The Journal
Current Affairs
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Lesbian Leader Laid To Rest
Radical feminist lesbian ‘theologian’ Mary Daly’ has died. When I was at Flinders University in the early 80s I spent most of my time in the Philosophy Department. It was a Marxist department. Being a unique individual…
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Mobile Phones Are Good For Your Brain
Research shows the small amount of electro-magnetic radiation from mobile phones may help prevent Alzheimer’s Disease. So that’s yet another failed science scare. Although, to be fair, I’m not sure it was ever scientists who were…
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Obama Points The Finger
US Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano claimed ‘the system worked’ in relation to the near miss bombing attempt on Northwest flight 253 on Christmas Day. It did, but only to the extent that once the plot was…
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Anti-Whaling Protest Boat Damaged
The bow of the Ady Gil was sheared off in a collision with a Japanese whaling vessel. It is taking on water, but all crew members have been rescued. It’s not fair, says anti-whaling person Paul…
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What Makes Children Happy and Stable?
Having their fathers around: The report cites half a dozen pieces of research that demonstrate pretty conclusively that children do better in terms of mental health and social adjustment when their fathers as well as their…
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Aussie Window Washers Rule
The Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) really is an amazing accomplishment. Earlier in 2009 Dubai looked like it was on the verge of a financial meltdown. It was rescued by Sheik Khalifa of Abu Dhabi. The tower…
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Diocese of The Murray
We arrived home in SA on Saturday night. Before church the next morning, we went to McDonalds for breakfast (Well why not? – It is cheap and convenient, they make good coffee, and the hot cakes aren’t bad)…
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OK, I Was Wrong
Finally, proof of global warming: But then, what about this: A new study shows no change in the proportion of atmospheric and absorbed CO2 for the last 150 years. Many climate models also assume that the…
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Adapting to Climate Change
Climate changes all the time. How do we adapt to these changes in a way that assists the most vulnerable – that is, the poor? One way is to adopt policies which will assist poorer people…
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More Advice For Tiger
via Hyscience Tiger Woods will recover as a golfer. Can he recover as a person? Brit Hume says it depends on his faith – what he needs is forgiveness and redemption. Brit’s answer: Think about what the…
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Global Warming – A Guide
Click to download the Easy Guide to the Politics and Science of Global Warming It is a PDF file just over 1MB in size. Feel free to copy, give to friends, post to politicians, etc!
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Get Your Global Cooling Here
One of the worrying things about the cherry-picking, data fudging, distorting, lying, fund-grabbing behaviour that has characterised global warming alarmism over the last two decades, is that we now have no idea at all what the…
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DSSO (Decadal Science Scare Oscillation) Winner
After considering a number of possible candidates for the next major science scare, the UN today annouced the winner was the asteroid Apophis. ‘We’ve got as much funding, and as many free holidays, as we are…
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Growing New Teeth
Another worthwhile therapeutic result from adult stem cells. Useful applications from embryonic stems cells – 0. From non-destructive, ethical stem cell research, over 70, as at 2007. Researchers have used stems cells taken from mice to create…
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When Is A Child A Person?
There were widespread reports yesterday that the death of an unborn child had brought Victoria’s Christmas road death toll to 12. Quite right. The child was a person, and its death is a tragic loss. But…
