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Afghan Christians face eradication

Posted on 30/08/2026 by John Sandeman
Afghans via Lindefarne

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 →

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Aid for Nepal

Posted on 30/08/2026 by John Sandeman
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An appeal by Anglican Aid

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Samaritan’s Purse turns down Trump funding

Posted on 29/08/2026 by John Sandeman
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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 →

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Gordon Cheng is awake at 2.37am: Drugs are good, m-kay? And cancer update (Cancer’s bad, ja?)

Posted on 29/08/2026 by Gordon Cheng
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Gordon Cheng Dexamethasone is keeping me awake at 2.37 am, Star-date Thursday 27 August 2026, and I am loving it. Means that around the house I am cleaning things up, sweeping stuff down, returning to computer and self editing as… Continue Reading →

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Sydney Anglican numbers have bounced back from Covid, now they face the challenge to grow

Posted on 28/08/2026 by John Sandeman
Sydney Anglican Logo

“We praise God that after a significant decline before and during the COVID period, the Diocese has now surpassed its pre-COVID attendance levels,” the Sydney Anglican Diocese’s Standing Committee reports in the 2026 Synod papers. The report notes, “This is based… Continue Reading →

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Rhinestones, C ‘n’ Dubya, and the Gospel

Posted on 27/08/2026 by Charles Brammall
Dolly parton on the cover of Interview Magazine

Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean (January 19, 1946 – August 25, 2026) Charles Brammall Each of our kids has their own songs, “Son of a Preacher Man”, “Little Ray of Sunshine”, a US3 song I can’t find anymore, and “Baba O’Reilly”… Continue Reading →

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‘The scariest night of my life:’ After the Lindsay Clancy tragedy, a personal story of postnatal psychosis

Posted on 26/08/2026 by Alisdair Harden
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Alisdair Harden When my wife was diagnosed with psychosis, like most people posting about it on the internet, I did not know what it was. As a result, I made mistakes that put my family at risk. I acted slowly.… Continue Reading →

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A comprehension test for Anglicans

Posted on 25/08/2026 by John Sandeman
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Anglicans are a bookish crowd, and proof that it is not just evangelicals who will persist in seeing the printing press as a preferred form of communication was evident when the launch of A True and Lively Faith attracted an overflow crowd… Continue Reading →

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Cathedral asks Stan to scrub porn star footage

Posted on 24/08/2026 by John Sandeman
channel 7 on st johns

Channel 7 reports: “The Anglican Church has demanded footage filmed inside Brisbane’s St John’s Cathedral be removed from a Stan reality series staying producers misled the Dean about the nature of the program. “The Diocese says the production was presented to Dean Dr… Continue Reading →

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Wrapping up the General Synod

Posted on 24/08/2026 by John Sandeman
Synod 2026 multi bishops debate

An Obadiah Slope Column Peter Catt was pleasantly surprised at General Synod: The Very Rev’d Dr Peter Catt, Dean of St Johns Cathedral in Brisbane has found himself writing approvingly of the atmosphere of the Anglican national church parliament –… Continue Reading →

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