‘Why do we seem more concerned by the same sex marriage debate, then the treatment of asylum seekers?’

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Good question. And here is a brief answer that by no means considers all the ‘issues’.

Australia’s polices and treatment of asylum seekers is not good (although I can recognise it is not a simple issue). The way that we are handling this humanitarian crisis  (in my view) is driven more by protecting our sovereign rights (mostly our level of wealth) than it is driven by compassion for those who are vulnerable – for the myriad of reasons that they are more vulnerable.

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Scaring the hell out of you!

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Part 3 on Hell! First we looked at why we should talk about hell. Next we looked at why we don’t. This week let’s consider what hell actually is!

Why even consider this topic? Please read on…

Hell is…

So what is hell?

Hell is not that difficult a concept to grasp – but definitely hard to stomach!

Hell is a place of eternal conscious punishment for the wicked.

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