A stimulating article via Jonathan Adam gives historical overview and although not everything will gain a positive, ‘yes!’ In Australia today, a marriage being “official” is of far lesser importance. The sweeping legal reforms of 2008 granted same-sex couples the … Continue reading
Sad news regarding the death clinic in Adelaide. Read: Euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke eyes death clinic for Adelaide … Continue reading
Congratulations to Kentish tourist attraction: Tasmazia for making the Top 10 World’s Best Family Tourist Attractions list! It has made the list along with Disneyland Paris, Madame Tussauds London, Noah’s Ark Water Park Wisconsin and Australia Zoo Beerwah QLD. This … Continue reading
I have just read the article A Good Death by William Silvester and it is quite excellent re the importance of Advance Care Planning/ Directives which enables people to limit medical intervention and die naturally without going the euthanasia -medical killing route. Intensive care … Continue reading
I recently viewed some Monty Python and was reminded of their genius at uncorking the bottle on many issues both great and small in creative and disturbing ways. The Monty Python crew’s unleashing of the perils of organ transplants is … Continue reading
I have great caution when it comes to discussing national flags. See, On Flag Poles and Being Up the Wrong Pole. The attachment to symbols is very real. But the true test of a symbol is the test of the … Continue reading
Good news amid this week’s appalling news of death and barbarity: the Malaysian Government has released 35,000 Bibles which use the traditional word for God, ‘Allah’. The Prime Minister’s office said the government chose to release the Bibles because it was … Continue reading
What a fantastic Labour Day! We fulfilled the one clear aim of my long service leave – we visited the Village of Lower Crackpot at the Promised Land, Tasmazia. We met with Brian and Laura Inder, Laird and Lady Crackpot, … Continue reading
A television documentary “Tod nach Plan” (Death by Plan) aired on Swiss-German television in early February, followed the path to assisted suicide taken by a man suffering from bipolar disorder. This has focused debate on the practice of euthanasia / assisted suicide … Continue reading
Teach the faith. “Churches – How to Read Them” is a BBC DVD on how to teach the Christian faith using the architecture of a church. The layout of a church building including its furnishings, windows and special areas, are not there by accident; … Continue reading