Category Archives: Australia

Australian Suspicion Of Adventists

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Luke Ford

Australia is a secular country and it has a great deal of suspicion of religious people. I grew up a Seventh-Day Adventist in Australia. I had no Seventh-Day Adventist friends. I knew that the wider culture viewed us with great … Continue reading →

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You’ll Swing For That

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Luke Ford

I’m watching season four of the great Aussie crime drama Underbelly: Razor. It’s about the underworld in Sydney between 1927 and 1936. I notice how the crooks keep deciding to stay away from murder because “you’ll swing for that.” That’s … Continue reading →

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Underbelly – Australia’s Best Crime Drama

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Luke Ford

I love this TV show. It is based on a mafia war in Melbourne between 1995-2004. (Episode One – warning – there’s a lot of shagging) It’s a jungle out there.

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Australian Orthodox Rabbis Called Ministers

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Luke Ford

I’m looking at the website for the Central Synagogue of Sydney, Australia. Rabbis in the mainstream Orthodox synagogues of Great Britain are also called “ministers” and they used to wear robes like Reform rabbis in America. “Minister” is a Protestant … Continue reading →

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Dennis Prager Returns From A Week Lecturing In Australia

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Luke Ford

Dennis arrived from the airport this morning (after his fifth trip to Australia) ten minutes before his show was due to begin. That’s the time he normally arrives as he lives ten minutes away. Occasionally he gets caught in traffic … Continue reading →

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Child Sex Abuse Case In Australia Comes To America

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Luke Ford

Two thoughts: * This story illustrates why the Forward is the premiere Jewish news publication in the diaspora. * Consider the eery parallels to the sexual molestation situation at Beis Midrash Toras HaShem in North Hollywood. Email: The following note … Continue reading →

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I’m A Proud Gay Australian On The Dole Taking Socialized Medicine

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Luke Ford
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USA Versus Japan In Women’s World Cup Soccer

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Luke Ford

I’ve never been this excited about a woman’s team sport. Well, perhaps I was in high school, when I covered the girls basketball team for the Auburn Journal and people at school the next day said that my stories made … Continue reading →

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The Rich Man Is The One Content With His Lot

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Luke Ford

Watch the whole show.

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Australia Sends Most Tourists To Los Angeles In 2010

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Luke Ford

I’m meeting a friend from childhood (from Cooranbong, NSW) tomorrow afternoon in Santa Monica. He seems to stop by Los Angeles every year or two and he always shouts me a meal. When I left Australia in 1985, 65c US … Continue reading →

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