On this weeks Beauty for Ashes we look at the rising tides in our cultures – from climate protesters and trans ideology,  to AI and Islamists and war….including protest at Newcastle port;  Bjorn Lomberg; blackouts in Eastern Australia; Felling trees in Scotland;  China and Coal; the Maldives; the Great Barrier Reef; 2001 – a Space Odyssesy; the power needed by AI;  Islamic St Andrews Day; Immigration in the UK; Jakarta becomes largest city in the world;  Country of the week – Ukraine; the end of the Russia/Ukraine war?  North Korea and Russia;  Australia’s sex discrimination minister doesn’t know what a woman is; Your Party launches;  the new Archbishop of Melbourne; the intelligent pupils of Belmont Christian College; Feedback; and the Final Wordwith music from Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Richard Strauss, Ukrainian Orthodox music;  the Red Flag; Yothu Yindi and Hillsong.

<p>On t<a href="https://theweeflea.podbean.com/e/beauty-for-ashes-8-rising-tide/">his weeks Beauty for Ashes</a>&nbsp;we look at the rising tides in our cultures &ndash; from climate protesters and trans ideology,&nbsp; to AI and Islamists and war&hellip;.including protest at Newcastle port;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=wwXIfr&amp;v=1103930101889217&amp;rdid=mpudH7LhhtgM8f2v">Bjorn Lomberg</a>;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/772912875726716">blackouts in Eastern Australia;</a>&nbsp;Felling trees in Scotland;&nbsp; China and Coal;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/3004349369753890">the Maldives;</a>&nbsp;the Great Barrier Reef; 2001 &ndash; a Space Odyssesy;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.spectator.com.au/2025/12/slow-down-minister-ai-roadblock-on-route-666-ahead/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=MDS%20%2020251202%20%20GK%20%20EXPRESS%20VPN&amp;utm_content=MDS%20%2020251202%20%20GK%20%20EXPRESS%20VPN+CID_90d28f3cc88fc5d655a70ac9af34bd7e&amp;utm_source=CampaignMonitor_Australia&amp;utm_term=uses%20his%20own%20formidable%20intellect">the power needed by AI</a>;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/DownWithTheSNP/status/1995095740717334565?s=20">Islamic St Andrews Day</a>;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/772912875726716">Immigration in the UK;</a>&nbsp;Jakarta becomes largest city in the world;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://theweeflea.com/2022/02/26/understanding-ukraine-christian-today/">Country of the week &ndash; Ukraine</a>;&nbsp;<a href="https://unherd.com/2025/12/europes-humiliation-over-ukraine/?set_edition=en&amp;tl_inbound=1&amp;tl_groups%5B0%5D=18743&amp;tl_period_type=3&amp;utm_source=UnHerd+Today&amp;utm_campaign=c86e1a1976-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_01_10_30&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_79fd0df946-c86e1a1976-34684397">the end of the Russia/Ukraine war?&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;North Korea and Russia;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/25271930949123459">Australia&rsquo;s sex discrimination minister doesn&rsquo;t know what a woman is;</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://unherd.com/newsroom/your-party-is-no-friend-of-the-working-class/?set_edition=en&amp;tl_inbound=1&amp;tl_groups%5B0%5D=18743&amp;tl_period_type=3&amp;utm_source=UnHerd+Today&amp;utm_campaign=c86e1a1976-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_12_01_10_30&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_79fd0df946-c86e1a1976-34684397">Your Party launches;</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.premierchristianity.com/interviews/archbishop-ric-thorpe-the-lord-is-preparing-his-church-for-revival/20503.article?utm_source=null&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=15276442_Dec%20subs&amp;dm_i=16DQ,93FDM,KFBMV3,1224J6,1">the new Archbishop of Melbourne;</a>&nbsp;the intelligent pupils of Belmont Christian College; Feedback; and the Final Wordwith music from Bob Dylan, Radiohead, Richard Strauss, Ukrainian Orthodox music;&nbsp; the Red Flag;&nbsp;<a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2cySbtIzIXLe95sNfe4Aj9?si=11f2059e1966438d">Yothu Yindi</a>&nbsp;and Hillsong.</p>

David Robertson discusses faith, culture and politics from a Christian perspective.

<p>David Robertson discusses faith, culture and politics from a Christian perspective.</p>

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