Consent in sex is essential (And sex needs more than consent for it be good)

The subject of consent in sex has come to the fore again this week, both with stories in Australia and in the United States.

In this piece I argue that consent is essential and sex needs more that just consent for it to be safe and good. Click on the graphic to read

France: a Tale of Two Stories

Pope Leo is currently visiting France and the french are interested.

My thesis is that the answer to the emptiness of secularism isn’t religion. France’s most famous theologian directs our attention to an alternative and better narrative

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Is the future AI?

Australians were informed yesterday that Open AI bots targeted Medicare. Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese responded.

If the future is AI, how can human beings respond and live without losing our humanity.

Here are some practical steps

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The Progressive Picture of Equality

The Church of England misses the mark with another huge blunder.

There is a place for interfaith dialogue (boy, our society needs more civil discourse), but this isn’t it.

Only the Gospel of peace can bring about the kind of peace the world needs. That’s the church’s message and mission, not this.

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Meryl Streep is the new Aslan

It’s official, Merryl Streep will play the role of Aslan in the new Narnia movie.
Reepicheep wants a species upgrade, the White Witch doesn’t like white, and Hag demands to be transformed into Barbie

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