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Category: Politics
Anglican Church set to bless gay bishops (The Sydney Morning Herald, 21 Jun 2011, Page9)
I feel like John Henry Newman did when looking back at the Church of England – but are things any better across the Tiber? Anglican Church set to bless gay bishops Riazat Butt The...
Book Review: Unnatural Selection – WSJ.com
For me, abortion – like other ethical issues – is something that I look at more academically than viscerally, except when it affects those in my care. In part, this is a result of...
10 Must-Follow Fake Twitter Celebs [PICS]
10 Must-Follow Fake Twitter Celebs [PICS]. I am now following Elizabeth Windsor!
Background Briefing – 12 June 2011 – Who decides how we die?
Fantastic program and very moving. Also challenging. We will all face this for our loved ones and ultimately ourselves, so understanding our rights is important for us and for our doctors. Who decides...
Quality teachers are key for the disadvantaged (The Sydney Morning Herald, 14 Jun 2011, Page3)
Paying teachers more? I agree with the sentiment, but the politics always seems to get in the way! Quality teachers are key for the disadvantaged Kim Arlington edu@smh.com.au The Sydney Morning Herald 14 Jun...
How about these responses to Jensen?
Some of these letters are priceless: all a response to the rant from Sydney’s Anglo-Baptist leader! Remember— Same-sex marriage will lead to polygamy, says Jensen Leesha McKenny The Sydney Morning Herald 11 Jun 2011...
Oranges and Sunshine
The Sun Herald article on Child Migrants is worth a read this morning. We saw Oranges and Sunshine last night and were moved and depressed in one moment. Wonderful performances but a heart-breaking story, so of course...
What the F#$%$#’s going on?
So why the blog updates all of a sudden? It appears that sending emails about things is upsetting a small group of colleagues. Bugger it. I still want to post, record and comment to...
Martin Luther King’s Birthday
Some great quotes ‘borrowed’ from Garrison Keilor’s Writer’s Almanac: A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. …...