Bayside Church

In the news this week there’s been the ongoing debate about Earth’s limited resources and particularly how much oil is left.  Some say that we only have 20 to 30 years before oil runs out.  Others say we still have 75% of the oil reserves still untouched.

Whoever is right one thing is for sure – we live on a finite planet with finite resources that will one day be used up.  Of course some resources can be recycled, but others cannot. So once they’re gone – they’re gone!  The question then must be raised: Can people survive on this planet once key resources have been exhausted?

I love atheists!  I used to be one until I had a radical Christian conversion in my late teens and early 20s.  As a former atheist I still have a great deal of compassion towards those who describe themselves in this way.

What constantly amazes me with atheists however is their preoccupation with God.  Take John Dawkins as an example. Dawkins is constantly writing books and articles trying to prove the non-existence of God.  If God doesn’t exist then why waste all this time and energy?

Yesterday, Melbourne radio announcer Steve Price was interviewing Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.  It was a typical political interview – short direct questions and longer-than-need-be indirect answers.  One question asked for Mr. Rudd’s comments on journalist David Marr's article in this month's Quarterly Essay, which described the Prime Minister as a "politician with rage at his core".  This is no surprise as our PM’s anger has been the subject of a number of reports during his term in office.  So, it was a fair question.  The answer was as follows:

“Your listeners, I think, are much less concerned about all of that …what they’re on about is: are we going to keep the economy strong?  What am I going to do to fix their hospital system? ... When’s the new National Curriculum come in?  And, guess what, we have a strong record of achievement in all of those areas.”