Chris Ashton

What Trojan horse?

23 September 2017 9:00 am

One popular metaphor used by No campaigners is that of the Trojan horse. Same-sex marriage will, the metaphor suggests, introduce…

Terrorism notes

1 April 2017 9:00 am

Nothing to do with Islam Westminster attacker acted alone and motive may never be known. Well, that settles it. That…

Words are cheap

18 March 2017 9:00 am

Like many Speccie contributors, I was privileged to know Bill Leak personally, although for only about ten months.But through no…

Indigenous indulgences

4 February 2017 9:00 am

I acknowledge the Aboriginal peoples who are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I live. I pay my…

Indigenous indulgences

2 February 2017 3:00 pm

I acknowledge the Aboriginal peoples who are the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I live. I pay my…

Crushing religion

22 October 2016 9:00 am

To hear some of my co-religionists on the matter, you would think that same-sex marriage is the greatest threat to…

We’re all Huguenots now

27 August 2016 9:00 am

I’m not one of those Christians who go in for high days and holy days. Truth be told, I find…

In praise of Bill

12 August 2016 11:00 pm

A few months ago I attended a lunch at which I was serendipitously seated next to a hero of mine,…

Head-counting the Christians

6 August 2016 9:00 am

Is it just me, or is there something distinctly uncertain about atheist advertising campaigns? I mean they lack nothing in…

Islam, the new normal – and the new bigotry

3 August 2016 8:03 am

The desire to absolve Islam from any wrongdoing, and to distract their constituents can sometimes be fun to watch. Lest…

The media and the Religion of Peace™

26 July 2016 11:44 pm

I’m quite sure I wasn’t the only one who, upon hearing last week that Merrylands Police Station in Sydney’s west…

Slaughter of the…

16 July 2016 9:00 am

In response to widespread illegal and unconscionable activity, including the slaughter of tens of thousands of…   Thus began NSW…

The left’s pre-poll assault on faith and freedom

30 June 2016 12:00 pm

I’m often told that it was “for my sins” that I was elected to the board of directors of Shire Christian…

It’s the religion, stupid

18 June 2016 9:00 am

Predictably, the perverse hopes of a few so-called ‘commentators’ that the Orlando nightclub shooter would be a white, conservative Christian…