An Obadiah Slope column. Textbook acts: A few days apart, two Sydney bishops, one Anglican and another from an independent church, did what bishops should do—pointed us to Jesus. One made headlines, the other didn’t. You may not have heard… Continue Reading
Digging into the terrible history of the Newcastle Anglican Diocese, author Anne Manne has done a service in balancing the record of denominational involvement in the sexual abuse of children. In her new book Crimes of the Cross: The Anglican Paedophile… Continue Reading
(Transcribed from a video uploaded on Facebook) In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. This is Bishop Mari Emmanuel addressing our beloved faithful. Whoever you are and wherever you… Continue Reading
An extended period of negotiation with the NSW State government over Covid restrictions brought faith communities together and laid the basis for the Faith Affairs Council set up by the Minns Labor government. Monica Doumit, the Director, Public Affairs and… Continue Reading
In the wake of the live-streamed alleged stabbing of Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel (pictured) at the Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley near Liverpool, Sydney, Murray Norman, CEO of Faith NSW, called for faith communities to work together. “This… Continue Reading
A warning that changes to discrimination law in NSW and Queensland will restrict religious freedom was delivered by Associate Professor Neil Foster from Newcastle University at the Notre Dame University religious liberty conference last week. “One of the themes of… Continue Reading
Uplifting news: Rapture prophecies are like buses, you are waiting and then several come all in a row. Whether it is the eclipse playing on American minds or not, currently there appears to be a season of rapture timelines. Here’s… Continue Reading
Leaders of the Christian school lobby groups have struck a positive note after a meeting withe the Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus. on Friday. “It was really great,” Mark Spencer Director of Public Policy for Christian Schools… Continue Reading
If Christian news obeyed the rules of AFL, then we saw a star player kick the ball out of bounds on the full this week. That gets a free kick to the other side. The star player is Richard B.… Continue Reading
A guest post by Lance Lawton, an Anglican Minister retired to Crookwell, NSW As the Islamic fast of Ramadan ends for this year, now might be a suitable time for Christians in particular to reflect on how we engage and… Continue Reading