Rev Brendan Byrne
@revbeb.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Minister. Chaplaincy Co-Ordinator @ University of Melbourne. Wrestler with God, life, faith & the intersection of economics & theology. Occasional podcaster and scribbler. Yuzushu & umeshu enthusiast. Nihonophile. Anime. Post-apocalyptic sf.
I really wish ABC News would stop referring to Shincheonji as a "Christian cult".
It is a cult of personality which utilises mutilated Christian language & symbolism to falsely portray itself as a legitimate faith community.
Calling Shincheonji "Christian" is like calling Dan Brown an historian.
It is a cult of personality which utilises mutilated Christian language & symbolism to falsely portray itself as a legitimate faith community.
Calling Shincheonji "Christian" is like calling Dan Brown an historian.
February 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
I really wish ABC News would stop referring to Shincheonji as a "Christian cult".
It is a cult of personality which utilises mutilated Christian language & symbolism to falsely portray itself as a legitimate faith community.
Calling Shincheonji "Christian" is like calling Dan Brown an historian.
It is a cult of personality which utilises mutilated Christian language & symbolism to falsely portray itself as a legitimate faith community.
Calling Shincheonji "Christian" is like calling Dan Brown an historian.
You have to watch the video attached to this article - just extraordinary! #Nature #DeepSea
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
Deep-sea explorers film massive animal drifting through darkness in South Atlantic Ocean | Discover Wildlife
The rare giant phantom jelly was spotted during a science expedition off the coast of Argentina.
www.discoverwildlife.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:16 AM
You have to watch the video attached to this article - just extraordinary! #Nature #DeepSea
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
February 1, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I have nothing but absolute respect for the office of the President of the United States of America.
I have nothing but utter contempt for the narcissistic sociopath by whom that office is presently occupied - and his enablers and facilitators. #Trump
I have nothing but utter contempt for the narcissistic sociopath by whom that office is presently occupied - and his enablers and facilitators. #Trump
January 31, 2026 at 3:38 AM
I have nothing but absolute respect for the office of the President of the United States of America.
I have nothing but utter contempt for the narcissistic sociopath by whom that office is presently occupied - and his enablers and facilitators. #Trump
I have nothing but utter contempt for the narcissistic sociopath by whom that office is presently occupied - and his enablers and facilitators. #Trump
Scott Morrison, if Muslim clerics should be subject to national accreditation, registration, training & disciplinary regimes, the same goes for non-denominational churches whose clergy attend "bible colleges" outside academic oversight or discipline, & who regularly preach hatred & bigotry. #Auspol
January 29, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Scott Morrison, if Muslim clerics should be subject to national accreditation, registration, training & disciplinary regimes, the same goes for non-denominational churches whose clergy attend "bible colleges" outside academic oversight or discipline, & who regularly preach hatred & bigotry. #Auspol
An article co-authored by my colleagues John Bottomley, John Flett and myself and published in the Journal of Industrial Relations is now available on ResearchGate. #Work #TheologyOfWork #Capitalism #Ethics #Neoliberalism
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Neoliberalism, toxic work and the shadow of death: hidden suicidality among Australia's finance sector workers
PDF | Addressing work-related suicide requires new perspectives and methods such as the industrial relations of the union–university partnership basic... | Find, read and cite all the research you nee...
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January 25, 2026 at 2:59 AM
An article co-authored by my colleagues John Bottomley, John Flett and myself and published in the Journal of Industrial Relations is now available on ResearchGate. #Work #TheologyOfWork #Capitalism #Ethics #Neoliberalism
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
It is becoming clear that Donald Trump is attempting to fashion the Board of Peace, not into a mechanism for the reconstruction and renewal of Gaza, but into an alternative global governance body to the UN. All of it under his control. If that doesn't terrify you, I guess nothing will. #Trump
January 21, 2026 at 9:23 PM
It is becoming clear that Donald Trump is attempting to fashion the Board of Peace, not into a mechanism for the reconstruction and renewal of Gaza, but into an alternative global governance body to the UN. All of it under his control. If that doesn't terrify you, I guess nothing will. #Trump
According to media reports, Benjamin Netanyahu has joined Donald Trump's "Board of Peace".
It hardly needs recounting that Netanyahu has an outstanding ICC warrant for alleged war crimes pending against him.
This does not bode well for the people of Gaza or Israel. #Trump #Gaza
It hardly needs recounting that Netanyahu has an outstanding ICC warrant for alleged war crimes pending against him.
This does not bode well for the people of Gaza or Israel. #Trump #Gaza
January 21, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Those who claim Trump shows signs of dementia or mental instability are missing the point. Trump is neither. Rather, what we are seeing today is the product of a narcissistic sociopath operating without constraints in the presence of lackeys and sycophants. #Trump
January 17, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Those who claim Trump shows signs of dementia or mental instability are missing the point. Trump is neither. Rather, what we are seeing today is the product of a narcissistic sociopath operating without constraints in the presence of lackeys and sycophants. #Trump
Trump claims his administration's actions in Latin America are about liberating people from oppressive govts; but his preparedness to treat with the ongoing regime in Venezuela & his warning to Cuba that they should do a deal reveals his real intent: to reimpose pre-WWII US economic hegemony. #Trump
January 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Trump claims his administration's actions in Latin America are about liberating people from oppressive govts; but his preparedness to treat with the ongoing regime in Venezuela & his warning to Cuba that they should do a deal reveals his real intent: to reimpose pre-WWII US economic hegemony. #Trump
María Machado giving her Nobel Prize to Donald Trump recalls Didius Julianus buying the Roman empire from the Praetorian Guard after the murder of Commodus. Julianus didn't live long enough to regret his purchase; and I suspect Machado will bear nothing but bitter fruit from this transaction. #Trump
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 AM
María Machado giving her Nobel Prize to Donald Trump recalls Didius Julianus buying the Roman empire from the Praetorian Guard after the murder of Commodus. Julianus didn't live long enough to regret his purchase; and I suspect Machado will bear nothing but bitter fruit from this transaction. #Trump