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Sexism Is NOT Dead – Reverse Sexism is Worse

15/01/2010 By Richard Leave a Comment

Woman on the phone in the office.

I said to my wife, "could you call this person he won't listen to me. I think it is because I'm a man?" I thought Sexism is not dead. One of the things that amuse my wife and me is, that in a society like Australia, which prides itself on its egalitarianism, just how many times we come across sexist attitudes. My wife is a very competent woman. By far and away I would rather she phones … [Read more...]

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Racial Prejudice

03/03/2009 By Richard Leave a Comment

Man Standing looking out a large office window thoughtfully.

I was watching a TV program from the USA the other day and they were talking about racial prejudice. It made me recall an instance when I was in Bible college. I was listening to one of the students who was having a bit of a bad time with life and he made a comment that really surprised me. He said that he was tired of the racial prejudice that he was experiencing. I don't know whether this … [Read more...]

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Finding The Meaning of Life

24/02/2009 By Richard Leave a Comment

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Can you survive anything if you can find meaning in what is happening to you? In years gone by I used to run Before and After school programs. These were commercial programs. For children whose parent or parents needed child care before and after school, usually, so they could work. They were run by the council. So it was not a Christian program as such but I hope the work I did there … [Read more...]

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