Rev Peter Kurti was most recently Rector of St James King St Church, Sydney for eight years. He is currently working in the Religion in Society program at the CIS.
Posted: 1:00 pm on 14th April 2012
When Cardinal George Pell and Professor Richard Dawkins faced off on ABC’s Q&A last Monday, they did so in front of an audience that seemed quite relaxed with the idea of discussing religion in the public square. Dawkins correctly emphasised the importance of empirical research as the basis for scientific knowledge. But he was tetchy and misjudged his audience. He cited jet lag. But Aussies know about long haul flights…
Posted: 8:00 am on 27th February 2012
The season of Lent began this week. Some Christians will mark the six-week period of preparation for Easter with prayer and fasting. Others will take this opportunity to renew their commitment to what they consider important moral causes. One moral cause spruiked this year has been the call by leaders of Christian churches in the United Kingdom for repentance and a ‘change of direction’ to fight the dangers of climate…
Posted: 9:20 am on 8th September 2011
One hundred years ago, Catholic writer, Hilaire Belloc, declared himself “opposed to women voting as men vote. I call it immoral, because I think the bringing of one’s women, one’s mothers and sisters and wives into the political arena, disturbs the relations between the sexes.” The idea that extending the franchise to women would do serious and irreparable damage to the social fabric is a useful reminder that views once…
