Kurt Mahlburg mercatornet.com Kurt Mahlburg is a writer and author, and an emerging Australian voice on culture and the Christian faith. He has a passion for both the philosophical and the personal, drawing on his background as a graduate architect, a primary school teacher, a missionary, and a young
Remember when activists sneered at the silly notion that there was any “gay agenda”? The very idea that gay activists were trying to recruit children was a crazy, right-wing conspiracy theory. And yet, here we are, watching a drag queen host a gay pride parade on a TV show for
I have a good friend, who I refer to (not to her face) as a Born-Again Socialist. When questioned, she will tell anyone prepared to listen that she ‘used to vote National’, almost as if she were a recovering alcoholic. More likely, she is trying to tell everyone that she
The word for today is… gadfly (noun) – 1 : any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock 2 : a person who stimulates or annoys other people especially by persistent criticism Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The history of gadfly starts with gad, which
Carolyn Moynihan mercatornet.com Carolyn Moynihan is the former deputy editor of MercatorNet At first, I thought it must be something to do with the government’s proposed “hate speech” law. But no, the picture of a set of dentures locked together belonged to a story about controlling love – extreme
Rajnaara C Akhtar De Montfort University Rebecca Probert University of Exeter Rajnaara is a socio-legal researcher with a focus on family law. In particular, her research centres on marriage formalities and legal treatment of non-state registered religious-only marriages. Her research into informal marriages looks at transitional relationship norms, normative influences,
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Gareth streetfoodguy.com Almost everybody loves coffee and the new trend of making it home-brewed doesn’t come as a surprise. Coffee-lovers are always testing new ways to make the best cup at home and they are using different techniques to improve the quality of their favorite drink. You may
The word for today is… altruism (noun) – 1 : unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others 2 : behavior by an animal that is not beneficial to or may be harmful to itself but that benefits others of its species Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Altruism refers to a quality
CJ Hopkins consentfactory.org So, the War on Reality is going splendidly. Societies all across the world have been split into opposing, irreconcilable realities. Neighbors, friends, and even family members are bitterly divided into two hostile camps, each regarding the other as paranoid psychotics, delusional fanatics, dangerous idiots, and, in
Dear Editor I want to talk about hate. And how we articulate it. My sister won’t give me the remote, I hate her. The emotion is transient, almost meaningless, harmless. A criminal murdered a family member, raped my daughter, poisoned my dog: the hate is visceral, dark, and ultimately
Dear fellow Kiwis, I am writing to inform you that the ANZAC spirit of endurance, courage, ingenuity, good humour and mateship, often in the face of danger, is as dead as the dodo, and you killed it. For the last 18 months and counting, you have turned your backs on
One of the many hats I wear is Customer Service Manager. This article contains a few of the common questions I get asked and their answers. Feel free to ask any other questions you may have in the comment section as my goal is to help as many people as
The word for today is… heliacal (adjective) – relating to or near the sun —used especially of the last setting of a star before and its first rising after invisibility due to conjunction with the sun Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : The word heliacal rose in the mid-16th century. Its source is
Amanda Baughan University of Washington Amanda Baughan is a doctoral student at the University of Washington, studying human-computer interaction. Her research focuses on online conflicts, using human-centered design and computational social science methods. Good-faith disagreements are a normal part of society and building strong relationships. Yet it’s difficult to
