This is appalling. The idea that a person could be punished because of their religious belief and the idea they might be executed is just beyond belief.

If I am wrong and you are right then the democratic process of the Australian community will vindicate you and condemn me.

Nobody should underestimate how much the world changed on the 11th of September 2001.

In my estimation, there should always be a mixture of economic liberalism - which means small government, a great emphasis on markets - but also a certain degree of social conservatism, not to favor change unless that change is beneficial. So I describe myself as an economic liberal and a social conservative.

I'm all for it. In these days, regional marketing is the only way to survive.

People who say they're too busy to have lunch have a false impression of their own importance.

If the tradition which claims that war may be justified does not also admit that it could be unjustified, the affirmation is not morally serious. A Christian who prepares the case for a justified war without being equally prepared for hte negative case has not soberly weighted the prima facie presumption that any violence is wrong until the case for an exception has been made.