secularism

A regular article written by Phillip Jensen in his role as Dean of Sydney at St Andrew's Cathedral.

Britain is Changing- Will Australia?
25 December 2011

In 2003 the British Prime Minister, Tony Blair’s atheist press secretary famously said “We don’t do God”, even though Mr Blair was known as a believer.  Apparently, in 2011 the current Prime Minister, David Cameron, is not under the same media constraint. For celebrating the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible, Mr Cameron has spoken quite openly about religion in Britain. And he has gone on the attack on behalf of the Bible and Christian...

more | Australia, Britain, nation, secularism, tolerance
Media Scapegoats
7 August 2009

It has been another sad week for the media.  As with the football scandal of a few months ago another high profile media personality has lost his job because of public outcry.

I make no excuse for these men or their behaviour – but they are only scapegoats.  We are not sacrificing them in order to repent and change our ways.  We are sacrificing them so that we can continue our system of self-indulgent sinfulness.  We are addressing an extreme symptom...

more | atheism, censorship, immorality, materialism, media, pornography, secularism, society
Quiet Please: Politicians are Present
3 July 2009

Should Christian politicians mention religion?  An article in the current Australian Journal of Political Science concludes: “politicians should exercise caution when invoking religion in Australian politics.”

The article expresses a concern that there is a shift in political philosophy from the “liberal consensus” championed by the Harvard philosopher John Rawls (1921-2002) to a “pluralistic model” where religion is allowed in public...

more | atheism, politics, secularism
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