Here Comes the “Hate Speech” Police? Facebook’s New “Free Speech” Judges
Facebook isn’t new to panel’s overseeing data collection and usage, customer conflict resolution, and moderation of user content. The company is monolithic. They have 70 offices worldwide, 15 data centres, 48,268 full-time employees and according to the digital marketing firm, Zephoria, ‘1.73 billion people’ using the site daily. Oversight committees are a staple for any socially responsible corporate entity. They’re also essential for good government because they’re a stabilizing force providing insight through transparency and accountability. For an operation as big as Facebook, whose sole product is providing a stable communications service, a polished exterior, and even cleaner interior, keeps…
It’s Not a Sin to Be Cautious of the COVIDSafe App
I took some serious heat recently, after raising questions about the usefulness, function, role and consequences of using the Australian Government’s recent COVIDSafe app. I outlined two areas of concern, then was forced to address a third. My primary point was about precedent. The second concerned emotional manipulation; peer pressure, and the third, data security. Objections to this included asinine responses such as “it’s un-Christian not too”, that I wasn’t’ “loving my neighbour” and that “people will die if I don’t” sign up for the app. The more astute arguments included “Romans 13 and how it commands us to submit…
The Separation of Church and State: What it is and what it’s not
The separation between Church and State is not a divide between secular and sacred. Nor is this separation a divide between public and private. Church and State are spheres of authority within the structure of good government. Simply put: one wields the sword, the other the truth of the Gospel. As such the Gospel balances out the ideology behind who gets to yield the sword, when, why and how. This is why every totalitarian state either twists theology or purges Christians and the Christian faith.[note]Jean Bethke Elshtain, 2008. Sovereignty: God, State, and Self, Basic Books[/note] They need to suppress God’s…
We serve whatever our hearts are tethered to
What people think matters; how people see us matters. We anchor ourselves to the opinions and values of others. Men and women latch their value to the people we see as giving us value. Our worth is then neatly packaged into the confined space of that other person’s thoughts and whims. This is all okay up to a point. Humans were built for community, we need good government and organisation; men and women, living in fellowship, not in isolation, are human together.[note]With the creation of woman God expected man to confirm and maintain his true humanity by the exclusion of…
At what point do you become an Australian?
A few weeks back, reacting to the maiden speech by Katter’s Australia Party senator, Fraser Anning, who broadly (and in some areas of his speech, recklessly) called for a review of Australia’s immigration policies, Australian senator, Lucy Gichuhi, (who was born in Kenya) asked the question: “At what point do you become an Australian?” Lucy’s answer was, “…when I get a citizenship paper! Full stop! Period! Finished!” I follow Senator Gichuhi’s political posts. I supported Senator Bob Day, of the Family First party, passing his position over to her after his election win was declared invalid because of a candidacy conflict with the Constitution. I…
Trump Initiative to Combat Anti-Christian Bias Begins Dismantling Biden’s Bureaucratic War on Christ
“The objective here is to eliminate anti-Christian bias, and there’s a lot of it.”
Starmer Says Net Zero Nanny State Will Fortify UK Against Trump’s Tariffs
“With one hand Starmer seems to cheer on the UK, then proceeds to stab its citizens multiple times in the back with the other.”
UK Mother Jailed for Over 2 Years for Deleted Tweet Following Southport Massacre
“Requests for Connolly’s temporary release to support her family have been denied, with authorities citing concerns over public perception…”
There’s No Such Thing as a Religiously Neutral Society
“Absolute freedom is only possible in a lawless society. So, whether it is secularism or Christianity taking precedence, every alternative will be restrained at the point in which it conflicts with what the reigning system deems “good” for the wider society.”
Australians Could Face Up to Five Years in Jail for Praying
“The new law makes it illegal to engage in prayer or counselling intended to change or suppress a person’s sexuality or gender identity—even if that person requests it…”
Netflix’s ‘Rock and Roll’ Adaptation of Narnia Could Feature Meryl Streep as Aslan
“This is just another example of Hollywood knowing exactly how to ruin a franchise—one of the few things they seem to consistently excel at.”
Conor McGregor’s Irish Presidency Bid vs. EU “Hate Speech” Laws: Pull Out or We’ll Knock You Out
“Convenient for Ireland’s current regime, if charged and convicted, the case could land McGregor in prison for seven years, and keep him out of politics for good.”
Helping Fix Modern Worship
“Because we sing about a very small selection of themes from the Bible, we are teaching people to have a very unbalanced view of God and the Bible. This is a serious problem.”
Conor McGregor Announces Presidential Bid in Ireland Amid Immigration Crisis
“This is the future of Ireland with me as President. All citizens of Ireland to have a voice and a choice on their future! God bless our people!”
UK Labour Chooses an Islamic Mufti to Oversee Office for Educational Standards
“UK Labour inadvertently elevating Islam by promoting Patel, all while dismissing Christians for teaching kids facts about biology, is a clear insult to injury.”
Has the US and Israel Exacerbated Islamic Terrorism?
“Many people on the Christian right would agree we should not be bringing more Islamic refugees here. But many such people refuse to acknowledge how our forever wars create the very situation that drives these people out of their countries.”
Shredding Truth: Redundant USAID Staffers Burn Key Documents after Executive Directive
“USAID’s apparent scorched earth exit is raising questions about the possibility of future accountability.”
Are Europeans Ishmaelites?
Of course, I am asking this question somewhat tongue-in-cheek. But for a good reason.
New Report Highlights Australia’s Disregard for Human Rights Amid Pandemic
“A new report reveals that Australian authorities utterly failed to prioritize human rights during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving lasting consequences and validating the warnings expressed by Caldron Pool and the authors of the Ezekiel Declaration.”