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The case for community of inquiry in the classroom
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (703+ words) Socrates’s gadfly stung me out of my adolescent apathy soon after I read his “Apology” in Plato’s The Last Day of Socrates, when I was about the same age as the students I teach today. This was my first proper…...
Attempts to undermine the royal commission are misguided
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (831+ words) It seems to be an article of faith for the Jewish Council of Australia (JCA) — to which Josh Bornstein is an adviser — that the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism conflates criticism of Israel or Zionism with…...
Nine months after Bondi, the Jewish new year fills me with sadness and hope
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (476+ words) Around the world, Jews are making preparations for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. According to Jewish tradition, beginning at nightfall on Friday, 11 September, Jews will celebrate 5,787 years since the creation of the world. We will gather around festively set…...
Christian Brothers Inc.
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (1720+ words) HASSAN EHSAN: No, not in this context. It was simply, "I don't have instructions and I cannot get instructions." FR KEVIN DILLON, CATHOLIC PRIEST: What these tactics are saying is, "We are going to fight you on every level that…...
Do Muslims receive a???fair go??? in Australia? Citizenship and reciprocity 25 years after 9/11
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (1114+ words) The phrase “fair go” is one that Australians still instinctively understand to mean people should be given a genuine opportunity in life and not be disadvantaged by bias or prejudice. It does not mean agreeing with everyone, overlooking wrongdoing or…...
Going on and on: Surely the ageing process wasn???t meant to be this exhausting
1+ week, 3+ day ago (172+ words) But even if I could afford a super-elongated life span, and even if I wasn’t demented, I’m not sure I would want it. I am surely not alone. Many Australians today will have their own reservations about the prospect of…...
Nepal flood relief a challenge for aid agencies and government
1+ week, 4+ day ago (148+ words) Program:The Religion and Ethics Report “The scale and suddenness of this flood have left many families facing immense uncertainty and hardship.” says Roslyn Gabriel, World Vision’s National Director in Nepal. The death toll from the floods that have swept…...
‘There are no unsacred places’: I’m glad Wendell Berry’s memory will trouble my thoughts - ABC Religion & Ethics
1+ week, 4+ day ago (579+ words) I think of Wendell Berry every time I use my chainsaw. The American novelist, essayist and unofficial poet laureate of the sustainable agriculture movement died this week at the age of 92. I met him several times through my association with…...
The antisemitism royal commission made two big mistakes??? will these compromise their findings?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (626+ words) As objects of possible hostility or prejudice, the Jewish people and the state of Israel are in every material respect different things. Logically, conceptually and empirically, hostility or prejudice towards Israel cannot be equated to hostility or prejudice towards the…...
Plymouth Brethren fights to establish fifth church in Kyneton
2+ week, 4+ day ago (620+ words) Designs show what the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church wants to build in Kyneton. (Supplied: Macedon Ranges Shire Council) Plymouth Brethren Christian Church has applied for planning permission to build a fifth church for its growing congregation in Kyneton. Macedon Ranges…...