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Why Christians disagree over the Israel Folau saga

  • Written by: Geoff Thompson, Coordinator of Studies: Systematic Theology, Pilgrim Theological College, University of Divinity
Why Christians disagree over the Israel Folau sagaThe Australian Christian Lobby galvanised Folau's Christian supporters by setting up a fund-raising website that earned more than A$750,000 in its first day.Jan Touzeau/AAP

For many Christians, Israel Folau has become the talisman in the fight for religious freedom.

This week, some Australian Christians rallied behind Folau’s legal battle...

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5 things to know about the traditional Christian doctrine of hell

  • Written by: Philip Almond, Emeritus Professor in the History of Religious Thought, The University of Queensland
5 things to know about the traditional Christian doctrine of hellLuca Signorelli, The Damned Cast into Hell, 1499-1504, a, fresco in Orvieto Cathedral, Italy.Wikimedia Commons

Martyn Iles, managing director of the Australian Christian Lobby, dodged the question this week when asked by Lisa Wilkinson on The Sunday Project if he believed that homosexuals go to hell. Apparently we are all going there, he suggested,...

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Can you be liable for defamation for what other people write on your Facebook page? Australian court says: maybe

  • Written by: Michael Douglas, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia
Can you be liable for defamation for what other people write on your Facebook page? Australian court says: maybeIn some ways, this case just adapts the old authorities on publication to a modern situation.Shutterstock

When you go online and write something nasty about a person, or even a small business, you risk being sued for defamation.

But if someone else goes online and writes something nasty about a person on your social media page, can you be held...

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