Opinion

Between 2009 and 2015, I presented 1,172 short news commentaries for broadcast on Sundays after news bulletins on Sydney radio station 2CH. Here is a selection of the transcripts.

Safe spaces for kids (6 Jan 2013)

Churches and the public good (6 Jan 2013)

Violence by men against women (6 Jan 2013)

Happy New Year 2013! (6 Jan 2013)

The moral case for sustainability (27 Jan 2013)

Benefits of Bible reading (2 Sep 2012)

Would you stop to help? (15 Jul 2012)

Justice, compassion and asylum seekers (8 Jul 2012)

Is Australia a Christian nation? (27 May 2012)

An Easter poem by Steve Turner (8 Apr 2012)

Charles Dickens and Jesus Christ (25 Mar 2012)

The facts about poker machines (25 Mar 2012)

Moral issues not determined by public opinion (25 Mar 2012)

Australians rely on the Christian tradition (25 Mar 2012)

Orwellian media inquiry recommendations (18 Mar 2012)

Ethics needs a strong philosophical foundation (18 Mar 2012)

Free Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani (18 Mar 2012)

Too sexy, too soon (18 Mar 2012)

Orwellian media inquiry recommendations (18 Mar 2012)

Ethics needs a strong philosophical foundation (18 Mar 2012)

Iranian pastor faces execution (11 Mar 2012)

Time to force action on gambling (4 Mar 2012)

Gambling reform in NSW (4 Mar 2012)

Politicians and the uses of faith (26 Feb 2012)

Bethlehem’s Child is Lord and God (25 Dec 2011)

Father Chris Riley sells out (18 Dec 2011)

ACL unrepresentative, say Victorians (18 Dec 2011)

Bill Crews supports pokies reform (18 Dec 2011)

Australian Christian Lobby comes under fire (18 Dec 2011)

Human Centipede crushed (4 Dec 2011)

The pressures teens face (4 Dec 2011)

Will the PM keep her word? (27 Nov 2011)

Humanists object to Christmas (27 Nov 2011)

Doctors support poker machine reform (20 Nov 2011)

Alcohol sale reform in NSW (20 Nov 2011)

Help end human trafficking (20 Nov 2011)

Today is Abolitionist Sunday (20 Nov 2011)

What blocks Australians from faith commitment? (13 Nov 2011)

Repentance for ecological sins (13 Nov 2011)

Proposed changes to retail trading hours (13 Nov 2011)

Hope for creation (6 Nov 2011)

N.T. Wright on the death penalty (2 October 2011)

John Stott’s profound legacy (31 Jul 2011)

John Stott has died (31 Jul 2011)

Religious liberty in the Middle East (12 Jun 2011)

Population set to hit ten billion (5 Jun 2011)

Religious responses to climate change (5 Jun 2011)

Climate change is real, we must act (5 Jun 2011)

Ian Harper on school chaplaincy (29 May 2011)

Freedom to talk about Jesus (29 May 2011)

National Reconciliation Week (29 May 2011)

Dear tobacco industry: Do no harm (15 May 2011)

Churches welcome aid budget increase (15 May 2011)

Bin Laden killing a symbolic victory (8 May 2011)

Knee-jerk responses to Osama’s death (8 May 2011)

Religious responses to Osama’s death (8 May 2011)

Vengeance is not justice (8 May 2011)

States are addicted to pokies revenue (1 May 2011)

What did our Diggers fight for? (1 May 2011)

Thoughts on the Royal Wedding (1 May 2011)

Where is Australian society heading? (24 Apr 2011)

The evidence of Easter (24 Apr 2011)

Easter offers life and hope (24 Apr 2011)

Remembering Easter and Anzac Day (24 Apr 2011)

Australia a great place to live (17 Apr 2011)

Gambling ads are un-Australian (17 Apr 2011)

Faith and the National Curriculum (17 Apr 2011)

Burning holy books is wrong (10 Apr 2011)

Selling sex in Sweden (10 Apr 2011)

Doctors should not kill their patients (10 Apr 2011)

The limits of medical technology (3 Apr 2011)

A new Liberal Premier for NSW (3 Apr 2011)

Is religion set for extinction? (27 Mar 2011)

Faith in Australian society (27 Mar 2011)

Julia Gillard a “cultural traditionalist” (27 Mar 2011)

We need more conviction politicians (20 Mar 2011)

Switch off for Earth Hour 2011 (20 Mar 2011)

Quake, tsunami and nuclear crisis in Japan (20 Mar 2011)

Action needed on alcohol and gambling (20 Mar 2011)

Tony Blair on faith and progress (13 Mar 2011)

What causes adultery? (6 Mar 2011)

Multiculturalism not past its use-by date (6 Mar 2011)

Marriage is a public good (6 Mar 2011)

Pressure for gambling reform (6 Mar 2011)

Keneally and O’Farrell on politics and faith (20 Feb 2011)

Support the Micah Challenge (30 Jan 2011)

The Cape Town Commitment (30 January 2011)

Curbing alcohol-fuelled violence (30 January 2011)

Build bridges instead of moats (16 Jan 2011)

Age and emotional intelligence (9 Jan 2011)

National Go Home On Time Day (21 Nov 2010)

Punitive action against banks (14 Nov 2010)

Good news for asylum seekers (14 Nov 2010)

Wanted: modern day Good Samaritans (31 October 2010)

Compassion can show the way (17 Oct 2010)

Banks need ethical leaders (17 October 2010)

In step with the Spirit (by Neville Callam) (14 Oct 2010)

Why I will continue using Twitter (29 Sep 2010)

Reconciliation requires action (19 Sep 2010)

Wilkie’s poke breakthrough (5 Sep 2010)

Gun buy-back keeps on saving lives (5 Sep 2010)

Remember the world’s poor (29 Aug 2010)

Christian homosexuals (8 August 2010)

Marriage as the gold standard (8 Aug 2010)

The benefits of marriage (4 Jul 2010)

The faith of the Prime Minister (4 Jul 2010)

Faith and federal politics (27 Jun 2010)

Our first woman Prime Minister (27 Jun 2010)

The centenary of Edinburgh 1910 (13 Jun 2010)

Economics and morality (30 May 2010)

Art and spirituality (30 May 2010)

Good news for some in the federal budget (16 May 2010)

Why we should not ban the burqa (16 May 2010)

Compassion, caution and asylum seekers (9 May 2010)

Mr Rudd’s great big moral issue (2 May 2010)

Opinion pieces, other articles, and interview transcripts (in chronological order, most recent at the top). Scroll to the bottom for links to Rod’s 2CH radio transcripts.

2CH news commentaries by Rod Benson

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