http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/david-hutt/ David Hutt is the NSW Director for the Australian Christian Lobby. He has worked for a number of senior Australian politicians at both the state and federal level and a federal cabinet minister.  David has extensive political campaign experience and has worked on a number of local, state and national campaigns. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/whos-teaching-the-ethics-teachers-getting-their-ethics/ What is the point of a “non-judgemental” ethics centre? It’s a serious question. In my naiveté, I had always assumed that the whole point of ethics was to arrive at some sort of judgement about what is right and what is wrong. But take a look at the secular St James Ethics Centre’s website and it would appear I was wrong. The St James Ethics Centre - headed by Dr Simon Longstaff – bills itself as offering a “non-judgemental forum” to explore ethical issues. It won’t investigate unethical behaviour. It won’t help you make an ethical financial investment. But the biggest problem is that a “non-judgemental” approach lowers the stakes. It means your standard of ethics can only be judged by whether you are being true to yourself or not. feedback@thepunch.com.au (David Hutt) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/whos-teaching-the-ethics-teachers-getting-their-ethics/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/whos-teaching-the-ethics-teachers-getting-their-ethics/#item4599 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:40:07 +0000 David Hutt | Author bios | The Punch http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/attacks-on-religion-show-greens-not-a-real-alternative/ Somewhere in a dimly lit, smoke-filled room out the back of St Andrew’s Cathedral, Anglican Bishops are holding a secret conference.  They are pouring over membership lists and crunching the numbers as they prepare to roll local P&C presidents as part of a diabolical plan to take over the world – starting with the NSW education system. Not since Niccolò Machiavelli walked the earth has there been such a gathering of calculating and ruthless political minds. Suddenly there is a knock at the door.  A heavy-set minder crosses the room and glares through a small peep hole before opening the door to let the newcomers in.  Through the thick haze of cigar smoke emerge representatives of the Islamic Council and the Jewish Board of Deputies.  They take their seats at the table as the unlikely cartel plans to divide the spoils of war… feedback@thepunch.com.au (David Hutt) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/attacks-on-religion-show-greens-not-a-real-alternative/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/attacks-on-religion-show-greens-not-a-real-alternative/#item3348 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:00:33 +0000 David Hutt | Author bios | The Punch