Monthly Archives: November 2015

Yes it IS about Islam

Posted on November 29, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. If terrorism by Jihadists such as (but not only) ISIS is not about Islam, what is it about? If it is not about Islam why do they claim it to be very much about Islam? The … Continue reading →

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Who are the real ‘refuseniks’?

Posted on November 28, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. On the eve of the Paris climate change conference, COP21, The Weekend Australian (Nov 28/29, 2015) ran an editorial that coins ‘refuseniks’ as the word to describe those who question the politically orthodox view about global … Continue reading →

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Silence is complicity in Jihad

Posted on November 21, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. I was about to write ‘moderate Muslims’ but then I paused to think why I needed to put the word ‘moderate’ in my sentence? Of course, I mean to refer to Muslims who do not plan … Continue reading →

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Winston Churchill’s 1899 take on Islam

Posted on November 18, 2015 by andrew

“How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries, … Continue reading →

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Keogh murder trial abandoned – as was justice

Posted on November 17, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban. South Australian DPP Adam Kimber has abandoned his attempt to re-try Henry Keogh for the 1994 murder of Keogh’s late girlfriend Anna-Jane Cheney, claiming his reason that a key witness is too ill. At first he … Continue reading →

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The science is unsettled

Posted on November 9, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban In his popular book in praise of science, The Demon-Haunted World (Headline, 1997), the late and great scientist Carl Sagan* argues that science is a way of thinking, a process that demands rigorous standards of evidence … Continue reading →

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Burning questions for COP 21 in Paris 2015

Posted on November 6, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban If I were a journalist attending the closing press conference at COP 21* next month, I would be asking the following questions of the spokesman or woman for the delegates: Q: Can COP 21 confirm that … Continue reading →

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Leadership and common sense missing in refugee action

Posted on November 2, 2015 by andrew

By Andrew L. Urban Reporting on parts of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s speech to The Association of Christian Intelligentsia in Budapest on Friday, October 29, 2015, Hungarian Spectrum blogger Eva Balogh was somewhat dismissive of Orbán: “As far as … Continue reading →

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