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Month: June 2023

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Progressive Christianity and a queer future

Posted on 20/06/2023 by John Sandeman

A possible future for the progressive wing of Christianity is the subject of an extensive report by Real Clear Investigations, part of the Real Clear Politics website that is noted for linking to opinions ranging from left to right, and… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news, LGBTQIA, Methodists, Pentecostals

ALP strengthens its position on religious freedom in new party platform draft

Posted on 19/06/2023 by John Sandeman

Freedom for Faith (FFF), an interfaith group promoting religious freedom, has welcomed a proposed update to the Australian Labor Party platform. “As a whole, this platform is an improvement on the previous platform – which was itself a major improvement… Continue Reading →

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Sydney Anglicans’ gentle push back on Uganda’s anti-gay laws

Posted on 18/06/2023 by John Sandeman
Kanishka Raffel

A statement by Archbishop Kaniska Raffel of the Sydney Diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia has affirmed a traditional Christian understanding of some homosexual activity as sin and rejected laws that impose criminal penalties. This follows to the Anglican… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news, Same-sex marriage
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Eight Uniting Church ministers join Anglican breakaway

Posted on 17/06/2023 by John Sandeman
Faith Church joins Diocese of the Southern Cross

The Diocese of the Southern Cross will be the new home for eight Uniting Church in Australia minister who became Anglicans today. An ex-Uniting Congregation now known as Faith Church Sunshine Coast was also officially launched today, creating a major… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Anglicans, Christian news, Diocese of the Southern Cross, Uniting Church

Brian Houston: the case for an acquittal

Posted on 16/06/2023 by John Sandeman
Brian Houston at James River Assembly, August 2022

Brian Houston, the founder of Hillsong, will find out whether he is found guilty or not on August 17. The date for hearing the verdict in his trial on a charge of failing to report the sexual assault by his… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Brian Houston, Christian news, Pentecostals

The prosecution alleges Brian Houston lied, as his trial enters its final stages, defence calls for proof

Posted on 15/06/2023 by John Sandeman
Brian Houston at James River Assembly, August 2022

Brian Houston, the founder of Hillsong, has returned to court for final submissions in his trial on a charge of failing to report his father Frank Houston’s sexual assault of a child. Brett Sengstock, the victim, is also in court… Continue Reading →

Latest, News Brian Houston, Christian news, Pentecostals

Why mention Christianity’s warts? Science and queer identity

Posted on 14/06/2023 by John Sandeman

An Obadiah Slope column Coming in at number 27: Recently, The Other Cheek ran a story on reports that Crocodiles and reptiles have virgin births, all true, apparently. This was a clever response to the Reuters version. Obadiah loves a… Continue Reading →

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RI is important: Queenslanders defend school Bible and religion classes

Posted on 13/06/2023 by John Sandeman
RI headline

“Parents are choosing for this to be a part of a child’s, experience at school; Hundreds of thousands of parents are across the state, have said they want this,” David Baker, co-chair of the Multi-Faith RI Network Religious Instruction Network… Continue Reading →

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Evangelical Christians are crucial voters in Republican primaries. Would they support DeSantis or Trump?

Posted on 12/06/2023 by John Sandeman

OPINION: Analysis by David Smith, University of Sydney from The Conversation. Ron DeSantis’s re-election as governor of Florida was one of the few bright spots for Republicans in an otherwise disappointing 2022 midterm election. DeSantis originally won the governorship by… Continue Reading →

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Baptism artwork wins major art prize

Posted on 11/06/2023 by John Sandeman
Ramsay Art Prize winner Ida Sophia

A video piece reflecting on baptism has won the Ramsay Art Prize, worth $100,000 for artists under 40. Ida Sophia’s video Witness is the first time a performance piece has won a major Australian art prize, according to The Sydney… Continue Reading →

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