Recent events at the National Press Club have prompted renewed reflection on freedom of the press, one of the foundations of democratic society. The immediate catalyst was an exchange between One Nation leader Pauline Hanson and Guardian Australia journalist Sarah Martin. During questioning following Hanson’s National Press Club address, Martin asked about the employment of Hanson’s daughter …
Christian Zionism, antisemitism and theology
Christian Zionism is a religious movement that offers theological and political support for the modern State of Israel based on particular interpretations of the Bible. It is especially influential in parts of evangelical and Pentecostal Protestantism shaped at least in part by dispensationalist theology. Its central claims typically include: 1. That God’s biblical promises concerning …
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On the road to Emmaus
We all heard the sad news on Monday of the passing of Pope Francis, a fine pope, in my opinion one of the best, showing by example how to follow Jesus with courage, fidelity, simplicity, and sacrificial love. Two months after his election to the papacy in 2013, Francis warned of the danger of “[shutting] ourselves …
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