Ah... too many posts all at once, sorry about that, but I must ask the author what s/he means here:

"Given the relentless attacks on The Church by secular media"

This is a line straight out of the mouth of George Pell, or from the Family Jensen, or Christopher Pearson, or Andrew Bolt...or, or, or.

What is 'the secular media'?

Does the author prefer to read national newspapers written by some form of Talibanised religious media organisation?

We need a 'secular media' so we can read a range of news and opinions (not that newscorp gives a range of anything much), and the last thing we need is a 'non-secular' media group muscling in to the market.

I am fed up with this sort of silly cry, using 'secular' as a form of abuse, or not-quite-legitimate source of anything.

Where is the author... explain yourself, or retract this nonsense now, please.

A lot of positive contributions by Christians to Australian society would have been made DESPITE their Christianity, not because of it.

>> It's getting real hard to find a 'real Christian' anywhere

They look something like this: http://www.starnewsgroup.com.au/story/90369

the usual culprits who desperately want to define Christians by their own made up definitions. So much self righteousness and delusion by those wanting to justify their own godless lives.

Runner... "define Christians by their own made up definitions"...OK, give us a definition of 'a Christian', and then a 'not real Christian', and then show what qualities specifically belong to only a Christian, and no one else please.

I am sure there are many here who are all ears.

The Blue Cross,

The term Christian was given to believers in the death and Resurrection of Christ. The gift of eternal life was/is offered on the basis of Christ's righteousness and not any man's self righteousness which is like a filthy rag to God. Most of the above assumptions are based upon man's effort and self righteousness. If their is no belief in the resurrection of Christ then Christianity is a sad joke. Most wanting to define their self righteous view of Christianity certainly don't believe the Scriptures. It is the sick who need a doctor and going by the self righteous rants of many I don't think they have been diagnosed. Most have made up their mind what sin is and isn't based on how they want to live their life thus being in denial. The death of Christ was a useless hoax if we could receive eternal life any other way other than Him. Fortunately it was not a hoax unlike some of the modern day ones like gw.