Religion

Hobart Synagogue 175th Anniversary

Hobart Synagogue, the oldest Jewish place of worship still in use in Australia, is about to turn 175 – and a certain...

Pell

The conviction of George Pell, according to the apoplectic, breathlessly superficial mainstream media, apparently is a shock to all of us ignorant...

Satanic Hysteria … and Tasmanian Politics …

Complaint Withdrawn, But The Emperor is Still Naked …

Last week, I withdrew my complaint to the Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner against the Cornerstone Church, their Pastor Campbell Markham and evangelist David...

Mammon’s rules lead our churches astray …

St John’s “is a living history of the lives of the people of Franklin and of Tasmania”, wrote Pat Lee What right...

The paradox of Christianity: Right or Left wing … ?

In a recent article1, Julian Burnside points out what seems to be a paradox. Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison, Malcolm Turnbull and Peter...

Quincentenary of The Reformation …

First published November 4 On Tuesday, 500 calendar years^ ago, a young monk in a small town in Germandom* took a heroically...

Defiant Faith …

First published July 17 At the end of 1897, the artist Paul Gauguin was in despair. Mourning the tragic death of his...

‘Cable Car Enabling Bill Strong Echoes of Paul Lennon and John Gay’

*Pic: The buck stops here … Matthew Groom, left, and Adrian Bold … Image from Matthew Groom’s Facebook page HERE Saturday, 15...