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...
By: Akos BaloghFor most of my life, I’ve been blessed with good physical and mental health.I’ve never struggled with depression. And I’ve never struggled with anxiety – until a few years ago. To cut a long story short, I had a panic attack on a small aircraft as it was...
By: Akos BaloghDear Ava*,Part of me wishes I didn’t have to write this letter.You see, I wish we lived in a world where all men treated all women with dignity and respect, at all times.Alas, that’s not our world – at least not yet. While there is much good, beauty and truth in...
By: Akos BaloghI was born behind the Iron Curtain. But like millions of others, my parents decided to flee our communist homeland to escape oppression.We became refugees and emigrated to the West. And so, I grew up on stories of communist oppression: of authorities coming in the night and taking...
By: Akos BaloghDear Ben and Archie*, You may have noticed the many stories in the news about how lots of women have been hurt by men. Women like Grace Tame, Brittany Higgins, and many others. It’s been sad to watch their pain.As you know, we live in a fallen world. A world in which people...
By: Akos BaloghTeenagers are massive users of digital technology. The current generation of teenagers – known as ‘iGen’ – have grown up in the age of the iPhone and social media. Most of them can’t remember a time without a smartphone in their home, which they...
By: Akos BaloghIn April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking...
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By: Akos BaloghStaff and Students from University Christian groups across Australia joined together in a virtual choir to sing the uplifting song, ‘Behold Our God’. The staff and students are all affiliated with the Australian Fellowship of Evangelical Students (AFES), which had its...
By: Akos BaloghA fascinating article appeared in the Wall Street Journal late last year. Erica Komisar, a well known and respected author and Psychoanalyst wrote a piece entitled ‘Don’t believe in God? Lie to your children’.In her article she writes:I am often asked by parents,...
By: Akos BaloghPresident Donald Trump is, how shall we say, controversial.As Theologian Wayne Grudem puts it:[Trump] is egotistical, bombastic, and brash. He often lacks nuance in his statements. Sometimes he blurts out mistaken ideas … that he later must abandon. He insults people. He can...
By: Akos BaloghDave Rubin is a rising star in the online world.He regularly sits down with various public intellectuals to debate culture, politics and – with increasing frequency – religion. His YouTube channel The Rubin Report has more than 1 million subscribers.A gay man...
By: Akos BaloghOur society is increasingly polarised.We’re less likely to hold favourable opinions of those who disagree with our political views. We’re less likely to develop deep friendships with people who vote the other way.Instead, we’re more likely to avoid people with...
