How can we live wisely as Christians?

How can we live wisely as Christians?

Author: ABC Australia October 22, 2025 Duration: 19:20
How can Christians and other religious believers live out their faith when many of its principles conflict, not only with new social norms but the laws of the land?  Patrick Parkinson is the former dean of the Queensland University law school and an internationally recognised expert on child protection.  He tries to chart a course in his new book, Unshaken Allegiance: Living wisely as Christians with Diminishing Religious Freedoms. GUEST: Patrick Parkinson is Emeritus Professor of Law at the University of Queensland

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