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Better off without religion? Your say

Peter HawkinsAugust 14, 2008 – 2:46PM

Would the world be better off without religion?

That is the proposition that will be discussed next Tuesday as
the fourth instalment this year in the Herald’s Intelligence
Squared Australia (IQ2 Oz) series, presented at the City Recital
Hall in Sydney.

The forum will address the notion that “while the world’s
religions have inspired [...]

Show us the Evidence, Penny Wong!

But since 1999 new evidence has seriously weakened the case
that carbon emissions are the main cause of global warming, and
by 2007 the evidence was pretty conclusive that carbon plays
only a minor role and is not the main cause of the recent
global warming. As Lord Keynes famously said, [...]

Alarmists Question Global Warming?

Is Winter 2008 Making Climate Alarmists Question Global Warming?

By Noel Sheppard March 2, 2008

For years, climate realists have been wondering how the global warming alarmists would react when the planet actually cooled, albeit for an unknown amount of time.

With the winter of 2008 ushering in record-cold temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere — following similar, albeit [...]

People in Glass Houses by Tanya Levin

A book exposing the Hillsong Church.People in Glass Houses (Black Inc, $29.95) by Tanya Levin

A couple of years ago, Brian Houston boasted on ABC television
that Hillsong’s income for the financial year 2004-2005 was $50
million. It’s tax-free, of course. Accounts are never published.
Year after year, Hillsong’s music arm has albums high in the
charts. When All of [...]