By Rod Benson Freelance writer Eve Tushnet is an amazing person. The daughter of a liberal Harvard law professor and a former civil rights activist, Tushnet “came out” as a lesbian as a young teenager. She went off to Yale University, where she attended a meeting of a conservative student group, intending to laugh and …
Marriage as the gold standard
By Rod Benson Like other politicians, Senator Cory Bernardi writes letters of congratulations to Australians who reach 100 years of age. He does the same when a couple celebrates their golden wedding anniversary. Recently he wrote to a couple celebrating their 73rd anniversary! “The very idea of spending 73 years married to the same person …
The benefits of marriage
By Rod Benson The fact that the Prime Minister is in a de facto relationship has not gone unnoticed. And it seems as though every second person has an opinion on what was until last week a private matter. One of the most outspoken has been Bettina Arndt, the cultural conservative’s Germaine Greer, who noted …
The faith of the Prime Minister
By Rod Benson There has been a lot of chatter in the past few days about the faith of our new Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Or, more specifically, her apparent agnosticism or atheism. Ms Gillard acknowledges that she was “raised in the Baptist tradition,” even memorising Bible verses for prizes, but as an adult she …
Faith and federal politics
By Rod Benson Last Monday I headed to Canberra for the Australian Christian Lobby’s “Make It Count” event, where the then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott spoke to 200 church leaders, and via webcast to Christians around the nation, on issues ranging from indigenous welfare, asylum seekers and climate change to …
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