By: Akos Balogh“Your days are numbered, Maverick. Your kind is heading for extinction.” So said a US Admiral (played by actor Ed Harris) to Maverick (Tom Cruise) in the latest Tom Gun movie. While the Admiral was referring to fighter pilots – and their breed heading for...
By: Akos BaloghWe’re the first generation in human history in which ‘You Do You’ is the default way of doing identity formation. ‘You Do You’: it’s all about finding your purpose and identity by looking within.It’s fed to us by Disney, our schools and...
By: Akos BaloghReligious freedom is under pressure here in Australia. It used to be uncontroversial, but now it’s heavily contested. Many people see it as little more than a licence for bigotry and hate. The previous Morrison government entered Parliament in 2019 promising a Religious...
By: Akos BaloghLast Saturday Australians voted and a new Federal Government was elected. But many Aussies remain cynical, including many Christians. Does this new government represent my views? Are they going to do what they promise?It can be somewhat demoralising.And so, here are 13 thoughts that...
By: Akos BaloghOver 200 years ago, a revolution was launched across the West. Or rather, revolutions. Western societies began to move away from Christianity. They moved slowly at first – like a crawling baby. But as that baby grew, it became less and less Christian, shaking off its...
By: Akos BaloghOver 4 million Ukrainian refugees have crossed into Europe since the war began, with 350,000 entering Hungary thus far.I spoke to a friend of mine, Abel Lukacs Kiss, who is a Hungarian Christian aid worker with Dorcas Ministries [1], to understand the situation on the ground, how...
By: Akos BaloghOur secular culture often uses Evolution to explain why we’re moral creatures. It’s popularised by thinkers like evolutionary Psychologist Jonathan Haidt or author Steven Pinker. Evolution has given us our morality, we’re told, explaining why...
By: Akos BaloghWhen Russia invaded Ukraine, it was meant to fall in 48 hours, crushed under the treads of Russian tanks. But the nation is still standing as I write: Ukrainians are fighting back in ways few predicted. And Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is showing the world the meaning of...
By: Akos BaloghIt’s just after midnight. I rub my sleepy eyes. I need something to help keep me awake, I think to myself. I’m on watch with a fellow soldier, looking out for enemy while our platoon sleeps. So, I grab some biscuits out of my army ration pack. It’s nothing special,...
By: Akos BaloghPeter Boghossian was a professor of philosophy at Portland State University, where he taught for ten years.He loved his job.He loved teaching critical thinking to students. And he was committed to questioning everything, including the ‘Social Justice’ ideology that took...
By: Akos BaloghOur world is fracturing. It’s fracturing across many issues: from politics to race; from climate change to gender. And as it fractures, it becomes more and more tribal. People self-sort into groups that think the same way and often act the same way. And social media...
By: Akos BaloghReligious freedom is under increasing pressure in Australia and much of the West.Places such as Victoria have brought in laws that will effectively penalise Christian teaching around sexuality and gender. And our broader culture demands we affirm particular identities and practices...
