Pastor’s Nexus

Atheists and Christians often debate such questions. In this case, the politician’s answer is true: it really does depend upon what you mean by ‘God’ and ‘without’.

Can we be good without God?.

DRASTIC changes in diet boost a woman's chances of giving birth into her 40s and 50s, according to new claims.

Cutting out alcohol and sugar and eating more organic foods allow women to hit the "snooze button" on their biological clocks, maximising their chances of having a baby, a new book on fertility claims.

Booze, caffeine liquid contraceptives | NEWS.com.au.

THERE are times when being a newspaper columnist is like being in the Tardis in Doctor Who. The Time Lords who created the Tardis only occasionally dip a toe into the muddy waters of real life.

Church is divine, alive and well | The Australian.

SOME World Youth Day pilgrims during the past week have summed up the impact of the event to me by saying that, at least for the time being, they no longer felt as though they were an embattled minority. Surrounded by hundreds of thousands of like-minded people, the idea that they might be a last, dwindling generation of practising Catholics – as most Australian media tend to portray them – was no longer plausible.

Gen Y’s papal connection | The Australian.

KEVIN Rudd is embarking on a global diplomatic faith offensive which goes far beyond the appointment of former Nationals' deputy prime minister Tim Fischer as Australia's first resident ambassador to the Vatican.

Today the Vatican, tomorrow the world | The Australian.

“As denomination’s Internet platform arrives locally, leaders offer young people training in news, Web production”

“Mexican youth trained in multimedia for adding content to church Web sites”, Adventist News Network

KEVIN Rudd has defied the public service to appoint Tim Fischer as Australia's first resident ambassador to the Vatican.

Kevin Rudd parts the Holy See with Tim Fischer | The Australian.

ITALIAN society has been rocked by photos showing sunbathers relaxing on a beach next to the bodies of two drowned girls.

Sunbathers ignore drowned girls’ bodies.