God
Stephen Downes
The god intrusion
Stephen Downes Lessons in world religions and ethics ought to replace Christian tuition in Victorian state schools.
Julia Baird
Time to applaud the Domestic God
Julia Baird Gosh, it's hard to get men to do what you want them to do sometimes, isn't it? So hard. Happily, 77-year-old British television presenter and cook Mary Berry has some helpful ideas, reminiscent of...
Danny Katz
Thank God Einstein had other reasons to put things in writing
Danny Katz There are probably plenty of affordable Einstein letters to buy on eBay.
Holly Warland
From a wheelchair-bound perspective, thank God I'm an atheist
Holly Warland Why do people turn to religion, if not to help them with their troubles? Most people believe the logical thing to do when presented with a tumultuous life-changing event is to turn to God.
Damon Young
Play God: say yes to organ donation
Damon Young In a lecture theatre at Melbourne's Austin Hospital, I quietly wept. Like the others there, I was watching director Paul Cox's The Dinner Party, a documentary about liver transplant recipients.
Randa Abdel-Fattah
A fast secret between God and me
Randa Abdel-Fattah It is coffee that I miss the most. And skoling a cuppa during the pre-dawn meal, suhur, doesn't help.
Peter FitzSimons
God only knows how the church can hide
Peter FitzSimons When abominable acts occur within a religious institution, people are reluctant to criticise.
Heckler
Stuck in a drain by the grace of God
Heckler My wife and I were visited by Jehovah's Witnesses on Sunday morning.
Geoff Strong
God's No. 1 ticket-holder saved me from damnation
Geoff Strong The 99 per cent that is atheist is now joined by the final 1 per cent.
Elizabeth Farrelly
In matters Parra, God trumps art
Elizabeth Farrelly So I'm chatting with this priest over lunch - fear not, I confess nothing - and he says, "Catholicism's two saving graces are the saints and the arts.
Thank God I'm not a farmer
Cosima Marriner It takes a certain type of person to be a farmer and spending Christmas at my in-laws’ property near Goondiwindi reminded me how I’m definitely not one of them.
Elizabeth Farrelly
Sure, God has a sense of humour. Shame about some of his followers
Elizabeth Farrelly When I was 14, my entire class converted to Jesus freakery. It was an experience no less scarring for being triggered by a charismatic, pelvis-thrusting boy, the lead singer in a Jesus-rock opera,...
Heckler
Dear God, please help me out here
Heckler I hope You don't mind me contacting You through the papers rather than the usual way, but there is something here that needs a response.
Gerard Henderson
Papal pundits should repent of unforgivable ignorance
Gerard Henderson The advent of the 24/7 news cycle has led to an explosion of opinion in which politicians, former politicians, opinion leaders and other celebrities prevail.
Jen Vuk
What if your daughter's idol is a porn star?
Jen Vuk James Deen may be cast as a romantic, but the reality is much uglier.
Sarah Crompton
We are fools to think we truly know our sporting heroes
Sarah Crompton The Oscar Pistorius case is a salutary reminder of misplaced devotion.
Allison Pearson
As Blade weeps in court, we forget the Blonde is the victim
Allison Pearson If you have just accidentally shot dead the woman you love, what do you do?
John Birmingham
Close calls from outer space prove we need action from earthly heroes
John Birmingham A meteor and an asteroid. There was so much to love about the apocalyptic double-header.
Danny Katz
Forget Margaret and David, this is the pick of post-flick shtick
Danny Katz Thank you, thank you for your rousingly half-arsed applause and welcome to the yearly Pre-Oscars Katzy Movie Award Ceremony Thingie Night!
Surprise! Paper beats space rock
John Birmingham 'Asteroids are nature's way of asking, 'Hey, how's that space program working out?''' It sounds like a tweet but it was something a little more old school: words on a T-shirt.
