Christmas exists for a reason. Whether you subscribe to the theory it’s a pagan feast transformed to Christianity, or believe it is the birth of the Messiah, it has a meaning. Australia has a public holiday for Christmas Day and most Australians are Christian. So why are our public schools averse to celebrating Christmas? Not [...]
Freemasons dinner
As an editor I get invited to all sorts of functions. Saturday night though was the first time I had ever gone to a Freemasons event. It was a dinner following the installation of a new district grand master. There are four lodges on the Goldfields and I think all of them are under the [...]
Lamb by Christopher Moore
I’m currently reading Lamb by Christopher Moore. It’s the fictional (obviously) story of Biff, Christ’s childhood friend, and it describes the first 30 years of Jesus’ life. It’s very funny and the story, although possibly blasphemous in a literal sense, isn’t offensive in my view. The pair travels the world seeking out the Three Wise [...]
Stumble upon God’s law
I’m having a lot of fun with Stumble Upon, which connects people with web sites according to their areas of interest. Mine for starters were politics, technology, internet, journalism and satire. I think it was the last of those which led me to this site headlined: Why can’t I own a Canadian? Think New Zealander [...]
Religion
I admit that we lost contact with organised religion after the twins were born. It required a big effort to get the family to mass and the twins were a handful. Traditional denominations in Australia have lost members partly because they haven’t been family friendly. As congregations grow older it’s hard for parents to take [...]
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