VALE BISHOP ARTHUR MALCOLM From the Australian Board of Mission Facebook ABM is sad to report the passing of Bishop Arthur Malcolm. Bishop Arthur was Australia’s first Aboriginal Bishop and an outstanding leader and pastor in the Australian church. Bishop… Continue Reading
The Global South group of Anglican Bishops attending the Lambeth Conference of Bishops, have announced their strategy to re-affirm a conservative policy stance. Here is their official announcement ORTHODOX BISHOPS TO OFFER THEIR OWN ‘LAMBETH RESOLUTION’ RE-AFFIRMING LAMBETH 1.10 &… Continue Reading
Hedley Fihaki, minister at Mooloolaba Christian Church has been in touch with the Manly seven. they all attended his church when Manly camped in Queensland during the Covid period last year. Fihaki’s cousins are friends with some of the “Manly… Continue Reading
England’s national health service will close the only the UK’s only dedicated gender identity clinic for children and young people following an independent review. The Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) run by the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust will… Continue Reading
Ruby League is not renowned for subtlety and nuance. But that’s what the Manly Seven stoush needs. Subtlety, Nuance and courage. Desperately. In the media melee that has followed seven players on the Manly side refusing to wear what has… Continue Reading
Flcking through Linked in, Obadiah notices a self-description “graduate from paid employment”. Nice. Being that way inclined at the moment Obadiah gives a wry smile to himself. * * * It turns out that replacing “mother” with “birthing parent” on… Continue Reading
For decades I have been hearing (mostly) older folk rave about their visit to the Passion Play at Oberammergau, nestled in Germany’s picturesque Bavarian alps. I am now one of them! The Passion Play started almost 400 years ago when… Continue Reading
Seven “deeply religious” players have stood down from the Manly rugby league club ahead of a crucial game against cross-town rivals Eastern Suburbs, refusing to wear a LGBTIQA pride jumper. “The seven players are understood to be Josh Aloiai, Jason… Continue Reading
Church attendance has recovered from a Covid slump and is on an upward directory according to research from NCLS (National Church Life Survey). “The results across five years show an increase in attendance from 18% in 2016 up to 22%… Continue Reading
Progressive leaders of Anglican churches are expressing disquiet as the Lambeth Conference of bishops, the Covid-delayed decennial meeting of Anglican Bishops from across the world, gets underway this week. It looked at first that the meeting would avoid controversial statements,… Continue Reading