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AUSTRALIA Serves Up Typical PC Myths

For several decades now, the mass media has promoted the Rousseauian myth conception of the \"noble savage.\" This is the false idea that the non-European, pagan cultures and indigenous people in North and South America, Africa, and Australia had an innate virtue and natural, peaceful simplicity prior to the arrival of hordes of Europeans who came and despoiled the land while killing thousands if not millions of people, including innocent women and children..

  • One Third of Aussies Risking Blindness

    Around 7 million Australians could be at risk of blindness or vision impairment because they don't know the basic facts about their eyes.

  • Over 800 Scientists Stand Against Language Critical of Evolution

    Over 800 scientists in Texas have signed a statement to "encourage valid critical thinking and scientific reasoning by leaving out all references to 'strengths and weaknesses'" of evolution – references, they say, that politicians "have used to introduce supernatural explanations into science courses."

  • Evangelicals publish 10 commandments of blogging

    Ten cyberspace commandments are to be posted online to give bloggers a moral edge in a virtual age.

  • Author Urges Men to Stand for True Masculinity

    LOS ANGELES – Radio host and syndicated columnist Kevin McCullough says men aren't what they used to be.

  • Scientists Launch Study on Out-of-Body Experiences

    British and U.S. scientists have launched a three-year project examining whether people who are clinically dead can have an out-of-body experience.

  • Godbloggers Prepare to Invade "Sin City"

    The largest annual gathering of Christian bloggers is set to invade "sin city" this weekend, challenging hundreds to find ways to live \"Christianly\" in a Web 2.0 world.

  • Technology Saves Church That Cannot Afford Their Own Minister

    The future for many small rural churches has been unveiled at the tiny town of Beeac. A direct internet link with a large city church and a shared morning worship service. New 3G technology and a communal ambition enabled the Glen Waverley Uniting Church to transmit its 11am family service onto a large screen in Beeac in an experiment that has sparked the interest and hopes of many country churches.

  • Time to 'think again' on Darwin, says Church of England

    The bicentenary next year of Charles Darwin's birth is a good time for the Church of England to think again about the impact of his natural selection theory on religious thinking, says the Church of England's Director of mission and Public Affairs.

  • Christians Keep Faith as Big Bang Experiment Launches

    Claims by scientists that a 17-mile super particle accelerator will likely re-produce a mini version of a the Big Bang has had virtually no effect on the faith of many Christians who still believe God is the Creator of life.

  • 'Generation Hex' Authors to Expose Dangers of Wicca Online

    The co-authors of an eye-opening book that informs and equips Christians – especially parents – about Wiccan and New Age teachings will be joining a public online chatroom to discuss their findings and answer questions about the growing religious movement.

  • 2,000 Year-Old Dead Sea Scrolls to Go Digital

    The deteriorating and much sought-after Dead Sea scrolls are being digitalized and will be made available to the public and researchers on the Internet, Israel authorities announced this past week.