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What is the core promise of Jesus Christ and Christianity? Rather than settle for common caricatures, we invited Bishop Paul Barker to take us to the very centre of the faith where he explained the scandalous claims it makes.

What is faith? Is it testable? Does it lean on any empiricism and science or is it purely a 'leap of faith'? 

What about social justice - is that the key message of Christianity?

What does 'believing' mean? Is it merely mental assent or something more?

Who is Jesus Christ? Does it really matter or is the rest of the Bible helpful without him?

How 'good' do you have to be to get into heaven? What about really bad people?

These are the questions that were in my mind approaching this interview, and I found it both surprising and refreshing to hear such a unique exposition of the Christian faith, instead of the strawman we hear in popular culture.

The second half of the discussion centred around cultural relevance, whether the world is devolving its standards, and whether all faiths will remain true to their sacred beliefs and texts or become secularised due to cultural pressure. We explored the failings of the modern church, and the loss of the core message of grace.

At Discernable we continue to explore different perspectives, beliefs, values and opinions by presenting them in their best light possible so you can make up your own mind.

Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/the-scandal-of-grace-with-bishop-paul-barker

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For 4 years Dr Jereth Kok has been suspended from practising medicine for posting memes, satire, and other Christian religious opinions on social media. Many of these posts centred around transgenderism, sexuality and abortion.

The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) used an emergency mechanism reserved for use on dangerous doctors who represent a risk to 'the public interest'.

Suspended without trial or hearing has meant 4 years of 'legal limbo' for Dr Kok who has been found neither guilty nor innocent by AHPRA. He has since been forced to retrain into an alternative career, so regardless of the eventual tribunal outcome he is unlikely to return to medicine.

AHPRA have disclosed that their investigation began when they received 2 anonymous complaints about Dr Jereth Kok's social media posts, and that those two complainants have never been his patients.

In this interview we explored the offences alleged by AHPRA, using AHPRA screenshots of Dr Kok's social media posts. Most of them are inarguably absurd, satire, or vanilla statements and the remaining are expositions of his Christian views.

We went on to discuss the dangerous reality being set by bodies like AHPRA in censoring doctors and homogenising the ideology of the entire industry, resulting in anti-scientific practices that ignores long-established principles of modern medicine.

Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/dr-jereth-kok-cancelled-by-ahpra-for-posting-memes

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DR JERETH KOK

https://www.hrla.org.au/jk-day-court

This is the story of John - a Queensland Health worker at Gold Coast Hospital (non-patient facing) who is facing dismissal for not taking a second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, despite booking an appointment and trying to have it.

John was advised by multiple medical practitioners including a vaccine expert that he should definitely not take a second dose considering severe adverse reaction he had after the first, which included paralysis.

He is now both unable to receive a second dose and unable to work at Gold Coast Hospital who are erroneously claiming, amongst other things, that he has not received a first dose.

John has multiple valid medical exemptions including from the Federal Government. As John waits in limbo, his job has already been advertised and has reportedly been filled internally on a permanent basis.

John is represented by Samir Banga from Banga legal who joined us to discuss both the case and the status of legal challenges to vaccine mandates in Australia more broadly.

Why do so many fail? Will they continue to fail? Are lawyers simply profiteering on the suffering of fired or injured workers?

Which forum (courts, tribunals, commissions) are best to start action in? How should you approach them?

Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/mandate-hell-a-review-of-legal-challenges-with-banga-legal

Parental advisory: In the final 30min there are expletives and mock racism.

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BANGA LEGAL

https://www.bangalegal.com.au

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/banga-legal

James Michael is an expert in the psychology of sales and is on a mission to debunk the myths surrounding the sales and recruitment industry. 

The companies he founded in The Justified Talent Group are known for taking a scientific and data-driven approach in an industry often steered by legend, folklore and fallacy. 

In this interview he shared insights into the true nature of sales, its role in society, various perceptions of salespeople, and how the landscape is changing to meet new needs in a new world.

James's expertise sheds light on the importance of sales psychology in the modern business world, and how it can be used to build strong relationships with customers, rather than simply pushing products. 

This is a must-listen for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of sales psychology and its impact on a sales career, and on hiring staff to grow your business.

Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/redefining-sales-in-the-modern-world-with-sales-psychology-expert-james-michael

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JAMES MICHAEL

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sales-recruiter-smallbusiness-advisor

https://justifiedtalent.com

https://e3cultures.com.au

https://theshortlist.au

https://salesmanagersaustralia.com.au

Christie Grace is a specialist in RNA and lipid nanoparticles and was a project manager at the top plasmid company in the world manufacturing recombinant proteins such as monoclonal antibodies, CRISPR, SpCas9, gene editing, and IVT mRNA production.

For two years Christie has been raising the alarm over harms that can be caused by lipid nanoparticles and has concerns over cold chain management, vaccine production quality assurance/control and the medical community's unwillingness to look at the scientific data.

This is a deep and specific conversation delving into the science of lipid nanoparticles which may become the next target for scientific investigation of vaccination injuries and death.

*Apologies for the host repeatedly slipping and calling LNPs 'liquid nanoparticles'.

Full reference list is available at: https://discernable.io/lipid-nanoparticles-the-real-danger-of-mrna-vaccines

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Lauren Dry is a specialist in nervous system and unconscious-driven behaviours. She joined Discernable to explore why so many people are 'stuck' post-pandemic and acting emotionally and unconsciously. 

Serving as case study is the paradoxical treatment of Novak Djokovic by angry Australians, and the way humans descend into groupthink, social norms and reactionary grasps for 'safety'.

Steered by media and opportunistic governments, populations swing from one 'villain' to another, with some ultimately finding themselves in the arms of 'freedom' movements that are just as manipulative and fear-driven.

Is there a way to break free and live aware of our unconscious triggers, motivations and vulnerabilities?

Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/lauren-dry-why-people-cant-let-go-of-the-pandemic

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Emily Coltraine founded Voice for Victoria - a new media channel that grew to approximately 200,000 Victorian subscribers. Initially conceived as a mental health coping project for Emily, it quickly grew in popularity as many turned to 'Voice' for news and commentary that couldn't be found on legacy or new media channels.

Voice for Victoria continues to publish news and educational pieces on Victoria, voting, Australian politics and political culture in general.

Watch the full interview: https://discernable.io/voice-for-victoria-reality-in-a-world-of-spin-with-emily-coltraine

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VOICE FOR VICTORIA

https://www.instagram.com/voiceforvictoria

https://twitter.com/Voice4Victoria

https://www.facebook.com/voiceforvictoria

https://voiceforvictoria.com.au

As New Media takes off around the world, sometimes it actually scoops legacy media...and with only a fraction of the budget, staff, experience and resources of giant media conglomerates. 6 News is one of those New Media players with their news coverage being syndicated by Australia's national broadcaster (the ABC) as well as commercial networks.

The founder of 6 News, Leonardo Puglisi, makes regular appearances on major shows such as The Drum. Despite being only 15 years old, he now leads a national news organisation staffed by young volunteer reporters across Australia, sometimes being the only news organisation to provide rolling coverage of breaking news, as was the case with the Dec 2022 shooting in Queensland where 2 police officers were killed.

We sat down with Leo to find out how 6 News came to be, how they achieve 'unbiased' coverage, and how to reach his generation through media.

Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/6-news-dethroning-the-old-news-guard-with-leonardo-puglisi

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LEONARDO PUGLISI

https://twitter.com/Leo_Puglisi6

https://twitter.com/6NewsAU

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This is a true tale of theft, drugs and a bakery. Jordan Dittloff made headlines in 2015 for stealing $277,993.58 from 47 clients of his travel agency Ace Travel in Victoria.

As an award winning travel agency and a community leader in regional Victoria, Jordan's crimes rocked the Colac community. Many, including his 70 year old future mother in law, lost thousands of dollars saved up for their 'trip of a lifetime'. Trading insolvent, Jordan effectively ran a travel ponzi scheme relying on future holiday bookings to pay for past holiday bookings.

Eventually the scheme collapsed and Jordan disappeared, sparking media attention. After 2 weeks he handed himself into police and was bailed pending a court hearing for his crimes.

At the same time, Jordan ran a second business: drug dealing in Melbourne, profits from which he used to fund his own drug habit. Whilst on bail, Jordan was arrested as part of Victoria Police drug sting operation in a Melbourne alleyway.

In the end the court sentenced Jordan to jail 3 years (20 months non-parole) as well as granting compensation orders for his victims to be repaid.

In prison Jordan completed a business degree and in the five years since release is completing a post-graduate law degree and has repaid ~$35,000 to victims. He has worked at the same bakery since release.

He now credits his time in prison as a catalyst for reform and is building a drug and alcohol free life of discipline and responsibility unlike his behaviour displayed before prison.

Watch the full interview at: https://discernable.io/from-prison-to-pastry-a-fresh-baked-redemption-story-with-jordan-dittloff

Other issues we discussed:

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JORDAN DITTLOFF

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-dittloff

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A short message on light and darkness:

Darkness doesn't progress. Light retreats. All it takes for darkness to overcome, is for people to turn their lights out. 

'The only thing necessary for evil to triumph in the world is that good men do nothing.'  

Let 2023 be the year you stop hiding whatever light you have.