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The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it, a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser;

a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.

Richard Dawkins, The God DelusionHere’s Richard Dawkins, sword flailing, mowing down his foes — [...]

This week I’m in the “land of the long white cloud”—the Maori name for New Zealand.

Had some meetings cancel on me so unfortunately I’ll be spending tomorrow wondering through Tongariro National Park expecting to bump into Frodo and Sam.

Aussies find each other over here. Bumped into a guy this morning I sort of grew up [...]

Peter Jensen

The latest figures for the 2006 Australian census are out. Here’s some highlights on religious identification: 2006 Australian Census.

To be expected: the continuing decline of the mainline Protestant denominations and the growth of Pentecostalism. In NSW alone, Pentecostal churches grew 48 per cent.

The big surprise? The decline in the number of people in Sydney [...]

The latest figures for the 2006 Australian census are out. Here’s some highlights on religious identification:
Christianity remained the dominant religion in Australia, although non-Christian religions continued to grow at a much faster rate. Since 1996, the number of people reporting that they are Christian grew from around 12.6 million to 12.7 million, but as a [...]

I’ve been at the Wall lately. Maybe for the last couple of months or years. Who knows.

The Wall is stage five of seven stages on the Critical Journey.

Recognition of God: God humbles usLife of Discipleship: God grounds usProductive Life: God rewards and exalts usJourney Forward: God unsettles usThe Wall: God unmasks usJourney Outward: God transforms [...]