By this time of the year, there should have been several stories about Christmas being banned, but it seems to be dreadfully un-PC this year.

You might find yourself sitting next to an atheist in church this Christmas.

As one who spends hours scouring the papers, the Internet and electronic outlets, I keep being reminded of the shortcomings of the media.

I keep running into people who say they enjoy this weekly round up of news. I'd like to think its the quality but I think it's also the convenience.

In the top five stories this week at sydneyanglicans.net, the latest on same sex marriage and persecution of Christians in Asia and the Middle East.

A couple of stories this week point to the idea that the biggest challenge for Christians may not be hostility, but ignorance.

This week's Halloween celebrations were everywhere - even in churches.

The media agenda is already being turned toward gay issues, with just over a month till the ALP conference.

When I worked in the secular media people often asked me how I could believe in such outmoded things as 'original sin'. I said it's easy. I'm a journalist.

In choosing the breaking news links for sydneyanglicans.net, I use mainstream media. But sometimes, they will not report stories you should know about.

This week's news turns out to be a case study in some of the significant trends and topics of 2011.

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the book Blind Spot. Several stories this week prove the point Marshall and his co-authors were making.

A good way to check your reality is to hear what kids think.

In this week's Media spot, Andrew Cameron, argues that The Gruen Transfer has gone a step too far.

There are none so blind as journalists who will not see past their 'blind spot'.