by Rod Benson | May 3, 2007 | Opinion
Events in the Republic of Turkey have attracted recent media attention. Three events raise important questions for Turkey’s political future, for the small minority of Christians who live and work there, and for every community threatened by radical Islam....
by Rod Benson | Apr 5, 2007 | Opinion
The premier annual Christian feast is upon us again. I picked up a bright, shiny Christian leaflet the other day. The banner immediately caught my attention. “We are at a moral crossroad; it’s time to demonstrate the true meaning of Easter,” the...
by Rod Benson | Feb 2, 2007 | Opinion
Scores of churches around Australia this week are displaying large posters with the words, “Jesus loves Osama.” The poster is part of a series of advertisements designed by Outreach Media to promote what it sees as “the heart of the gospel.”...
by Rod Benson | Dec 20, 2006 | Opinion
Christmas in Sydney, Australia, is celebrated in much the same way as in most other major world cities. In many homes you will find tinsel, colored lights, effigies of Santa and angels, and a pile of wrapped gifts beneath a Christmas tree (most trees are synthetic,...
by Rod Benson | Mar 3, 2006 | Opinion
We’re in a celebratory mood today for two good reasons: The Centre for Christian Ethics has turned two, and the so-called Breen Bill has been defeated. Yesterday [March 1] marked the second anniversary of the establishment of the Centre for Christian Ethics as a...
