The Journal
All writing
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Hating on Lizzo
I am not fond of her music, but I really dislike the hate directed at Lizzo. Obviously it is not right to normalise obesity – there is nothing healthy or attractive about it. But that is…
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Nothing to do with Being Transgender
As I have said before, if a guy wants to call himself a woman, that’s up to him. If he insists we have to call him a woman, that’s up to us. No one wishes ill…
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The Catastrophe of Environmentalism
Vice is a trendy left “news” site for trendy left inner city dwellers. They used to love Elon Musk and Tesla. Now, not so much. Nonetheless, environmental action and climate change, along with sex toys on…
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One Day to Live
I have sometimes seen the question: “What would you do if you knew you had only one day to live? Jesus knew. He prayed, and He washed feet.
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Even Democrats and Never Trumpers are Worried
If non-disclosure agreements were criminal, then half of all Democrat politicians would be in jail. Being sleazy and pompous and disagreeable are not crimes. See the previous sentence. The question in relation to president Trump is,…
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Alzheimer’s and Gut Biome
Not all dementia is Alzheimer’s, and the relationship between gut biome and neurology is still not well understood. However, this is a hopeful step towards a better understanding of one of the contributors to a sad…
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Stay Away From Cities Run By Democrats
The level of gun ownership in the USA is not the problem. The USA is a safe place to visit and to live. Take the top ten most violent cities (listed below) out of the equation,…
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Australian Women’s Classic Winner is Not a Woman
Stunning and brave. The WPGA Tour of Australasia tweeted: “Showing nerves of steel, Breanna Gill triumphed in a playoff for her first professional win at the AusWomensClassic! [GolfNSW] | feelNSW | NewSouthWales.” She “outdrives the field…
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Ah Holy Jesus, How Hast Thou Offended?
The poem Herzliebster Jesu by Johann Heermann, translated by Robert Bridges, sung to a beautiful melody in F minor by Johann Crueger, arranged by JS Bach. Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended, That man to…
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The Australian Relays Antivax Misinformation
If you are unlucky you may see posted on social media a scan of a recent article in The Australian by Adam Creighton. There is virtually nothing in that article which is accurate. The Dr Conny…
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If This Is Goodbye
This song is based on a phone call from a man to his wife from one of the Twin Towers on 9/11. If this doesn’t move you …
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Mark Latham and the Screeching Harpies
Mark Latham is an Australian politician, and New South Wales leader of One Nation, a conservative libertarian political party. Mark spoke recently at a community gathering to express his concerns about women being excluded from public…
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Nimrod, Paganism, and Christianity
Who was Nimrod? If you are like me, you may have been baffled to see long stories posted on social media by members of fringe Christian groups (and some atheists) claiming that Nimrod was the founder…
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Christmas, Yule and Sol Invictus
Every year we seem to get the same bleating on Facebook about silly Christians celebrating Christmas. It usually goes something like this: “Well, it was a pagan festival, something to do with the sun, and the…
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Art and Indecency
A school principal in Florida has been fired after showing her grade six students a photo of Michelangelo’s David. You can’t understand the history of Western art without knowing Michelangelo’s David. It is an astonishingly beautiful…
