Fleeing domestic violence has got harder over the last decade, according to research by Anglicare Sydney The immediate costs of leaving, such as securing housing and temporary accommodation, and the follow-on costs of rebuilding a household and establishing safety afterwards,… Continue Reading
Joseph Holmes via Religion Unplugged (REVIEW) Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has drowned out its critics in a sea of money and critical acclaim. The film has generated mountains of controversy before it came out for its casting choices, historical anachronisms… Continue Reading
Two recent free speech and transgender cases came to significant milestones this month with spectacularly different results. But it should be said that neither of the two women involved came out unscathed. Both have been dragged through lengthy proceedings that… Continue Reading
Bishop Joseph Aba Nicanor, via Anglican Communion News Service To the governments of f the Republic of South Sudan and the Republic of Uganda; the African Union (AU); IGAD; the United Nations (UN); Diplomatic Missions; Humanitarian Partners; Ecumenical and Faith-Based… Continue Reading
Kirralie Smith will have to publish an account of how two male-to-female footballers were vilified by her following a judgment handed down in the NSW Supreme Court, in the latest installment of a long-running case. Update: Prof Neil Foster correctly… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope Column Obadiah croaks rather than sings, and his mother gave up teaching him the piano remarkably quickly. But even he finds his soul nourished by music. All sorts. Last weekend it happened twice. Majesty Rising, a 12-piece… Continue Reading
Next week, two high-profile Palestinian Christians, the theologian Yousef Khoury Academic dean of the Bethlehem Bible College, and sociologist Lamma Mansour, a post-doctoral fellow at the Hebrew University, will speak at churches across Australia under the banner “Bearing Witness: Palestinian… Continue Reading
Spanish footballer Niko Williams left the pitch after receiving his gold medal as a member of the winning team in the World Cup final and reached up to hand his medal to his mother. Years earlier, while pregnant with his… Continue Reading
Clemente Lisi of Religion unplugged Brazil’s disappointing World Cup has ignited an unlikely national conversation, with commentators, academics and social media users debating whether the South American country’s changing religious landscape has somehow altered the character of its soccer. Following… Continue Reading
Donna Rigney Sagan, a Florida pastor who claims to be a prophet, claims that God has angels opening “portals” through which people can see Jesus on a throne in heaven with angels. Sufficient prayer and worship in events led by… Continue Reading