals in the government, it’s about control. In a Facebook post published on Tuesday, the reverend warned what we do today, in response to the coronavirus pandemic could have a great impact on our future and our freedoms. “It’s becoming more obvious to people that the response of some in the government is not just about protecting lives, but it’s about control,” Rev Graham said. “Never…
Despite Fear and Powerlessness Good Friday Remains Good News
Like you, I’m wrestling with the COVID-19 changes imposed upon us. We’re adapting, steady, and we’re focused. We’re still homeschooling. We’re still reading the news in one hand, and reading the Bible with the other. We’re engaged, determined not to let the bad news sneak past us, or our prayers. We’re also determined not to let the barrage of repetitive, useless speculative analysis paralyze us. In 1939, Karl Barth, who had long since been exiled by the Nazis for refusing to sign the Hitler Oath, and for opposing the deification of the State, wrote, The Church prefers to suffer persecution…
How good is it to be an Aussie?
In the midst of social lockdown, I have started to take stock of just how fortunate I am to live in a country like Australia. After all, as a nation, we’ve had… Twenty-eight years of uninterrupted economic growth. A government that is so generous with its welfare payments that it borders on socialism. A world-class health system that would make most other countries green with envy. A police force largely characterised by professionalism and integrity. An essentially stable government, especially if you exclude the veritable revolving door of Prime Ministers. A part from a few drongos in Bondi and Manly,…
We Need Less Government to Treat Australia’s Economic Virus
COVID-19 is spreading across the globe, and no nation is immune to its economic symptoms. Governments have taken on various approaches to the illness, displaying no unified international plan of action, and that’s a good thing! Countries need to craft the solution that fits their unique profile, and Australia is no exception to this rule. Before I go any further, in the interest of full disclosure, I’ll say that the economic plan I’m about to endorse is one crafted by the Australian Taxpayers’ Alliance, of which I am the Communications Director. Do with that information what you wish, but what…
CRINGE: Celebrities respond to coronavirus by singing about a world with one global government, no borders, and no God
Hollywood’s elites have responded to the coronavirus outbreak with a cringeworthy video that’s quite possibly worse than the pandemic itself. The clip features Gal Gadot, Will Ferrell, James Marsden, Sarah Silverman, Jimmy Fallon, and Natalie Portman, among others, as they all attempt to sing a line each of John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s song Imagine. I guess it sounded good in theory, but wait until you watch the end product! Awkward! But what makes the video really disturbing is the song they decided to sing. As catchy as Lennon’s melody may be, the lyrics really are quite sinister. They envision…
Green is the colour of envy, not good economic policy
Wayne Swan is the former federal treasurer who promised a budget surplus over and over and over again but never delivered a single one. He retweeted this tweet in response to the Government’s new tax rates. That the office cleaner and the company executive will pay the same rate of tax while one takes home two or three or five times as much as the other, does not just entrench inequality, it masquerades the powerful’s exploitation of the powerless as “economic policy”#auspol“ This is either idiocy or willful ignorance. It’s simplistic propaganda to sell socialism, using sneaky and manipulative language…
Almost two-thirds of millennials think Socialism is a good thing.
They say those who won’t learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. And narcissistic, selfie-obsessed millenials are proof to the veracity of that claim. Almost two-thirds of individuals born between 1981 and 1996 view Socialism in a positive light. .@carolinemarcus: Close to two-thirds of millennials in Australia view socialism in a favourable light. I’m a little bit shocked by the sheer number of people. They’ve obviously become so complacent about how good we have it. MORE: https://t.co/ykweMevBOK #thefridayshow pic.twitter.com/JTY5HnaVbK — Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) February 8, 2019 Meanwhile in the U.S. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ed Markey have introduced…
Be a Good Hater: Righteous Anger and the Rule of Christian Love
The provocative quote of the week goes to, Charles Spurgeon: “Be a good hater.” The statement, “be a good hater” is a challenge to resist evil (James 4L7). To resist the morality of the tyrant or the ‘crowd which has no hands’ (Kierkegaard, The Crowd is Untruth) In context, it means: to abhor evil: to regard it with extreme repugnance. [In Latin, “abhor” is Odium: with hostility; “repugnance”: resist, be an adversary of evil.] Our present age has an almost absolute fear of hate, yet most would agree that “let love be genuine. Hate what is evil, cling to that…
If the people aren’t interested in Governments, Governments will govern outside the interests of the people.
Positive advances in communications technology drive the functionality of information. Its delivery is like a viaduct. Information is carried along at a fast pace. Which means that we find ourselves living in an era of information deluge. Words, thoughts and opinions rain down on us from everywhere. In this downpour, writers can be too easily tempted to reach for the fastest way to keep people reading their work. However, putting something together that’s worth a reader’s time, takes time. In this environment, writing can be hard. Gimmicks and stunts; shock and awe, are all potential roads writers can go down.Simply…
Hilarious: ‘The Government Can’
Ronald Reagan once said, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” In light of that, here’s a musical treat from comedian Tim Hawkins, for everyone who thinks big government does more harm than good.