Charles Brammall As Chaplain at a Roman Catholic Aged Care facility, I was often asked by loved ones to perform the Last Rites over a dying (or even deceased) relative. This was to ensure they didn’t die (or go to… Continue Reading
An Obadiah Slope column Diary Note: The year 2030 will mark 2,000 years since the traditional date of Jesus’ baptism by John the Baptist, which took place in what is now Al-Maghtas, Jordan. And Jordan has started preparations for with… Continue Reading
One complaint from the progressive wing of the Anglican Church is that the Diocese of Sydney has inflated its delegate numbers on the General Synod (national church parliament), manipulating the system. The system allocates delegates based on the number of… Continue Reading
The Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Kanishka Raffel, has identified defending religious freedom as a “strategic priority” as this month’s Sydney Synod meets to discuss its funding priorities for the next three years. “Religious freedom is under increasing threat in Australia… Continue Reading
Nils von Kalm writes I love hearing and reading about stories of redemption. A dear friend of mine sent me a clip this morning advertising the Lazarus Community Centre Geelong. It opened in 2017 as a place where homeless people… Continue Reading
Has the Katoomba Christian Convention (KCC) lost momentum? Remarks by a former chair of the convention, Phillip Jensen, the former dean of Sydney, suggest that the convention’s links to some major Christian institutions may be weaker. “When I became the… Continue Reading
Daniel Silliman of Roys Report via Religion Unplugged A charismatic televangelist who created a career out of her past as a career criminal and drug dealer now has a startling new revelation: Aliens harvested her eggs. Katie Souza, whose show… Continue Reading
A detailed report by UK based think tank The Lindisfarne Centre for the Study of Christian Persecution has published a detailed 125-page report on the potential genocide of Afghanistan’s Christians. The several thousand remaining Afghan Christians, “are already being subjected… Continue Reading
An appeal by Anglican Aid
Christian aid agency Samaritan’s Purse has decided not to accept $US300m in funds from the Trump Administration, according to a report on the Devex website. The funding is part of a larger, nearly $US2bn program through the State Department, in… Continue Reading