The Australian Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse released their recommendations this week - and it only took a few hours for church leaders to begin whining that they don't want to comply with the recommendations.
The "right" of the faiths to hire and fire people they don't like seems set to be the focus of the upcoming debate on Marriage Equality, assuming the Australian postal vote returns a "Yes" vote this week. Read More
Australian politicians are losing their seats in Parliament because of dual citizenships of which they were unaware. Meantime, Australia still clings to the Monarchy of a "foreign power".
Here in Australia we are in the middle of a government sponsored survey to find out whether the public supports Marriage Equality for LGBT people. Read More
The glory of the 'heavens' above us are real, their starry splendour is visible to those who look up; but the glory of 'Heaven' is a sad delusion of human minds. This is the personal blog site of an atheist astronomer.
Wise words
"Religion is about turning untested belief into unshakeable truth through the power of institutions and the passage of time."