The Journal
Gender
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Christine Holgate and the Righteous Fury of the Mediocre
Christine Holgate is the CEO of Australia Post. She has been in the news for the last couple of days after harsh criticism from Australian politicians and being told by the Prime Minister to stand down.…
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The Deletion of Faith
I was very pleased today to see the Google doodle commemorating the life and achievements of Elena Cornaro Piscopia, who lived from 1646 to 1684, and who in 1678 was the first woman in the world…
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Gays, Bakers and Sarah Huckabee Sanders
I am astonished by claims of moral equivalence between a baker declining to make a cake with images and text contrary to his beliefs, and the refusal of service to White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders…
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Female Privilege
This newspaper graphic was meant to illustrate the disadvantages faced by women, expecially poorer women. They didn’t think this through. If one out of four adult homeless people are women, then three out of four are..…
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Love isn’t Love, and “Gay Marriage” Isn’t Marriage
A couple of days ago I posted an article essentially saying that same sex relationships may be as loving and worthy of respect as heterosexual relationships, but they are a different thing, with different meaning to…
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Last Thoughts on Redefining Marriage
I have gay family members, and have had gay friends all my life; people who are dear to me, whose feelings I value, and whose opinions I respect. I have been to gay bars, events and…
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Fed Up With Facebook?
Visit Blissyoo. Don’t let Facebook decide what you see and what you can post. Blissyoo means no censorship of posts, freedom of speech, videos, music, groups, pages, news, and soon, revenue sharing. Visit, join, invite your…
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Rape? But how was I to know .. ?
By asking? Checking? “13-Year-Old’s Rape Case Dismissed Because Her Body Is ‘Well-Developed’ A Swedish court acquitted a 27-year-old man of raping a 13-year-old girl because she looked older. Add this to similar cases in the U.S.…
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Forget Terror and Starvation …
Well yes. It certainly does seem a questionable mindset.
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If You Really Think You Are 6 foot 5 ….
Reality just doesn’t count any more. And loss of connection with reality is insanity.
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Wisdom and Justice are Not Always Popular and Easy
via Andrew Bolt: Antigone’s brave stance for Justice and Nature against unjust human laws is what electrified me. We in the Western world live in days of mad, accelerating, and bewildering change. A same-sex couple is…
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Hairy Blokes in Ladies Bathrooms – What Could Go Wrong?
Obviously the Governor of North Carolina is a homophobic pig for thinking little girls should not be forced to use the same public restrooms as sweaty middle-aged men. That includes me, incidentally, but I am pretty…
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War and the Silent Holocaust
Kind of puts it in perspective:
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Toddler Sanaya Was Murdered by Her Mother
Very, very sad. But surely this is not a surprise to anyone? The mother of toddler Sanaya Shaib has been charged with murder after she confessed to killing the 13-month-old infant.
