Tag Archives: Christianity

Legalese and Christianity

Posted on February 18, 2018 by JC

On this first Sunday of Lent, I feel I should write something suitably related. I penciled the title for this post in September last year but wrote no notes as I normally would so I don’t remember what I specific … Continue reading →

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Relearning Disgust

Posted on January 28, 2018 by JC

One thing that didn’t occur to me immediately after returning to Christianity was just how desensitised I have become to things that really should disgust me. This is with regard to basically everything including violent and sexual imagery and vulgar … Continue reading →

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Australia & Culture

Posted on January 21, 2018 by JC

Quite a while ago I read an article by James Valentine belittling the idea of “Australian values”, I can’t remember whether I read it in the Sydney Morning Herald, The Age or The Australian but it was probably the latter … Continue reading →

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Wanting to Live & The Gift of Life

Posted on September 3, 2017 by JC

It is often observed that life can hardly be considered a gift or a blessing for the poor and those who suffer through disease, deformity or just terrible luck. That only one who has a generally comfortable existence relative to … Continue reading →

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Standards of Evidence

Posted on July 25, 2017 by JC

Suppose I were to tell you that I didn’t believe the theory of evolution. After getting past your initial incredulity you might as why that is, given all the evidence and scientific research that has been done.  I would respond … Continue reading →

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Rendering onto Caesar

Posted on June 16, 2017 by JC

Or why churches should pay taxes. In most countries that I am familiar with, charities, not-for-profit and churches can get a tax exemption status. This is widely known and generally accepted throughout society. Increasingly, the atheists of the variety that … Continue reading →

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Some commentary on Rerum Novarum

Posted on April 6, 2017 by JC

The other day I was by chance linked to Rerum Novarum, a 1890 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII on Rights and Duties of Capital and Labor. I’ve only read a few encyclicals and the ones I have are very densely … Continue reading →

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Christianity & Contraception

Posted on March 31, 2017 by JC

One pledge I made for Lent is that I would attempt to write this defence of the Catholic teaching on contraception as well as an account of why I returned to Christ. The latter will hopefully be done by the end … Continue reading →

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The Correct Guide to Good Living

Posted on December 11, 2016 by JC

The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism  by John Zmirak Regnery Pub, September 26th, 2016 I’ve only recently heard of John Zmirak and I believe it was this article that introduced him to me as well as being a review for the … Continue reading →

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The Vast and Vacuous

Posted on November 20, 2016 by JC

There’s a much shared (and incredibly large) image file showing how earth compares to surrounding planets, the sun and then how our sun is dwarfed by other stars. I remember years ago a principal at a school I used to … Continue reading →

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